23.1 Explanation of Discover Page Fields
Chassis - This field reports a unique identifier for the chassis.
➢ In systems that contain multiple chassis, this can be used to identify each chassis in the system.
➢ See Section 4.1 on how to assign unique identifiers to multiple chassis within a system.
Slot - This field identifies the card’s location within a chassis, numbered 1 through 6.
➢ If this field is grey, the slot number is a link to messages in the CAM Log.
Tuner - There are twenty-three entries per card for this column.
➢ The COM51 will display 23 tuners regardless of licensed tuner count. Refer to section 21 COM51
Tuner Licensing.
QAM or IP Address - If some of the programs are streaming to a QAM20, then “QAM” is
displayed as the column header.
➢ Signals are routed out of the system, then “IP Address” will display as the column header.
➢ If the card is sending video to a QAM20, this field shows a snapshot of the output QAM channel
and QAM sub-channel number.
➢ If a card is streaming video to outside of the chassis, this field will contain the destination IP
address. Both unicast and multicast addresses are supported.
Bitrate or Port - If some of the programs are streaming to a QAM20, then “Bitrate” is displayed as
the column header.
➢ If streams are routed out of the system, then “Port” will display as the column header instead.
➢ If the card is sending video to a QAM20, this field shows the instantaneous bitrate of the channels
being sent out of the QAM20. Otherwise this field contains the destination port associated with
the destination IP address described above. You must have a unique IP and or port number for
each individual channel you wish to stream.
Channel - This field shows the name and the AT&T / DIRECTV channel number tuned.
➢ Field is also a link that permits the user to change channels.
➢ If the card has not been authorized or paired, then the channel will be highlighted in red.
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