Hardware and software

The IPv4/IPv6 encapsulator (IPE) is based on x86 hardware and Linux® operating system (OS) software. This allows the IPE to become a very stable but also simple system design. Drivers are fully embeded in the OS kernel thus improving performance. The unit comes with two Gigabit Ethernet ports, one ASI input port and one ASI output port.

Routing and switching

The IPE uses IETF standard routing policies. Static routes are configured for IP-unicast packets (e.g. TCP and UDP traffic) and for IP multicast (UDP) traffic. The IPE completes routing information with the MPEG-II transport stream packet identifier (PID) and receiver's Ethernet MAC address information.

In DVB-S mode the IPE accepts incoming packets according to its switching table and forwards packets after adding appropriate section information (header and trailer) and MPEG-II transport stream headers to a connected DVB compliant modulator or multiplexer via the ASI interface.

In DVB-S2 mode the IPE encapsulates IP packets in either GSE or TS formats and builds appropriate DVB-S2 compliant base band frames, which are sent either via the Ethernet output - as normal or Jumbo frames - or the ASI output interface (option).

DVB-S2 capabilities

The IPE handles normal and short base band frames (BBF) at the same time. It can provide individual BBF header configurations for any of the encapsulated payload, including different MODCOD parameters.

PSI/SI capabilities

The IPE fully implements MPEG-II program specific information (PAT, CAT, PMT) and DVB service information (NIT, SDT, BAT, TDT, EIT, TOT, INT, RST) according to DVB standard PSI and SI table implementation. It complies with ETR 290.

Standard features 

- Easy to use remote monitoring and control via secure shell access or Web interface

- PSI/SI table implementation according to MPEG-II and DVB standards 

- Input PID filtering and NULL packet cancellation

- User level access is controlled by password security

- RFC 1112, RFC 2464 for IPv4 and IPv6 multicast address mapping

- MPE/ULE section packing for enhanced packet throughput

- Base band framing packing for enhanced frame throughput

- DVB-S2 mode Generic Stream Encapsulation, base band framing at more than 300 mbps (e.g. 60MS carrier, 32 APSK-9/10 normal frames -> 267 mbps)

Advanced features

- Full control of configuration parameters

- Instant exploitation for DVB-S2 ACM

- Independent multi-user access

- Smoth upgrade to IP based multimedia services

- Low cost high performant IPE solution

- Supports IPv4 and IPv6 in concurrent sessions

- Provides IPv4 to IPv6 conversation

- Supports all DVB-S2 modulation and coding modes CCM, VCM, ACM, transport stream, generic stream encapsulation, base band frame transmission 

Encapsulation modes

- Multiprotocol encapsulation

- Unidirectional lightweight encapsulation

- Transparent encapsulation

- Data piping

- IP based QoS

- Output QoS, bandwidth limiter

- IPv4 and IPv6 support

Technical specifications

- Output speed ASI > 200 mbps

- Output speed LAN > 400 mbps

- Supported PIDs 8192

- Supported IP entries > 100k

DVB-S2 specifics

-CCM, VCM, ACM support

- SIS, MIS support

- Generic stream encapsulation

- Base band frames (normal and short)

- Individual MODCOD per base band frame

Physical characteristics

- 19" rack-mount, 1U

- 15 kg

Environmental

- FCC, RoHS, CE

- 110-250 VAC, 50-60 Hz

- 5°C-45°C

- 5%-95% non-condensing

More technical product information can be found on the datasheet. Please use our PDF download option.