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APEX1000 All-Purpose Edge QAM Software Version 2.4.x • Installation and Operation Manual

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Table of Contents9
Introduction19
All-Purpose Edge QAM19
Figure 1-1 - APEX1000 Front Panel19
Related Documentation20
Document Conventions20
Getting Help21
Calling for Repairs22
List of Countries and Phone Numbers22
Overview23
Specifications23
Physical Overview24
Figure 2-1 - APEX1000 Dimensions24
APEX1000 Front Panel25
APEX1000 Rear Panel28
Figure 2-2 - APEX1000 Rear Panel28
8QRM/RF Redundancy31
1:1 Chassis Redundancy32
Operating Modes32
Switched Digital Video33
Session-Oriented VOD35
MC Encryption and Access Control38
Supported Encryption Types38
Broadcast Encryption40
Common Tier Encryption (CTE)41
Maximizing Throughput in SDV Operation45
Installation47
Package Contents47
Other Required Items48
Mounting the APEX100048
Rack Mounting49
Figure 3-1 - APEX1000 Rack Mounting50
Installing or Removing Gige SFP Transceivers51
Installing Transceivers51
Removing Transceivers51
SFP Transceiver Status51
Figure 3-2 - Typical SFP Transceiver Installation/Removal52
Connecting the Interface Cables53
Figure 3-3 - APEX1000 Front/Rear Panel I/O Cable Connectors53
APEX1000 Power Connections54
Connecting to AC Power54
Connecting to DC Power54
Confirming APEX1000 Power-On Sequencing55
Power Supply External Status Indicators56
AC Module56
DC Module56
APEX1000 Verification57
Setup and Operation58
Booting the APEX100058
Security Requirements58
Establishing Network Connections58
Verifying the Network Connection59
APEX1000 EM Requirements59
Browsers59
Hardware59
Operating System60
Initiating an EM Session60
Downloading the JRE62
Downloading the Motorola Dictionary File62
Logging in62
Active Warnings63
APEX1000 EM Toolset65
Navigating the Element Manager66
Entering Text66
Accessing Help Screens66
System Settings67
Managing Users67
Root User Privileges68
Figure 5-1 - Administration Window68
Adding or Removing User Profiles69
Removing a User Profile70
Other User Privileges71
Figure 5-2 - System Drop-Down List as Other User71
Setting a Password72
Common System Tasks72
Figure 5-3 - Set Password Window72
Rebooting the System73
Downloading Configuration Files73
Configuration75
Initial Settings75
System Configuration75
Chassis Redundancy Configuration76
DTA Configuration76
RADIUS Configuration76
EAS Configuration76
PSIP Configuration76
QAM Configuration76
QAM RF Redundancy77
Gige Configuration77
Encryption Configuration77
Output TS Configuration78
System Configuration79
System Time79
Figure 6-1 - System Time Configuration79
Fast Ethernet81
Figure 6-2 - Fast Ethernet Configuration82
Traps84
Figure 6-3 - Traps Configuration84
Advanced85
Figure 6-4 - Advanced Configuration85
Loss of Input PSI Timeout87
Detection of Lost Input Services87
Detect Loss of Input PSI Configuration88
VOD Warning88
Unicast and Multicast Loss of Input Stream Processing89
1:1 Chassis Redundancy Overview90
Redundancy with Heartbeat90
Figure 6-5 - Redundancy with Heartbeat91
Primary and Secondary APEX Roles92
Failover Procedure92
Interface Fault Detection93
Chassis Redundancy Configuration94
Configuring the Primary APEX94
Figure 6-6 - 1:1 Chassis Redundancy Configuration95
Configuring the Secondary APEX98
Redundancy Configuration100
Configuring Redundancy Triggers101
Configuring Redundancy Failover102
DTA Support Overview104
DTA Configuration (General)105
Figure 6-7 - DTA General Configuration105
DTA Configuration (RF Port)107
Figure 6-8 - DTA RF Port Configuration107
RADIUS Authentication108
Redundancy Overview109
RADIUS Configuration110
Figure 6-9 - RADIUS Configuration110
Motorola RADIUS Dictionary File112
EAS Configuration113
Figure 6-10 - EAS Configuration113
PSIP Configuration115
Figure 6-11 - PSIP Configuration115
QAM Configuration117
Figure 6-12 - QAM Configuration117
QAM RF Port Configuration119
Figure 6-13 - QAM RF Port Configuration120
QAM Module Upgrade122
Upgrade Part Numbers122
Ordering Information123
Identifying the QAM Modules123
Installing a QAM Module123
QAM Conversion Procedure123
Figure 6-14 - QAM Module Upgrade124
QAM RF Redundancy Configuration125
External RF Switch125
Figure 6-15 - REM1000 (Redundant Edge Matrix)125
RF Redundancy Configuration126
Connection Modes126
Destination IP Address127
APEX1000 RF Failure Modes127
Failover Sequence128
QAM RF Redundancy Window128
Figure 6-16 - QAM RF Redundancy129
Gige Configuration135
Figure 6-17 - Gige Configuration135
Configuring Gige Ports138
Encryption Configuration139
Algorithm Mode Settings139
Output TS Configuration145
Mapping Activation146
Figure 6-18 - Output TS Configuration147
Configuring QAM Ports149
Setting the Operating Mode150
Manual Routing153
Overview153
Program Mapping153
Enabling Program Mappings154
Figure 7-1 - Program Mapping Window154
Source ID and Provider ID156
UDP Mapping159
Figure 7-2 - UDP Port Mapping159
UDP Map Multicast Configuration161
Figure 7-3 - UDP Map Multicast Configuration161
Stream Pass Thru Configuration162
Figure 7-4 - Stream Pass Thru Configuration162
Ancillary PID Mapping163
Configuring Ancillary PID Parameters163
Figure 7-5 - Ancillary PID Mapping164
Input Stream Redundancy166
Figure 7-6 - Input Stream Redundancy166
Manual Routing TS Redundancy170
Hot/Hot and Hot/Warm170
Data Stream Identification171
Figure 7-7 - Data Stream Identification171
Quick Enable/Disable173
SDV - Switched Digital Video Controls174
Session Controlled Mode174
Figure 8-1 - Session Control Configuration175
RPC Session Control176
Figure 8-2 - RPC Session Control176
RPC Session Control Pop-Up177
RPC Status178
Figure 8-3 - RPC Status178
RPC QAM Status180
Figure 8-4 - RPC QAM Status180
RTSP Controller Configuration181
Figure 8-5 - RTSP Controller Configuration181
RTSP Gige Group Configuration183
Figure 8-6 - RTSP Gige Group Configuration183
RTSP QAM Configuration184
Figure 8-7 - RTSP QAM Configuration184
RTSP Status185
Figure 8-8 - RTSP Status185
RTSP QAM Status187
Figure 8-9 - RTSP QAM Status187
RTSP Events188
Figure 8-10 - RTSP Events188
MHA Encryption Configuration189
Figure 8-11 - MHA Configuration189
SDV TS Redundancy190
Configuring for Switched Digital Video191
Figure 9-1 - APEX1000 Network Configuration191
Step by Step Instructions192
Common Switched Digital Configuration192
Simulcrypt203
Overview203
Simulcrypt Functions204
Simulcrypt Configuration206
Figure 10-1 - Simulcrypt Configuration206
SCS Overview207
EMMG Configuration209
Figure 10-2 - EMMG Configuration209
SCS-ECMG Configuration211
Figure 10-3 - SCS-ECMG Configuration - Channels211
SCS-ECMG Configuration Channels212
SCS-ECMG Configuration Hosts212
Figure 10-4 - SCS-ECMG Configuration - Hosts212
SCS-ECMG Configuration Supercas213
Figure 10-5 - SCS-ECMG Configuration - Supercas213
EIS Configuration214
Internal EIS Configuration214
Figure 10-6 - Internal EIS Configuration214
SCG Provisioning Configuration215
Enabling SCG Provisioning215
Figure 10-7 - SCG Provisioning Window215
Access Criteria Configuration217
Figure 10-8 - AC Definition Window217
External EIS Configuration218
Figure 10-9 - External EIS Configuration218
Simulcrypt Events219
Figure 10-10 - Simulcrypt Events219
EMMG Statistics220
Figure 10-11 - EMMG Statistics220
EMMG Channel Details Window221
ECMG Statistics222
Figure 10-12 - ECMG Statistics222
ECMG Statistics Details Window225
EIS Statistics227
Figure 10-13 - EIS Statistics227
SCG Details Window229
DEPI - MPT Mode230
Overview230
DEPI Modes230
DEPI Control Connections231
Figure 11-1 - DEPI Control Connections Window231
DEPI Session Mapping233
Figure 11-2 - DEPI Session Mapping Window233
Status235
Reports235
Alarms236
Figure 12-1 - APEX Alarms236
Temperature and Fan237
Figure 12-2 - Temperature and Fan Status237
Power Supply239
Figure 12-3 - Power Supply Status239
HW and SW Versions241
Figure 12-4 - HW/SW Versions241
Hardware Events243
Figure 12-5 - Hardware Event Log243
QAM Versions244
Figure 12-6 - QAM Versions244
QAM Status245
Figure 12-7 - QAM Status245
QRM Download Window246
Figure 12-8 - QRM Download Window247
Invalid Initializations248
Figure 12-9 - Invalid Initialization Data Errors248
RDS Status249
Figure 12-10 - RDS Status249
SFP Status251
Figure 12-11 - SFP Status251
Chassis Redundancy Status253
Figure 12-12 - Chassis Redundancy Status253
DEPI Status256
Figure 12-13 - DEPI Status Window256
Figure 12-14 - DEPI Session Stats Window257
DTI Status258
Figure 12-15 - DTI Status Window258
Mapping Error Log259
Figure 12-16 - Mapping Errors Window259
Mapping Error Codes260
Input TS Events264
Figure 12-17 - Input TS Events Window264
Input Stream Status265
Figure 12-18 - Input Stream Status265
Gige MPTS Alarms and Traps267
Gige Packet Statistics269
Figure 12-19 - Gige Output Packet Statistics269
Gige Frame Statistics271
Figure 12-20 - Gige Frame Statistics271
Gige Buffer Statistics272
Figure 12-21 - Gige Frame Buffer Status273
Input PSI Table275
Figure 12-22 - Input PSI Table275
Input PSIP277
Figure 12-23 - Input PSIP Window277
Output Program Status278
Figure 12-24 - Output Program Status278
Program Status Summary281
Program Status Error Conditions281
Output TS Events282
Figure 12-25 - Output TS Events282
Host Packet Statistics283
Figure 12-26 - Packet Insertion Statistics284
Figure 12-27 - Host IP Packet Statistics285
Figure 12-28 - Host IP Input Statistics287
Output Transport Utilization288
Figure 12-29 - Output Transport Utilization288
Output PSI Table291
Figure 12-30 - Output PSI Table Status Window291
Output PSIP293
Figure 12-31 - Output PSIP Window293
PSIP Status294
Figure 12-32 - PSIP Status294
Save APEX1000 Status295
Figure 12-33 - Save APEX1000 Status295
Troubleshooting296
Contacting the TAC296
APEX1000 LED Color Scheme296
Error Checking and Ranges296
Led/Error Indications297
Specifications299
Physical Dimensions299
Electrical Specifications for AC Inputs299
Electrical Specifications for DC Inputs299
Operating Environment300
ASI Monitor Port300
Gige Interface301
SFP Specifications301
RF Interface301
Cabling Specifications303
Ethernet 10/100Base-T Interface Cabling303
Ethernet 10Base-T Interface Connector Pin out303
RS-232 Interface Cabling304
RS-232 Interface Connector Pin out304
RF Cabling304
DTI Client RJ45 Interconnect Scheme304
DTI Client RJ45 Interconnect Scheme305
Certified SFP Transceiver Vendors305
Alarms Window Field Definitions306
Initialization Information312
Self Boot Initialization312
External Initialization from a LAN Resident BOOTP Server312
Configuration Modes313
BOOTP Request and Reply Format314
APEX1000 File of Files315
Fan Field Replacement Procedure318
Fan Removal318
Replacement Fan Kit Assemblies319
Fan Replacement319
RFPM and Power Supply Modules320
Identifying an RFPM or Filler Module321
Removing an RFPM or Filler Module321
Installing an RFPM or Filler Module321
AC/DC Power Redundancy322
Removing a Power Supply or Filler Module322
Installing a Power Supply Module322
Installing a Power Supply Filler Module323
RS-232 Test Console Port324
Console Port Connection324
Establishing Communication with a PC324
Menu General Operations325
Typical Scenarios329
Glossary330
Abbreviations and Acronyms330

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