This procedure assumes that you are logged in to the EM.
- Login to Element Manager, https://<VPS#2_IP_address>:5557.
- Click Transport Stream on the left navigation pane.
- Choose the specific server on which you want to create the transport stream from the drop-down list.
- Click
to create a transport stream. This displays a new dialog. - Enter the stream values as
necessary in the Add Transport Stream dialog that opens:
Parameter Description Transport Stream Type Choose MPTS DEPI from the drop-down menu. Name Enter a unique descriptive name. The name is a case-sensitive string of up to 32 characters. Valid characters are:
a-z, A-Z, 0-9, @, +, #, _ (underscore), and - (hyphen).
Destination IP Enter an IPv4 or IPv6 multicast IP address of the RPD or RMD that will receive this MPTS. Destination UDP (Range: 1 – 65535)
Enter valid UDP Port number if this is a non-DEPI output stream. Output Interface Select the output interface IP from the drop down menu. This defines the output IP along with the VUE server to send the output stream.
If VUE server is part of a redundancy cluster this must be a VIP.
NOTE:If you have selected a specific VUE server from the drop-down list, then only the output interface IP of that server will be available.
The type of IP selected (IPv4 or IPv6) must be the same as the type of destination IP entered. For example, if an IPv6 multicast destination IP was entered, the selected interface IP must be an IPv6 address. If destination IP is an IPv4 address, then the selected interface IP must be an IPv4 address.
PAT TSID (Range: 0 – 65535)
Enter a valid Transport Stream ID. NOTE: The PAT TSID should match the TSID of the RPDs/RMDs that will receive this MPTS.TS Info Rate (Mbps) (Fixed)
Default is Annex B rate of 38.8107Mbps. The default setting should be used unless you desire to output a stream to an Annex A or C downstream device. Use Annex/Symbol Rate Enable this setting to specify the Annex mode (A, B, or C), modulation mode (QAM64 or QAM 256) and the symbol rate of the output stream. VUE uses these 3 parameters to determine a more precise output rate to match the RxD. Disable this setting to manually set the output TS information rate in Mbps.
Annex Mode (Range – A, B, or C)
Set Annex mode based on desired output rate. Only used when symbol rate is non-zero. Default is Annex B (38.8107 Mbps). When set to Annex A or C, you can use the calculator on the EM to easily select an output TS rate. Modulation The modulation mode used on the QAM interface. Supported values are QAM256 or QAM64. SymbolRate (Msps) (Range 0, 0.8 – 6.952 Msps)
The symbol rate (Msps) to be used for the MPEG video. The default is 0. When symbolRate is non-zero, the fixed information rate of the output transportStream is calculated based on the modulation (default QAM256), symbolRate and annex (default B) attributes instead of the tsInfoRate attribute. NULL PID BW (bps) (Range: 0 - 1,000,000 bps)
This is an amount of NULL BW to reserve on a TS. This is only necessary when the VUE is connected to a downstream RMD. This ensures that the TS output will include an amount of NULL BW. Setting this incorrectly can result in dropped PSI and data/video packets. Mute Output TS Unchecked or disabled by default. Check this box to prevent the output stream from being transmitted to the RPD/RMD. The mute function mimics an EQAM channel mute capability. PID Remapping Default is set to enable PID Remapping. This will ensure the output PIDs are unique for each program created. Recommended to leave this setting enabled. Reuse Input PAT TSID If enabled, follows the input TSID value for an auto-mapped input transport stream when creating an Output TS. If disabled, configured value of the PAT TSID will be inserted in the Output TS.
NOTE: There will be a momentary loss of video when the TS info rate, annex mode, symbol rate, or modulation mode is modified. You should only modify parameters that impact output TS rate during a maintenance window. - Click Next to go the next Transport Stream screen.
- Enter the remaining MPTS DEPI
parameters and complete the configuration:
Parameter Description Session ID (Range: 0 - 0xFFFFFFFF)
This is the unique hexadecimal ID for this output stream. Use the session ID that matches the session ID of the QAM channel where the DEPI transport stream is destined. Output Stream Type Select Video (leave this set to Video). - Click
Submit to create the broadcast video transport
stream.If you want to go back to the previous window, click Back or click Cancel to disregard the entered values.