Newtec MDM6000 User manual

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Newtec MDM6000 DVB-S2 Receiver EUMETCast
Setup Guide
EUMETSAT
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Document Change Record
Issue /
Revision
DCN.
No
Changed Pages / Paragraphs
v1
First release
v1A
Links Updated
v1B
Device Configuration Updates
v1C
New Device Software, New RF Frequency, Device Configuration Updates.
v1D
New Device Software
v1E
New Device Software (§2, p2), Updated PID table (§4.2, p11)
v1F
Configuration and Monitoring of the EUMETCast Europe 2nd Transponder (full
capacity) (§4.2, §4.3), Customized Configurations updated (§4.5)

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Table of Contents
1INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................5
2PREREQUISITES ............................................................................................................................5
3RECEIVER INTIAL CONFIGURATION...........................................................................................6
3.1 Physical Connections.............................................................................................................6
3.2 Set the Management IP Address...........................................................................................6
3.3 Set Date & Time.....................................................................................................................7
3.4 Status Indicators ....................................................................................................................8
4RECEIVER CONFIGURATION & MANAGEMENT.........................................................................9
4.1 Management IP and Access to the Receiver.........................................................................9
4.2 Receiver Configuration.........................................................................................................10
4.3 Verify Signal and Connection...............................................................................................13
4.4 Configuration Control ...........................................................................................................14
4.5 Load Customized Configuration...........................................................................................15
5TELLICAST & SYSTEM CONFIGURATION SETUP....................................................................17
5.1 Tellicast Setup......................................................................................................................17
5.2 System Configuration Setup under Linux ............................................................................17
6NETWORK SCENARIOS ..............................................................................................................18
6.1 One EUMETCast reception terminal....................................................................................18
6.2 Multiple EUMETCast reception terminals ............................................................................19
7ACRONYMS...................................................................................................................................20
Table of Figures
Figure 1 MDM6000 front Panel................................................................................................................5
Figure 2 Back Panel Connectors .............................................................................................................6
Figure 3 Control Panel Buttons................................................................................................................6
Figure 4 Control Panel LEDs ...................................................................................................................8
Figure 5 Login as expert ..........................................................................................................................9
Figure 6 RF parameters for DVB-S2 (T1 Transponder) ........................................................................10
Figure 7 RF parameters for DVB-S2 (T2 Transponder) ........................................................................10
Figure 8 Decapsulation Configuration for DVB-S2 ................................................................................11
Figure 9 PIDs Configuaration DVB-S2 reception (T1 & T2 Transponder).............................................11
Figure 10 BBF Decapsulation Configuaration........................................................................................12
Figure 11 Ethernet Configuration...........................................................................................................12
Figure 12 Status.....................................................................................................................................13
Figure 13 Demodulation Parameters & Statistics (T1 Transponder)....................................................13
Figure 14 Demodulation Parameters & Statistics (T2 Transponder).....................................................14
Figure 16 Configuration Function Controls Tab.....................................................................................14
Figure 17 Import a Customized Configuration.......................................................................................15
Figure 18 System boot with Imported Customized Configuration..........................................................16
Figure 19 One reception host ................................................................................................................18
Figure 20 Multiple reception hosts.........................................................................................................19
Table of Tables
Table 1 MDM6000 Connectors................................................................................................................6
Table 2 Control Panel LED Indication......................................................................................................8

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1INTRODUCTION
Figure 1 MDM6000 front Panel
The purpose of this manual is to guide a user through the minimum necessary steps to allow
the reception of EUMETCast data (DVB) on the Newtec MDM6000 IP satellite receiver.
Please refer also to Newtec’s “User Manual for MDM6000 IP Receiver” for more details,
it is provided in a CD copy with the receiver.
2PREREQUISITES
Before performing the configuration please ensure the following steps have been addressed:
A PC with 10/100/1000 base-T Ethernet LAN port is available for configuring
the receiver;
Internet explorer 7 and higher or Firefox 3 and higher or other compatible browser
like Google Chrome, Safari...
Administrator or Root access to the reception host system is available;
The EUMETCast antenna pointing has been performed correctly to
EUTELSAT10A for DVB-S2 reception. (The antenna pointing and LNB quality
is crucial);
An EKU has been obtained from the EUMETSAT user help desk;
The reception host has the latest EUMETCast reception software installed;
The NTC/2353 Receiver software version 2.2.5 or later installed on MDM6000.

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3RECEIVER INTIAL CONFIGURATION
3.1 Physical Connections
Figure 2 Back Panel Connectors
The back panel consists out of the following general connectors: USB, VGA, PS2, serial
interface. These are used to connect peripheral devices.
The connectors used in the MDM6000 device configuration are described in the following
table:
Number
Connector
Function
1
Management LANs (1/2)
10/100/1000 base-T Ethernet LAN
2
Traffic LANs (1/2)
10/100/1000 base-T Ethernet LAN
3
L-BAND Rx (A /B)
F-connector (male) 75 Ohm
4
Power
IEC 60320 C13 power cord connector
Table 1 MDM6000 Connectors
Connect the MDM6000 to the power (see Error! Reference source not found. and the
table above);
Connect the network cable from the EUMETCast reception station network interface to
the MGMT1 port of the MDM6000 to configure the device
Connect the antenna cable to the L-BAND Rx A connector.
3.2 Set the Management IP Address
This section explains how to set the Management IP Address.
Figure 3 Control Panel Buttons
Insert the power cable to start the device.
Wait for the menu tree to display.

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Select Mgmt Itf from the corresponding soft button.
Navigate to IP Address.
Press OK (to unfold the branch).
Navigate to Mgmt1.
Press OK.
Navigate to IP Address/prefix and press OK.
Use the Soft Buttons to enter a new IP Address/prefix.
Press OK to confirm the setting.
Now connect the Ethernet cable to Mgmt1 on the back panel.
Now you can access the device from a management PC.
To save this configuration:
Use the Soft Button Arrow and navigate completely to the right of the root menu pane
and select Actions.
Navigate to Device Configuration Save and press OK.
Select the configuration file name and Press OK to save the configuration.
Note : The only way to shut down the device is to disconnect the power cable from the power
connector. Therefore make sure that the power cable is accessible and not obstructed when
the device is operational
3.3 Set Date & Time
This section explains how to set the Date and time.
Select Device from the corresponding soft button.
Navigate to Date and Time.
Press OK (to unfold the branch).
Navigate to Date or Time and press OK.
Use the navigation down button to display numerical values.
Use the Soft Buttons to enter a new Date or Time.
Press OK to confirm the settings.

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3.4 Status Indicators
The control panel located on the front panel of the device has five LEDs. These LEDs
provide you with critical information related to different parts of the system. This section
explains what each LED indicates when illuminated and any corrective action you may need
to take.
Figure 4 Control Panel LEDs
LED
Color
Indication
ACT
ALARM
Red
A general device or interface alarm is present on the device.
Yellow
Alarms other than the general device alarm or interface
alarm are present on the device.
Green
There are no alarms present on the device.
MEM
ALARM
Yellow
A memorized alarm is present on the device.
Off
Indicates that all alarms are cleared, no memorized alarm is
present on the device.
Rx
LOCK
Red
The demodulator part of the modem cannot lock to the
incoming carrier.
Green
The demodulator part of the modem is locked
Off
The demodulator part of the modem is disabled.
DATA
Red
Indicates an interface alarm
Yellow
The incoming / outgoing data is configured but there is no
activity monitored during the last second.
Green
The incoming / outgoing data signal is valid.
Off
The input and output interfaces are not enabled.
Table 2 Control Panel LED Indication

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4RECEIVER CONFIGURATION & MANAGEMENT
4.1 Management IP and Access to the Receiver
In order to configure the MDM6000 a graphical user interface (GUI) is used to access to the
device.
Proceed as follows to open the GUI for your device on your computer:
1. Open a web browser on your computer;
2. Type the management IP address of your device in the address bar of the browser then
enter;
3. Login as expert (the default password is expertexpert).
Notes:
You can find the management IP address of your device via the front panel in the
following menu: MDM6000 -> Mgmt Itf. By default, the IP address is 10.0.0.2/24 on
the MGMT1 interface;
The management and traffic IP address, netmask and gateway can be set from the
front panel;
You must ensure that the network settings of the MDM6000 make it accessible from
the management PC. The management IP address of the MDM6000 and the IP
address of the station must reside on the same subnet, or there must be a route that
connects both of them through a router. You will need to change the IP address of
your management PC to be on the same subnet as the receiver (in this case, change
your PC IP address to: 10.0.0.x/24, where x is not equal to "2" and is different from
the traffic IP if it is on the same subnet);
The receiver Ethernet can be configured from the GUI;
You MUST be logged onto the system as Administrator, for the network settings
function to work properly.
Figure 5 Login as expert
Now you are logged into the receiver and made it to the GUI main screen.

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4.2 Receiver Configuration
1. Go to the Root -> Demodulator 1 menu and enter the RF parameters. The parameters
should be as follow:
Figure 6 RF parameters for DVB-S2 (T1 Transponder)
Figure 7 RF parameters for DVB-S2 (T2 Transponder)

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2. Go to the Root -> Decapsulation menu. Enable Decapsulation, set Default
Forwarding Mode to Layer 3, Default TS Decapsulation Protocol to MPE and disable
ISI Filtering.
Figure 8 Decapsulation Configuration for DVB-S2
3. Go to the Root -> Decapsulation -> TS Decapsulation menu. Enable the PIDs:
Figure 9 PIDs Configuaration DVB-S2 reception (T1 & T2 Transponder)

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Note : Due to dependencies it is important to first configure the Decapsulation ISI, then the
Decapsulation PIDs and the Decapsulation Channels last.
4. Go to the Root -> Decapsulation -> BF Decapsulation menu.
Figure 10 BBF Decapsulation Configuaration
5. To change the receiver's Ethernet setup go to Root -> Data Interface menu:
Figure 11 Ethernet Configuration

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4.3 Verify Signal and Connection
Now and after making sure that:
The antenna pointing has been performed correctly to EUTELSAT-10A for DVB-S2
reception;
The antenna cable is connected to the receiver (see 3.1.);
The receiver is connected via the Ethernet port to the EUMETCast reception host (see
3.1).
The status can be checked from the status bar in the main menu left bottom, "Ethernet",
"Data" and "RX Look" indicators must be green.
Figure 12 Status
The demodulation parameters and statistics can be checked by going to Root ->
Monitoring Overview:
Figure 13 Demodulation Parameters & Statistics (T1 Transponder)

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Figure 14 Demodulation Parameters & Statistics (T2 Transponder)
4.4 Configuration Control
When you power up the device the boot configuration (marked with boot, in the example
below it was renamed to Eumetcast-S2) is used.
With the controls on the Device / Configurations menu on the left side of the GUI you can
manage the configurations:
Figure 15 Configuration Function Controls Tab
Use "Save..." to store the configuration in persistent memory.
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down. The indicator at the bottom right of the GUI shows if there are unsaved configuration
changes.
4.5 Load Customized Configuration
The Import function can be used to load customized configurations. T1 & T2 EUMETCast
DVB-S2 Configuration files have been prepared and are available for download at :
ftp://ftp.eumetsat.int/pub/OPS/out/user/EUMETCast_Support/EUMETCast_Licence_cd/Win
dows/DVB_devices/Newtec/MDM6000/
You can load these customized configurations with the controls on the Device /
Configurations menu on the left side of the GUI selecting “Import...” (17a), choosing the file
from the directory that has been downloaded (17b) and then “Open” (17c).
If everything is OK you will get a message that “the configuration was imported with
success” (17d):
-a-
-b-
-c-
-d-
Figure 16 Import a Customized Configuration
To make the system boot with the imported customized configuration, select the imported
configuration, do a left click on the mouse and select “Make Boot” (18a).

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Then save the configuration by selecting “Save” (18b), write the prefered name of the
configuration, (in this example “EUMETCAST DVB-S2”) and select “Save Config” (18c).
If everything is OK the “Cfg Saved” indicator is green (18d):
-a-
-b-
-c-
-d-
Figure 17 System boot with Imported Customized Configuration

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5TELLICAST & SYSTEM CONFIGURATION SETUP
5.1 Tellicast Setup
After the steps above have been completed, the Tellicast application must be given the fixed
IP from which the data can be taken:
Into the configuration file recv.ini the “interface_address” must be set to the reception host
local IP Address:
interface_address=192.168.10.<nnn>
N-B: The interface_address parameter can be commented or deleted from recv.ini and the
Tellicast application will search the multicast data on all the interfaces available on the host;
that is not recommended when the reception host is used to receive another data flow, the
Tellicast client application is not able to distinguish between the flows a priori!
5.2 System Configuration Setup under Linux
In order to allow unrestricted multicast from network interfaces under Linux reception
station, login as root and update (if needed) the sysctl parameters as follow:
#vi /etc/sysctl.conf
net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter = 0
net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter = 0
net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1
net.core.rmem_max = 5500000
net.core.wmem_max = 5500000
Then run :
#sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.conf
to refresh with the new configuration.

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6NETWORK SCENARIOS
In order to allow the Tellicast client application to receive the data packets from MDM6000,
the Traffic port of MDM6000 must be connected to the reception host, this connection can be
direct (by connecting the reception host to the receiver using a LAN cable) or indirect (using
a switch, router, joining a multicasting network...), this leads to different network scenarios
that can be adopted, the reception host network interface and Tellicast’s recv.ini must be
correctly configured, in the section below the most common network scenarios with the
related needed configurations are described.
Please be informed that we cannot describe all the possible scenarios and that some scenarios
may be very complex which require that you contact a networking expert to assist you to
operate the receiver.
6.1 One EUMETCast reception terminal
In this scenario one reception host is connected directly to the receiver:
EUMETCast
Reception Host
Sat Cable
Receiver TRF IP:
192.168.10.yyy
NIC1:
IP: 192.168.10.xxx
Tellicast recv.ini:
Interface_address=192.168.10.xxx
----- NIC2:
Local Network
Figure 18 One reception host
Notes:
In case the host is used for other purposes and a connection to internet or public IPs is
needed, another network interface (NIC2) can be installed on the host and the first
NIC remain dedicated to EUMETCast packets reception;
If the host network interface is configured to automatically obtain the IP and the
“interface_address” into recv.ini is not specified (dropped or commented), the
Tellicast will look for all the available network interfaces on the host and catch the
multicast data, but that is not recommended in case the host is receiving another data
stream since the Tellicast application is not able to determine the EUMETCast flow a
priori.

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6.2 Multiple EUMETCast reception terminals
In this scenario more than one reception host are connected to the receiver;
All the EUMETCast reception hosts and the receiver reside on the same subnet.
EUMETCast
Reception Host
Sat Cable
Switch
EUMETCast
Reception Host
EUMETCast
Reception Host
Figure 19 Multiple reception hosts

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7ACRONYMS
BS Basic Service
DVB-S, DVB-S2 Digital Video Broadcast, a broadcast standard
CCM Constant Coding and Modulation
CMCS Central Management and Control Software
EUMETCast EUMETSAT multicast based broadcast system
EUMETSAT European Meteorological Satellite Organisation
HVS High Volume Service
ISI Input Stream Identifier
LNB low-noise block downconverter
MODCOD Modulation & Coding
PID Packet IDentification
VCM Variable Coding and Modulation