Newtec MDM6000 User manual

MDM6000
User Manual
MDM6000 Satellite Modem
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1 Copyright ............................................................................................................. 1
2 EU Compliancy Statements ............................................................................... 2
2.1 Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (R&TTE) Directive 1995/5/EC ................................. 2
2.2 EMC Information .......................................................................................................................................... 3
2.3 Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) (Directive 2011/65/EU) ....................................... 3
2.4 Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) ............................................................ 4
2.5 WEEE – Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive ................................................................... 5
3 Safety Regulations ............................................................................................. 6
3.1 Environmental ............................................................................................................................................. 8
3.2 Rack Mounting Instructions ......................................................................................................................... 8
3.3 Earth Ground ............................................................................................................................................... 9
4 Options .............................................................................................................. 10
5 Feedback ........................................................................................................... 12
6 About this Manual ............................................................................................ 13
6.1 Version History and Applicability ............................................................................................................... 13
6.2 Cautions and Symbols .............................................................................................................................. 13
6.3 Related Documentation ............................................................................................................................. 14
7 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 15
7.1 Efficiency at the Core ................................................................................................................................ 15
7.2 Optimal Availability .................................................................................................................................... 15
7.3 Flexibility and Scalability matching Market Business Models ................................................................... 16
8 Physical Description ......................................................................................... 17
8.1 Front Panel Description ............................................................................................................................. 17
8.1.1 Display ................................................................................................................................................. 17
8.1.2 Soft Buttons and Navigation Buttons ................................................................................................... 18
8.1.3 Front Panel Management Interface ...................................................................................................... 18
8.1.4 USB Interface ....................................................................................................................................... 19
8.1.5 LED Status Indicators .......................................................................................................................... 20
8.2 Back Panel Description .............................................................................................................................. 21
8.2.1 Power Connector ................................................................................................................................. 23

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8.2.2 Earth Ground ....................................................................................................................................... 24
8.2.3 Craft Interface ...................................................................................................................................... 25
8.2.4 Alarm Interface ..................................................................................................................................... 26
9 Block Diagram ................................................................................................... 28
9.1 Device Management ................................................................................................................................. 29
9.2 Data Input and Output Interfaces ............................................................................................................... 29
9.3 BBF over IP In ........................................................................................................................................... 30
9.4 Encapsulation ............................................................................................................................................ 31
9.5 Modulator ................................................................................................................................................... 33
9.5.1 PRBS Generator .................................................................................................................................. 33
9.5.2 L-band TX or IF-band TX Interfaces .................................................................................................... 33
9.6 Demodulator .............................................................................................................................................. 34
9.6.1 L-band RX A / L-band RX B Input Interfaces ....................................................................................... 34
9.7 BBF over IP out ......................................................................................................................................... 36
9.8 Decapsulation ........................................................................................................................................... 37
10 Getting Started ................................................................................................ 38
10.1 Set the Management IP Address ............................................................................................................. 38
10.2 Set Date and Time ................................................................................................................................... 39
10.3 Configure and Save ................................................................................................................................. 40
11 How to Manage the Device ............................................................................ 41
11.1 Management Model / Menu Tree ............................................................................................................ 41
11.2 Management Ethernet Interfaces ............................................................................................................ 43
11.3 Management IP Connectivity ................................................................................................................... 44
11.4 Ethernet Link Redundancy ...................................................................................................................... 45
11.5 How to Use the Graphical User Interface ................................................................................................. 47
11.5.1 Opening the GUI ................................................................................................................................ 47
11.5.2 User Profiles ....................................................................................................................................... 48
11.5.2.1 Guest Profile ............................................................................................................................... 49
11.5.2.2 Operator Profile ........................................................................................................................... 49
11.5.2.3 Expert Profile ............................................................................................................................... 49
11.5.3 Switch User Profile ............................................................................................................................. 50
11.5.4 Change a Password ........................................................................................................................... 51
11.5.5 GUI Pane Description ......................................................................................................................... 52
11.5.6 Overview Tab ..................................................................................................................................... 54
11.5.7 Detailed View of a Functional Block ................................................................................................... 57
11.5.8 Tree View ........................................................................................................................................... 58
11.5.9 Alarms Pane ....................................................................................................................................... 59

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11.5.10 Status Bar ........................................................................................................................................ 60
11.5.11 Colors Used in the GUI ..................................................................................................................... 61
11.5.12 Parameters in the GUI ..................................................................................................................... 62
11.5.13 Update or Configure Parameters in a Table ..................................................................................... 64
11.5.14 Invalid Values ................................................................................................................................... 65
11.6 How to Use the Front Panel ..................................................................................................................... 66
11.6.1 Navigating Through the Display ......................................................................................................... 66
11.6.2 Front Panel Buttons Description ......................................................................................................... 67
11.6.3 Root Menu Pane ................................................................................................................................ 68
11.6.4 Tree Menu Pane ................................................................................................................................ 69
11.6.5 Using the USB Port ............................................................................................................................ 70
11.6.6 Example: Change the Access Level .................................................................................................. 71
11.6.7 Example: Set the Input Frequency ..................................................................................................... 72
11.6.8 Example: Set the Output Frequency .................................................................................................. 72
11.6.9 Example: Check the Alarms ............................................................................................................... 72
11.7 Command Line Interface (CLI) ................................................................................................................ 73
11.7.1 How to Access the CLI ....................................................................................................................... 73
11.7.2 Open the CLI using a Terminal Emulator ........................................................................................... 75
11.7.3 Log In as Expert ................................................................................................................................. 76
11.7.4 Show, Help and Context Sensitive Help ............................................................................................ 76
11.7.4.1 Show ........................................................................................................................................... 76
11.7.4.2 Help ............................................................................................................................................. 78
11.7.4.3 Context Sensitive Help "?" .......................................................................................................... 78
11.7.5 Navigate Through the Branches of the Device .................................................................................. 79
11.7.6 Go into a Branch ................................................................................................................................ 79
11.7.7 Move Up one Level ............................................................................................................................ 79
11.7.8 Return to the Main Branch ................................................................................................................. 80
11.7.9 Supported Key Presses in the CLI ..................................................................................................... 81
11.7.10 Displayed Units ................................................................................................................................ 83
11.7.11 Get and Set Parameter Values ........................................................................................................ 83
11.7.12 Software Upgrade (CLI) ................................................................................................................... 85
11.7.13 Dynamic Tables ............................................................................................................................... 85
11.7.13.1 Show Tables ............................................................................................................................. 86
11.7.13.2 Change Parameters in a Table ................................................................................................. 86
11.7.13.3 Add a New Row to a Table ........................................................................................................ 86
11.7.13.4 Delete a Row from a Table ........................................................................................................ 87
11.8 SNMP ...................................................................................................................................................... 88
11.8.1 Consult the SNMP MIBs .................................................................................................................... 89
11.9 File Transfer Protocol (FTP) .................................................................................................................... 90

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12 General Device Settings and Actions ........................................................... 92
12.1 Access Control ......................................................................................................................................... 92
12.2 License File ............................................................................................................................................. 93
12.2.1 License Upgrade ............................................................................................................................... 94
12.3 Configuration Settings ............................................................................................................................. 95
12.3.1 Configuration File ............................................................................................................................... 96
12.3.2 Active Configuration ........................................................................................................................... 98
12.3.3 Saved Configuration .......................................................................................................................... 98
12.3.4 Save a Configuration ......................................................................................................................... 99
12.3.5 Import a Configuration ..................................................................................................................... 100
12.3.6 Load a Configuration ....................................................................................................................... 101
12.3.7 Export a Configuration ..................................................................................................................... 102
12.3.8 Delete a Configuration ..................................................................................................................... 103
12.3.9 Make a Configuration File Bootable ................................................................................................. 104
12.4 Software Upgrade ................................................................................................................................. 105
12.4.1 Software Upgrade Procedure .......................................................................................................... 105
12.5 Device Identification .............................................................................................................................. 107
12.6 Logging .................................................................................................................................................. 107
12.6.1 Syslog Filter ..................................................................................................................................... 108
12.6.2 Export or Clear Logging ................................................................................................................... 108
12.6.3 Interpretation of a Device Log File ................................................................................................... 109
12.7 Diagnostics Report ................................................................................................................................ 110
12.8 Date and Time ....................................................................................................................................... 111
12.9 Device Monitoring .................................................................................................................................. 113
12.10 Device Redundancy ............................................................................................................................ 113
12.11 Reset the Device ................................................................................................................................. 115
12.12 Alarm Handling .................................................................................................................................... 116
12.12.1 Alarm Masking ............................................................................................................................... 117
12.12.2 Alarm Configuration ....................................................................................................................... 118
12.12.3 Clear Alarm Counters .................................................................................................................... 120
12.13 Control Plane ....................................................................................................................................... 121
12.13.1 Configure the Controle Plane ......................................................................................................... 124
12.13.2 Master IP ....................................................................................................................................... 124
12.13.3 Encapsulator Configuration ........................................................................................................... 125
12.14 Remote Terminals ............................................................................................................................... 126
12.14.1 Configure the Terminals ................................................................................................................. 127
12.14.2 Monitoring ...................................................................................................................................... 128
12.15 Reference Clock .................................................................................................................................. 129
12.16 Antenna Control Interface .................................................................................................................... 130

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12.16.1 Configuration Table ....................................................................................................................... 131
12.16.2 Monitor the Antenna Control Interface ........................................................................................... 134
12.16.3 Antenna Control Interface Alarm Table .......................................................................................... 135
13 Data Interfaces .............................................................................................. 136
13.1 Data Ethernet Interfaces ........................................................................................................................ 136
13.2 Data IP Connectivity .............................................................................................................................. 137
13.2.1 Virtual IP Address ............................................................................................................................ 138
13.2.2 IGMP Version ................................................................................................................................... 140
13.2.3 Multicast Memberships .................................................................................................................... 141
13.3 Data Ethernet Link Redundancy ............................................................................................................ 141
13.4 BBF over IP In ....................................................................................................................................... 144
13.5 BBF over IP Out .................................................................................................................................... 148
13.6 L-Band Rx A / L-Band Rx B ................................................................................................................... 150
14 Feature Descriptions .................................................................................... 151
14.1 Modulator ............................................................................................................................................... 151
14.1.1 Modulation Mode ............................................................................................................................. 152
14.1.2 Transmit ........................................................................................................................................... 153
14.1.3 Output Frequency and Output Band ................................................................................................ 153
14.1.4 Roll Off Factor and Occupied Bandwidth ......................................................................................... 154
14.1.5 Spectrum Polarity ............................................................................................................................. 156
14.1.6 Output Level ..................................................................................................................................... 156
14.1.7 Clock Output .................................................................................................................................... 157
14.1.8 Carrier Modulation ........................................................................................................................... 157
14.1.9 Amplitude Slope Equalizer ............................................................................................................... 159
14.1.10 Symbol Rate ................................................................................................................................... 159
14.1.11 Stream Mode ................................................................................................................................. 159
14.1.12 Measured Packet Count and Measured Bit Rate .......................................................................... 159
14.1.13 Standby Redundancy State ........................................................................................................... 160
14.1.14 Transmit Ctrl ................................................................................................................................... 161
14.1.14.1 Impact of Alarms on the Transmission .................................................................................... 162
14.1.14.2 Allow Changes during Transmission ...................................................................................... 163
14.1.15 Link Optimization ........................................................................................................................... 164
14.1.15.1 Transponder Operation Mode ................................................................................................. 164
14.1.15.2 Maximum S2 Ext ModCod ....................................................................................................... 165
14.1.16 External Converter ......................................................................................................................... 165
14.1.17 Modulation ..................................................................................................................................... 166
14.1.17.1 Physical and Baseband Layer Efficiency ................................................................................ 166
14.1.17.2 Physical Layer Scrambling ...................................................................................................... 166

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14.1.17.2.1 Dummy PL Scrambler Mode ............................................................................................. 167
14.1.17.2.2 Physical Layer Scrambler Signature ................................................................................. 167
14.1.17.2.3 Roll Off Signaling .............................................................................................................. 167
14.2 DVB Carrier Identification ...................................................................................................................... 169
14.2.1 Device Unique ID ............................................................................................................................. 169
14.2.2 Device Variable Parameters ............................................................................................................ 169
14.2.3 How does it Work? ........................................................................................................................... 170
14.2.4 What to do when Interference is Detected? ..................................................................................... 170
14.3 Equalink ................................................................................................................................................. 171
14.4 PRBS Generator ................................................................................................................................... 173
14.4.1 How to Monitor the Outgoing PRBS Bit Rate ................................................................................... 174
14.5 Reference Clock .................................................................................................................................... 175
14.6 Demodulator .......................................................................................................................................... 176
14.6.1 Enable/Disable Demodulator ........................................................................................................... 177
14.6.2 Demodulation Mode ......................................................................................................................... 177
14.6.3 Input Frequency ............................................................................................................................... 178
14.6.4 Symbol Rate ..................................................................................................................................... 178
14.6.5 Acquisition Range ............................................................................................................................ 178
14.6.6 Roll Off Factor and Occupied Bandwidth ......................................................................................... 178
14.6.7 Input Selection ................................................................................................................................. 181
14.6.8 Physical Layer Scrambler Signature ................................................................................................ 182
14.6.9 LNB Power Supply ........................................................................................................................... 182
14.6.10 Transponder Operation Mode Demodulator .................................................................................. 183
14.6.11 Spectral Inversion .......................................................................................................................... 184
14.6.12 Backup Carrier ............................................................................................................................... 184
14.6.12.1 Configure the Backup Carrier .................................................................................................. 186
14.6.12.2 Make the Backup Carrier Permanent ...................................................................................... 187
14.6.13 Monitoring Parameters ................................................................................................................... 188
14.6.14 Reset ModCod Statistics ............................................................................................................... 190
14.6.15 ModCod Statistics .......................................................................................................................... 191
14.6.16 External Converter ......................................................................................................................... 193
14.6.16.1 Direct Spectrum ...................................................................................................................... 193
14.6.16.2 Inverted Spectrum ................................................................................................................... 194
14.7 FlexACM ................................................................................................................................................ 196
14.7.1 ModCods in Satellite Communication .............................................................................................. 197
14.7.2 Why ACM ......................................................................................................................................... 197
14.7.3 FlexACM in a Point to Point Setup ................................................................................................... 201
14.8 Automatic Uplink Power Control ............................................................................................................ 202
14.8.1 AUPC Link Requirements ................................................................................................................ 202
14.8.2 Back Ground Information ................................................................................................................. 203

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14.8.3 AUPC Approaches ........................................................................................................................... 204
14.8.3.1 Beacon Based ........................................................................................................................... 204
14.8.3.2 Simple Implementation of AUPC ............................................................................................... 204
14.8.3.3 Improved AUPC Mechanism (implemented in the MDM6000 and MCD6000) ......................... 205
14.8.4 AUPC ............................................................................................................................................... 205
14.8.5 AUPC Configuration ......................................................................................................................... 205
14.8.5.1 Gather all Block Up Converter Specifications ........................................................................... 207
14.8.5.2 Configuration of the AUPC Controller ....................................................................................... 207
14.8.5.3 AUPC Controller Monitoring Parameters ................................................................................... 211
14.8.5.4 Configure the AUPC Client ........................................................................................................ 211
14.8.5.5 AUPC Logging .......................................................................................................................... 215
14.9 Device Redundancy .............................................................................................................................. 217
14.10 DC BUC Power On L-Band Tx ............................................................................................................. 219
14.10.1 Back Panel Description .................................................................................................................. 219
14.10.2 LED Behavior of the DC BUC Power for L-Band Tx ...................................................................... 220
14.10.3 Set the DC BUC Power for L-Band Tx ........................................................................................... 221
14.11 Stream Encapsulation ......................................................................................................................... 222
14.11.1 General Encapsulation Settings ..................................................................................................... 223
14.11.1.1 Carrier Settings ....................................................................................................................... 226
14.11.1.2 Delay Control ........................................................................................................................... 227
14.11.2 BBF Encapsulation ........................................................................................................................ 229
14.11.2.1 BBF Encapsulation ISIs .......................................................................................................... 230
14.11.2.2 BBF Encapsulation Channels ................................................................................................. 232
14.11.2.3 Traffic Shaping ........................................................................................................................ 235
14.11.2.4 Traffic Classification ................................................................................................................ 238
14.11.3 TS Encapsulation ........................................................................................................................... 240
14.11.3.1 TS Encapsulation ISIs ............................................................................................................. 241
14.11.3.2 TS Encapsulation PIDs ........................................................................................................... 241
14.11.3.3 TS Encapsulation Channels ................................................................................................... 243
14.11.3.4 Traffic Shaping ........................................................................................................................ 244
14.11.3.5 Traffic Classification ................................................................................................................ 247
14.11.4 QOS Rule to Drop Incoming Traffic ............................................................................................... 249
14.12 Stream Decapsulation ......................................................................................................................... 250
14.12.1 Decapsulation General Settings .................................................................................................... 251
14.12.2 BBF Decapsulation ........................................................................................................................ 252
14.12.2.1 BBF Decapsulation ISIs .......................................................................................................... 252
14.12.2.2 BBF Channel Decapsulation ................................................................................................... 253
14.12.3 Configure the TS Decapsulator ..................................................................................................... 254
14.12.3.1 Configure the TS Decapsulation ISIs ...................................................................................... 254
14.12.3.2 Configure the PIDs Decapsulation .......................................................................................... 255

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14.12.3.3 Configure the Channels .......................................................................................................... 256
14.12.4 Monitoring ...................................................................................................................................... 257
14.13 Test Traffic Generator and Monitoring ................................................................................................. 258
14.13.1 Test Traffic Generator .................................................................................................................... 258
14.13.2 Test Traffic Monitoring ................................................................................................................... 260
14.14 Transparent BBF over IP ..................................................................................................................... 262
14.15 In-band Remote Management ............................................................................................................. 264
14.15.1 How to Configure the In-band Management Feature ..................................................................... 265
14.15.1.1 Hub Site .................................................................................................................................. 265
14.15.1.2 Remote Site ............................................................................................................................ 266
14.15.2 Example ......................................................................................................................................... 266
14.15.2.1 Configure the hub Site ............................................................................................................ 267
14.15.2.2 Configure the Remote Site ...................................................................................................... 270
15 Appendix - Alarm List ................................................................................... 271
15.1 Generic Alarms ...................................................................................................................................... 272
15.2 Ethernet Interface Alarms ...................................................................................................................... 273
15.3 BBF over IP Alarms ............................................................................................................................... 274
15.4 Modulator Alarms ................................................................................................................................... 275
15.5 Reference Clock Alarms ........................................................................................................................ 276
15.6 Demodulator Alarms .............................................................................................................................. 277
15.7 Alarms: BUC Power Alarms ................................................................................................................... 278
16 Appendix - Overview of the Used Technologies ....................................... 279
16.1 DVB-S2, DVB-S2X and S2 Extensions ................................................................................................. 279
16.1.1 DVB-S2 Standard ............................................................................................................................ 279
16.1.2 DVB-S2X Standard .......................................................................................................................... 280
16.1.3 S2 Extensions .................................................................................................................................. 281
16.2 Noise and Distortion Estimator (Node) .................................................................................................. 283
16.2.1 How Does Node Work ...................................................................................................................... 283
16.3 Wideband .............................................................................................................................................. 285
16.4 Clean Channel Technology™ ............................................................................................................... 285
17 Appendix - Classification Expressions ...................................................... 286
17.1 Example Expressions ............................................................................................................................ 289
18 Appendix - Generic Stream Encapsulation ................................................ 290
18.1 GSE Header .......................................................................................................................................... 291
19 Appendix - Technical Specifications .......................................................... 292

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19.1 Input Interfaces ...................................................................................................................................... 292
19.2 Modulation and Demodulation .............................................................................................................. 292
19.3 Modulation Interfaces ............................................................................................................................ 299
19.4 Demodulation Interfaces ....................................................................................................................... 301
19.5 Internal 10 MHz Reference Frequency ................................................................................................. 302
19.6 Generic .................................................................................................................................................. 302
19.7 Physical ................................................................................................................................................. 302
20 Appendix - Back Panel Combinations ........................................................ 303
20.1 Module 1 ................................................................................................................................................ 303
20.1.1 Demodulator Input and Modulator Output Interface ......................................................................... 303
20.1.2 Mains Power Supply Units ............................................................................................................... 305
20.2 Module 2 ................................................................................................................................................ 307
20.3 Example ................................................................................................................................................. 308
21 Appendix - Acronyms ................................................................................... 309