Newtec MDM9000 User manual

MDM9000
User Manual
MDM9000 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 Care Packs ........................................................................................................ 10
5 Options .............................................................................................................. 11
6 Feedback ........................................................................................................... 14
7 About this Manual ............................................................................................ 15
7.1 Version History and Applicability ............................................................................................................... 15
7.2 Cautions and Symbols .............................................................................................................................. 15
7.3 Related Documentation ............................................................................................................................. 16
8 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 17
8.1 Efficiency at the Core ................................................................................................................................ 17
8.2 Optimal Availability .................................................................................................................................... 17
8.3 Flexibility and Scalability Matching Market Business Models ................................................................... 18
9 Physical Description ......................................................................................... 19
9.1 Front Panel Description ............................................................................................................................. 19
9.1.1 Display ................................................................................................................................................. 19
9.1.2 Soft Buttons and Navigation Buttons ................................................................................................... 20
9.1.3 Front Panel Management Interface ...................................................................................................... 20
9.1.4 USB Interface ....................................................................................................................................... 21
9.1.5 LED Status Indicators .......................................................................................................................... 22

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9.2 Back Panel Description .............................................................................................................................. 23
9.2.1 Power Connector ................................................................................................................................. 25
9.2.2 Earth Ground ....................................................................................................................................... 26
9.2.3 Craft Interface ...................................................................................................................................... 27
9.2.4 Alarm Interface ..................................................................................................................................... 28
10 Block Diagram ................................................................................................. 30
10.1 Device Management ............................................................................................................................... 31
10.2 Data Input and Output Interfaces ............................................................................................................. 31
10.3 BBF over IP In ......................................................................................................................................... 32
10.4 Encapsulation .......................................................................................................................................... 33
10.5 Modulator ................................................................................................................................................. 35
10.5.1 PRBS Generator ................................................................................................................................ 35
10.5.2 L-band TX or IF-band TX Interfaces .................................................................................................. 35
10.6 Demodulator ............................................................................................................................................ 36
10.6.1 L-band RX A / L-band RX B Input Interfaces ..................................................................................... 37
10.7 BBF over IP Out ...................................................................................................................................... 38
10.8 Decapsulation ......................................................................................................................................... 39
11 Getting Started ................................................................................................ 40
11.1 Set the Management IP Address ............................................................................................................. 40
11.2 Set Date and Time ................................................................................................................................... 41
11.3 Configure and Save ................................................................................................................................. 42
12 Quick Configuration Templates .................................................................... 43
12.1 Layer 2 Point to Point .............................................................................................................................. 44
12.2 Layer 2 Point to Point ACM Enabled ....................................................................................................... 45
12.3 Layer 2 Point to Point ACM Enabled and In-Band Management ............................................................ 46
12.4 Layer 3 Point to Point .............................................................................................................................. 47
12.5 Layer 3 Point to Point ACM Enabled ....................................................................................................... 48
13 How to Manage the Device ............................................................................ 49
13.1 Management Model / Menu Tree ............................................................................................................ 49
13.2 Management Ethernet Interfaces ............................................................................................................ 51
13.3 Management IP Connectivity ................................................................................................................... 52
13.4 Ethernet Link Redundancy ...................................................................................................................... 53
13.5 Graphical User Interface .......................................................................................................................... 55
13.5.1 Opening the GUI ................................................................................................................................ 55
13.5.2 User Profiles ....................................................................................................................................... 56
13.5.2.1 Guest Profile ............................................................................................................................... 57

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13.5.2.2 Operator Profile ........................................................................................................................... 57
13.5.2.3 Expert Profile ............................................................................................................................... 57
13.5.3 Switch User Profile ............................................................................................................................. 58
13.5.4 Change a Password ........................................................................................................................... 59
13.5.5 GUI Pane Description ......................................................................................................................... 60
13.5.6 Overview Tab ..................................................................................................................................... 62
13.5.7 Detailed View of a Functional Block ................................................................................................... 65
13.5.8 Tree View ........................................................................................................................................... 66
13.5.9 Alarms Pane ....................................................................................................................................... 67
13.5.10 Status Bar ........................................................................................................................................ 68
13.5.11 Colors Used in the GUI ..................................................................................................................... 69
13.5.12 Parameters in the GUI ..................................................................................................................... 71
13.5.13 Update or Configure Parameters in a Table ..................................................................................... 73
13.5.14 Invalid Values ................................................................................................................................... 74
13.6 The Front Panel ....................................................................................................................................... 75
13.6.1 Navigating Through the Display ......................................................................................................... 75
13.6.2 Front Panel Buttons Description ......................................................................................................... 76
13.6.3 Root Menu Pane ................................................................................................................................ 77
13.6.4 Tree Menu Pane ................................................................................................................................ 78
13.6.5 Using the USB Port ............................................................................................................................ 79
13.6.6 Example: Change the Access Level .................................................................................................. 80
13.6.7 Example: Set the Input Frequency ..................................................................................................... 81
13.6.8 Example: Set the Output Frequency .................................................................................................. 81
13.6.9 Example: Check the Alarms ............................................................................................................... 81
13.7 Command Line Interface (CLI) ................................................................................................................ 82
13.7.1 How to Access the CLI ....................................................................................................................... 82
13.7.2 Open the CLI using a Terminal Emulator ........................................................................................... 84
13.7.3 Log In as Expert ................................................................................................................................. 85
13.7.4 Show, Help and Context Sensitive Help ............................................................................................ 86
13.7.4.1 Show ........................................................................................................................................... 86
13.7.4.2 Help ............................................................................................................................................. 87
13.7.4.3 Context Sensitive Help "?" .......................................................................................................... 87
13.7.5 Navigate Through the Branches of the Device .................................................................................. 88
13.7.6 Go Into a Branch ................................................................................................................................ 88
13.7.7 Move Up One Level ........................................................................................................................... 88
13.7.8 Return to the Main Branch ................................................................................................................. 89
13.7.9 Supported Key Presses in the CLI ..................................................................................................... 90
13.7.10 Displayed Units ................................................................................................................................ 92
13.7.11 Get and Set Parameter Values ........................................................................................................ 92
13.7.12 Software Upgrade (CLI) ................................................................................................................... 93

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13.7.13 Dynamic Tables ............................................................................................................................... 94
13.7.13.1 Show Tables ............................................................................................................................. 95
13.7.13.2 Change Parameters in a Table ................................................................................................. 95
13.7.13.3 Add a New Row to a Table ........................................................................................................ 95
13.7.13.4 Delete a Row from a Table ........................................................................................................ 96
13.8 SNMP ...................................................................................................................................................... 97
13.8.1 Consult the SNMP MIBs .................................................................................................................... 98
13.9 File Transfer Protocol (FTP) .................................................................................................................... 99
14 General Device Settings and Actions ......................................................... 101
14.1 Access Control ....................................................................................................................................... 101
14.2 License File ........................................................................................................................................... 102
14.2.1 License Upgrade ............................................................................................................................. 103
14.2.2 License Type ................................................................................................................................... 104
14.2.2.1 Permanent License ................................................................................................................... 104
14.2.2.2 Fractional Licenses ................................................................................................................... 105
14.3 Configuration Settings ........................................................................................................................... 106
14.3.1 Configuration File ............................................................................................................................. 107
14.3.2 Active Configuration ......................................................................................................................... 109
14.3.3 Saved Configuration ........................................................................................................................ 109
14.3.4 Save a Configuration ....................................................................................................................... 110
14.3.5 Import a Configuration ..................................................................................................................... 111
14.3.6 Load a Configuration ....................................................................................................................... 111
14.3.7 Export a Configuration ..................................................................................................................... 112
14.3.8 Delete a Configuration ..................................................................................................................... 113
14.3.9 Make a Configuration File Bootable ................................................................................................. 114
14.4 Software Upgrade ................................................................................................................................. 115
14.4.1 Software Upgrade Procedure .......................................................................................................... 115
14.5 Device Identification .............................................................................................................................. 117
14.6 Logging .................................................................................................................................................. 117
14.6.1 Syslog Filter ..................................................................................................................................... 118
14.6.2 Export or Clear Logging ................................................................................................................... 119
14.6.3 Interpretation of a Device Log File ................................................................................................... 119
14.7 Diagnostics Report ................................................................................................................................ 120
14.8 Date and Time ....................................................................................................................................... 121
14.9 Device Monitoring .................................................................................................................................. 123
14.10 Device Redundancy ............................................................................................................................ 123
14.11 Reset the Device ................................................................................................................................. 125
14.12 Alarm Handling .................................................................................................................................... 126
14.12.1 Alarm Masking ............................................................................................................................... 127

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14.12.2 Alarm Configuration ....................................................................................................................... 128
14.12.3 Clear Alarm Counters .................................................................................................................... 130
14.13 Control Plane ....................................................................................................................................... 131
14.13.1 Configure the Controle Plane ......................................................................................................... 134
14.13.2 Master IP ....................................................................................................................................... 134
14.13.3 Encapsulator Configuration ........................................................................................................... 135
14.14 Remote Terminals ............................................................................................................................... 136
14.14.1 Configure the Terminals ................................................................................................................. 137
14.14.2 Monitoring ...................................................................................................................................... 138
14.15 Reference Clock .................................................................................................................................. 138
14.16 Antenna Control Interface .................................................................................................................... 139
14.16.1 Configuration Table ....................................................................................................................... 140
14.16.2 Monitor the Antenna Control Interface ........................................................................................... 143
14.16.3 Antenna Control Interface Alarm Table .......................................................................................... 144
15 Data Interfaces .............................................................................................. 145
15.1 Data Ethernet Interfaces ........................................................................................................................ 145
15.2 Data IP Connectivity .............................................................................................................................. 146
15.2.1 Virtual IP Address ............................................................................................................................ 147
15.2.2 IGMP Version ................................................................................................................................... 148
15.2.3 Multicast Memberships .................................................................................................................... 149
15.3 Data Ethernet Link Redundancy ............................................................................................................ 150
15.4 BBF over IP In ....................................................................................................................................... 152
15.5 BBF over IP Out .................................................................................................................................... 156
15.6 L-Band RX A / L-Band RX B ................................................................................................................. 158
16 Feature Descriptions .................................................................................... 159
16.1 Modulator ............................................................................................................................................... 159
16.1.1 Modulation Mode ............................................................................................................................. 160
16.1.2 Transmit ........................................................................................................................................... 161
16.1.3 Output Frequency and Output Band ................................................................................................ 161
16.1.4 Roll-Off Factor and Occupied Bandwidth ........................................................................................ 162
16.1.5 Spectrum Polarity ............................................................................................................................. 164
16.1.6 Output Level ..................................................................................................................................... 164
16.1.7 Clock Output .................................................................................................................................... 165
16.1.8 Carrier Modulation ........................................................................................................................... 165
16.1.9 Amplitude Slope Equalizer ............................................................................................................... 167
16.1.10 Symbol Rate ................................................................................................................................... 167
16.1.11 Stream Mode ................................................................................................................................. 167
16.1.12 Measured Packet Count and Measured Bit Rate .......................................................................... 167

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16.1.13 Standby Redundancy State ........................................................................................................... 168
16.1.14 Transmit Ctrl ................................................................................................................................... 169
16.1.14.1 Impact of Alarms on the Transmission .................................................................................... 170
16.1.14.2 Allow Changes During Transmission ...................................................................................... 171
16.1.15 Link Optimization ........................................................................................................................... 172
16.1.15.1 Transponder Operation Mode ................................................................................................. 172
16.1.15.2 Maximum S2 Ext MODCOD .................................................................................................... 173
16.1.16 External Converter ......................................................................................................................... 173
16.1.17 Modulation ..................................................................................................................................... 174
16.1.17.1 Physical and Baseband Layer Efficiency ................................................................................ 174
16.1.17.2 Physical Layer Scrambling ...................................................................................................... 174
16.1.17.2.1 Dummy PL Scrambler Mode ............................................................................................. 175
16.1.17.2.2 Physical Layer Scrambler Signature ................................................................................. 175
16.1.17.2.3 Roll-Off Signaling ............................................................................................................. 176
16.2 DVB Carrier Identification ...................................................................................................................... 177
16.2.1 Device Unique ID ............................................................................................................................. 177
16.2.2 Device Variable Parameters ............................................................................................................ 177
16.2.3 How does it Work? ........................................................................................................................... 178
16.2.4 What to do when Interference is Detected? ..................................................................................... 178
16.3 Equalink® 3 ........................................................................................................................................... 179
16.4 PRBS Generator ................................................................................................................................... 181
16.4.1 How to Monitor the Outgoing PRBS Bit Rate ................................................................................... 182
16.5 Reference Clock .................................................................................................................................... 183
16.6 Demodulator .......................................................................................................................................... 184
16.6.1 Enable/Disable Demodulator ........................................................................................................... 185
16.6.2 Demodulation Mode ......................................................................................................................... 185
16.6.3 Input Frequency ............................................................................................................................... 186
16.6.4 Symbol Rate ..................................................................................................................................... 186
16.6.5 Acquisition Range ............................................................................................................................ 186
16.6.6 Roll-Off Factor and Occupied Bandwidth ........................................................................................ 186
16.6.7 Input Selection ................................................................................................................................. 189
16.6.8 Physical Layer Scrambler Signature ................................................................................................ 189
16.6.9 LNB Power Supply ........................................................................................................................... 190
16.6.10 Transponder Operation Mode Demodulator .................................................................................. 191
16.6.11 Spectral Inversion .......................................................................................................................... 192
16.6.12 Backup Carrier ............................................................................................................................... 192
16.6.12.1 Configure the Backup Carrier .................................................................................................. 194
16.6.12.2 Make the Backup Carrier Permanent ...................................................................................... 195
16.6.13 Monitoring Parameters ................................................................................................................... 196
16.6.14 Reset MODCOD Statistics ............................................................................................................. 198

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16.6.15 MODCOD Statistics ....................................................................................................................... 198
16.6.16 External Converter ......................................................................................................................... 200
16.6.16.1 Direct Spectrum ...................................................................................................................... 201
16.6.16.2 Inverted Spectrum ................................................................................................................... 202
16.7 FlexACM® ............................................................................................................................................. 203
16.7.1 MODCODs in Satellite Communication ........................................................................................... 204
16.7.2 Why ACM? ....................................................................................................................................... 205
16.7.3 FlexACM in a Point to Point Setup ................................................................................................... 208
16.8 Automatic Uplink Power Control ............................................................................................................ 209
16.8.1 AUPC Link Requirements ................................................................................................................ 209
16.8.2 Back Ground Information ................................................................................................................. 210
16.8.3 AUPC Approaches ........................................................................................................................... 211
16.8.3.1 Beacon Based ........................................................................................................................... 211
16.8.3.2 Simple Implementation of AUPC ............................................................................................... 211
16.8.3.3 Improved AUPC Mechanism ..................................................................................................... 212
16.8.4 AUPC ............................................................................................................................................... 212
16.8.5 AUPC Configuration ......................................................................................................................... 212
16.8.5.1 Gather all Block Up Converter Specifications ........................................................................... 214
16.8.5.2 Configuration of the AUPC Controller ....................................................................................... 214
16.8.5.3 AUPC Controller Monitoring Parameters ................................................................................... 218
16.8.5.4 Configure the AUPC Client ........................................................................................................ 219
16.8.5.5 AUPC Logging .......................................................................................................................... 222
16.9 Device Redundancy .............................................................................................................................. 224
16.10 DC BUC Power On L-Band TX ............................................................................................................ 226
16.10.1 Back Panel Description .................................................................................................................. 226
16.10.2 LED Behavior of the DC BUC Power for L-Band TX ..................................................................... 227
16.10.3 Set the DC BUC Power for L-Band TX .......................................................................................... 228
16.11 Stream Encapsulation ......................................................................................................................... 229
16.11.1 General Encapsulation Settings ..................................................................................................... 230
16.11.1.1 Carrier Settings ....................................................................................................................... 233
16.11.1.2 Delay Control ........................................................................................................................... 234
16.11.2 BBF Encapsulation ........................................................................................................................ 236
16.11.2.1 BBF Encapsulation ISIs .......................................................................................................... 237
16.11.2.2 BBF Encapsulation Channels ................................................................................................. 239
16.11.2.3 Traffic Shaping ........................................................................................................................ 242
16.11.2.4 Traffic Classification ................................................................................................................ 245
16.11.3 TS Encapsulation ........................................................................................................................... 247
16.11.3.1 TS Encapsulation ISIs ............................................................................................................. 248
16.11.3.2 TS Encapsulation PIDs ........................................................................................................... 249
16.11.3.3 TS Encapsulation Channels ................................................................................................... 250

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16.11.3.4 Traffic Shaping ........................................................................................................................ 251
16.11.3.5 Traffic Classification ................................................................................................................ 254
16.11.4 QOS Rule to Drop Incoming Traffic ............................................................................................... 256
16.12 Stream Decapsulation ......................................................................................................................... 258
16.12.1 Decapsulation General Settings .................................................................................................... 258
16.12.2 Configure the TS Decapsulator ..................................................................................................... 260
16.12.2.1 Configure the TS Decapsulation ISIs ...................................................................................... 260
16.12.2.2 Configure the PIDs Decapsulation .......................................................................................... 261
16.12.2.3 Configure the Channels .......................................................................................................... 262
16.12.3 Monitoring ...................................................................................................................................... 263
16.13 Test Traffic Generator and Monitoring ................................................................................................. 264
16.13.1 Test Traffic Generator .................................................................................................................... 264
16.13.2 Test Traffic Monitoring ................................................................................................................... 266
16.14 Transparent BBF over IP ..................................................................................................................... 268
16.15 In-band Remote Management ............................................................................................................. 270
16.15.1 How to Configure the In-band Management Feature ..................................................................... 271
16.15.1.1 Hub Site .................................................................................................................................. 271
16.15.1.2 Remote Site ............................................................................................................................ 272
16.15.2 Example ......................................................................................................................................... 272
16.15.2.1 Configure the Hub Site ............................................................................................................ 273
16.15.2.2 Configure the Remote Site ...................................................................................................... 276
16.16 Bandwidth Cancellation ....................................................................................................................... 277
16.16.1 Block Diagram ................................................................................................................................ 278
16.16.2 Configuration and Monitoring Parameters ..................................................................................... 279
16.16.3 Practical Use Case ......................................................................................................................... 285
16.16.3.1 Configure the Hub Site ............................................................................................................ 286
16.16.3.2 Configure the Remote Site ...................................................................................................... 289
16.17 Layer 2 VLAN Termination .................................................................................................................. 291
16.17.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 291
16.17.2 Access VLAN Mechanism between Hub and Remote Sites ......................................................... 292
16.17.3 Access VLAN Mechanism between Remote and Hub .................................................................. 294
16.18 Configure AES Content Protection ...................................................................................................... 296
16.18.1 Content Protection ......................................................................................................................... 297
16.18.2 Key Management ........................................................................................................................... 297
16.18.2.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................. 297
16.18.2.2 Key Management System Structure ....................................................................................... 298
16.18.2.3 Key Sizes ................................................................................................................................ 299
16.18.2.4 Use of Group Key .................................................................................................................... 299
16.18.2.5 Seamless Key Change ........................................................................................................... 299
16.18.2.6 Global Protection or Protection per Stream ............................................................................. 300

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16.18.3 Operation of AES ........................................................................................................................... 301
16.18.3.1 AES Setup Global Encryption ................................................................................................. 301
16.18.3.1.1 Setting a Global Key for the Transmission ........................................................................ 302
16.18.3.2 AES Content Protection Multi-Stream ..................................................................................... 305
16.18.3.2.1 Multi-Stream Transmissions to Different Groups of Receivers ......................................... 305
16.18.3.3 Changing Keys Seamlessly ..................................................................................................... 306
16.18.3.4 Adding a Receiver to the Network ........................................................................................... 306
16.18.3.5 Removing a Receiver from the Network .................................................................................. 307
16.18.3.6 Sending Protected Content Keys ............................................................................................ 307
16.18.3.7 Creating Groups of Receivers ................................................................................................. 307
16.18.3.8 Changing Group Keys ............................................................................................................. 307
16.18.3.9 Deleting Keys .......................................................................................................................... 308
16.18.4 Generating Encrypted Content Keys ............................................................................................. 309
16.18.4.1 128-Bit Keys ............................................................................................................................ 310
16.18.4.2 64-Bit Keys .............................................................................................................................. 311
17 Appendix - Alarm List ................................................................................... 312
17.1 Generic Alarms ...................................................................................................................................... 313
17.2 Ethernet Interface Alarms ...................................................................................................................... 314
17.3 BBF over IP Alarms ............................................................................................................................... 315
17.4 Modulator Alarms ................................................................................................................................... 316
17.5 Reference Clock Alarms ........................................................................................................................ 317
17.6 Demodulator Alarms .............................................................................................................................. 318
17.7 Alarms: BUC Power Alarms ................................................................................................................... 319
18 Appendix - Overview of the Used Technologies ....................................... 320
18.1 DVB-S2, DVB-S2X and S2 Extensions ................................................................................................. 320
18.1.1 DVB-S2 Standard ............................................................................................................................ 320
18.1.2 DVB-S2X Standard .......................................................................................................................... 322
18.1.3 S2 Extensions .................................................................................................................................. 324
18.2 Noise and Distortion Estimator (Node) .................................................................................................. 326
18.2.1 How Does Node Work ...................................................................................................................... 326
18.3 Wideband .............................................................................................................................................. 328
18.4 Clean Channel Technology® ................................................................................................................ 328
19 Appendix - Classification Expressions ...................................................... 329
19.1 Layer 2 Examples .................................................................................................................................. 332
19.1.1 Frequently used Layer 2 Expressions .............................................................................................. 332
19.1.2 Expression: All ................................................................................................................................. 333
19.1.3 Expression: Layer 2 VLAN ID ........................................................................................................... 335