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Table of Contents
1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................7 1.1 How to Access the Web Interface .........................................................................................7 1.2 Web Users .............................................................................................................................7 1.2.1 Delete User .....................................................................................................................8 1.2.2 Change User Password ...................................................................................................8 1.2.3 Add User .........................................................................................................................8 1.3 IP Settings ..............................................................................................................................9 1.4 Web Page Structure.............................................................................................................10 Menu Tree...................................................................................................................................12 The Web Interface ......................................................................................................................13 Preset Configurations .................................................................................................................15 4.1 Load Configuration ..............................................................................................................15 4.2 Save as Configuration ..........................................................................................................15 4.3 Rename Configuration.........................................................................................................16 4.4 Delete Configuration ...........................................................................................................16 Main Menus ................................................................................................................................17 5.1 Background ..........................................................................................................................17 5.2 Line Settings.........................................................................................................................17 5.3 Channel Settings ..................................................................................................................18 5.4 SW Upgrade .........................................................................................................................19 5.5 Interface Settings.................................................................................................................21 5.5.1 ASI Settings ...................................................................................................................21 5.5.2 Test Settings .................................................................................................................22 5.5.3 Gb-Ethernet Settings ....................................................................................................23 MCT Calculator............................................................................................................................24 6.1 What Is The NovelSat MCT Calculator.................................................................................24 6.2 How To Access NovelSat MCT Calculator. ...........................................................................24 6.3 NovelSat MCT Calculator Structure. ....................................................................................24 6.4 NovelSat MCT Calculators Results ......................................................................................26 ACM Mode ..................................................................................................................................30 7.1 What Is The ACM Mode ......................................................................................................30 7.2 Flow Control ........................................................................................................................30 7.3 Communication Between Transmitter and Receiver ..........................................................31 7.4 ACM Mode Configuration....................................................................................................32 Version 1.2.1 I 3
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7.5 ACM Mode Statistics ...........................................................................................................34 8 Use Cases ....................................................................................................................................35 8.1 Introduction .........................................................................................................................35 8.2 Use Case 1: Single Channel Mode (CCM) with ASI Source ..................................................35 8.2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................35 8.2.2 Setting Up the Modulator ............................................................................................36 8.2.3 Setting up the Demodulator ........................................................................................37 8.2.4 Monitoring the Setup ...................................................................................................38 8.3 Use Case 2: Dual Channel Mode (VCM) with ASI Sources...................................................40 8.3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................40 8.3.2 Setting up the Modulator .............................................................................................41 8.3.3 Setting up the Demodulator ........................................................................................44 8.3.4 Monitoring the Setup ...................................................................................................45
List of Figures
Figure 1: NS2000 Users Settings Screen .............................................................................................7 Figure 2: Delete User Option................................................................................................................8 Figure 3: Change User Password Option ..............................................................................................8 Figure 4: Add User Option ....................................................................................................................8 Figure 5: NS1000 Line Configuration Menu Path .................................................................................9 Figure 6: NS1000 IP Settings Screen ....................................................................................................9 Figure 7: NS2000 Web Interface General View .................................................................................10 Figure 8: NS2000 Line Settings Screen ...............................................................................................13 Figure 9: NS2000 IP Settings Screen ..................................................................................................14 Figure 10: NS2000 Database Settings Screen ....................................................................................15 Figure 11: Load Configuration Option ................................................................................................15 Figure 12: Save Configuration Option ................................................................................................16 Figure 13: Rename Configuration Option ..........................................................................................16 Figure 14: Delete Configuration Option .............................................................................................16 Figure 15: NS2000 Line Configuration Menu Path .............................................................................17 Figure 16: NS2000 Line Settings Screen .............................................................................................18 Figure 17: NS2000 Channel-1 Configuration Menu Path ...................................................................18 Figure 18: NS2000 Channel-1 Settings Screen ...................................................................................19 Figure 19: NS2000 Software Upgrade Menu Path .............................................................................19 Figure 20: NS2000 Software Upgrade Screen ....................................................................................20
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Figure 21: Software Upgrade Approval Message ..............................................................................20 Figure 22: NS2000 ASI Interface Menu Path ......................................................................................21 Figure 23: NS2000 ASI Interface Screen .............................................................................................21 Figure 24: NS2000 Test Interface Menu Path ....................................................................................22 Figure 25: NS2000 Test Interface Screen ...........................................................................................22 Figure 26: NS2000 Gb-Ethernet Interface Menu Path .......................................................................23 Figure 27: NS2000 Gb-Ethernet Interface Screen ..............................................................................23 Figure 28: MCT Calculator tab on NS1000 WEB gui ...........................................................................24 Figure 29: MCT Calculator structure ..................................................................................................25 Figure 30: MCT Calculator comparison methods..............................................................................26 Figure 31: MCT Calculator use example.............................................................................................27 Figure 32: MCT Calculator legend ......................................................................................................28 Figure 33: MCT Calculator result table and apply buttons ................................................................28 Figure 34: MCT Mode connection on point-to-point.........................................................................31 Figure 35: MCT Mode connection on point-to-multipoint ................................................................31 Figure 36: NS1000 ACM Mode configuration ....................................................................................32 Figure 37: NS2000 ACM Mode configuration ....................................................................................33 Figure 38: NS1000 ACM Monitor Menu Path ....................................................................................34 Figure 39: MCT Statistics screen ........................................................................................................34 Figure 40: Use Case 1 Single Channel Mode (CCM) with ASI Source .................................................35 Figure 41: Use Case 1 AS1000 ASI Interface Settings Screen .............................................................36 Figure 42: Use Case 1 NS1000 Line and Channel-1 Settings Screen ..................................................37 Figure 43: Use Case 1 NS2000 Line and Channel-1 Settings Screen ..................................................38 Figure 44: Use Case 1 NS2000 Line Monitor Menu Path ...................................................................38 Figure 45: Use Case 2 NS2000 Line Monitor Screen ..........................................................................39 Figure 46: Use Case 2 Dual Channel Mode (VCM) with ASI Sources .................................................40 Figure 47: Use Case 2 NS1000 ASI-1 and ASI-2 Interface Settings Menu ..........................................41 Figure 48: Use Case 2 NS1000 Channel-1 and Channel-2 Settings Menu .........................................42 Figure 49: Use Case 2 NS2000 Line Settings Menu ............................................................................43 Figure 50: Use Case 2 NS2000 ASI-1 and ASI-2 Interfaces Settings Menu.........................................44 Figure 51: Use Case 2 NS2000 Channel-1 and Channel-2 Settings Menu .........................................44 Figure 52: Use Case 2 NS2000 Line Interfaces Settings Menu ...........................................................45 Figure 53: Use Case 2 NS2000 Line Monitor Menu ...........................................................................45 Figure 54: Use Case 2 NS2000 Line Monitor Screen ..........................................................................46
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List of Tables
Table 1: NS2000 Menu Structure .......................................................................................................12
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1 Introduction
1.1 How to Access the Web Interface
The NS2000 Web graphical user interface can be accessed using a web browser (Google Chrome, Internet Explorer 7.0 or later, Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or later). 1. To access the first interface screen, enter the products IP address in the browsers address bar: http://device_ip_address. 2. To locate the devices IP address use the front panel or CLI (serial interface) under system configure management IP parameters IP address.
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1.3 IP Settings
Device has an IP address that is used to access it. User can change devices IP address manually or by using DHCP server. To edit IP settings: 1. Go to the IP screen under the system-config/management menu.
2. In order to manually set IP address make sure DHCP Client parameter is set to Disable. Set all other parameters as needed: IP address, Default Gateway, Netmask and DNS and only after all are set as needed, press the Apply button. 3. In order to allow DHCP Server to set IP parameters, make sure DHCP Client parameter is set to Enable. Other parameter will no longer be available for editing. Finally press the Apply button.
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When changing IP settings, you need to take under consideration the following issues: Subnet is defined by the combination of IP Address and Netmask, therefor a change in anyone of them will change it. If the new subnet does not match the configures Default Gateway, error will occur. When DNS is set to the value 0.0.0.0, DNS is not configured. When enabling DHCP Client, DNS parameter will be configured to the first DNS address given by the server.
1. Top menu bar: Contains general options. In order to control the device, a user must log in to the system through the login option in this menu.
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2. Side menu bar: Provides access to device monitoring and controlling menus, including device specific menus. It is organized according to a menu tree that is described in Section 2. 3. LED status display: Displays the state of indicative LEDs, presenting information on alarms and devise status. This menu is identical to the LEDs on the devices front panel. 4. Login information: Displays login status. 5. Main screen: Displays all options and data. 6. Web title is presented at the top of the browser or browsers tab, the title displays the name of the device. The device name can be changed under System General menu.
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2 Menu Tree
Configurable variables in the device can be set using one of the following management tools: Front Panel, Web, Serial connection, or SNMP Protocol. The variables are structured in a logical way, in a menu tree. The following table presents tree description shows the organization of the parameters in the device. This menu structure is the same when accessing the parameters via the Front Panel, the Web and the serial connection, except for Events monitoring, User menu and SW download which are not available through Front Panel. NS2000
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Line Interface Interfaces Status Gb Ethernet status Alarms Events System
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Database sw download hw/sw versions License General Users
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Management IP settings SNMP settings Clock settings Serial port settings Date & time settings
Demodulator Configure
line settings Channel 1 settings Channel 2 settings Interface Test settings ASI ASI-1 settings ASI-2 settings Gb Ethernet Gb Ethernet-1 settings Gb Ethernet-2 settings Table 1: NS2000 Menu Structure
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One exception is the Management IP menu, in which the Enter key does not apply changes. Only the Apply button does this. Clicking the Apply button will apply all changes in all IP settings: DHCP, IP, Gateway, Netmask, and DNS. In addition, the Save button performs in the same way as in other menus: it appears when changes have been made in configuration but not yet saved. Clicking the button will save changes to the boot configuration.
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4 Preset Configurations
The NS2000 Demodulator can store up to 20 different configurations, in addition to the boot configuration. Changes are saved to the Boot configuration by clicking Save in each configuration screen. Other configurations are managed in the Database screen under the System menu. The Database page includes four buttons for the four available options. When an option is selected the appropriate fields appear.
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To save a new configuration: 1. Type the name for the configuration in the Save as box. 2. Click OK.
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5 Main Menus
5.1 Background
The NS2000 optionally supports Dual channels. Each channel can be connected to any of the available Input Interfaces, such as 2xASI, ASI&IP, and others. Therefore, its physical parameters are divided into Line settings and specific Channel settings. Line settings hold general physical parameters which are related to both channels. Channel settings hold channel identifier ranges (e.g. ISI).
4. Set parameters by either selecting a value from a drop-down list or typing it in a text box. Press Enter to apply textual changes (for more details on the Web interface, please refer Section 3).
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2. Set parameters by selecting a value from a drop-down list or typing it in a text box. Press Enter button in order to apply textual changes (for more details on web behavior see section 3).
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5.4 SW Upgrade
Using TFTP (Trivial File Transform Protocol), a software upgrade can be loaded into the device and activated. TFTP is a simple protocol to transfer files. It has been implemented on top of the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) using port number 69. To upgrade the Software on the Demodulator: 1. Go to the sw-upgrade screen under the system menu.
Enter the source IP address from which the file will be downloaded. 3. Enter the SW upgrade file name path, related to the FTP directory in the address you typed previously. 4. Click Download.
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Click OK in the message box to provide final approval for the upgrade action.
Messages will appear on the screen, updating you about the progress of the process. Please note that a software upgrade takes a few minutes to complete and must be followed by a system reboot.
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6 MCT Calculator
6.1 What Is The NovelSat MCT Calculator
The NovelSat MCT Calculator is an advisor tool that helps user clearly view all activation options and decides which is the best. It receives users input regarding current working modulation, CNR or SNR as well as desired linkmargin and other information about the system, and provide all Mode-Codes that meet the limitations. The Calculator also provide advise on which is the best Mode Code that is expected to provide best results.
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1. Compared Mode Codes section; in this section user can decide which Mode-Codes will be compared and presented. Mode: determines the mode of the mode-codes that will be compared. The calculator currently support the following options: DVB-S2, NS3 and DVB-S2+NS3. Frames Size: determines the frame size of the mode-codes that will be compared. The options are: Normal or Short. Pilot: determines the pilot usage of the mode-codes that will be compared. The options are: Yes (with pilots) or No (without pilots). Roll-Off: determined the roll-off of the mode-codes that will be compared. If user has chosen to compare to multiple Line Modes (e.g. DVB-S2+NS3), a specific roll-off will be chosen for each mode. Include Redundant: determined whether to present redundant Mode-Code options. Redundant Mode-Code is defined as options that at least one other Mode-Code with same Line-Mode has a higher Info-Rate and lower CNR.
2. Comparison Reference; in this section user can decide what would be the compared reference for all calculations. He can decide to perform comparison according to CNR, SNR or Mode-Code. Sub fields will appaear according to his choise:
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3. Show results button; after filling previous sections options, press to start compare ModeCode and show results. 4. Results table; displays the results of the comparison, as described in section 6.4.
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Example:
In this example all not redundant Mode-Code that are either DVB-S2, normal frame size, with pilots and with roll-off of 0.2, or NS3, normal frame size, with pilots and with roll-off of 0.05. have been compared to reference Mode-Code of DVB-S2, 16APSK , normal frame size, with pilots, roll-off of 0.2 and 4/5 fec rate. Reference Mode-Code has CNR of 10.548188 and the desired link margin is 1.0, therefore ModeCode that appear are those with CNR within the range of [9.548188 , 10.548188]. In addition the first and last 2 line are extra Mode-Codes that are not included in the previous range, but are the closest to it. Advised Mode-Code In addition to present Mode-Codes within the requested range, MCT calculator offers advise regarding what should be the best Mode-Code to be used. The advised Mode-Code is as follow:
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The lowest Mode-Code within the range, that is not redundant and not higher than cnrlink_margin+0.3, when comparing according to CNR or Mode-Code, or snrlink_margin+0.3 for SNR comparisons. If there is no such Mode-Code, MCT Calculator will advise on the extra Mode-Code that is lower than the range, meaning lower than cnr-link_margin (or snr-link_margin).
Result table legend Results are presented in a table, and colored according to the following criteria:
Explenations: Reference Mode-Code. Will only appear if user chodes Mode-Code as a comparison method Advised Mode-Code with NS3 line mode. Advised Mode-Code with DVB-S2 line mode. Mode-Codes that are redundant. All other Mode-Codes. Apply specific Mode-Code on device User can easily change current working Mode-Code of device to one of the advised or shown Mode-Codes by simply apressing the apply button at the desired Mode-Code row in results table.
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Please note that switching between different Line Modes is a long action, therefore applying Mode-Code with different Line Mode that current, may take some time. Also, when applying specific Mode Code it will affect both channels.
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7 ACM Mode
7.1 What Is The ACM Mode
ACM Mode is an Adaptive Coding and Modulation Mode, used to adjust modulation parameters to changing link conditions. It allows using the highest possible modulation with current link status; if link conditions get worst, the system will automatically change modulation in order to avoid loss of data. If link condition is improved, system will automatically change modulation to highest possible modulation. ACM Mode supports multy receivers and changes modulation according to worst among them, therefore if several recieveres listen to same channel and link status of one of them is declining, causing its SNR to decline as well, the transmitter will change Modulation and Code rate to highest possible according to the worst recievers condition in order to prevent lost of data in all receivers. NS1000 ACM Mode also support multi-channel mode. Each channel is treated separately to avoid reducing efficiency of receivers that do not receive data from same channel as those whos links conditions deteriorated. For example: if a Transmitter transmits two channels to two different receivers such that one receives only transmission from channel-1, and the second receives only transmission from channel-2. If the link status of the first receiver declines, the transmitter will switch the first channels modulation to a lower one, however it will not change the modulation of channel-2. This enables the use of two regions, receivers in region A can receive channel-1 ajjd recovers in region B can receive channel-2. Important! ACM Mode only supports pilots on. Enabling ACM Mode will force both channels to transmit data with pilots.
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The return channel from receiver(s) to transmitter is an IP link. Receiver signal the transmitter every few seconds on it status using UDP protocol. These messages are received on transmitter side in port 3000. The transmitter does not sends ACM messages to receiver(s).
While set to disable, ACM mode will not work and all receiving messages from receivers will be ignored. When set to enable the following settings will become read-only fields: Line Mode, Channels Frame Size, Channels Modulation, Channels FEC Rate and Channels Pilot.
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NS2000 configuration On NS2000 there are several configuration parameters to configured. To configure ACM Mode: 1. Go to the Line screen under the demodulator-configuration menu. 2. Switch ACM Mode to either enable or disable. 3. Set ACM Server address (the transmitter). 4. Set ACM Margin.
While set to disable, ACM mode will not work and all no messages will be sent to server.
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ACM Statistics provide user information on which receivers are currently listening to the transmitter and activated ACM Mode. For each receiver displayed the reciving information it sent, such as IP address, current SNR and requested link-margin. The Matching MCT displayes as well, showing the current Mode-Code the transmitter is using for each channel.
In the example shown in Figure 37, both receivers listem to channel-1, however only one receiver receives channel-2 as well. The first receiver, on IP address 172.26.20.24, has low SNR that causes the transmitter to lower modulation for channel-1, affecting second receiver too. Channel-2 does not received by a lower SNR receiver, thus transmitter chose a high transmission modecode. Note that receivers can receive either both channels or just one of them. The transmitter will change modecode according to lowest received SNR, which can be different between its two channels.
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8 Use Cases
8.1 Introduction
This chapter describes how to configure the NS2000 Demodulator based on practical configurations for each processing model: Single Channel Mode (CCM) with ASI source Dual channel Mode (VCM) with ASI source
8.2 Use Case 1: Single Channel Mode (CCM) with ASI Source 8.2.1 Introduction
The NS2000 supports a variety of output interfaces, such as Asynchronous Serial Interface (ASI). ASI is a streaming data format which often carries a MPEG Transport Stream. This use case explains how to setup the system to transport and receive an ASI stream. The NS2000 can also receive streams to other modulators, as long as they are configured with matched settings. However, when transmitting using NovelSats NS3TM technology, it can only be received by NovelSats Demodulator. The physical setup is shown in the following illustration.
Figure 40: Use Case 1 Single Channel Mode (CCM) with ASI Source
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Figure 42: Use Case 1 NS1000 Line and Channel-1 Settings Screen
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Figure 43: Use Case 1 NS2000 Line and Channel-1 Settings Screen
2. The upper table presents physical parameters. Confirm that they are as anticipated. 3. Verfiy that the state is Locked. 4. The Data rate table presents the data rate in each channel. In single channel mode only channel-1 has an active value. 5. The FER table displays frame numbers and error information. 6. The Mode code table displays information on all the Modulations and FEC rates that the receiver has found. Verify the frame number is increasing. 7. In order to erase the tables content (past information) and only display current setups, press Clear Counters.
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8.3 Use Case 2: Dual Channel Mode (VCM) with ASI Sources 8.3.1 Introduction
The NS2000 supports Dual channels (which enables the use of VCM mode). Each channel can be connected to any of the available Input Interfaces, such as 2xASI, ASI&IP and others. This use case explains how to setup a system to transmit and receive two different ASI streams. A modulator transmits multi-streaming. This stream consists of two different ASI streams, each with a different ISI. The NS2000 Demodulator receives the streams and filters out the first and second ASI streams according to the ISI range. The NS2000 can also receive streams to other modulators, as long as they are configured with matched settings. However, when transmitting using NovelSats NS3TM technology, it can only be received by NovelSats Demodulator. The physical setup is shown in the following illustration.
Figure 46: Use Case 2 Dual Channel Mode (VCM) with ASI Sources
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Figure 47: Use Case 2 NS1000 ASI-1 and ASI-2 Interface Settings Menu
6. Set Channel State to Enable. 7. Repeat these actions for Channel-2. Make sure to provide a different channel identifier (ISI) and that the Source parameter points to ASI-2.
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Figure 48: Use Case 2 NS1000 Channel-1 and Channel-2 Settings Menu
5. Set Channel Priority according to preferences: Equal, Channel-1 or Channel-2. 6. Set other physical line parameters to desired values (e.g. Line mode, Power, Frequency, ROF, Symbol Rate and Golden Sequence). 7. Set TX state to Enable.
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Figure 50: Use Case 2 NS2000 ASI-1 and ASI-2 Interfaces Settings Menu
Figure 51: Use Case 2 NS2000 Channel-1 and Channel-2 Settings Menu
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2. The upper table presents physical parameters. Verify that they are as anticipated. 3. Verify that the State is Locked.
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4. The Data rate table presents the data rate in each channel. Both channels should be active. 5. The FER table displays the frame numbers and error information. 6. The Mode code table displays information on all the Modulations and FEC rates that the receiver has found. Verify that the frame number is increasing. In order to erase the tables content (past information) and only display current setups, press Clear Counters. When VCM mode is used, the user must note that the total data rate will not exceed the maximal data rate which is limited by the physical channel (i.e. Symbol Rate).
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