NSG 9000-6G

Narrowcast Services Gateway

NSG 9000-6G Software Guide

VERSION 2.7

Rev. B
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This manual uses some special symbols and fonts to call your attention to important information. The
following symbols appear throughout this manual:

DANGER: The Danger symbol calls your attention to information that, if ignored, can cause physical
harm to you.

CAUTION: The Caution symbol calls your attention to information that, if ignored, can adversely affect
the performance of your Harmonic product, or that can make a procedure needlessly difficult.

LASER DANGER: The Laser symbol and the Danger alert call your attention to information about the
lasers in this product that, if ignored, can cause physical harm to you.

NOTE: The Note symbol calls your attention to additional information that you will benefit from
heeding. It may be used to call attention to an especially important piece of information you need, or it
may provide additional information that applies in only some carefully delineated circumstances.

TIP: The Tip symbol calls your attention to parenthetical information that is not necessary for performing
a given procedure, but which, if followed, might make the procedure or its subsequent steps easier,
smoother, or more efficient.

In addition to these symbols, this manual uses the following text conventions:
 Data Entry: indicates text you enter at the keyboard.
 User Interface: indicates a button to click, a menu item to select, or a key or key sequence
to press.
 Screen Output: shows console output or other text that is displayed to you on a
computer screen.
 Bold: indicates the definition of a new term.
 Italics: used for emphasis, cross-references, and hyperlinked cross-references in online
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Features and Specifications
1.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.2 Main Firmware Related Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.3 Management Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Chapter 2 Getting Started

2.1 Initial Configuration of NSG 9000-6G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.1.1 Configuring Ethernet Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.2 Full Device Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.2.1 Logging Into the Device via IE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.3 Guidelines for Device Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.3.1 Web Client Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.3.2 Stages of NSG 9000-6G Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Chapter 3 Configuring Platform Parameters

3.1 Platform Tab Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.1.1 Global Chassis Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.2 Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.2.1 Upgrading the Firmware of a Single NSG 9000-6G Device . . . . . . 24
3.3 Configuring Ethernet Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.4 Configuring General Device Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.4.1 Configuring/Viewing Chassis Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.5 Configuring SNMP and Syslog Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.5.1 Configuring SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.5.2 Configuring Syslog Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.6 Setting Device Time and Date Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.7 Configuring Advanced Networking Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.7.1 Configuring Routing Table Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.8 Configuring Device Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.8.1 Setting a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.8.2 Controlling Access - Firewall IP Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.8.3 Controlling Access - Device Access Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
3.9 Device Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
3.10 Input GbE Ports Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3.10.1 Configuring Input GbE ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3.10.2 Configuring Input GbE Port Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
3.11 Configuring/Viewing DTI Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.11.1 Configuring DTI Client Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.11.2 Viewing DTI Client and DTI Port Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
3.12 Configuring QAM-RF Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
3.12.1 Configuring Global RF & QAMs Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
3.12.2 Configuring a QAM-RF Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
3.12.3 Configuring Module RF Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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3.12.4 Configuring/Viewing QAM Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

3.12.5 Viewing QAM-RF Module Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
3.13 RF Module Redundancy Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
3.13.1 RF Module Related Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
3.13.2 Enabling the RF Module Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
3.13.3 Reverting Redundancy Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
3.13.4 Switch Redundancy Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
3.14 Managing Your Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
3.14.1 Working with Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
3.15 Configuring NGOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
3.15.1 Configuring NGOD General Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
3.15.2 Configuring ERM Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
3.16 Configuring ISA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
3.16.1 Defining ISA General Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
3.16.2 Defining Virtual ISA Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
3.16.3 Associating a Virtual Device with ISA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
3.17 EdgeCluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
3.17.1 EdgeCluster Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
3.17.2 Configuring EdgeCluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
3.17.3 EdgeCluster Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Chapter 4 Configuring Applications

4.1 Applications Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
4.2 VOD Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
4.2.1 Defining Session Inactivity Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
4.2.2 Defining MPEG Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
4.2.3 Defining Emulation/QAM Mapping Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
4.2.4 Viewing VOD QAMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
4.3 Broadcast Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
4.3.1 Provisioning PID Range Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
4.3.2 Provisioning Service Remux Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
4.3.3 Provisioning PID Remux Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
4.3.4 Provisioning PSIP Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
4.4 SDV Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
4.4.1 SDV Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
4.4.2 Viewing SDV QAM Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
4.4.3 Viewing NGOD Active Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
4.4.4 Viewing ISA Active Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
4.4.5 Monitoring SDV Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
4.5 M-CMTS Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
4.6 D2E Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Chapter 5 Conditional Access System (CAS)

5.1 CAS Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
5.1.1 DVB SCR Scrambling Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
5.1.2 Privacy Mode Scrambling Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
5.2 Defining Global CAS Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

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5.3 Defining DVB Scrambling Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

5.3.1 Defining DVB Session Based Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
5.3.2 Defining DVB Tier Based Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
5.3.3 Viewing EIS Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
5.3.4 Defining ECMGs and NSG 9000 Communication Parameters . . . 105
5.3.5 Viewing CAS Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
5.4 Defining Privacy Mode Scrambling Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Chapter 6 Monitoring and Troubleshooting

6.1 Monitoring the NSG 9000-6G Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
6.2 Device Utilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
6.2.1 Viewing Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
6.2.2 Viewing RF Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
6.2.3 Viewing Input Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
6.2.4 Viewing Output Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
6.3 Monitoring NSG 9000-6G Status and Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
6.3.1 Viewing Alarms Via the Web Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
6.3.2 Alarm List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
6.3.3 Warning List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
6.3.4 Notification List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
6.3.5 Setting Alarm Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
6.4 Diagnosing and Analyzing Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
6.4.1 Exporting Device Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
6.4.2 Capturing the Input and Output Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
6.5 Generating and Viewing Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
6.5.1 Alarms Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
6.5.2 Monitoring the GbE Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
6.5.3 Monitoring the NGOD ERM Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
6.5.4 Monitoring the ISA Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
6.6 Viewing Available Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
6.7 Device Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
6.7.1 Recurrent Upgrade Failures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
6.7.2 How to Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Appendix A Firmware Upgrade Using an External Server

A.1 Upgrading the Firmware of a Single Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
A.2 Upgrading Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Appendix B Upgrade Server Installation and Configuration

B.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
B.2 Apache Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
B.3 IIS Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Appendix C Standard ES Types and Descriptors

C.1 Standard Elementary Stream (ES) Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
C.2 Standard ES and Program Descriptors (MPEG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
C.3 Standard ES and Program Descriptors (DVB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

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Appendix D Control Panel

D.1 Using the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Appendix E EIA SDT and HRC Standards

E.1 EIA SDT and HRC Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

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 Chapter 1
Features and Specifications

1.1 Introduction
This guide describes the configuration and monitoring instructions for NSG (Network Services
Gateway) 9000-6G using its web client.
This universal high density EdgeQAM supports multiple applications and delivers up to 144
QAM-RF output streams. The number of the delivered transport streams is defined according
to the device configuration and number of QAM-RF modules mounted in the slots of the
device. Each QAM may serve a different application allowing a single device to concurrently
support multiple applications. The supported applications are as follows:
 VOD (Video On Demand)
 Broadcast
 PID Range
 Service/PID remux
 SDV (Switched Digital Video)
 ISA
 NGOD (Next Generation On Demand)
 High Speed Data
 M-CMTS (Modular CMTS)
 D2E

1.2 Main Firmware Related Features

The following table describes the main features supported by the narrowcast firmware:

Table 1-1: Main Firmware Related Features

Category Feature Description

Max input sockets 2000, unicast or multicast

Max. Input bit rate  Up to 6,000 Mbps (6 Gbps) per device

 52 Mbps per socket

Dynamic Extraction of Video only - Dynamic detection of changes in

input services and PSI tables at the input.

Input Format Video - MPEG2 transport over UDP/IP

Input M-CMTS - L2TPv3 streams

VOD - In-band Programs are automatically routed to the required

provisioning of IP/UDP output QAM channel based on their UDP port
unicast sockets number. User may select between several different
UDP mapping templates. See 4.2.3 Defining
Emulation/QAM Mapping Mode on page 77.

IP multicast supports IGMP ver 1/2/3

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Table 1-1: Main Firmware Related Features

Category Feature Description

Multiplexing/  Full multiplexing (any input to any output)

provisioning options  Multicast of any input stream to multiple transport
streams.
 Socket pass-through: NSG 9000-6G may be
configured to pass input sockets in their entirety
to a given output QAM channel.
However, pass-through sockets may not be
multicast to multiple output QAM channels.
 Spooling of PSI/SI tables

Switched Digital Video Supports SDV:

 NGOD R6 and D6 protocols
 ISA

Scrambling  DVB Scrambling

Processing  Motorola Privacy Mode scrambling
Supports services that were encrypted using the
Pro:Idiom standard.

Pre-encrypted Content Supports pre-encrypted content of various

encryption systems/standards:
 DVB-CSA
 Motorola DigiCypher
 Cisco PowerKey
 Pro:Idiom

Modular CMTS Serves as an EdgeQAM in WB & NB applications,

supports the following DOCSIS 3.0 protocols:
 DEPI (MPT)
 DRFI
 DTI

Max output bit rate See NSG 9000-6G Hardware and Installation User’s
Guide

QAM-RF See NSG 9000-6G Hardware and Installation User’s

Output Guide

ASI/GbE Monitoring The unit duplicates any requested QAM channel to

the ASI output port/GbE port for monitoring
purposes.

Management and  Control Panel

monitoring interfaces  Web client
 MCT (Mass Configuration Tool)
 CLI
 NMX (Harmonic's Digital Service Manager)
Management  SNMP
 SysLog

QAM utilization statistics When NMX is used for alarms and status monitoring,
it may also provide statistical reports of QAM
utilization.

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Table 1-1: Main Firmware Related Features

Category Feature Description

Users authentication  Supports two modes of authentication and

and authorization authorization:
 Local - performed by the device
Security
 Remote - performed by a RADIUS server
 Firewall - uses the IP tables of Linux native firewall
 Access Protocols - supports HTTP/HTTPS

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1.3 Management Interfaces

Harmonic offers several methods for configuring the NSG 9000-6G devices and monitoring
their status. All management interfaces listed below connect to the NSG 9000-6G over LAN,
via its ETH1 Ethernet port.

Caution: Harmonic strongly recommends using an Ethernet network that is isolated from
any other networks or subnets at your site for management of the NSG 9000-6G
gateways. It ensures adequate security, and prevents possible disturbances to the
normal operation of NSG 9000-6G devices due to uncontrolled network activity.

The table below lists the available management interfaces according to the management
purpose for which they are designed:

Table 1-2: Management Interfaces

Tool Purpose Explanation

Control Panel Preliminary configuration The NSG 9000-6G control panel is located
and monitoring of a on the front panel of the NSG 9000-6G. The
single NSG 9000-6G control panel is active once the NSG 9000-
device 6G boots up and provides means for
preliminary configuration of a single NSG
9000 device. It also allows you to monitor the
NSG 9000-6G's status, view its alarms (if
present), and troubleshoot them.

Web Client Configuration and The NSG 9000-6G web client is an on-board
monitoring of a single web-based user interface, that is an integral
NSG 9000-6G device part of the NSG 9000-6G firmware. The web
client is accessible through Microsoft Internet
Explorer, and provides means for configuring
a single NSG 9000-6G device. It also allows
the user to monitor the NSG 9000-6G's
status, view its alarms (if present), and
troubleshoot them. For details on Internet
Explorer and accessing the web client, see
2.2.1 Logging Into the Device via IE on
page 15.

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Table 1-2: Management Interfaces

Tool Purpose Explanation

MCT (Mass Configuration of multiple The MCT is a spreadsheet-oriented system

Configuration NSG 9000-6G devices designed to configure multiple NSG’s
Tool) simultaneously. MCT is recommended for
large-scale NSG deployments. Besides
simultaneous configuration of large number
of NSG devices, it also allows users to
perform firmware upgrade for multiple
devices. MCT is sold separately - contact
Harmonic Customer Support for more details.
Note: MCT is not automatically updated when an
NSG is configured through the web client. Using
the web client for configuring individual NSG in an
MCT-based site is not recommended. If the web
client is used, care should be taken to update MCT
with the changed configuration. For details on
synchronizing MCT with NSG devices, refer to the
MCT online help.

Command Configuration and The CLI comprises commands that are

Line Interface monitoring of a single organized in a hierarchical structure of
(CLI) NSG 9000-6G device submenus branching down from the root
directory. You can use the CLI on any
computer that communicates with NSG
9000-6G and that has a free SSH client
installed on it.

NMX - Status and Alarm NMX may be used for monitoring general
Harmonic's Monitoring of multiple status and alarms of multiple NSG 9000-6G
Digital Service NSG 9000-6G devices devices. A single NMX manager may be used
Manager to monitor several hundreds NSG 9000-6G
devices, located in several different sites

3rd party Status and Alarm The integrated SNMP supports an extended
SNMP Monitoring of multiple set of SNMP MIBs. In addition, NSG 9000
monitoring NSG 9000-6G devices may generate SNMP traps in the following
SNMP versions: v1, v2c, v3.

Syslog Monitoring of a single This is a standard network protocol for

NSG 9000-6G device logging device messages. A Syslog server
that is registered with the NSG 9000-6G
device will receive messages from the device
whenever an alarm or warning is asserted or
remitted.

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2.1 Initial Configuration of NSG 9000-6G

The NSG 9000-6G device is configured and controlled by a remote management system.
Once you have finished cabling the device (see, NSG 9K-6G Hardware and Installation
User’s Guide), set NSG IP address, that is, the IP addresses of the Ethernet ports located on
the back panel of the NSG 9000-6G. To set the NSG IP address, use the control panel
located on the front panel of the NSG 9000-6G.

NOTE: The NSG 9000-6G requires a user name and password to log in to all management interfaces
including the serial communications console, web client and SSH. See 2.2.1 Logging Into the Device
via IE on page 15.

2.1.1 Configuring Ethernet Ports

NSG 9000-6G is monitored and configured by a remote management system, via the
Ethernet ports located on the back panel of the NSG 9000-6G.
The Ethernet ports labeled ETH1 and ETH2 provide access to two independent networks. The
NSG 9000-6G uses the Ethernet port labeled ETH1 to communicate with the management
network. You may set the ETH1 IP address, subnet mask and default gateway.
NSG 9000-6G uses the Ethernet port labeled ETH2 to communicate with the CAS network.
For ETH 2 you may configure only its IP address and subnet mask.
To configure the Ethernet ports of an individual device, use the Control Panel of the device.
The following sections describe how to configure individual NSG 9000-6G devices using the
control panel of the unit.
When you configure the network parameters of ETH ports via the control panel, the
application checks the validity of the IP address and network group parameters.

 To configure ETH1 port:

Once you are in Config mode (see page 110), do the following:
1. Navigate to the Network Config screen and click <Enter>.
The Ethernet Port 1 screen appears.
2. Click <Enter>. The ETH1 IP Address screen appears.
3. Click <Enter>. The Edit IP Address screen appears.
4. Edit the IP address and click <Enter>.
The program checks whether you entered a valid IP address and only then applies
changes. The Edit Ethernet Subnet Mask screen appears.
5. Edit the subnet mask and click <Enter>. The Edit Default GW screen appears.
6. Edit the ETH gateway and click <Enter.>.
The program checks whether you entered valid network parameters and only then
applies changes. The ETH1 IP Address screen appears.
If invalid network parameters are entered an error message appears.

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 To configure ETH2 port

NOTE: If you are using the ETH2 port, you must configure its IP address on a different subnet than that
of the Ethernet 1 port.

Once you are in Config mode, do the following:

1. Navigate to the Network Config screen and click <Enter>.
2. Click <Down or Up> to open the Ethernet Port 2 screen.
3. Click <Enter>. The ETH2 IP Address screen appears.
4. Click <Enter>. The Edit IP Address screen appears.
5. Enter the required IP address and click <Enter>.
The program checks whether you entered a valid IP address and only then applies
changes. The Edit Subnet Mask screen appears.
6. Enter the required subnet mask and click <Enter>.
The program checks whether the network group parameters are valid and only then
applies the changes. The ETH2 IP Address screen appears.
If invalid network parameters are entered, an error message appears.

NOTE: You can re-configure the Ethernet ports using MCT or the Web client. MCT allows the
configuration of a number of NSG devices and the Web client allows a remote individual configuration.

For further information about the Control Panel, see B.1 Using the Control Panel on page 108.

2.2 Full Device Configuration

The NSG 9000-6G web client allows a full configuration of the NSG 9000-6G device. It also
allows the user to monitor the NSG 9000-6G's status, view its alarms (if present), and
troubleshoot them. This manual describes and instructs you on how to configure and monitor
the device via the web client.
The web client is accessible through a web browser. The following web browsers are
supported:

Table 2-1: Supported Web Browsers

Microsoft Internet Explorer Mozilla FireFox Supported

Supported Versions Versions

7.0 3.6 and up

8.0 Compatibility view

Using IE 8.0
To access the web client using IE8, you should use Compatibility View. This view allows to
observe browser pages in a mode that is compatible with IE8.

 To set compatibility view

1. Open IE8.

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2. Select Tools > Compatibility View Settings.

3. Check Display all websites in Compatibility View, or specify the IP address for specific sites.
4. Click Close.

2.2.1 Logging Into the Device via IE

To log into the device via IE, open a browser and login by using the required user name and
password. Each user is eligible to a different mode of work with the device. The following
table lists the various users and their working mode:

Table 2-2: Username and Working Mode

Username Password Working Mode

guest nsgguest Allows only to monitor the operation of the device.

config nsgconfig Allows to configure the device and to define the Config
and Guest access level password.

admin nsgadmin Allows to configure the device, to define a password to

all users and to export and import firewall tables. See
page 35.

The current access level appears in the title bar of the web client.
Indication of the current username

See also, 3.9 Device Authentication on page 34.

 To login the device

1. Open an IE browser.
2. Type in the address of the required device.

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3. Click Go or press <Enter>.

4. In the Connect To dialog type in the required username and password.

5. To save the password for the future, select Remember my password.
6. Click Ok.
The web client page appears and you may start working with the device according to the
restrictions of your access level.

NOTE: To change the password, see 3.8.1 Setting a Password on page 31.

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2.3 Guidelines for Device Configuration

Once the NSG 9000-6G is properly cabled and setup in your network, you may access it via
the web client in order to configure and monitor it. The web client reads data from the NSG
9000-6G and presents it in an easy to use User Interface (UI).

2.3.1 Web Client Page

Once you have logged into the device, the web client page appears. It includes the following
sections:

Title bar Tabs Alarm Indicator Help button

Work area

 Title bar - displays the following:

Device model Device name, can be User name Alarm indicator Help button
modified

 Device model, for example: NSG 9000-6G

 Device name - by default it is the IP address of the device. You can select it and type
any name for easy identification and click Apply. For example: Rack 5-NSG 3.
 Logged-in user
 Alarm indicator - the alarm indicator is actually a link to the Alarm page and the

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indicator provides the following information:

Table 2-3: Alarm Indication

Alarm Indication Explanation

Green Alarm button No active alarms.

Red Alarm button There is at least one active alarm. Once the mouse
pointer hovers on it, a hint appears displaying the
alarm description. Once you click it, the Alarm page
opens.

Orange Alarm button There is at least one active warning. Once the mouse
pointer hovers on it, a hint appears displaying the
alarm description. Once you click it, the Alarm page
opens.

N Active Alarms ‘N’ stands for the amount of registered alarms/

N Active Warnings warnings. Click the link to open the Alarm page.

 Help button - allows you to access information about the various options provided by
the web client. The provided help is a context sensitive help. Upon clicking the help
button, the help page relevant to the open web client page appears.
 Tabs bar - Links you to parameters required for NSG 9000-6G configuration. The Tabs
bar is comprised of two sections:
 Main tabs - includes the tabs listed in the following table and the Apply button
 Sub tabs - includes tabs related to the Main tab as the following table describes.

Table 2-4: Available Tabs

Main Tab Sub TaB

Platform  General - allows to configure chassis parameters, input and output ports
and QAM-RF module parameters.
 Licensing - allows to manage the licenses
 NGOD - allows to set general NGOD ERM parameters to enable
communication with the NSG 9000-6G device
 ISA - allows to set general ISA parameters to enable communication
with the NSG 9000-6G device

Application  VOD - allows to define the VOD parameters. See page 74.
 Broadcast - allows to define broadcast session along with service and PID
remux. See page 80.
 SDV - allows to define SDV sessions. See page 90.
 M-CMTS - allows to define M-CMTS sessions. See page 98.
 D2E - for future use only
 CAS - allows to define the CAS parameters. See page 79.

Monitoring  Traffic - shows the traffic that flows out of the device. See page 110.
 Alarms - shows the currently raised alarms. See page 114.
 Diagnostics - allows ASI and IP forwarding for monitoring and analysis
purposes.
 Logs - allows to view the GbE counters, alarm logs, NGOD RTSP
messages and RPC communication messages. See page 127 -
page 130.

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Table 2-4: Available Tabs

Main Tab Sub TaB

Reports Allows to view the RF configuration. See page 132.

 Apply button - to the right of the Tabs bar. A click on this button sends the updated
configuration to the device.
 Work area - This section changes according to the selected tab and includes the
parameters required for the configuring.

2.3.2 Stages of NSG 9000-6G Configuration

Configuring the NSG 9000-6G model includes the following stages:
 Defining/viewing Platform Parameters, a one time configuration. During this stage, define
Ethernet 1&2 ports, GbE input ports and view platform parameters such as status of slots,
software version, chassis serial number, and more. You can also set general device
parameters such as:
 Device security parameters (device password)
 SNMP traps
 NTP
 Advanced network options - routing table and Access Control list
 Defining QAM-RF module parameters - during this stage define the following:
 Global RF and QAMs parameters
 RF port parameters
 QAMs parameters
 View a summary of general attributes
 Licensing - during this stage, view the licenses installed on the NSG device, install new
licenses if needed, and assign licenses to QAM channels.
 Applications - during this stage, define the parameters of the required application. The
available applications are as follows:
 VOD
 Broadcast
 M-CMTS
 D2E
 CAS - in case CAS is required, define whether DVB scrambling or Privacy Mode
scrambling is required and set the attributes as required.

2.3.2.1 Before you Begin

Before you start configuring and provisioning the device, pay attention to the following:
 Fields that are for viewing only, are greyed out.
 To change parameter values, click in the field and type the required values. Once you
click away from the field, the web client interface is updated and displays the new
parameters. However, the parameters are not sent to the device.
 To apply changes to fields marked with this icon , you should reset the device.
 To send to the device the newly configured parameters, click Apply. Only when you click
Apply, you actually submit the new parameters to the device.

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 To delete rows in a table, check the Select box and then click Delete Selected.
 A web page dialog includes a Done button. When clicking this button, you save the new
configuration without applying it to the device and you close the web page dialog.
To close a web page dialog without saving the configuration, click the button at the
upper right corner of each page. For example, see Add License web page dialog on
page 60.

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3.1 Platform Tab Overview

The Platform tab is the default tab. As soon as you link to the device it opens with the
General tab selected. The Platform tab enables you to configure device parameters which are
usually a one time configuration and it is recommended to configure as soon as you start
working with the device. The Platform parameters are organized in the following tabs:
 Platform > General Tab - The Platform > General tab includes a graphical view of the
device back panel. Focusing on each component, allows to view or configure the
parameters of the component in focus. By default, Chassis is selected and the General
tab is in focus. The following table lists the available components and the tabs related to
each component.

Table 3-1: Platform Page - Components and Available Tabs

Selected
Available Tabs
Component

Chassis  General - view general chassis parameters, define device name, IGMP V2
only and device EdgeCluster (redundancy) parameters. See 3.4 Configuring
General Device Parameters on page 27.
 Global RF & QAMs - set global QAM-RF module parameters. See page 43.
 SNMP & Syslog - set SNMP and Syslog parameters. See page 28.
 Time - set device time and time zone parameters. See page 29.
 Routing Table - set ETH and GbE ports routing table. See page 30.
 Security - set access to the unit. See page 31.
 Authentication - set authentication to the unit. See page 34.
 Port Redundancy - set GbE port redundancy. See page 37.
 EdgeCluster - set the edgeCluster parameters. See page 68.

Eth1, 2 General. See page 26.

GbE General. See page 35.

DTI card General. See page 39.

Slot  General - view a general summary of the QAM configuration. See page 52.
 Module - set ITU-T Annex, constellation, symbol rate and more. See
page 46.
 Ports - (default view) enable an QAM-RF port, set the number of channels
and the power level of the port. See page 47.
 QAMs - view and set QAM parameters such as QAM manager. See
page 49.

 Platform > Licensing Tab - The Platform > Licensing tab allows to manage your licenses
as explained in 3.14.1 Working with Licenses on page 57.
 Platform > NGOD Tab - The Platform > NGOD tab allows to set the parameters required
for the NSG NGOD ERM communication. See 3.15.1 Configuring NGOD General
Parameters on page 62 and 3.15.2 Configuring ERM Parameters on page 62.

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 Platform > ISA Tab - The Platform > ISA tab allows to set the parameters required for the
NSG ISA communication. See 3.16 Configuring ISA on page 63.

3.1.1 Global Chassis Buttons

Table 3-2: Global Chassis Buttons

Button Button Name Comments

Identify unit See page 22.

Export Configuration to File See page 22.

Import Configuration to Device See page 23.

Firmware upgrade See page 23.

Factory default See page 26.

If Chassis is selected Reset Device See page 23.

If Slot is selected, Reset Module

Validate Validates the QAM-RF module

configuration only. See page 46.

3.1.1.1 Identifying an NSG9000 Device

 To identify unit
1. Select the Platform tab.
By default Chassis is selected.
2. Click Identify Unit.
The LEDs of Output ports 4, 5 and 6 are blinking and the button toggles to Stop Blinking.

3.1.1.2 Exporting and Importing Configuration

 To Export the configuration to a File

1. Select the Platform tab.
By default chassis is selected.
2. Click Export Configuration to File.
The Export File From Device dialog appears.
3. Click either of the following:
 Open - to open the XML file and to view the configuration of the device.
 Save - to save the XML file with the device configuration at the required location.

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 To import configuration
1. Select the Platform tab.
By default chassis is selected.
2. Click Import Configuration to Device.
The Import File To Device dialog appears.
3. To locate the required XML file previously exported, click Browse.
4. To import, click Import.
Wait until a message notifying you of a successful import appears.
5. For the device to run with the newly imported configuration, reset the device.

3.1.1.3 Clearing Configuration

 To clear configuration and Revert to Factory Defaults

1. Select the Platform tab.
By default chassis is selected.
2. Click Factory Default.
The following message appears:
This action will clear configuration and reset the device. Are you
sure?
3. To confirm the action, click OK.
The device configuration is removed and device boots up with factory defaults.

3.1.1.4 Resetting an NSG9000 Device

 To reset the device

1. Select the Platform tab.
By default chassis is selected.
2. Click Reset Unit.
3. Click Ok to confirm the action.
The reset process takes place.

3.1.1.5 Resetting a QAM-RF Module

 To reset a QAM-RF module

1. Select the Platform tab.
2. Select the required slot/QAM-RF module.
3. Click Reset Module.
4. Click Ok to confirm the action.
The reset process takes place.

3.2 Firmware Upgrade

NSG 9000-6G ships with firmware and the web client installed. However, Harmonic
periodically releases firmware updates. To find out if the provided firmware meets your needs
or must be updated, contact Harmonic Technical Support.

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To upgrade the firmware of more than one NSG 9000-6G device, use MCT. See MCT 9.6 and
higher SW User Guide, or MCT Online Help.

3.2.1 Upgrading the Firmware of a Single NSG 9000-6G Device

The NSG 9000-6G firmware is packaged and delivered within the installer application. The
installer turns firmware upgrade into an easy and straightforward procedure. To upgrade
using the NSG installer refer to the following instructions. You can still upgrade the firmware
using Apache or the IIS HTTP server. For these instructions, refer to Firmware Upgrade
Using an External Server on page 135.
Before upgrading, prepare the following:
 NSG installer - Obtain the installer from Harmonic's FTP site. The NSG installer includes
the new firmware package. The name of the NSG installer indicates the device type and
the firmware version. For example: NSG9K6G-2.6.4.3-1-Installer-v1.1.5.exe,
where

NSG9K6G device type

2.6.4.3-1 firmware version

Installer application name

v1.1.5 installer version

 PC - Download the NSG installer to a computer that meets the following requirements:
 Access to the device. Port 22 of the computer should be open to allow
communication via the SSH protocol.
 Around 200MB of free space
 Any kind of Windows operation system

NOTE: Firmware upgrade is service affecting.

 To upgrade using the NSG installer

1. Once you downloaded the NSG installer to your PC, launch the NSG installer.

The NSG installer. Double click the

Installer exe file to launch it

The NSG installer is extracting files. This may take around 30 seconds. The following
dialog appears:
The dialog indicates the firmware version packaged within the Installer you have started.

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View the firmware

version and device type

Enter IP address of
the device
Enter username

Enter password

By default Auto-
Click to upgrade Reboot is selected
Click to view the
log
View the upgrade
process

2. In IP Address, enter the IP address of the device you wish to upgrade.

3. In UserName, enter the username for logging into the device. This username should be
eligible to upgrade the firmware. See 2.2.1 Logging Into the Device via IE on page 15.
4. In Password, enter the required password.
5. By default, Auto-Reboot is selected. It allows to reboot the device once the installation of
the new firmware is completed.
6. Click Install.
The progress bar indicates that upgrade is taking place while denoting the current stage
of the upgrade.

View the upgrade

process

7. View Log - during the upgrade, you can click View Log.
A text file appears with detailed information regarding the upgrade. This log allows you to
troubleshoot the upgrade process.

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NOTE: View Log is enabled from the following upgrade stage: Running upgrade script on device

8. Wait until a message that the upgrade is complete appears.

9. Click OK and wait until device reboots.
10. In the web client of the device, (Platform > Chassis > General tab) you can verify that the
device reports the same version number as the required firmware.

Verify firmware version

NOTE: The following sections are organized according to the recommended sequence of steps for device
configuration.

3.3 Configuring Ethernet Ports

The IP address of the ETH ports or NSG 9000-6G primary IP address is configured as part of
the NSG 9000-6G installation (see 2.1.1 Configuring Ethernet Ports on page 13). However,
when required, you may change the IP address settings via the Platform screen, Ethernet
table:

NOTE: Configure the IP address of ETH1 on a different subnet than that of ETH2. Configuring both ports
to be on the same subnet may result in serious network communication problems. NSG 9000-6G uses the
ETH1 port to communicate with the network for management purposes and ETH2 for Conditional Access
Systems (CAS) purposes.

 To change configuration of ETH1 and ETH2

1. Select the Platform tab.
2. Select the required Ethernet port.
The ETH1 or the ETH2 Properties General tab appears.
3. For Eth1, select the General tab.

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4. To enable the port, check Enable Port.

5. In MAC Address, view the MAC Address. The MAC address is the physical address of the
unit. The address is retrieved and presented in the Platform page for viewing purposes
only.
6. Type the required IP address, subnet mask and default gateway of ETH1 and/or ETH2.
7. Click Apply to apply changes.

3.4 Configuring General Device Parameters

3.4.1 Configuring/Viewing Chassis Properties
The General tab allows you to configure and view the following:
 View general device parameters like software version
 Define device name
 Define to work in IGMP V2 protocol only
 Define EdgeCluster parameters. See 3.17 EdgeCluster on page 68.

 To view/set chassis properties

1. Select the Platform tab.
2. In Back Panel View, select Chassis > General tab.
The Chassis Properties & Main Board Properties section appears.

3. View the following Chassis information:

SW Version - The device's firmware version and revision.

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Main Board Part Number - The part number of the main board.
Main Board Serial Number - The serial number of the main board.
Main Board Storage Format - indicates whether a single or dual partition.
Chassis Serial Number - The serial number of the chassis.
4. To define device name, in Device Name (SysName), enter a name. The device name should
allow easy identification of the device. Once you click Apply, the newly entered device
name appears in the title bar. If you type in the title bar another name, once you click
Apply it overrides the device name entered in Device Name box.

NOTE: The Device Name is also required for the SNMP manager for defining the attributes of the
SYSTEM MIB. See 3.5 Configuring SNMP and Syslog Parameters on page 28.

5. In System Uptime, view the time the device is up and running since the last reboot.
6. To set the GbE ports to support the IGMPv2 protocol only, select Force IGMP V2. NSG
9000-6G ignores any IGMPv3 messages and does not generate any IGMPv3 messages.

3.5 Configuring SNMP and Syslog Parameters

3.5.1 Configuring SNMP
NSG 9000-6G is capable of reporting its status via SNMP (Simple Network Management
Protocol) to a third-party SNMP-based network management systems.
NSG 9000-6G status is reported to the SNMP manager in the following ways:
 SNMP Traps - notifications that the NSG device initiates and sends to the SNMP manager
to indicate the assertion or remittance of an alarm or warning. SNMP Traps are sent only
to SNMP managers that are registered with the NSG 9000-6G.
 Alarms status queries - the SNMP manager may query the NSG for its current alarms
status. The NSG reports this information using standard and custom SNMP MIBs.
 Configuration and Traffic queries - the SNMP manager may query the NSG for various
configuration parameters, as well as various traffic counters that indicate the rate of traffic
that is flowing through the NSG's interfaces.
In addition, NSG 9000-6G supports Syslog - a standard-based method for centralized logging
of device messages. A Syslog server that is registered with the NSG 9000-6G device will
receive messages from the device whenever an alarm or warning is asserted or remitted.

 To set SNMP parameters

1. Select the Platform tab.
2. Select Chassis > SNMP & Syslog tab.

Select to enable the

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3. By default SNMP is enabled. Verify that it is enabled.

To disable SNMP, de-select Enable SNMP.
4. In SNMP Community String, enter the required string value for the Get community:
 Get Community - The name of the community having Read access to the network
elements. The elements will respond to this community Get commands. The default
string is public.
5. In SNMP Trap Destination table, enable the required table-row by selecting the Enable box.
6. Enter the IP Address of the computer to which you wish to forward all SNMP traps from
the NSG.
7. Open the Version list and select the required SNMP version.
8. In System MIB, enter the following information:
 Contact (SysContact) - enter contact information
 Location (SysLocation) - enter the location of the device. In other words, the location
of the host on which the SNMP agent, or server runs.

3.5.2 Configuring Syslog Parameters

To log NSG related events, enable this option and enter the Syslog server IP address as
instructed below:
1. Select the Platform tab.
2. Select Chassis > SNMP tab and focus on the Syslog section.
3. If you wish to log events on the server, enable the Syslog server. To enable, select Enable
Syslog.
4. In Syslog Server IP address, enter the IP address of the Syslog server.

3.6 Setting Device Time and Date Parameters

Set the device time according to either of the following options:
 Automatically - Synchronize the NSG 9000-6G time with the Universal Time Coordination
(UTC) by connecting to an NTP (Network Time Protocol) server. If you enable this option,
you cannot set the time of the unit manually.
 Manually - Use this option when NTP server is not available.

 To set the time of the device according to the NTP server

1. Select the Platform tab.
2. Select Chassis > Time tab.

3. To allow to establish communication with the NTP server, select Enable NTP.
4. Enter the IP address of the NTP server in NTP Server IP Address.

 To set the device time zone

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1. Do either of the following:

 Open the Time Offset list and select the required local time offset to match between
the time of the device, that is UTC time, and the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT),
Or,
1. Select Enable Daylight Saving.
The Time Offset is disabled and Location and City/Province are enabled.
2. Select the required location.
3. Select the required city/province.
The daylight saving time is automatically defined according to the selected location and
city/province.

 To set the time of the device manually

1. Verify that Enable NTP is not selected.
2. In Date, enter, in the required format, the current date.
3. In Time, enter, in the required format, the current time.
4. Open the Time Zone list and select the required local time offset to match between the
time of the device and the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

NOTE: When you manually set the date and time of the device, this event is logged in the unit alarm log.

3.7 Configuring Advanced Networking Options

3.7.1 Configuring Routing Table Parameters
The routing table allows you to define Ethernet routes to specific networks. This option is
required in special network topologies that require more than the capabilities of a default
gateway.
To set the Routing table parameters, do the following:
1. Select Platform > General tab.
2. In Back Panel View, select Chassis.
3. In Chassis and Main Board Properties, select Routing Table.

4. Click Add Route to add a blank row to the table.

5. Enter the required values as explained below:
 Destination - Enter the IP address of the destination device or network.
 Mask - Specify the subnet mask. The combination of mask and destination IP will
determine the exact range of IP destinations that may be accessed through this
routing entry.
 Gateway - Enter the IP address of the gateway through which the NSG will attempt to
make a connection to a destination. For ETH1 or ETH2, the gateway must be in the
same NSG subnet for either ETH1 or ETH2 ports. For GbE 1, 2 and 3 ports, the

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gateway must be in the same NSG subnet for each GbE port.
 Interface - Open the list and select the physical port to outflow this routing.
 Delete - Check this box to remove this route. The route is removed once you click
Delete Route.

3.8 Configuring Device Security

Configure the following as explained below:
Passwords, see 3.8.1 Setting a Password on page 31
Firewall IP tables, see 3.8.2 Controlling Access - Firewall IP Tables on page 31
Access protocols, see 3.8.3 Controlling Access - Device Access Protocols on page 33

3.8.1 Setting a Password

1. Select the Platform tab.
2. Select Chassis > Security tab.

3. Focus on the Change Password section.

4. In User Name, verify that the required user name appears.
If you logged as admin, you are authorized to change your password and the password of
all other users.
If you logged as Configure, you are authorized to change your password or the password
of Monitor.
5. In New Password, enter the new password.
6. In Verify Password, re-enter the new password.
7. To apply the password change, click Change Password.
When logging in, use the newly set password.

NOTE: After three unsuccessful login trials, or if you forgot the password/user name, reset your
password. To reset the password, call Harmonic Customer Support.

3.8.2 Controlling Access - Firewall IP Tables

To control the access to the NSG 9000-6G device, use the firewall IP tables of Linux native
firewall known as Uncomplicated Firewall. An experienced user only, should update the
firewall using the NSG 9000-6G Command Line Interface (CLI). Once the firewall is updated,
you can distribute the file to other NSG 9000-6G devices.

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Via the Security tab you can do the following:

Export/import IP tables

 Export or import firewall IP tables:

 Export - allows to save the IP tables file.
 Import - allows to control the access to the device. As soon as the import process is
complete, the new configuration is active.

NOTE: Only user admin is allowed to export and import firewall IP tables.

 Define the allowed protocols for accessing the device

 To export firewall IP tables

1. Select the Platform tab.
2. Select Chassis > Security tab.
3. Focus on the Device Access Protocols section.
4. To save the IP tables as a zipped file, click Export Firewall IP Tables.

5. Click Export.
6. In the File Download dialog, click Save.
7. Navigate to the required location and click Save.

 To import firewall IP tables

1. Select the Platform tab.
2. Select Chassis > Security tab.

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3. To import the IP tables file, click Import Firewall IP Tables.

4. Browse to the required file and click Import.

5. In the dialog that appears, click Yes.
6. Wait until the following message appears:

7. Click Ok to close the message.

3.8.3 Controlling Access - Device Access Protocols

By default both HTTP and HTTPS protocols are enabled and you can access the web client
using these protocols. However, you can disable the HTTP protocol to allow accessing the
NSG 9000-6G device via HTTPS secure-mode only.
HTTPS TCP port is 443 and HTTP TCP port is 80.

Configure access protocols

NOTE: Only user admin can disable the HTTP protocol.

To change the default configuration of access protocols, do the following:

1. Select the Platform tab.
2. Select Chassis > Security tab.
3. Focus on the Device Access Protocols section.
4. To enable/disable the HTTP protocol, select/de-select Enable HTTP.

NOTE: When disabling a protocol, the device disconnects for an instant to refresh its connection.

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3.9 Device Authentication

NSG 9000 may use a Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) server to
authenticate and authorize users who are trying to log into the NSG 9000.
To enable the RADIUS authentication, the following should apply:
 Connection to a RADIUS server - NSG is defined as a client of the RADIUS server
 NSG 9000 is configured to work in Remote mode
 The RADIUS server database should include three types of authorized NSG users. Any
user defined in the RADIUS server must belong to one of these groups:
 Admin
 Config
 Guest
The following table lists the permissions of each group of users:

Table 3-3: NSG 9000 Permission per Users

Device Change IP Password of Authentication

User Upgrade Monitoring
Configuration Tables Local Users Mode

admin Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

config Yes No No No No Yes

guest No No No No No Yes

Once a user is trying to log into the NSG 9000 either via HTTP/HTTPS or SSH, NSG 9000
challenges the RADIUS server. Once the user is authenticated and authorized, the user can
log into the device.
Upon a communication problem with the RADIUS server, while performing authentication,
the NSG automatically switches to a local authentication method. However, once the problem
is fixed, remote authentication is performed as long as Remote is the configured
authentication mode.
When working in Remote mode, local users cannot login.

 To configure RADIUS Mode

1. Open the web client of the device.
2. Select Platform > Chassis > Authentication tab:

3. Open the Authentication Type list and select either of the following:
 Local - authentication and authorization is performed locally, against the database of
the NSG 9000-6G
 Remote-RADIUS - authentication and authorization is performed by the RADIUS
server. When selected, move to the following step to configure the required
parameters.

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4. When Remote is selected, configure the following parameters:

 Server IP - enter the IP address of the RADIUS server
 Port - the port number over which the RADIUS sever communicates with the NSG
9000.
 Secret - enter a confidential string that is shared between the device and the RADIUS
server.
 Timeout - enter in seconds, the time allowed to elapse between an NSG 9000
request and a response from the RADIUS server.

NOTE: Once you change to Remote and click Apply, any attempt to login, or after refresh, requires the
remote authentication.

3.10 Input GbE Ports Configuration

The GbE ports are operate as eight independent ports receiving eight different feeds. The
port status is reflected in the Platform > General tab as follows:

Table 3-4: Input GbE Port

Port Status Display Display

Disabled Grey

Enabled White

Part of a  Yellow - tool tip

port-redundancy indicates whether
pair primary or backup

3.10.1 Configuring Input GbE ports

 To configure GbE port properties
1. Select the Platform tab.
2. In Back Panel View, select the GbE ports.

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The GbE # Properties General tab appears.

3. To configure the GbE port parameters, do the following:

Enable Port - select to enable the port.
SFP Vendor - (Read only) view the vendor of the SFP module mounted in the GbE port.
SFP mode - (Read only) view the mode of the SFP module mounted in the GbE. It can be
multi mode, single mode or copper.
SFP Type - (Read only) view the type of SFP mounted.
 Copper - when copper SFP is mounted
 When fiber SFP is mounted either of the following is indicated:
 SX - indicates multi-mode SFP, typically used for short distances (up to 200 m)
 LX - indicates single-mode SFP, typically used for long distances (10km and up).

NOTE: If the SFP is not mounted, Not Mounted appears in the SFP Vendor, SFP Mode and SFP Type
parameters.

Auto Negotiation - The Auto Negotiation is a handshake protocol used in GbE links. Select
this check box to activate the Auto Negotiation protocol only if the other end of the GbE
link also uses auto negotiation.
MAC Address - view the physical address of the GbE as retrieved from the device. This is a
read only parameter.
Status - reflects the current status of the relevant GbE channel. Displays OK, Link Down,
SFP Not Mounted, or Disable Mode.
FPGA Version - view the FPGA version as retrieved from the device. This is a read only
parameter.
NGOD Input Group Name - Enter the name of the input group that the NSG relates to when
reporting on this interface in its NGOD-D6 messages.
NDOG Assigned Bandwidth (Mbps) - Enter the bandwidth of the GbE port assigned for the
NGOD ERM. The default is 1000MB, that is the full capacity of the port is assigned for the
NGOD ERM. You can enter a value between 0-1000 in increments of 100. If you enter 0,
the GbE port is not available for the NGOD ERM.
Route Refresh - When enabled, the NSG routinely sends "Ping" requests to the gateway of
the GbE port. Requests are sent approximately once per 5 seconds, thus preventing
expiration of the route.
Refresh Interval (Msec) - Define, in Msec, how often to send a Ping request.

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4. In the IP Addresses table, enter the following parameters:

IP Address1 - type in the required IP address
Subnet - type in the required subnet mask.

3.10.2 Configuring Input GbE Port Redundancy

3.10.2.1 Overview
NSG 9000-6G supports 1:1 and N:1 redundancy modes for its GbE input ports. Typical port
redundancy configuration depends on the application in which the NSG is deployed as the
following scenarios describe:
 VOD application - to allow redundancy for IP unicast VOD streams, you should use 1:1
port redundancy. Select a distinct backup port for each primary port, with the Same IP
Address option checked.
 Broadcast application - to allow redundancy for IP multicast streams, you should use 1:1
port redundancy.
 SDV application - to allow redundancy for IP multicast SDV streams, use either 1:1 or N:1
redundancy modes depending on the desired level of protection:
 1:1 port redundancy - define for each primary port a backup port. De-select the Same
IP Address option, and set a distinct IP address for the designated backup port. This
mode ensures the highest level of protection against various network failures.
 N:1 port redundancy - allows an efficient use of the eight available input GbE ports,
by utilizing a single backup port for protecting several primary ports. The typical and
recommended configuration for this mode is to define two groups of 3 primary ports
and one backup port. For example, port 4 backs up ports 1-3 and port 8 backs up
ports 5-7. In case of a redundancy switch, the backup port starts transmitting also the
streams of the failed primary port(s).
In general, the following guidelines apply for the port redundancy feature:
 To configure port redundancy, port should be enabled. (Select GbE Port > General tab)
 A primary port cannot serve as a backup port.
 If the Same IP Address option is selected, the backup port is disabled and the IP address of
the port changes to the IP address of the primary port. When the primary port fails, the
backup port is enabled, using the same IP address of the failed port.
 Configuring port redundancy, blocks the port configuration except for IP address in case
Same IP Address is selected.
 Alarm configuration:
 By default both Link Down and No Input Traffic alarms trigger port redundancy.
 The alarm configuration of the primary port and backup port is the same.
 You can configure the alarms of a primary port only.
 When selecting a backup Port, the alarm configuration of the primary port also
applies to the backup port.
 In N:1 port redundancy, the alarm configuration applies to the backup port and to all
of the primary ports it backs up. Once you configure the backup port to backup an
additional primary port, the alarm configuration automatically applies to the primary
port. 
Any changes to the alarm configuration immediately applies to the backup port and
to all primary ports it backs up.

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 Upon redundancy switch, automatically the configured backup port is activated. If the
backup port fails, a redundancy switch is performed to return to the Primary. If the
primary port is still faulty, the redundancy mechanism, re-checks the last active port for a
momentary failure. If it is still faulty, the redundancy switch reverts to the primary and
keeps checking in increased intervals the configured backup port, until detecting an
active port.
 Redundancy switches are written in the alarm log. To view the history of the port
redundancy switches, select Monitoring > Logs > Alarm Log and click View Log.

3.10.2.2 Port Redundancy Related Alarms

 Triggering redundancy - Link Down and No Input Traffic
 After the redundancy switch, the following alarm is raised: Backup Port is Active

 To configure GbE port redundancy

1. Open the web client of the device.
2. Select Platform > Chassis > Port Redundancy.
Set triggering alarm

Open list to View active Tick to set Click to manually Click to refresh port
define backup port same IP switch between status
port address ports

3. To view the current status of the ports, click Refresh Port State.
The Active Port column is updated to display the currently active port.
4. Open the Backup Port list and select the required backup port for any of the required
ports.
Active Port, Same IP Address, Trigger alarm columns and the Switch button are enabled.
By default, both triggering alarms are selected.
5. In VOD application, to allow redundancy for the IP unicast VOD streams, select a distinct
backup port for each primary port with the Same IP Address option checked. In this case,
only the primary port is active. Once you select Same IP Address the following takes place:
 The IP address of the backup port changes to the IP address of the primary port
 The backup port is disabled
6. By default both triggering alarms are selected. Configure the triggering alarms as
required.
7. To manually switch between the ports, click Switch.

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3.11 Configuring/Viewing DTI Parameters

To configure and view DTI parameters, select the DTI component and do the following:

 Configure DTI parameters:

 Enslave NSG 9000-6G clock to the DTI clock by selecting Use DTI Clock
 Define the DTI port redundancy mode, and select the preferred DTI port (if
applicable, depending on the redundancy mode)
 Configure the SNMP traps
 View the following:
 DTI client properties and status - via the Client Information section
 Port Information - via Per Port Information section

3.11.1 Configuring DTI Client Parameters

1. Select the Platform > General tab.
2. In the Back Panel View, select the DTI component.
The General tab appears.
3. When working in M-CMTS mode, enslave the NSG clock to the DTI clock. To enslave,
select Use DTI Clock.
4. To set the DTI port redundancy mode, open the Redundancy Mode list and select one of
the following:
 Manual - you need to select the DTI port. No automatic switching/activation of ports
is done, regardless of the status of the DTI ports.
 Automatic (no Auto Revert) - selecting the active port is completely automatic,
without any intervention and without any preference of a specific port. If the active

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port fails, the standby port is activated and assumes the role of "active" as long as it is
in normal state. If the latter fails, ports will be switched again. This switching can
continue any number of times, without any preference of a specific port.
 Automatic (Auto Revert) - in this mode, the selected port (as defined in Selected Port)
is always preferred over the other port. In case that the selected port fails, the
standby port is automatically activated. Once the selected port is fixed, the NSG
automatically switches back to the selected port.
5. To select the active DTI port, open the Selected Port list and select either port 1 or 2.

NOTE: The Selected Port list is disabled if Automatic (no Auto Revert) is selected.

6. In Notification, define which notification to send once the status of the DTI client changes:
 Log Status Change Events - send a notification to the alarm log upon a change in the
status of the DTI client
 Send Trap on Status Change - send an SNMP trap upon a change in the status of the
DTI client

3.11.2 Viewing DTI Client and DTI Port Information

1. Select the Platform > General tab.
2. In the In Back Panel View, select the DTI component.

NOTE: The DTI section is enabled only when a DTI client is installed in the device.

The General tab appears.

3. To view DTI client information, focus on Client Information section.
 In Overall Status, verify that the DTI status is NORMAL. The following table lists the
available Status options:

Table 3-5: DTI Client State Options

Status Explanation

Warmup Local oscillator has not yet stabilized

Freerun DTI client is not locked to the signal of the DTI server, and is running
freely using its own internal real-time clock. Freerun indicates that since
its last initialization, the client was not locked to the server.

Normal DTI client is locked to the DTI server, working normally

Bridging This is a transient state, which may last up to 2 seconds. It indicates that
the DTI client has experienced a momentary interruption in its timing
signal, but is still able to maintain acceptable timing. NSG 9000 is still
locked to the DTI server clock.

Holdover DTI client lost its sync to the DTI server clock. Working in "best effort
mode", with the last known valid time correction

Fast The DTI client has just acquired a valid signal, and is in the process of
locking to it. If this status is displayed for a prolonged time, this
indicates a problem with the received DTI signal or with the DTI client.

 In 10Mhz Ref., indicates whether the 10Mhz Reference signal is present.

 In Timestamp, view the last DTI timestamp

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 In Active Port, view the currently active DTI port.

 In FPGA Version, view the installed FPGA version of the DTI client.
4. To view DTI client port information, focus on the Per Port Information section. For each port
view the following information:
 DTI Signal Detected - indicates whether a valid DTI signal is detected.
 Server Status - indicates the status of the server as it is communicated to the client.
Available status indications are as follows: Warmup, Freerun, Fast, Normal, or
Holdover.
 CRC Error Count - indicates the number of CRC error occurrences on the DTI link.
 Cable Advanced Valid - indicates whether cable advance is valid. A valid, i.e. Stable,
Cable Advance value is essential in order for the client to lock to the server.
 Frame Error Rate - indicates the Frame Error Rate as follows: Below 2%, 2% to 5%, or
Over 5%.

3.11.2.1 DTI Client State Diagram

Reboot

Status = Warmup , changes

to Freerun once oscillator
stabilizes.
Alarm: DTI Link Down

Link Detected
Status = Bridging , changes to Holdover
after a few seconds .
Alarm: DTI Link Down
Status = Fast
Alarm: DTI Not Locked

Successful Link lost

sync

Status = Normal Status = Bridging , changes to Holdover

after a few seconds.
Alarm: DTI Not Locked

Sync lost

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3.12 Configuring QAM-RF Modules

The NSG 9000-6G device has nine slots. Each slot accommodates a single QAM-RF module.

Selected slot, with the following QAM-RF related information

Available tabs with default ports tab in view

The Back Panel View section, displays the slots while indicating the following QAM-RF module
related information:
 Slot number - a number between 1 - 9

NOTE: To view the actual mounted module, select the Module tab. See 3.12 Configuring QAM-RF
Modules on page 42.

 Slot Status - either of the following appears:

 Module OK - indicates that the slot is occupied with the configured module and the
latter is working.
 Module Out - indicates that the slot is vacant.
 Module Fail - indicates that the mounted module is faulty or that the applied
configuration does not match the currently mounted module.

NOTE: To view licensing granted for this module, select Platform > Licensing > Assign Licenses.

In addition, when selecting a slot, you may access the properties of the mounted module. The
Module Properties are arranged in the following tabs:
 Module - See 3.12.2 Configuring a QAM-RF Module on page 46.
 Port - the default tab. See 3.12.3 Configuring Module RF Ports on page 47.
 QAMs - See 3.12.4 Configuring/Viewing QAM Channels on page 49.
 General - See 3.12.5 Viewing QAM-RF Module Information on page 52.
 Redundancy - See 3.13 RF Module Redundancy Overview on page 52.
You can also reset each module by clicking the Reset Module button. See page 23.
The following sections guide you on how to configure the QAM-RF modules. The QAM-RF
module configuration includes the following stages:

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 Configuring global parameters - the same definitions are sent to all of the QAM-RF
modules/QAM channels. The Global configuration is available via the Platform > General >
Chassis > Global RF & QAMs tab.
 Configuring parameters for each QAM-RF module - To allow the NSG 9000-6G device to
support multiple applications, during this configuration you may override the
configuration of global parameters such as module encoding mode and QAM manager.
The configuration of each QAM-RF module is available via the Platform > General > Slot
Module > Module/Ports/QAMs tabs.

3.12.1 Configuring Global RF & QAMs Parameters

TIP: Defining the global parameters of the RF ports & QAM channels is the first stage of the QAM-RF
module configuration.

When configuring the QAM-RF module parameters, you may send definition to all of the
QAM-RF modules/QAM channels as the following table shows:.

Table 3-6: Setting Global RF&QAM Parameters

Required Action Required Buttons

To send definitions to all of the QAM-RF 1.

modules, click Set All Modules and then Apply. 2.

To send definitions to all of the RF ports, click 1.

Set All Ports and then Apply. 2.

To send definitions to all of the QAMs, click Set 1.

All QAMs and then Apply. 2.

You can globally configure the following:

3.12.1.1 Defining Global RF and QAMs Settings on page 43
3.12.1.2 Defining Number of QAMs and Enabling RF Ports on page 45
3.12.1.3 Closing/Opening all RF Ports on page 45
3.12.1.4 Configuring a Global QAM Manager on page 46
3.12.1.5 Locking Symbol Rate on page 46

3.12.1.1 Defining Global RF and QAMs Settings

 To define RF Scheme and Template

1. Select Platform > General tab.
2. In Back Panel View, select Chassis.
3. Select the Global RF& QAMs tab.

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4. Focus on the RF Scheme and RF Template sections.

5. To define the encoding mode, open the ITU-T Annex list and select one of the following:

Table 3-7: Encoding Mode

Encoding Mode Explanation

Annex-A (DVB) This mode is used mainly in European and Asian countries.
Utilizes bandwidth of 8 MHz per QAM-RF channel.

Annex-B This is the mode used in North-American countries. Utilizes

bandwidth of 6 MHz per QAM-RF channel.

Annex-C (Japan) As implied by its name, used mainly in Japan. Similar to

Annex-A in the most part, but utilizes bandwidth of 6 MHz
per QAM-RF channel.

6. To define the required constellation, open the Constellation list. The Constellation is the
type of Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) used. QAM constellation affects Data
Rate and Symbol Rate, and must be set according to HFC network properties. Valid
values are:

Encoding Mode Valid Values

Annex-A or Annex-C 16, 32, 64, 128, 256

Annex-B 64 and 256

7. In Symbol Rate (Msps), view/configure the rate of QAM symbols that are encoded and
transmitted per second as follows:
Annex-B - (Read-only), symbol rate is fixed per constellation
Annex-A - configure in the following allowed range: 5.0000 - 6.9565
Annex-C - configure in the following allowed range: 5.0000 - 5.3131

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8. In Data Rate, (Read-only), view the bit rate of the transport stream in Bps.
9. To apply the configuration to all of the QAM-RF modules, click Set All Modules.

NOTE: The configuration will take effect once you click Apply.

10. To set the QAM-RFs frequency, open the RF Template list and select one of the following:
 Frequency - frequency is entered explicitly as numeric frequency values
 EIS-STD - frequency is defined using channel numbers based on the EIA-STD channel
table. See EIA SDT and HRC Standards on page 153.
 EIA-HRC - RF settings are entered using channel numbers based on the EIA-HRC
channel table. See EIA SDT and HRC Standards on page 153.
11. To apply the configuration to all of the QAM-RF modules, click Set All Modules.

3.12.1.2 Defining Number of QAMs and Enabling RF Ports

 To define the settings of the RF Ports

1. Select Platform > General tab.
2. In Back Panel View, select Chassis.
3. Select the Global RF& QAMs tab.
4. Focus on the #QAMs per Port and Enable RF Port sections:.

5. To select the number of QAM channels, open the #QAMs per Port list and select the
required number of channels.
6. To apply the configuration to all of the QAM-RF ports, click Set All Ports.
7. To enable/disable the QAM-RF ports, select/de-select Enable Port.
8. To enable/disable all RF ports of the device, click Set All Ports.

3.12.1.3 Closing/Opening all RF Ports

 To mute all RFs

1. Select Platform > General tab.
2. In Back Panel View, select Chassis.
3. Select the Global RF& QAMs tab.
4. Focus on the Emergency Shutdown section:

5. To mute all RF ports, click Mute All RFs. The button toggles to Unmute All RFs.
6. To open all RF ports, click Unmute All RFs. The button toggles to Mute All RFs.

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3.12.1.4 Configuring a Global QAM Manager

 To configure a QAM Manager

1. Select Platform > General tab.
2. In Back Panel View, select Chassis.
3. Select the Global RF& QAMs tab.
4. Focus on the QAM Manager section:

5. To select a QAM manager for all of the QAM-RF modules, open the QAM Manager list
and select the required QAM Manager. See, Table 3-10: QAM Manager on page 50.
6. To send configuration to all of the QAMs, click Set All QAMs.

NOTE: The configuration will take effect once you click Apply.

Once you are done with this configuration, move on to configure each module by selecting
the required module and the Module tab.

3.12.1.5 Locking Symbol Rate

For future use only.

3.12.2 Configuring a QAM-RF Module

1. Select the Platform tab.
2. In Back Panel View, select the required slot.
3. Select the Module tab.

4. Define/View the following module information:

 Expected Module Type - Read only. The module type is NSG-8R1G, OCTAL, up to
eight QAM-RF channels per RF port.
 Actual Module Type - Read only. Currently not applicable.
 ITU-T ANNEX - open the list to select the required encoding mode. Changes to the
encoding mode override the encoding mode configured during global module
configuration. See Table 3-7: Encoding Mode on page 44.
 Constellation - select the required constellation. The Constellation is the type of
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) used. QAM constellation affects Data Rate
and Symbol Rate, and must be set according to HFC network properties. Valid values
are: Annex-A or Annex-C: 16, 32, 64, 128, 256. Annex-B: 64 and 256.
Changes override the constellation configured during global module configuration.

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NOTE: You can configure the Sym Rate 1 & 2 for ANNEX A and ANNEX C only.

 Symbol Rate - define/view the rate of QAM symbols that are encoded and
transmitted per second. You can define the symbol rate in Annex A and C. In Annex
B, you can only view its value. Changes override the symbol rate configured during
global module configuration.
 Data Rate - view the defined data rate.
 Interleaver 1 - view the interleaver values as defined in the QAM tab. NSG 9000-6G
has two optional Interleaver values, set the required value for this interleaver.
 Interleaver 2 - See Interleaver 1.
 QAM Placement - Read only. Block is the standard placement of adjacent QAM-RFs
along the 48Mhz block, depending on the selected ITU-T Annex.
 RF Template - define/view the RF Template. Define the RF template for Annex B only.
View for Annex A and C. The RF template is defined during the global RFs & QAMs
configuration. See 3.12.1 Configuring Global RF & QAMs Parameters on page 43.
Changes override the RF template configured during global module configuration.

3.12.3 Configuring Module RF Ports

1. Select the Platform tab.
2. In Back Panel View, select the required slot.
3. Select the Port tab.
Port 1& 2 are
enabled-blue grid

Channels are
with license and
active

4. For each RF port, define the following:

 RF Enable - select to enable the RF port. Enable the port only after completing the
output configuration.
 #QAMs per Port - select the number of active QAM channels, from 1-8 active
channels (Annex B & C) and 1-6 Annex A. The number of active channels is license
dependent and by default two channels are active.

NOTE: The frequency of the QAM channels is consecutive and each channel utilizes six MHz in Annex B
& C or eight MHz in Annex A.

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 Power Level (dBmV) - The power level of the RF port. Once you define the RF power
level, the power level of all QAM channels in the port changes accordingly. All QAM
channels have the same power level in relation to the defined power level of the RF
port. Once you configure the power level in dBmV, you can view the power level also
in dBuV.
 Power Level Per QAM - define the QAM power level for all QAM channels within the
port. This value appears in the QAM tab as a read-only value. Once you configure the
power level per port in dBmV, you can view the power level per port also in dBuV.

NOTE: Any changes to the RF power level affect the QAMs power level and vise versa.

5. Review the port and its QAM channels configuration via the provided bar graphs as
explained in the following section.

3.12.3.1 Understanding the RF Port Graph

A bar graph, for each RF port displays the current configuration of the RF port as the following
table explains:

Licensed QAM Licensed Mute No license RF port disabled - RF port enabled -

channel QAM channel red grid blue grid

Applied spectral No license, Licensed, CW Licensed

inversion CW applied applied QAM channel

Table 3-8: RF Port Legend

Parameter Explanation

RF Enable Blue grid - RF port is enabled

Red grid - RF port is disabled

# QAMs per Port Number of bars in graph. Each QAM-RF channel is represented by
a bar.

Power Level (dBmV) Height of bar. Each bar represents a QAM, however the power
level of each QAM depends on the RF port power level.

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Table 3-8: RF Port Legend

Parameter Explanation

Bar color Blue - license is granted and QAM is active

Light shade of blue - license is granted and QAM is mute.
Gray - no license is granted
Light shade of gray - no license and QAM is mute.

Bar shape Rectangle like - normal

Pointy bar - CW is activated
Truncated bar - channel is mute.

Indicates that spectral inversion is applied on this QAM. The

arrows appear at the top of the bar.

Once you hover the mouse pointer over a bars you can read QAM channel related
information as the following table explains:

Table 3-9: Hint Explanation

Hint Parameter Explanation

Frequency Indicates the center frequency of the QAM-RF channel

Power level Indicates the power level of the QAM-RF channel

Mute Indicates whether mute or not

Spectral Inversion Indicates whether spectral inversion is applied

CW Signal Indicates whether CW is applied or not

QAM License Indicates whether QAM license is granted

3.12.4 Configuring/Viewing QAM Channels

1. Select the Platform tab.
2. In Back Panel View, select the required slot.

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3. Select the QAMs tab.

4. Define RF attributes according to the following explanation:

 RF Enable - Read only parameter. To enable the port, see 3.12.3 Configuring Module
RF Ports on page 47.select to enable the port.
 RF Output - Read only. It indicates the QAM-RF output channel in the following
pattern x.y.z where
x - Module number
y - RF port number
z - RF channel number
For example, 1.2.2 refers to output traffic of module 1, transmitted via RF port 2,
QAM channel 2.
 QAM Index - (Read Only). An index number to identify each QAM channel within the
144 available QAM-RF channels of the device.
 TS ID - sets the ID of the transport stream carried over this QAM-RF channel.
 QAM Manager - The QAM manager determines the functionality of the QAM. The
default QAM manager is NGOD ERM. You can select one of the following QAM
managers:

Table 3-10: QAM Manager

QAM-RF
Application Explanation
Manager

VOD SRM VOD VOD - the NSG 9000-6G automatically detects the
Service & PID incoming streams and automatically routes them,
Remux according to the indicated UDP, to the required QAM-
RF channel. The traffic routed via the QAM-RFs is
controlled by the SRM (Session Resource Manager).
The SRM may also route to the QAM-RFs service
remux or PID remux.

NGOD ERM VOD The NGOD ERM controls the QAM-RFs for binding
(default) SDV SDV sessions and for routing VOD sessions. The ERM
Service & PID may also route to the QAM-RFs service remux or PID
Remux remux. All QAM-RFs send D6 messages to the NGOD
ERM if NGOD ERM server is configured and enabled
by selecting Applications > NGOD.

ISA SRM SDV All QAM-RFs are controlled by ISA (Interactive Service
VOD Architecture) using the RPC protocol. VOD sessions are
Service & PID provisioned via ISA or by autodetection. The ISA may
Remux also route to the QAM-RFs service remux or PID
remux.

Broadcast PID Range The device allows to pass a specific range of PIDs from
an input stream to the output.

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Table 3-10: QAM Manager

QAM-RF
Application Explanation
Manager

M-CMTS M-CMTS The QAM-RFs deliver M-CMTS data and are controlled
by the CMTS.

M-CMTS M-CMTS with The device is controlled by the CMTS device using the
Dynamic DEPI control Downstream External PHY Interface (DEPI). This
interface enables the CMTS device to control the NSG
device, and provides the CMTS with a control path for
setting up, maintaining, and tearing down sessions.
Note: This QAM manager should be applied to all QAM_RF
channels of the RF port.

D2E D2E The D2E server controls the QAMs. Future use only.

NOTE: To change a QAM Manager, verify that no session, service or PID are provisioned/remuxed to this
QAM-RF.

 Serving Area - Enter the ID of the area that this QAM channel serves. When working
with SAT, the Serving Area value should contain up to16 bits (range of 1-65535). See
4.2.2.4 Creating and Setting SAT on page 77.
 NGOD Group Name - enter the QAM group name that the NSG reports on via its
NGOD-D6 messages.
 EIA Channel - Appears when in RF Template you select EIS-STD. It indicates the
channel number based on the EIA-STD channel table.
 Frequency - The RF frequency (Hz) of this transport stream. The following table lists
the allowed ranges indicating the center frequencies:

Table 3-11: QAM Channels Frequency

ANNEX B & ANNEX C ANNEX A (DVB)

35,000,000-999,000,000 Hz 36,000,000-998,000,000 Hz

NOTE: Frequencies below 50MHz are for special Broadcast deployments that require IF output.

 Power Level (dBmV) - Indicates the power level as defined in the RF Port tab. See,
3.12.3 Configuring Module RF Ports on page 47.
 InterLeaver - An advanced QAM configuration parameter. For Annex-A or Annex-C,
use 12-17. For Annex-B, Interleaver value depends on the constellation in use.
Constellation 64: 128-1, constellation 256: 128-4, 128-1.
 Spectral Inversion - The spectral inversion is an advanced QAM configuration
parameter. If checked, spectral inversion is enabled.
 Mute - Allows to mute a single QAM channel without affecting the other channels that
flow through the port.
 CW - Select for testing purposes only.
 PSIP Enabled - select to enable PSIP generation. QAM manager should be: VOD
SRM, ISA SRM, or, NGOD ERM. See 4.3.4 Provisioning PSIP Tables on page 89.

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3.12.5 Viewing QAM-RF Module Information

1. Select the Platform tab.
2. In Back Panel View, select the required slot.
3. Select the General tab.

4. View the following information:

 Serial Number - The serial number of the mounted module.
 FPGA Version - The version of the interface FPGA card.
 HUC SW Version - The version of the Harmonic Up Converter firmware. A version of
06.00 and higher indicates an up converter of 1G.
 Status - Indicates the status of the module:
Module OK - the module is mounted and works properly
Module is Out - the module is not mounted in the slot
Module Failed - the mounted module is faulty or there is a mismatch between the
module and the configuration.
 License Status - shows the QAM channel number, its frequency, and granted
QAM/PM licenses. See, 3.14 Managing Your Licenses on page 56.

3.13 RF Module Redundancy Overview

The RF module redundancy protects the network from a faulty QAM-RF module. The RF
module redundancy allows an intra-chassis redundancy switch that does not require an
additional backup device. You may define the RF module in slot nine as the redundancy
module for any faulty RF module. As a result, the redundancy switch takes place among the
QAM-RF modules and not between a primary and backup devices.
For the RF module redundancy to take place, the following should apply:
 Up to 8 of the NSG 9000-6G QAM-RF modules in slots one to eight, are configured and
provisioned with TSs. The QAM manager of all QAMs of these QAM-RF modules should
be Broadcast.

NOTE: RF module redundancy applies to QAM-RF module with Broadcast QAM manager only.

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 The QAM-RF module in slot nine only is not configured and is reserved for redundancy
purposes. However, the QAM manager of all QAMs of module nine is Broadcast.
 The Enable Module Redundancy option is selected
Upon failure of any of the active modules, the backup module is automatically activated with
the configuration of the faulty QAM-RF module. The typical fail-over time is between 10-20
seconds.
Use the RF module redundancy if the following applies:
 All output RF ports of the NSG9000-6G device are combined into a single RF network.
 When relatively high availability at reasonable cost is required.

NOTE: If high availability cannot be compromised, use 1:1 device redundancy. It provides protection
against various failures and shorter fail-over time.

3.13.1 RF Module Related Alarms

Triggering Alarm
A triggering alarm is any alarm that is critical and is issued by the QAM-RF module, or the
upconverter as the following table lists:

Table 3-12: NSG9000-6G Triggering Alarms

Object Alarm Description

Critical Error Internal fatal error in the QAM-RF modules

Processing Error QAM-RF global error

Temperature Out of The upconverter's temperature is out of

QAM-RF Module Range the allowed temperature range: 
(0°C to 70°C)

Communication Failure The device cannot communicate with the

QAM-RF module

Initialization Failure Module initialization failed

Communication Failure The device can not communicate with the

upconverter.

RF Level Out of Range The power level of the RF signal going into
RF Port the upconverter is out of the allowed range

PLL1 Failure Indicates a HW failure

PLL2 Failure Indicates a HW failure

Power Supply Failure Power level to the upconverter

momentarily exceeded its limit

Software Failure Indicates a HW failure

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Indicative Alarm
Once the intra-chassis redundancy has occurred, the NSG issues the Backup RF Module
activated warning. The warnings is registered in the Alarm log as the following picture shows:

Faulty QAM-RF module

Redundancy switch has taken place

and the backup module is active

NOTE: Reverting is manual only.

3.13.2 Enabling the RF Module Redundancy

By default, QAM-RF module redundancy is disabled. To start RF module redundancy, do the
following:
1. Configure all modules beside the module in slot nine.
2. Define the QAM manager of the QAM-RF modules including QAM-RF module nine to
Broadcast.
3. In Platform, select the required module.
4. Select the Redundancy tab.

Select enable module

redundancy

5. Select Enable Module Redundancy.

A message notifies you that the configuration of the QAM-RF module in slot nine will be
removed. However the module is assigned.
6. Click Ok
Slot nine is updated with an indication that the module is a backup module.

Module in slot nine is in backup mode

7. Click Apply.

NOTE: If a QAM-RF module is not mounted in slot nine, you cannot apply the Module configuration.

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The following takes place:

Manual Failover Revert to Primary. Enabled Indication that the Module redundancy is
upon redundancy switch primary module is active enabled

 The Manual Failover button is enabled. At any time, you can manually switch to the backup
module.
 The Status box indicates that the Primary module is active
 You cannot change the configuration of the backup module
 The QAM-RF module-redundancy is activated. Once any of the QAM-RF modules is faulty,
an automatic switch takes place and the QAM-RF module in slot nine operates according
to the configuration of the faulty module. The Manual Failover button is disabled and the
Revert to Primary button is enabled. The following picture shows the Platform tab upon a
redundancy switch:
Failed QAM-RF module indication Backup QAM-RF module with indication
of the faulty module

Manual Failover is disabled and Revert

to Primary is enabled

 You cannot change the configuration of the faulty primary module as long as the backup
module is active.

3.13.3 Reverting Redundancy Module

Reverting back to the primary QAM-RF module once the fault is fixed is manual only.
1. Select Platform > QAM-RF Module > Redundancy.
2. Click Revert to Primary. The Revert to Primary button is enabled once a redundancy switch
occurred.

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3.13.4 Switch Redundancy Module

Once you enabled the RF redundancy, you can select any assigned module and initiate a
manual redundancy switch by clicking Manual Failover. This button is disabled once a
redundancy switch takes place.

Manual Failover

1. Select Platform > RF Module Redundancy.

2. Enable RF redundancy as explained in 3.13.2 Enabling the RF Module Redundancy on
page 54.
3. Select the required RF module.
4. Click Manual Failover.
A manual redundancy switch takes place.

NOTE: If the backup module is active, you cannot perform manual failover.

3.14 Managing Your Licenses

The output QAM-RF channels of the NSG 9000-6G device are license dependent. All
licenses are per QAM port and the available licenses are as follows:
 Temporary All License - all of the QAM-RF channels are operating. This license is time
limited. It can be limited as follows:
 14 days - default license. Once you purchase the device and as soon as the device
starts working it works for 14 days with all of its capabilities. This grace period of 14
days allows you to activate your licenses to guarantee device operation according to
its licensed functions.
 90 day - usually for trial or demo purposes
 30 day - usually for trial or demo purposes
 Narrowcast QAM License -(Default Module License for 4 QAM). When you purchase a
QAM-RF module, you also receive a license for two QAM channels per QAM-RF port. To
operate additional QAM channels of the module, you need to purchase additional QAM
licenses.
 PM Scrambling License - allows you to output TSs scrambled in the Privacy Mode
encryption technology of Motorola.
 DVB Scrambling License - allows to output TSs via the licensed QAM using DVB
scrambling.
 DOCSIS QAM - allows to output DOCSIS data via the licensed QAM.
 DOCSIS QAM + DTI Synch - allows to output DOCSIS data with DTI synchronization via
the licensed QAM.

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3.14.1 Working with Licenses

To work with licenses, you need to install the purchased licenses on the device. It is
recommended to install and to remove licenses using the License Manager tool. Obtain this
tool free of charge from Harmonic customer support.
For instructions on how to install, remove, or move licenses across the NSG devices, see
License Manager documentation.
For the device to operate according to the purchased license you need to do the following:

Table 3-13: Claiming a License

Action Explanation

Install a license on the device Licenses are received from Harmonic as numbered
License Packs, and need to be installed onto the NSG
device. To instal, use the License Manager.
In rare cases, install the license via the web client.
See page 60.

Assign a license Activate a license per each QAM-RF channel. If the

requested licenses are installed on the NSG device,
after the configuration is applied, the relevant license
is enabled on this QAM-RF channel.

Viewing license status View license status:

 At the top section of the Assign Licenses tab
 Licenses Summary tab

Remove a license from the device To remove installed licenses, see License Manager.
To view deleted licenses, see page 61.

Licenses are limited by time and an alarm is issued 24 and 72 hours before the license
expires. Once a license is expired, NSG 9000-6G disables the channels from the first channel
in the first port of the first slot regardless of the channel that has expired.

3.14.1.1 Assigning a License

When assigning a license, you activate a license per each QAM-RF channel. If the requested
licenses are installed on the NSG device, after the configuration is applied, the relevant
license is assigned/enabled on this QAM-RF channel.
1. Select Platform > Licensing > Assign Licenses.

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The Assign License to QAMs page opens:

Once the page opens, you can view the current status of each license:
 Activated licenses - all checked licenses
 Unassigned licenses - all checked licenses with a red background

Unassigned licenses

Activated licenses

2. Scroll down to the required module.

3. To request a license, check the required QAM channel(s).
4. To claim a license, click Apply.
The licenses are activated and the QAM channels operate according to the granted
license.
If you try to assign more licenses than you purchased and installed, a message appears
notifying you of the QAM channel its license is deferred. The channel appears in the table
with a red background.

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5. To view the total number of the licenses according to their current status, scroll to the top
of the page:

Total Available Licenses - the total number of purchased licenses that were added by
entering the license key.
Total Requested Licenses - the total number of licenses you checked to allow granting
them.
Total Claimed Licenses - the total number of licenses you requested (checked them) and
send to the device (click Apply) to claim them. A license is claimed but not granted in the
following cases:
 The module is not mounted in the slot
 The module’s state is Failed
 QAM channel is not active due to the selected RF mode
 Total Granted Licenses - the total number of licenses that you requested and are
granted, that is that the QAM is operating according to the license.

3.14.1.2 Re-assigning a License

Once you purchased, additional licenses, and you wish to assign them, use the Reconcile
Licenses button. Once you click the Reconcile Licenses button, automatically all licenses are
reassigned from the first module, module 1, to the last module, module 9. If you try to assign
more licenses than you purchased and installed, the QAMs of the last modules are
unassigned and appear in red.

 To re-assign
1. Select Platform > Licensing > Assign Licenses.
2. The Assign License to QAMs page opens:

Click to reconcile a license

3. Click Reconcile License.

All licenses are reassigned from the first module, module 1, to the last module, module 9.

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3.14.1.3 License Summary

1. Select Platform > Licensing.
The Licenses Summary page appears:

2. View the following information:

License Type - lists all the available types of licenses:
 Temporary All License - allows the NSG 9000-6G device to operate with all of its
capabilities. Usually this license type is time limited.
 Narrowcast QAM License - allows to operate the QAM port channels. Usually a
module is purchased with a license for two QAM channels per RF port.
 PM Scrambling License - allows to output TSs via the PM license QAM using Motorola
Privacy Mode scrambling technology.
 DOCSIS QAM - allows to operate the QAM port channels as part of an M-CMTS
system.
 DOCSIS QAM + DTI Sync - allows to operate the QAM port channels as part of an M-
CMTS system with DTI sync messages.
Qty - indicates the total number of purchased licenses of that type.
In Use - indicates the number of licenses that were successfully granted.

3.14.1.4 Adding a License

1. Select Platform > Licensing > Manage Licenses. The following page appears.

Click to add a license

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2. To add a license, click Add License. The Add License dialog appears.

3. Enter the license key you received from Harmonic Customer Support.
4. Click Done.
The license is added to the list, the serial and part numbers are generated according to
the license key and the license is available. The following details appear in the table:
License Description - provides details about the license.
License Part Number - indicates the part number as generated according to the license
key.
License Serial Number - indicates the serial number as generated according to the
license key.
Qty - indicates the number of QAM channels included in this license.
Expiration Date - indicates when the license expires.

3.14.1.5 Viewing deleted Licenses

NOTE: You can delete licenses via the License Manager only.

 To view the deleted licenses, select the Deleted Licenses tab. The table that appears lists
the deleted licenses and their details:

Deletion receipt

License Description - provides details about the license

Part Number - indicates the part number as generated according to the license key.
License SN - indicates the Serial Number of the license
Key SN - indicates the Serial Number of the key
Qty - indicates the number of QAM channels included in this license
Expiration Date - indicates when the license expires

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Deletion Receipt - a string you need to record and use when approaching Harmonic
Customer Support.

 To organize the Available Licenses table

 By default, the first raw of the table lists the license entered the latest. To arrange the
records in a sequential order, click on any of the column names. An arrow appears to
indicate the list order.

3.15 Configuring NGOD

When the EdgeQAM is part of an NGOD system architecture, you need to configure the
following to allow the QAM-RFs of the EdgeQAM to outflow SDV/VOD sessions:
 Configure and enable an NGOD ERM server as explained below.
 Define the NGOD ERM as the QAM-RF manager of the required QAM-RFs. See 3.12.4
Configuring/Viewing QAM Channels on page 49.
Setting NGOD ERM parameters requires to set general and the ERM parameters.

3.15.1 Configuring NGOD General Parameters

To allow communication with the ERM, the NSG 9000-6G device supports the D6 and R6
NGOD protocols. When communicating using the R6 protocol, NSG is always listening on
port 554(RTSP).
1. Select Platform > NGOD tab.

2. Focus on the General section.

3. In NGOD Component Name, enter the component name as defined in the D6 protocol.
4. In Bandwidth Update Threshold (kbps), define the allowed deviation from the current output
bit rate of the device (60 to 2000). Whenever the bit rate deviation reaches the value
defined in this field, the NSG sends the ERM the updated output bit rate.
5. In Routing Cost, enter a value as defined in the D6 protocol (0 to 255).
6. In R6 RTSP Port, enter 554 as the port number. When communicating using the R6
protocol NSG is always listening on port 554(RTSP).

3.15.2 Configuring ERM Parameters

1. Select Platform > NGOD tab.
2. Click Add, to add an ERM.
3. In IP Address, enter the ERM IP address.
4. In Port, enter the ERM TCP port number.
5. In Version, select the supported version of the protocol. Version 2 is the default version.

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6. In Streaming Zone, enter the streaming zone as defined in the D6 protocol.

7. To enable the NSG-ERM communication, select the Enable ERM box.
8. In Status, view the connection status.
Connect indicates that the connection is ok.
Idle indicates that there is no connection with the ERM.
9. Check Delete to remove the line when clicking Delete.
10. In ERM Keep Alive view the period of time, in seconds, to indicate the duration between
the keepalive messages transmitted by the NSG to the ERM. The default is 30 seconds.
11. In Connection Retry Threshold (sec), enter a period of time in seconds to indicate the
duration between retrials to connect to the ERM to send D6 messages.
12. In Hold Time (sec), enter a period of time in seconds to indicate the duration between
responses to successive Keep Alive and or UPDATE messages received by the NSG. If
the duration time elapses and a response is not received, NSG tries to re-establish the
connection with the ERM.

3.16 Configuring ISA

The ISA configuration includes the following:
 Defining general parameters
 Defining virtual ISA devices

3.16.1 Defining ISA General Parameters

When the EdgeQAM is part of an ISA SRM system architecture, you need to configure the
following parameters to allow the QAM-RFs of the EdgeQAM to outflow SDV/VOD sessions:
1. Select Platform > ISA tab.

2. Define the following parameters:

 SRM IP Address - enter the IP address of the SRM server
 Timeout Period (Sec) - enter a period of time in seconds to indicate the duration
between the NSG trials to connect to the ISA server.
 Enable Reset Indication - if selected, an indication is sent to the ISA server (either
ERM or SRM). An indication is sent to the ERM/SRM after device reset or once
management communication is back in case of communication problems. By default
this parameter is off.
 Enable Announce Message Indication - check to enable the announce message

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indication required by the ISA and the RCAS protocols. This message is sent to the
SRM due to the following:
Provisioning a service
Alarm is raised on the session
A redundancy switch over the session source
Session is missing from the output
 Report PMT Section (QuerySessionInfo) - when selected, in QuerySessionInfo, the
PMT packet data is sent to the ISA server.
 Out Of Band Mini Carousel - applies to ISA-SDV. Select, in case, the mini carousel is
transmitted to the set-top-box out-of-band and not through the video network. When
you enable this parameter, the device does not raise the alarm Service Missing for
mini carousel sessions.

NOTE: The following parameter applies to SDV sessions that are either shell/bind sessions or create
sessions with port 0 or a port higher than 8 only.

 SDV Load-Sharing Ports- applies to ISA-SDV sessions. The input port in the
provisioning message is not indicated. The edgeQAM attempts to receive the input
stream via the input ports indicated in the SDV Load-Sharing Ports box. The default port
is GbE port 1. You can configure up to four GbE input ports to handle up to four
Gigabytes of SDV traffic. The NSG manages the traffic between the selected input
ports. The NSG sends the sessions to the input port for SDV session with less traffic.
If SDV ports are equally loaded with traffic, the device sends the traffic to the ports
according to the sequential order of the port numbers.

NOTE: GbE input port that is selected as an SDV-load sharing port, cannot be a backup port.

NOTE: To view the actual input port, select Applications > SDV > ISA Active Sessions.

3.16.2 Defining Virtual ISA Units

To enable the ISA server to handle the full capacity of QAM-RFs of the edgQAM, use the
virtual IPs for ISA feature. This feature creates virtual IPs only for the use of the ISA server. To
create virtual ISA IPs, do the following:
 Create virtual IPs for ISA - requires to define:
 Eth1 Virtual IPs - You can add virtual IPs to ETh1 only. You can add up to 10 Eth1
virtual IPs. Eth1 virtual IPs should be on a subnet other than Eth2 subnet.
 GbE Virtual IPs - You can add GbE virtual IPs to any of the active GbE ports. You can
add up to 10 GbE virtual IPs. The physical GbE port is automatically added as one of
the available virtual port IPs and you cannot remove it.
 Associate virtual devices with ISA

3.16.2.1 Creating Virtual IPs for ISA

 To create Eth1 virtual IP

1. Open the web client of the device.
2. Select the Platform tab.
3. In Back Panel View, select Eth1.

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4. In Eth1 Properties, select the Virtual IPs (ISA) tab.

Select ETh1 Select ISA Virtual IPs tab

Add Virtual IP

5. Click Add Virtual IP.

6. In the table enter the following:
 Eth1 Virtual IP - enter the required Eth1 virtual IP. Virtual IP should be different than
the physical Eth1 IP address and on a subnet other than Eth2.
 IP Mask - enter a subnet mask.
7. In Status, view the status of the Eth1 virtual IP:
In Use - the virtual IP is currently in use
No in Use - the virtual IP is currently not in use

 To create virtual GbE IP

1. Open the web client of the device.
2. Select the Platform tab.
3. In Back Panel View, select the required GbE port.

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4. In GbE Properties, select the ISA Virtual IPs tab.

Select ISA Virtual IPs tab Select a GbE port

Add Virtual IP

NOTE: Since the GbE virtual IP can be as the primary GbE IP, the primary GbE IP is already listed as the
GbE virtual IP.

5. Click Add Virtual IP.

6. In the table, enter the following:
 GbE Virtual IP - enter the GbE virtual IP.
 Mask - enter the required IP mask.
 Management IP - to associate between the GbE virtual IP and an Eth1 virtual IP, view
the Eth1 virtual IP.
 Delete - select to delete the virtual IP once you click Delete Selected.

NOTE: The GbE virtual IP following the primary virtual GbE IP supports autodetection.

3.16.3 Associating a Virtual Device with ISA

Once you defined the virtual ISA IPs, you may associate them with the QAM-RFs as explained
below:

 To associate a virtual device with ISA

1. Open the web client of the device.
2. Select the Platform > ISA tab.

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3. Click Add Virtual Device.

4. Once you click in the Eth1 Virtual IP field, it is propagated with the Eth1 virtual IPs you
defined in 3.16.2.1 Creating Virtual IPs for ISA on page 64.
5. Select the required management IP.
6. Once you click in the GbE Port: Virtual IP field, it is propagated with the available GbE
virtual IPs (see 3.16.2.1 Creating Virtual IPs for ISA on page 64). The GBE interface
appears in the following format:
<x>:<virtual GbE IP>, where x is the physical GbE port of the edgeQAM, an integer
between 1-8. Select the required GbE interface.
7. In Virtual Input Port enter the required port according to the ISA provisioning.
8. To view the QAM channel to output the content, click the ... in QAM Mapping. The
following dialog appears:

9. To delete an ISA related virtual device, click Select and then Delete Selected.

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3.17 EdgeCluster
3.17.1 EdgeCluster Overview
NSG 9000-6G version 2.7 and up supports an improved EdgeCluster technology. This
technology offers high availability obtained by 1:1 device redundancy for broadcast and 
M-CMTS deployments. The following description and instructions refer to version 2.7 and up
only. Customers with edgeCluster below version 2.7, should call customer support for
instructions.
The edgeCluster system is organized as follows:

The edgeCluster is comprised of two devices defined as primary and backup. Typically the
primary device is active and the backup device is in standby mode. Both devices are
configured the same except for the management ports. Both devices are provisioned with
sessions that are transmitted by the primary/active device. The backup device stands by
ready to become active upon primary failure. Both devices, the primary and the backup
communicate with each other via their Eth1 and Eth2 ports:
 Eth1 - management port connection. See NSG 9000-6G Hardware and Installation User
Guide. Each device is configured with a unique management port, IP address of Eth1.
 Eth2 - Each device is configured with a unique IP address of Eth2. The subnet of Eth2
ports should be different than the subnet of Eth1 ports. Eth2 ports are connected with an
Ethernet crossover cable.
The edgeCluster system described above applies to both M-CMTS and Broadcast
deployments with the following differences:

Table 3-14: EdgeCluster M-CMTS Versus Broadcast

Item Deployment Difference

Connectivity M-CMTS No use of GbE switch.

The downstream GbE port of the GbE source is directly
connected to the NSG GbE input ports.

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Table 3-14: EdgeCluster M-CMTS Versus Broadcast

Item Deployment Difference

GbE Input Broadcast The GbE input ports of both NSG devices must be
Ports configured the same. However, each device should have a
unique IP address of the input port.

M-CMTS The GbE input ports of both NSG devices must be

configured the same including the IP addresses of the GbE
input ports.
Note: For proper edgeCluster operation, GbE ports of the primary
and backup devices should have fiber SFPs.

Redundancy M-CMTS Upon redundancy switch, the active device momentarily

Switch shuts up its GbE ports to signal the source device that the
device is faulty.

3.17.1.1 Triggering Event for Redundancy Switch

The trigger for a redundancy switch can be one of the following:
 A triggering alarm is raised on the active device. To view the list of the default triggering
alarms and to define triggering alarms, see 6.3.5 Setting Alarm Parameters on page 123.

NOTE: Only Advanced users may re-define the triggering alarms.

 A manual redundancy switch, when Redundancy mode is Manual. See 3.17.2 Configuring
EdgeCluster on page 69.
 The standby device does not receive heartbeat messages for a pre-defined period of
time due to a re-boot failure of the active device.

3.17.1.2 Redundancy Switch Scenario

Both devices constantly send and listen for heartbeat messages. Once a triggering event
takes place on the primary/active device, the following takes place:
 The primary/active device closes its QAM-RF ports and reflects its new status to its peer
device via a heartbeat message.
 The standby/ backup device becomes active, opens its QAM-RF ports and starts
transmitting the content.

NOTE: In case of a reboot failure of the active device, once it is back and running, it runs in Standalone
mode.

3.17.2 Configuring EdgeCluster

NOTE: MCT is the main tool for configuring and controlling devices working in edgeCluster mode. The
following descriptions and instructions refer to the web client of the device. To work with MCT, see MCT
11.1 Software Guide.

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Configuring and monitoring the EdgeCluster feature is done via the Platform > Chassis >
EdgeCluster tab.

Click to set Click to set View peer View Set device role, Enter/view Select the Select Disabled,
to active to standby device device Primary/backup device Active/ required Automatic or
state state peer Eth1/2 IP application: Manual
addresses Broadcast or
M-CMTS

The EdgeCluster tab includes the following options:

Redundancy Mode - Allows to select the required redundancy mode:
 Disabled - The device operates in a standalone mode
 Automatic - A redundancy switch automatically takes place upon a triggering event. See
3.17.1.1 Triggering Event for Redundancy Switch on page 69.
 Manual - A redundancy switch is initiated by the user
Application - allows to select the required edgeCluster deployment:
 Broadcast
 M-CMTS
ETH1 Peer IP - Allows to configure the IP address of Eth1 of the peer device.
ETH2 Peer IP - Allows to configure the IP address of Eth2 of the peer device.
Device Role - Allows to configure whether primary or backup.
Device State - Read only. View the current state of the device, whether active or standby.
Peer State - Read only. View the current state of the peer device, whether active of standby.
Set to Active - Enabled when device is part of an edgeCluster and the state of the device is
standby or failed.
Set to Standby - enabled when device is part of an edgeCluster configuration and the device
is currently active

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 To configure EdgeCluster
To configure EdgeCluster, perform the following instructions in their sequential order. Failing
to perform the instructions according to their order may adversely affect the EdgeCluster
capability.

NOTE: The provided instructions assume that you have two devices working with firmware version 2.7
and higher and you would like to work in edgeCluster mode.

NOTE: The provided instructions assume that a primary is in Active state and backup is in Standby
device.

Table 3-15: Applying and Configuring EdgeCluster

Primary Backup
1. Configure the device to be fully operational.
Configure the following:
QAM-RF ports, input GbE ports, services and
edgeCluster parameters.

2. Export the configuration. See 3.1.1.2

Exporting and Importing Configuration
on page 22.
3. Open the web client of the device. See
2.2.1 Logging Into the Device via IE on
page 15.
4. Select Platform tab > Chassis component >
EdgeCluster tab.
5. Configure the EdgeCluster parameters. See
3.17.2 Configuring EdgeCluster on
page 69.
6. Click Apply.

7. Verify that Primary Active appears in the title

bar of the device.

8. Open the web client of the device. See 2.2.1

Logging Into the Device via IE on page 15.
9. Import the configuration you have exported
from the designated peer device. See 3.1.1.2
Exporting and Importing Configuration on
page 22.
10. Select Platform tab > Chassis component >
EdgeCluster tab.
11. Configure the EdgeCluster parameters. See
3.17.2 Configuring EdgeCluster on
page 69.
12. Click Apply.

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Table 3-15: Applying and Configuring EdgeCluster

Primary Backup
13. Verify that Backup Standby appears in the title
bar of the device.

Once you set the EdgeCluster configuration, various indications appear at the title bar of the
web client (for an example, see the following picture) and on the front panel LCD display. The
indications reflect the status of the device in the EdgeCluster topology as the following table
shows:

Table 3-16:

Front
Device Status Title Bar Explanation
Panel LCD

Primary  Primary Active  PA  Primary is active

 Primary Failed  PF  Upon redundancy switch.

Backup  Backup Active  BA  Upon a redundancy switch

 Backup Failed  BF  Upon manual revert or failure
 Backup Standby  BS  Backup is in standby mode

Primary/ RF Disabled D The QAM RF ports are disabled. See

Backup 3.12.1.3 Closing/Opening all RF Ports on
page 45.

Primary Active device indication

Backup Active device indication

3.17.3 EdgeCluster Maintenance

3.17.3.1 EdgeCluster and Firmware Upgrade
When you wish to upgrade the firmware of NSG 9000-6G devices working in EdgeCluster
mode, perform the following steps in their provided order.
The provided instructions refer to upgrade from firmware version 2.7.0.0 and above. For
upgrade of older versions while devices are in edgeCluster mode, call customer support.

 To upgrade the firmware of the MSG 9000 device in EdgeCluster Mode

NOTE: During this procedure you are instructed to upgrade the firmware of the Backup device first.

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Table 3-17: EdgeCluster Firmware Upgrade

Primary Device Backup Device

1. Verify that both devices are working properly.

2. Upgrade the firmware as instructed on

page 24.
3. Verify that the device is running properly with
the newly installed firmware and apply the
required configuration to the device.
Note: The backup device is currently working with
the new firmware.

4. In the web client of the backup device only,

select Platform > Chassis > EdgeCluster tab.

5. Click Set to Active.

Services are flowing through the backup
device.

6. Upgrade the firmware as instructed on

page 24.
7. Verify that the device is running
properly with the newly installed
firmware

8. In the web client of the primary device,

select Platform > Chassis >
EdgeCluster tab.

9. Click Set to Active.

Note: Services are flowing through the
primary device.

3.17.3.2 Replacing a Faulty Module in EdgeCluster Mode

The following instructions refer to devices that work in edgeCluster mode and you need to
replace a faulty QAM-RF module or power supply.
1. Verify that the device with the faulty module is in Standby state.
2. Replace faulty module. See NSG9000-6G Hardware and Installation Guide.
3. Verify that the device is working properly.
4. Apply EdgeCluster mode.

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Chapter 4
Configuring Applications

4.1 Applications Overview

NSG 9000-6G operates in the following applications:
VOD Application - The system serves as a highly integrated digital video gateway, capable of
multiplexing on-demand content streamed over an IP network.
Broadcast Applications- The system serves as a digital video gateway that passes through
streams. In addition it can broadcast remuxed services and PIDs.
SDV Application - The device streams out SDV sessions provisioned by the NGOD ERM or
ISA.
M-CMTS Application - NSG 9000-6G supports wideband M-CMTS data PIDs. As part of the
M-CMTS system, NSG 9000-6G processes down streams and improves downstream data
rates by significantly reducing costs.
D2E Application - NSG 9000-6G supports Multicast IP down streams encapsulated as
DOCSIS 3.0 with DBC requests (when required) on dedicated frequencies (D2E server
frequencies).
CAS - This version supports Privacy Mode scrambling only.

NOTE: When provisioning static sessions through the web client or MCT, NSG 9000-6G may carry up to
500 sessions only. When dynamic sessions are provisioned through NGOD ERM, ISA SRM or VOD SRM, NSG
9000-6G may carry up to 3,000 dynamic SDV/VOD sessions.

4.2 VOD Application

The VOD application includes two tabs:
 Settings - allows you to set the following:
 General parameters - session inactivity time
 MPEG related parameters
 Emulation mode
 QAMs - a read only page to view QAMs settings

4.2.1 Defining Session Inactivity Time

Define the allowed duration for session inactivity before the session is removed from the
output.

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1. Select Applications > VOD > Settings tab.

Define session inactivity time

2. In Session Inactivity Teardown Threshold (Sec), enter the allowed period of time in seconds
for session inactivity. In case the interval is longer than the indicated time, the session is
removed from the output port.
3. By default Allow Auto Detection is selected. Verify that this option is selected to allow auto
detection, in the input, of the output QAM according to the indicated UDP port.

4.2.2 Defining MPEG Parameters

4.2.2.1 PID Remapping
The PID Remapping option allows you to remap according to a specific paradigm or
randomly. In either case, the NSG prevents the assignment of conflicting PIDs.
 Paradigm - The elementary stream PIDs are determined according to the ATSC A/53
standard, which defines the PID remapping rules that are listed in the table below:

Formula Example

Service ID = 0xN Service ID = 0x34

PMT PID = LeftShift (N) = 0xN0 PMT PID = 0x340

PCR=Video=PMT+1= 0xN1 Video = 0x341

Audio 1&2 = PMT+ 4/5 = 0xN 4,0xN5 Audio 1&2= 0x344, 0x345

ECM=PMT+9= 0xN9 ECM PID= 0x349

NOTE: The Paradigm mode is not suitable for processing services with service IDs greater than 510. If you
are using service ID that are greater than 510 you must use the Random mode.

 Random - The NSG remaps incoming PIDs to PID numbers that are randomly selected
from a predefined range. Define the range in the PID Range field. The PID range is written
in hex-decimal format. Range of acceptable values is 0x21 to 0x1FF0.
Changing the PID remapping mode may interrupt the streams currently flowing through the
device. It is recommended to change the remapping mode only when no active streams are
flowing through the device.
In addition, changing the PID remapping may affect the operation of some STB (Set-up
Boxes.) Various STBs operate better with a specific mode. If you suspect such a case, call the
STB vendor before changing the PID remapping.

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NOTE: Do not change the default settings unless it is necessary. Changing the parameters may cause
serious problems with elementary stream transmission.

NOTE: Changing the PID Remapping mode is global. It applies to the platform and to both VOD and SDV
sessions.

 To change PID remapping

1. Select Applications > VOD > Settings:

2. By default the remapping method is Paradigm. To change the remapping method, select
Random.
The PID Range (Per TS) option is enabled.
3. In PID Range (Per TS), define the PID range (in hex-decimal format) that the NSG will use for
random PID assignment. The range of acceptable values is 0x21 to 0x1FF0.

NOTE: Changes take affect after device reset only.

4.2.2.2 Pro:Idiom PID Remapping

Pro:Idiom is an encryption system used in various cases, typically for hospitality video
broadcast systems. The NSG is capable of processing and streaming Pro:Idiom pre-encrypted
content. This entails:
 Passing the Pro:Idiom ECM PID, and remapping it to an appropriate PID number
 Passing a special Pro:Idion descriptor, with descriptor tag 0xAD (173 decimal)
When streaming Pro:Idiom content, the NSG remaps Pro:Idiom PIDs to a user-configurable
range of PIDs. To set the range of Pro:Idiom PID numbers, do the following:
 In Pro:Idiom Base PID - enter the base PID to start the range for Pro:Idiom PIDs. The default
base PID is 0x1050.

4.2.2.3 Setting PAT/PMT Intervals

1. In PMT Interval, define the interval in milliseconds at which PMT packets are sent over the
NSG's output transport streams.
2. In PAT Interval, define the interval in milliseconds at which PAT packets are sent over the
NSG's output transport streams.

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NOTE: Changes take affect after device reset only.

3. Select Update PMT Version to update the PMT version. This version is incremented every
time the PMT’s data is changed (e.g. the Video PID changes).

4.2.2.4 Creating and Setting SAT

Service Area Table (SAT) is a none standard table created to meet special needs of
customers. SAT is like the SDT (Service Description Table) defined by the DVB standard. SAT
uses the Serving Area parameter. To create SAT, the Serving Area value should contain up
to16 bits (range of 1-65535). For serving area configuration, see Configuring/Viewing QAM
Channels on page 49.
1. Select Create SAT (Service Area Table), to create SAT at the output.
Once Create SAT is selected, the following parameters are enabled:
 Original Network ID
 Serving Area Location in SAT
2. If Create SAT is selected, define the original network ID.
3. If Create SAT is selected, open the Serving Area Location in SAT list and select one of the
following:
 TS ID - the serving area is written to the TS ID.
 First Service Name - the serving area is written to the first service name
 Both - the serving area is written to both the TS ID and the first service name.

4.2.3 Defining Emulation/QAM Mapping Mode

By default the QAM Mapping Mode is set to Normal. However, the NSG 9000-6G device may
emulate the operation of other NSG 9000-3G devices which require a different mapping of
the QAMs. When emulating an NSG 9000-3G, NSG 9000-6G routes the UDP range to a
QAM. For example UDP 0x501 is routed to QAM=1.2.1, Service ID=1
Each Emulation Mode is defined by an XML file. Once you select an emulation mode, NSG
9000 loads the required emulation mode XML file.
You can customize up to four QAM Mapping modes and export them to an XML file and
when required you can import them to the device.

 To define the QAM mapping mode

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1. Select Applications > VOD > Settings tab.

configure the required MPEG

parameters

Select the required Emulation template

2. Open the Emulation Template list to select the required emulation Template.

NOTE: Changing the emulation template, requires an immediate device reset.

3. To export one of the defined custom QAM Mapping modes, see Exporting Customized
QAM Mapping Mode File on page 78.
4. To import a customized QAM Mapping mode, see Importing Customized QAM Mapping
Mode File on page 78.

4.2.3.1 Exporting Customized QAM Mapping Mode File

1. Select Applications > VOD > Settings.
2. Click Export Custom File.
3. Click either Open or Save the file of the selected QAM Mapping mode.
If you select Open, the file opens and you can view it.
If you select Save, a Save As dialog opens and you may browse to the required location of
the file.

4.2.3.2 Importing Customized QAM Mapping Mode File

1. Select Applications > VOD > Settings.
2. Click Import Custom File.
The following dialog appears:

3. Click Browse to locate the required QAM Mapping mode template.

4. Open the Override Template list and select which template to override.

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5. Click Import.

4.2.4 Viewing VOD QAMs

The QAMs tab allows you to view the settings of all the QAMs configured to stream out VOD
sessions. These QAMs are managed by the following QAM managers:
 VOD SRM
 NGOD ERM
 ISA SRM

 To view VOD QAMs

1. Select Applications > VOD > QAMs.

2. View the following read-only information:

QAM Manager - lists the defined QAM manager for this application. In VOD application,
the defined QAM manager can be VOD SRM, NGOD ERM, or ISA SRM. See
Configuring/Viewing QAM Channels on page 49.
GbE Port - the GbE port routed to this QAM-RF port. The value of this attribute depends
on the defined QAM mapping mode. See Defining Emulation/QAM Mapping Mode on
page 77.
GbE IP Address - the GbE IP address port that is routed to the QAM-RF port
UDP Port Range - the UDP port range that is routed to the QAM-RF
RF Output - see Configuring/Viewing QAM Channels on page 49
QAM Index - An index number to identify each QAM channel within the 144 available
QAM-RF channels of the device. This tab displays the available QAM channels as per the
number of QAMs Per Port value.
QAM Reference No. - (Read Only). This parameter indicates the QAM number of the
emulated device. This field appears when the device QAM Mapping mode is NSG 8108
bitmap or encoded and NSG 9116 bitmap or encoded.
TS ID - see Configuring/Viewing QAM Channels on page 49
NGOD Group Name - see Configuring/Viewing QAM Channels on page 49

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QAM Frequency see Configuring/Viewing QAM Channels on page 49

Symbol Rate - see Configuring/Viewing QAM Channels on page 49
Interleaver - see Configuring/Viewing QAM Channels on page 49
Spectral Inversion - see Configuring/Viewing QAM Channels on page 49
Status - Can be one of the following:
 Active - the QAM is operating properly
 Muted - the QAM is muted
 RF Disabled - the RF port is disabled
 No License - there is not license for this QAM license
 Module Out - no QAM-RF module is mounted in the slot

4.3 Broadcast Application

In Broadcast application mode, NSG 9000-6G allows to manually route various content
elements to any output QAM channel. NSG 9000-6G allows to create the following types of
sessions:
 PID Range - to pass a specific range of PIDs from an input stream to the output while
remapping the PIDs. To route a complete input MPTSs, route the maximum MPEG range
0x0 - 0x1FFE, which is the default option.
 Service Remux - to route specific MPEG services (programs) using the Service Remux tab
 PID Remux - to route individual PIDs using the PID Remux tab

4.3.1 Provisioning PID Range Sessions

The PID Range option allows to break down the input stream into ranges and to multiplex
them via various outputs while remapping the PIDs. To output a socket without any changes,
that is without remapping and without generating tables, use the default PID range 0x0 -
0x1FFE. The following table lists the PID range specifications:

Table 4-1: PID Range Specifications

Feature Specification

PID range per input session Up to 144

PID range per output Up to 15

Backup of Input source Up to 2 backup sources for each input source. Each
backup shares the same range configuration

Defining a PID Range sessions, includes the following stages:

 Defining PID ranges of the input stream
 Associating the PID ranges with output QAMs

4.3.1.1 Defining PID Ranges Sessions

 To configure a PID range session

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NOTE: A session is defined as PID Range during QAM configuration. (See Configuring/Viewing QAM
Channels on page 49). The following procedure guides you on how to define the PID Range session.

1. Select Applications > Broadcast > PID Range > Input.

2. Define the following parameters:

 Session ID- Read only. A sequential number to indicate the number of the session in
the current page.
 Type - define whether the session is a Primary or Backup session.
 Enable Backup - see PID Range Socket Redundancy on page 83.
 Active - by default the primary input socket is the active one. Once you enable a
backup socket, check this option to activate the required socket. To view the currently
active socket, click .
 Multicast - select to enable multicast. If selected, the IP Address box is cleared.
 GbE Port - open the list and select the required input port. Once you define the
required GbE port, the IP Address field is updated to display the IP address of the
selected port.
 In IP Address, enter the IP address of the NSG input GbE port, or a multicast address.
 In UDP Port, enter the UDP port of the input GbE port.
 In Source IP, enter the IP address of the upstream device that streams the content to
the defined GbE port and socket.
 In Source Name, enter the name of the upstream device that streams the content to
the defined GbE port and socket. The name should be unique.

3. To define a PID range, in PID Range, click the .

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The following dialog appears:

Enter the starting PID

of the range

Enter the last PID of

the range

Click to add PID

Range

a. Click Add Range and define the PID range by entering the required PID range start and
end. Once you enter the required PIDs in hexadecimal, you can view their values also
in decimal.
b. To exclude the NIT, STD and/or EIT PIDs, select the required one. Once the PID is
selected, this PID is not included in the selected PID range.
c. Click Done to close the dialog and to save the configuration.

4. To view the associated output QAMs, click in Output QAMs, the .

The following dialog appears:

5. View the list of associated QAMs for the input at stake. The list includes QAM-RFs with
Broadcast QAM Manager. (see page 49).
6. In Status view the status of the input socket:
Active - the input source is active
Inactive - input session is not streamed into the device

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4.3.1.2 PID Range Socket Redundancy

An input socket may have up to two backup input sockets. By default, the first input socket is
the primary socket.
Click to view currently active input
Default primary Input socket socket

Backup input sockets

If the primary socket fails, either of the following may take place:

NOTE: When both port redundancy and socket redundancy are configured, port redundancy has a higher
priority.

 Primary socket fails and no traffic is detected on the port - port redundancy switch will
take place. If still no traffic is detected on the socket, a socket redundancy takes place,
moving to the following backup socket of the active port. (See Configuring Input GbE
Port Redundancy on page 37.)
 Primary socket fails and traffic is detected on the port - automatically the following
configured socket is activated. If the active input socket is the last one in the list and it
fails, a redundancy switch is performed to return to the Primary. The cycle stops at the
primary, if there is no traffic on any of the sources. The redundancy mechanism, re-
checks the last active source for a momentary failure. If it is still faulty, the redundancy
switch reverts to the primary and keeps checking in increased intervals the configured
sources, until detecting an active source.

 To configure a backup socket

1. Click the Expand all link .
2. Click Add Session.
3. Configure the required parameters of the newly added session as explained in To
configure a PID range session on page 80.

 To select the active input socket

By default, the first input socket in the list is the active socket. However, you can define any of
the configured input sockets to be active if it receives traffic.

1. To view the currently active input socket, click the Refresh link .

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2. Click the Expand all link .

Active buttons to set the

active input socket

3. To select another input socket as active, click the required Active button.

4.3.1.3 Associating Input Sessions With Output QAMs

1. Select Applications > Broadcast > PID Range > Output.

2. View the following parameters:

 RF Output - Read only. This column is populated with all of the QAM-RFs with
Broadcast QAM Manager. (see page 49). The RF port is indicated in the following
format: X.Y.Z (T) where:
X – module number (1…9)
Y – RF port number (1…2)
Z – channel number (1…8/6-Annex A)
T – QAM index number (1…144)
 QAM Frequency - Read only. indicates the output frequency
3. To select the input port, in Source Name open the list and select the input GbE port over
which the stream flowed into the NSG device.
4. To select ranges, in Ranges open the list and select the required ranges to outflow over
this QAM-RF. The list is populated with all of the ranges defined for this input port.
5. To remap, enter in PID Remap Start the required PID. The PID Remap End is updated
automatically.
6. To add another range, click . You can add up to 5 PID ranges per output QAM.

4.3.1.4 Removing an Output Configuration

You can remove an input PID Range session only when it is not associated with an output. To
de-associate an input from an output, do the following:
1. Select Applications > Broadcast > PID Range > Output.

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Click to remove output Click to select required output

2. In Selected, check the required output.

3. Click Clear Configuration .

The selected output is removed from the table.

4.3.2 Provisioning Service Remux Sessions

You can route a service from any input to any output. You can select whether to:
 Output the service with its input ID or to remap it.
 Remap the service PIDs.
When provisioning static sessions through the web client or MCT, session ID starts at 10,000
and you can configure up to 500 sessions only.

NOTE: You cannot remux PIDs of remuxed services.

 To route a service
1. Select Applications > Broadcast > Service Remux tab:

Click to add a session Click Duplicate, to add a session with Click Duplicate Range, to add
to route a service definitions exactly as the selected sessions according to the
session defined range

2. Click Add Session.

A row is added to the table with a session ID.
Session ID- Read only. A sequential number starting at 10000, to indicate the number of
the session in the current page.
3. To define the input socket, do the following:
 Select Multicast, if required. If selected, the IP address is removed from the IP
Address box.
 Select the input GbE Port. Open the GbE Port list to select the required input port.

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Once you define the required GbE port, the IP Address field is updated to display the
IP address of the selected port, unless Multicast is selected.
 In IP Address, enter the required unicast/multicast IP address of the input port. By
default, the IP address of the selected port appears, unless mulitcast is selected.
 In UDP Port, indicate the UDP port.
 In Source IP, view the IP address of the upstream device that streams the content to
the defined GbE port and socket.
4. To define the output QAM, enter in RF Output the required QAM-RF channel in the
following format: X.Y.Z (T) where:
X – module number (1…9)
Y – RF port number (1…2)
Z – channel number (1…8/6Annex A)
T – QAM index number (1…144)
5. In Service ID enter the required output service ID. You can output the service with the
same input ID number or to remap the service.
6. To output a service without remapping its PIDs, select No PID Remap.

NOTE: If you disable PID remapping, verify there is no PID conflict in the output.

 To route a service using the Duplicate button

Once you defined a service and need to route another service with similar configuration, do
the following:
1. In Service Remux page, check the Select box of the required service/session.
2. Click Duplicate.
The selected row is duplicated and appears as the last row in the table.
3. Define the required parameters as explained in To route a service on page 85.

 To route a service to a few output ports

1. In Service Remux page, check the Select box of the required service.
2. Click Duplicate Range.
The following page appears:

3. To define the range of the output QAM (logical port number), enter in From QAM and To
QAM a number between 1-144 to indicate the beginning and the end of the range,
respectively.

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4. Click Done.

 To delete a remuxed service

1. In Service Remux page, check the Select box of the required service.
2. Click Delete Selected.

4.3.3 Provisioning PID Remux Sessions

You can route a PID from any input to any output. You can route up to 8 PIDs to an output, or
configure up to 1152 PID sessions. You can select whether to add a PMT reference to the PID.
You can route an input PID to a few outputs and remap a PID to output it over different
outputs. However, you cannot route a PID to the same output with different remapped PIDs.
The PID 0x10 is reserved for the Network Information Table (NIT). If you remux a PID and
remap it to PID 0x10, the PAT points to it as a NIT table PID. NSG 9000-6G ignores any of the
PID 0x10 configuration such as PMT reference and added descriptor.

 To route a PID
1. Select Applications > Broadcast > PID Remux.

Click to add a Click Duplicate, to add Click Duplicate Range, to add

session to route a a session with sessions according to the
PID definitions exactly as defined range
the selected session

2. Click Add Session.

A row is added to the table with a session ID.
Session ID- Read only. A sequential number to indicate the number of the session in the
current page.
3. To define the input socket, do the following:
 Select Multicast box if required. If selected the IP Address box is cleared.
 To select the input GbE Port, open the GbE Port list and select the required port. Once
you define the required GbE port, the IP Address field is updated to display the IP
address of the selected port, unless Mulicast is selected.
 In IP Address, enter the required unicast/multicast IP address of the input port. By
default, the IP address of the selected port appears, unless mulitcast is selected.
 In UDP Port indicate the UDP port.
 In Source IP, enter the IP address of the upstream device that streams the content to
the defined GbE port and socket.
4. To define the required PID, in Input PID, enter in hexadecimal the required input PID
number.
5. To define the output to stream out the configured PID, enter, in RF Output, the required
output QAM in the following format: X.Y.Z (T) where:
X – module number (1…9) 

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Y – RF port number (1…2) 

Z – channel number (1…8/6-Annex A)
T – QAM index number (1…144)
6. In Output PID enter the output PID number in hexadecimal. You can output the PID with
the same input PID number or to remap the PID.
7. To allow PMT reference, select the PMT Ref box.
The ES Type field is enabled.
8. If you selected the PMT Reference box, enter the ES Type to stream out the PID. This is
the ES type that the PMT table points to. See, Standard ES Types and Descriptors on
page 146.
9. To add a descriptor, click Descriptor...
The Descriptor List page opens.
10. Click Add Descriptor.

11. In Descriptor Type and Descriptor Value, enter the required parameters as defined by the
MPEG standard.
12. To close the dialog and save configuration, click Done.

 To route a PID using the Duplicate button

Once you defined a PID and need to route another PID with similar configuration, do the
following:
1. In PID Remux page, check the Select box of the required PID.
2. Click Duplicate.
The selected row is duplicated and appears as the last row in the table.
3. Define the required parameters as explained in To route a PID on page 87.

 To route a PID to a few output ports

1. In PID Remux, check the Select box of the required PID.
2. Click Duplicate Range.

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The following dialog appears:

3. To define the range of the output QAM (logical port number), enter in From QAM and To
QAM a number between 1-144 to indicate the beginning and the end of the range,
respectively.
4. To close the dialog and to apply the required range, click Done.
5. Define the required parameters as explained in To route a PID on page 87.

 To delete a remuxed PID

1. In PID Remux page, check the Select box of the required PID. To select all sessions, double
click the Select column heading.
2. Click Delete Selected.

4.3.4 Provisioning PSIP Tables

Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP) is used for transmitting service meta-data in
ATSC networks. Typically, PSIP applies only to North-American cable systems. This meta-data
relates to each channel in the broadcast MPEG transport stream of a TV station. It is also
used for publishing information about television programs so that viewers can select what to
watch by title and description.
NSG9000-6G supports the generation of the following PSIP tables:
 MGT - Master Guide Table. It defines the type, packet identifiers, and versions for all of the
other PSIP tables included in this TS except for the System Time Table (STT)
 CVCT - Cable Virtual Channel Table - assigns numbers to each virtual channel and
enables EITs to be associated with the channel.
The generated MGT and CVCT tables comply with the ATSC A-65-A specification. Both tables
are streamed over PID 0x1FFB. You can configure up to 20 entries for generating a PSIP
table for the QAM. Exceeding services routed to the QAM assumes the default values, as
explained in Service ID.

NOTE: PSIP tables are generated only once you have enabled PSIP generation in the QAM tab. See
Configuring/Viewing QAM Channels on page 49.

 To provision PSIP per TS

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1. Select Applications > Broadcast > PSIP.

Select the required

QAM

2. To select the required QAM/TS, open the Module list, Port list and QAM list and select the
required module, port and QAM, respectively.
Once you have indicated the required module, port and QAM, a table appears in the PSIP
page.

3. To add a blank row to the table, click Add Entry.

To delete an entry, click Delete Entry.
4. View/configure the following parameters required for PSIP generation:
 # - view the sequential number of the table entry.
 Name - enter the name of the program/service to appear in the PSIP table. The
default service name is Ch 1.
 Major - indicates a major broadcast group. Enter a number in the range of 0-1023.
 Minor - enter a number in the range of 0-1023.
 Service ID - enter the ID of the service routed to the QAM. In case PSIP is enabled for
the QAM and the routed service is not indicated in the PSIP tables, the following
values appear in the table:
Name - CHxxxx, where xxxx indicate the service ID.
Major - assumes the TS ID
Minor - default value is service ID

4.4 SDV Application

The SDV application includes the following tabs:
 Settings - allows you to set the following:
 SDV redundancy
 MPEG related parameters
 QAMs - a read only page to view QAMs settings
 NGOD Active Sessions - lists all the provisioned NGOD sessions.
 ISA Active Sessions - lists all the provisioned ISA sessions.

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4.4.1 SDV Settings

4.4.1.1 NGOD Redundancy
NSG 9000-6G supports the RTSP protocol with various redundancy modes. Select one of the
following redundancy modes:
Hot/Warm - the default option. The service has only one redundant service. NSG 9000-6G
JOINs the primary service, and upon failure, JOINs the backup multicast group. As a result,
the backup service is streamed from the switch to the input port of the device.
Hot/Hot - the service has one redundant service. NSG 9000-6G JOINs both the primary and
backup multicast groups and both groups are steamed to the device. Upon failure, the
backup service is provisioned to the device resulting in a short fail-over time.
Hot/Warm/Warm - the service has at least two redundant services. NSG 9000-6G JOINs the
primary multicast group. Upon failure NSG 9000-6G JOINs the first backup service and as a
result the backup service is streamed into the device. If this trial fails, NSG 9000-6G JOINs
the second backup mulicast group.
Hot/Hot/Hot - the service has at least two redundant services. NSG 9000-6G JOINs all three
multicast groups. All three services are streamed to the input port to allow short fail-over time.

4.4.1.2 ISA Redundancy

Service redundancy - activated once the device does not detect the service at the input port.
Service redundancy is supported in one of the methods described in NGOD Redundancy.
The Allow Shared Backup Source option allows a single service/socket to backup more than one
primary sockets. Once this option is selected, the redundancy switch may take up to four
seconds.

 To define SDV socket redundancy mode

1. Select Applications > SDV > Settings.

2. To set the redundancy mode, do either of the following:

 To set the NGOD redundancy mode, open the NGOD Redundancy Mode list and select
one of the modes listed in the Table 4-2: SDV Redundancy Modes table
 To set the ISA redundancy mode, open the ISA Redundancy Mode list and select one

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of the modes listed in theTable 4-2: SDV Redundancy Modes table.

Table 4-2: SDV Redundancy Modes

Mode Explanation

Hot/Warm The default option. The service has only one redundant service. NSG
9000-6G JOINs the primary service, and upon failure, JOINs the
backup multicast group. As a result, the backup service is streamed
from the switch to the input port of the device.

Hot/Hot The service has one redundant service. NSG 9000-6G JOINs both the
primary and backup multicast groups and both groups are steamed to
the device. Upon failure, the backup service is provisioned to the
device resulting in a short fail-over time.

Hot/Warm/ The service has at least two redundant services. NSG 9000-6G JOINs
Warm the primary multicast group. Upon failure NSG 9000-6G JOINs the first
NGOD only backup service and as a result the backup service is streamed into the
device. If this trial fails, NSG 9000-6G JOINs the second backup
mulicast group.

Hot/Hot/Hot The service has at least two redundant services. NSG 9000-6G JOINs
NGOD only all three multicast groups. All three services are streamed to the input
port to allow short fail-over time.

3. ISA Redundancy mode - check Allow Shared Backup Source to allow a single service/socket
to backup more than one primary sockets. Once this option is selected, the redundancy
switch may take up to four seconds.

NOTE: To define port redundancy in SDV application, see Configuring Input GbE Port Redundancy
on page 37.

4.4.1.3 Defining MPEG Parameters

See Defining MPEG Parameters on page 75.

4.4.2 Viewing SDV QAM Parameters

The QAMs parameters allows you to view all of the SDV available QAMs.

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1. Select Applications > SDV > QAMs.

2. View the following information.

 QAM Manager - lists the defined QAM manager. In SDV the QAM manager can be
NGOD ERM or ISA.
 Eth1 Virtual IP - displays the Eth1 of the virtual device that the SDV QAM is
associated with.
 RF Output - see Configuring/Viewing QAM Channels on page 49
 QAM Index - see Configuring/Viewing QAM Channels on page 49
 TS ID - see Configuring/Viewing QAM Channels on page 49
 NGOD Group Name - see Configuring/Viewing QAM Channels on page 49
 QAM Frequency - see Configuring/Viewing QAM Channels on page 49
 Symbol Rate - see Configuring a QAM-RF Module on page 46.
 Interleaver - see Configuring/Viewing QAM Channels on page 49
 Spectral Inversion - see Configuring/Viewing QAM Channels on page 49
 Status - can be either of the following:
Active - the QAM is operating properly
Muted - the QAM is muted
RF Disabled - the RF port is disabled
No License - there is not license for this QAM license 
Module Out - no QAM-RF module is mounted in the slot

4.4.3 Viewing NGOD Active Sessions

The NGOD Active Sessions tab lists all the NGOD sessions provisioned to the device. NSG
9000-6G supports up to 2,000 NGOD sessions.

 To view NGOD active sessions

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1. Select Applications > SDV > NGOD Active Sessions.

2. To view the currently provisioned session, click Refresh Sessions.

3. View the following information:
On Demand Session ID - a unique session ID generated by the NGOD system.
Session ID - a unique session ID generated by the NSG 9000-6G device.
RF Output - the output QAM-RF channel through which the service is streamed out of the
device.
Service ID - the ID of the output service
NGOD Group Name - the QAM group name that the NSG reports on via its NGOD-D6
messages.
GbE Port - indicates the GbE input port of the incoming service.
Destination IP - the IP address (unicast or multicast) of the input session.
UDP Port - the UDP port of the input session.
Active Source IP - indicates the IP address of the current source and whether it is the
primary or the backup source. For example,
1:123.123.123.100, where: 1 - primary source, 123.123.123.100 - source IP address
Bitrate - the required bitrate for this session.

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The following dialog appears:

5. View the following session information:

On Demand Session ID - a unique session ID generated by the NGOD system.
Session ID - a unique session ID generated by the NSG 9000-6G device.
Session Group - an optional field. A value given by the ERM for managing the session list
length.
Bitrate - indicates the required bitrate for this session.
No PID Remap - indicates whether No PID Remap is selected for this session. See
Provisioning Service Remux Sessions on page 85.
6. View the following Output information:
TS ID- the ID of the output TS that carries the output session.
Output Service ID - the ID of the output service.
7. View the following Input Redundancy information:
# - a sequential number to indicate the number of the listed input redundancy ports.
GbE Port - indicates the number of the input GbE port.
Input Service ID - indicates the ID of the input service
Multicast IP Address - the multicast IP address of the input service
UDP Port - the UDP port of the input service
Source IP Address - indicates the IP address of the broadcasting device.
Active - indicates whether this input port is currently active. The row of the active port is
darker.

4.4.3.1 Exporting NGOD Active Sessions

1. Select Applications > SDV > NGOD Active Sessions.

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2. Click Export Sessions.

3. Click Export.
4. Select Open or Save.
5. View the .XML file.

4.4.4 Viewing ISA Active Sessions

The ISA Active Sessions tab lists all the ISA sessions provisioned to the device.

 To view ISA active sessions

1. Select Applications > SDV > ISA Active Sessions.

2. To view the currently provisioned sessions, click Refresh Sessions.

3. To export the currently ISA active sessions to an XML file, click Export Session.
4. View the following information:
 Session ID - a unique session ID generated by the NSG 9000-6G device.
 State - indicates the status of the session:
Bind - the session is provisioned
Alloc - the session is allocated but not yet provisioned
 RF Output - the output QAM-RF channel through which the service is streamed out of
the device.
 Service ID - the ID of the output service
 GbE Port - indicates the GbE input port of the incoming service.
 Destination IP Address - the IP address (multicast/unicast) that the service is sent to.
 UDP Port - the input UDP port
 Active Source IP - the IP address of the source IP

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 Bitrate - the bitrate of the provisioned session.

5. To view further information, click Details .

The following dialog appears:

6. View the following session information:

Session ID - a unique session ID generated by the NSG 9000-6G device.
Bitrate - the bitrate of the session.
Time Created - the first time the session was provisioned
State - indicates the status of the session:
Bind - the session is provisioned
Alloc - the session is allocated but not yet provisioned
7. View the following Output information:
TS ID- the ID of the output TS that carries the output session.
Service ID - the ID of the output service.
No PID Remap - indicates whether PID remapping is applied.
8. View the following Input Redundancy information:
# - a sequential number to indicate the number of listed input redundancy ports.
GbE Port - indicates the number of the input GbE port.
Input Service ID - the ID of the input service
IP Address - the IP address of the input service
UDP Port - the UDP port of the input service
Source IP Address - indicates the IP address of the broadcasting device.
Active - indicates whether this input port is currently active. The row of the active port is
darker.
To export ISA Active Sessions to an .XML file, see Exporting NGOD Active Sessions on
page 95.

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4.4.5 Monitoring SDV Connections

The Connections tab lists all SDV managers together with a messages counter. The counter
monitors the connection between the SDV managers and the edge QAM.
Each time a message is received by the edge QAM, the counter registers another incidence
and updates the number of messages. You may refresh the connection when required.

 To monitor SDV connections

1. Select Applications > SDV > Connections.

2. View the Manager IP and the number of messages and whether it increases.
3. To refresh connection, click Refresh Connection.

4.5 M-CMTS Application

When NSG 9000-6G is integrated in an M-CMTS system, do the following:
 Create an M-CMTS session by defining the QAM Manager as M-CMTS
 Configure the session - When you configure an M-CMTS session, you choose to output a
socket without any changes, that is without remapping and without generating tables.

 To create an M-CMTS session

1. Select Platform > General tab.
2. select the required slot.
3. Select the QAMs tab.
4. For the required RF Output, open the QAM Manager list and select M-CMTS.
Once you select Applications > M-CMTS tab, the M-CMTS sessions appear and you can
define their parameters.

 To configure an M-CMTS session

When you configure a session, select the required input port and route it to the required
output as instructed below:

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1. Select Applications > M-CMTS tab:

Sessions appear in the table according to your QAM configuration in 

Platform > General > Slot > QAMs. Each session appears with a unique session ID.
Session ID- Read only. A sequential number starting at 10000, to indicate the number of
the session in the current page.

NOTE: Steps 2&3 are relevant to primary DS channels only. In case of wideband sessions, move to step 4.

2. Relevant to primary DS channels only - To synchronize with the DTI time, select DTI Sync
Restamping. The EdgeQAM re-stamps the DTI sync packets.
3. Relevant to primary DS channels only - In DOCSIS Sync Compensation, enter the sync
compensation. The CMTS core router automatically inserts DOCSIS sync packets into the
primary DS QAM channels. To ensure the accuracy of the DOCSIS sync packets, the
EdgeQAM re-stamps them. Depending on RF network topology, it may be required to
fine-tune the sync messages that flow over the various QAM channels of the EdgeQAM.
The fine-tuning ensures consistent timing of CMs across all cable interfaces of the
system. To fine-tune the sync offset across cable interfaces, use the DOCSIS Sync
Compensation option. The sync offset units are ticks of the CMTS 10.24 MHz clock, where
1 tick=97.6 nano-sec. The typical allowed offset difference between modems is +/- 6
ticks. To define the sync compensation value, measure the average Cable Modem (CM)
timing offset difference (you can view the timing offset values via the CMTS console) and
calculate the desired compensation value for the QAMs of the port. Typically, the
compensation value of adjacent QAMs in the port is identical for each QAM in the port.
4. To select the input GbE Port, open the GbE Port list and select the required port. Once you
defined the required GbE port, the GbE IP Address box is updated to display the IP address
of the selected port.
5. In GbE IP Address, enter the IP address of the GbE input port.
6. In L2TP Session ID, enter the required session ID.
7. View the following Read-only information:
 In RF Output, view the QAM channel to output the session where:
X – module number (1…9)
Y – RF port number (1…2)
Z – channel number (1…144)
 QAM Index - see Configuring/Viewing QAM Channels on page 49.
 Interleaver - see Configuring/Viewing QAM Channels on page 49.

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4.6 D2E Application

The Direct to Edge (D2E) application is for future use only.
When NSG 9000-6G is operating as part of a D2E system, configure it in the same manner as
a regular Wideband M-CMTS application:
 Set the QAM manager for the relevant QAMs to M-CMTS
 Configure the sessions as regular Wideband M-CMTS sessions

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Conditional Access System (CAS)

5.1 CAS Overview

The Conditional Access System (CAS) prevents unauthorized viewing of programs by
scrambling services that later on can be decrypted using the correct decrypting key.
NSG devices support the following CAS modes:
 DVB SCR scrambling - an encryption mode for the DVB protocol.
 Privacy Mode - an encryption mode developed by Motorola Inc.

5.1.1 DVB SCR Scrambling Overview

A typical CAS is comprised of a few elements. The NSG 9000 includes the SCS, CWS and
scrambling modules. Following is a short description of the CAS elements.
 Event Information Scheduler (EIS) - in charge of all of the headend’s schedule information
and the CAS configuration to ensure that services are encrypted correctly. It initiates the
Scrambler Control Group (SCG) message, the actual request sent by the EIS to the NSG
9000 that encryption is required.The SCG message includes the service ID, time slot and
the access criteria.
 SimulCrypt Synchronizer (SCS) - controls and manages the scrambling parameters to
allow encryption. It receives requests for encryption and passes them on to the Control
Word (CW) generator. Once a CW is initiated the SCS passes it to ECMG.
 Control Word Server (CWG) - generates the encryption key.
 Scrambling Unit - encrypts the services.
 Entitlement Control Message Generator (ECMG) - receives control words and access
criteria and generates an Entitlement Control Message (ECM) stream in return.

ECMG
ECM

CW & ACC

SCG NSG 9000

message
EIS SCS

CWG

Scrambling
clear input unit scrambled Output
stream stream

The EIS sends the NSG 9000 an SCG message, a request to encrypt a service component. In
turn, the NSG 9000 sends a message to the ECMG which contains the following:
 Control Word (CW) - the encryption key generated by the NSG 9000.

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 Crypto Period (CP) - indicates (in seconds) how often the NSG 9000 generates a new CW.
 Access Criteria (ACC) - a permission to access the service.
The ECMG generates an ECM stream that is sent to the NSG 9000 and is added to the TS.

5.1.2 Privacy Mode Scrambling Overview

Privacy Mode is a real-time encryption method which was developed by Motorola and
licensed to Harmonic for VOD applications. Privacy Mode requires an MCT machine which
serves as the Privacy Mode ERS proxy as the following illustration shows:

Remote ERS

ECM request (VOD)

ECM Update

MCT (ERS
Proxy

ECM Update

NSGs

When using Privacy Mode scrambling, the only additional configuration that is required within
the NSG web client is to enable CAS and to set the behavior upon ECM expiration. However,
Privacy Mode also requires an MCT machine which serves as the Privacy Mode ERS proxy.
For information on how to configure Privacy Mode parameters in MCT, refer to the MCT User's
Guide.

5.2 Defining Global CAS Parameters

 To set global CAS parameters, do the following:
1. Select Applications > CAS. The following tab opens.

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2. In CAS Properties, open the Encryption Mode (DVB\PM) list and select either of the following:
 DVB Scrambling - an encryption mode for the DVB protocol.
 Privacy Mode Scrambling - an encryption mode developed by Motorola Inc.
3. To enable CAS, select the CAS Enable box.
The fields of the selected encryption mode are enabled.

5.3 Defining DVB Scrambling Parameters

Once you selected the DVB Scrambling mode, and enabled the CAS, move to the DVB
Settings section and do the following:

1. In CP Duration (Sec), enter the required value. By default it is 15 seconds. The Crypto
Period defines how often the NSG changes the control word (or "key") for encrypted
services. Valid values range between 1-6554.
2. In ECMG Failover Retries, define the number of times the NSG 9000 unit tries to establish
communication with the Entitlement Control Message Generator (ECMG) before issuing
the alarm ECMG Connection Failure.
3. In CA Descriptor Location, select a location in the PMT for the CA descriptor. The CA
descriptor may appear either in a service or elementary level or in both levels.
4. Open the DVB Scrambling Mode box and select either of the following:
 Session based - the EIS is external and it issues an SCG for each service for which
encryption is required. When selected, the DVB Session based features are enabled.
 Tier based - all services are scrambled with the same control word and ECM and
there is no external EIS. Once selected, the DVB Tier Based features are enabled.

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5.3.1 Defining DVB Session Based Parameters

Once you selected this option in DVB Scrambling Mode, define the session based parameters
as follows:

1. In TS ID Provisioning, select how to generate the TS ID to be provisioned:

 Direct - The default option. The provisioned TS ID is the same as the output TS ID.
 By QAM Index - The provisioned TS ID is according to the QAM number that is a
number between 1-144.
2. In EIS SCS Port Number, define the TCP port through which NSG communicates with the
EIS. Valid values range between 1-65535.
3. In Clear to Scramble (Sec) enter the clear time in seconds before starting to scramble the
service, once the SCG is received. Valid values range between 0-9999. The default value
is 0 seconds.

5.3.2 Defining DVB Tier Based Parameters

Once you selected this option in DVB Scrambling Mode, define the tier based parameters as
follows:

1. Select Block Upon Failure, to allow the device to block the stream to protect the content.
When a stream is blocked, no picture appears on the end user screen. This action takes
place in case the NSG 9000 could not establish communication with the ECMG.
2. In Failed to Scramble Timeout (Sec), define the period of time between outputting the
service and recognizing CAS failure. When CAS failure is recognized the following takes
place:
 Scrambling with the last available ECM
 Block the stream. Applies in case ECM is not available and Block Upon Failure is
selected.
 Outflow a clear stream. Applies in case ECM is not available and Block Upon Failure is
not selected.
3. NSG 9000-6G supports SimulCrypt in DVB Tier Based mode and it allows to encrypt the
content with up to 3 different Conditional Access Systems. You can define up to three
ECMs each with its own Access Criteria. To configure the ECMs, enter the required values
in the ECM Group table as explained below:
 ECM PID - enter the ECM PID.
 Super CAS ID - enter the Super CAS ID of the ECMG as provided by the vendor.

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 Access Criteria - enter an access criteria as provided by the vendor.

5.3.3 Viewing EIS Information

You can work with multiple EIS devices. The EIS tab lists all EIS connected to the device. NSG
9000-6G supports up to six EIS machines:

 To view EIS log

1. Select Applications > CAS > EIS tab.
2. To update the listed information, click Refresh.
3. View the following information:
Date - indicates the date of connection between the NSG and the EIS.
Time - indicates the time of connection.
Channel ID - indicates the channel of communication between the NSG and the EIS.
Description - shortly describes the connection (setup, closed).
State - indicates the current status of the NSG and EIS connection.

5.3.4 Defining ECMGs and NSG 9000 Communication Parameters

This section instructs you on how to define the ECMG & NSG 9000 communication
parameters.

 To define ECMGs
1. Select Applications > CAS > ECMG. The ECMG page appears. Each row in the page
represents an ECMG. You can define up to 10 ECMGs.

2. Define the communication parameters according to the following explanation:

Active - Check the box in the left most column to make the current ECMG active.
Name - Enter the name of the ECMG brand.

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Priority - to allow redundancy, set priority by indicating the primary and secondary ECMG
of the same SuperCasID. In case of ECMGs with the same SuperCasID, NSG 9000
always tries to connect first to the ECMG with the highest priority. Assign priority from 1-
10 with 1 as the highest priority.
SuperCasID (Hex) - A 32-bit hexadecimal number that consists of the 16-bit CA vendor
ID and an additional 16-bit number that distinguishes one ECM generator from another
for the same CAS vendor. The super CAS ID determines which access criteria is coupled
with each ECMG. The CAS vendor provides this value.
Protocol Revision - Specifies the CAS mode of operation. Select Revision 1, 2 or 3.
IP Address - The IP address of the ECMG. The CAS vendor provides this value.
Port - The number (in decimal format) of the TCP port used to connect the ECMG. The
CAS vendor provides this value.
Channel ID - indicates the channel of communication between the NSG and the ECMG.
Status - Indicates the state of the connection:
 Connected - The ECMG and NSG are communicating.
 Disconnected - No communication is taking place at the moment.

5.3.5 Viewing CAS Status

5.3.5.1 Viewing the SCG Parameters
1. Select Applications > CAS > SCGs tab. The SCG page appears.

The following information is listed:

Number of SCGs - indicates the number of listed SCGs.
SCG ID - The ID number of the SCG.
CP Number - A running counter of the number of Crypto Periods. It indicates the number
of times the ECM has been changed for this stream.
TS ID/QAM Index- The stream that carries the service to be encrypted as sent by the EIS.
Service ID - The ID of the program/service being scrambled using the specific SCG.
State - Indicates the status of the service as follows:
 Scrambling - Indicates that the service is encrypted.
 Clear - Indicates that scrambling failed.
Access Criteria - the access criteria as provided by the vendor.
2. Click Refresh to update the information in the SCG table.

5.3.5.2 Viewing ECM Parameters

The Entitlement Control Message (ECM) page provides information about the ECM stream
that is sent to the NSG and is added to the TS.

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1. Select Applications > CAS > ECMs tab. The ECM page appears and you can view the
following information:

Number of ECMs - indicates the number of listed ECMs.

Stream ID - The ID number of the stream.
ECM ID - The ID of the ECM as sent by the EIS.
SuperCasID - Identifies the ECMG that encrypts this program. This number is provided by
the CAS vendor.
SCG ID - The ID of the SCG that requested the ECM stream.
2. Click Refresh to update the information.

5.4 Defining Privacy Mode Scrambling Parameters

1. Select Applications > CAS > Privacy Mode Settings section.

2. Open the Stream Processing on ECM Expiration list and select either of the following:
 Scramble with Last ECM - All NSGs of the VODS should be updated with the new
ECM.
 Don’t Scramble - do not scramble the stream.

TIP: Once provisioning/multiplexing is complete, enable the RF ports. See 3.12.3 Configuring Module
RF Ports on page 47.

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Monitoring and Troubleshooting

6.1 Monitoring the NSG 9000-6G Overview

Monitoring the NSG 9000-6G comprises the following two aspects:
 Monitoring the device utilization
 Monitoring the device status

6.2 Device Utilization

The Traffic tab displays a read-only information about the output streams of the device. This
information is displayed in the following views:
 Service View - default view. It displays the output services running over each QAM-RF
channel.
 Bitrate View - displays the actual bit rate of each active QAM-RF channel.
 Output view - displays information on the selected output content. See 6.2.4 Viewing
Output Information on page 112.
 Input view - displays the number of incoming services and the current frequency. See
6.2.3 Viewing Input Information on page 112.
The Service and Bit rate view pages are divided into nine sections. Each section represents a
QAM-RF module with both output ports and QAM-RF channels. Each section includes the
following:
Module # link. Click the link to view
module traffic information
RF # link. Click to view RF parameters

Bar graph with a unique color

Output module, port and channel

 Module Number - displayed as a link. Once you click it, the Module Traffic page opens.
When the module is assigned but no module is mounted in the slot, the module number
appears with (Card Missing) indication.
 RF Port Number - displayed as a link. Once you click it, you can view the selected module
global configuration and the configuration of the RF parameters. See 6.2.2 Viewing RF
Parameters on page 112.
 Bar graph - represents the output TSs of each RF port. Each RF port is represented by a
unique color. The available colors are as follows:

Table 6-1: Bar Graph Colors

Color Explanation

Orange Service based traffic - VOD, SDV, NGOD and ISA

Dark red Pass Through sessions

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Table 6-1: Bar Graph Colors

Color Explanation

Dark grey M-CMTS sessions

Light grey D2E sessions (for future use only)

Orange bars to Dark red bars to Dark grey bars to

indicate a service indicate pass indicate M-CMTS
based traffic through sessions sessions

The number at the top of each bar, indicates the following:

 Service view - the amount of services output in that TS.
 Bitrate view - the actual bit rate in Mbps.
Each bar is labeled in the following pattern x.y.z where:
x - module number
y - RF port number
z - RF channel number
For example: bar 1.2.2 presents output traffic of module 1, output via RF 2 port, channel
2.

NOTE: Hover the mouse pointer over the bar to view the QAM-RF manager. Hover the mouse pointer
over the bar label to view the service ID and its frequency.

The following figure shows a section of the Service view:

Module number. Click the link to
view module traffic information
QAM-RF port. Click to view RF
port information

Number of services

Output module, port and channel

Tool tip with number of services

when pointer on bar

Tool tip with further information

when pointer on module name

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The following figure shows the same section in Bitrate view:

Module number. Click the link to

view module traffic information

QAM-RF port

Actual bit rate

Output module, port, channel and

QAM index
Tool tip with bit rate when pointer
on bar

Tool tip with bit rate when pointer

on bar

6.2.1 Viewing Traffic

The Module Traffic page displays all the services outputted via each QAM-RF channel together
with detailed information on each service.

 To view the traffic streamed out of the device in a bar graph display:
1. Select Monitoring > Traffic > Service View/Bitrate View.
2. Click Module #.
The following page opens. It shows the traffic flowing via RF port 1 of module 1:

graph bar display of the

output traffic of the
selected QAM

3. To view detailed information about a service, select the required service in the bar graph.

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The following page opens. It shows the traffic flowing via RF port 1 of module 1 with
detailed information regarding service 5 of QAM-RF 1.1.1.:

Graph bar display of the

output traffic of the
selected QAM
Detailed information of
the selected service

NOTE: Currently, the Module Traffic page shows only eighteen services per channel.

You can view traffic also via the Input view and Output View pages.
1. Select Monitoring > Traffic > Input View/Output View.
2. To view updated information, click Refresh Output/Input Information.
3. View the following service related information:

NOTE: PIDs appear in Hex. and in decimal in the following pattern: Hex. (Decimal.)

 Service ID - Read Only. The ID number of the service.

 Port:IP - The number of the input port and its IP address.
 UDP Port - The UDP according to the source configuration.
 PMT Ver - The version of the PMT PID
 PMT PID - The PID over which the service's Program Map Table (PMT) is transmitted.
 PCR PID - The PID of the service's Program Clock Reference (PCR).
 ECM PID - The PID of the Entitlement Control Message (ECM).
The following picture shows the Output view tab. It shows the traffic flowing via RF port 1
of module 1 with information regarding service 5 of QAM-RF 1.1.1:
Output module

Traffic flowing via

RF port 1

Information
regarding service ID
5

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See also 6.2.4 Viewing Output Information on page 112.

6.2.2 Viewing RF Parameters

1. Select Monitoring > Traffic > Service View/Bitrate View.
2. Click RF #.
The following page opens.

Global RF Properties

RF Parameters

3. In Module # Properties, view module parameters.

4. In RF Parameters, view RF parameters.

6.2.3 Viewing Input Information

To view the number of incoming services and the input bitrate, do the following:
1. Select Monitoring > Traffic > Input View tab.
2. View the required information.

6.2.4 Viewing Output Information

1. Select Monitoring > Traffic > Output View tab.

2. Open the Output Module list and select the required QAM-RF module.

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3. In the tree view, do one of the following:

 To view TS related information, select the required TS.
 Drill down to the required service and select it.
4. View the required information. The following information appears:

TS related
information

Service
related
information

PID related
information

TS Service/service Remux PID PID Remux

QAM Manager Service ID Orig PID Orig PID

Serving Area Port:IP Remap PID Remap PID

NGOD QAM Group Name UDP Port PID Type PID Type

Input Source PMT PID Language PMT Reference

UDP Port Range PCR PID ES Descriptors ES Descriptors

ASI Forwarding ECM PID

PMT Ver

Source IP

Service Descriptors

5. View the required information.

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6.3 Monitoring NSG 9000-6G Status and Alarms

When ever the NSG 9000-6G detects an internal failure or problems related to the input/
output streams, it asserts an alarm to indicate the specific failure.The alarms are exhibited as
follows:

Table 6-2: Alarm Exhibition

Component Reaction Upon Malfunction

Front Panel The Alarm LED is illuminated in red when an alarm is

issued and in orange when a warning is issued.

Web client  The alarm indicator turns red

 The number of active alarms is updated
 a message appears notifying you of the nature of the
problem

NMX Alarm is issued in the NMX alarm manager

6.3.1 Viewing Alarms Via the Web Client

The Active Alarms tab allows you the following:
 View the alarms/warnings
 Save active alarm log as an XML file
 Configuring the alarms

 To view alarms in the web client

1. Select Monitoring > Alarms > Active Alarms.

2. View the alarms. You can also save the alarm log as an XML file. The alarms are listed
with the following parameters:
 # - index number of the alarm.
 Module - the faulty component.
 Description - describes the fault that invoked the alarm. Red color entry - indicates an
alarm, orange color entry - indicates a warning.

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NOTE: You may view the alarms also by moving the mouse pointer to the Alarm indicator located in Title
bar. A window opens displaying the current alarms.

 To save active alarms log to file

1. Select Monitoring > Alarms > Active Alarms.
2. Click Export.
3. Browse to the required location and click Save.

6.3.2 Alarm List

The following table lists the alarms of NSG 9000-6G according to the module that issues the
alarm. The alarms are arranged in alphabetical order with a short description and a solution to
remit the alarm. Alarms with a star are NOT reflected in NMX.

Trigger
Alarm Message Device Description Solution
Redundancy

Platform

Fan X Failure No Fan X (x= 1-4) is malfunctioning. Replace the fan as instructed in the
HW User’s Guide.

Front Panel No Cannot establish communication 1. Replace the front panel.

Communication with the control panel module. 2. Replace the Processing module.
Failure
3. Call Customer Support.

Front Panel Missing No Front panel is missing. Verify that the front panel is fastened
securely to its place.

High Temperature Yes The unit is overheating Check front panel connection and the
Failure Raised when board FPGA processor speed of the fans.
temperature >= 80°C, or board
CPU temperature >= 75°C.
NGOD R6 No NGOD VREP0-R6 client has lost Check the Ethernet connection to the
Connection Loss connection and there are live SDV R6 client.
sessions within the NSG.
No Input Traffic Yes All configured and enabled GbE Check source.
ports receive no input data.

Power Supply X Yes Power supply (x= 1-2) is Replace power supply unit.
Failure malfunctioning.
Service Missing No There is at least one defined service Check source.
without active input
System Voltage Yes Invalid voltage is detected in the 1. Reboot the device.
Error device 2. If persists, call Customer Support.

Temp/Voltage No Cannot read the temperature or Call Customer Support.

Communication voltage.
Error
Unsupported HW No Different types of power supply Replace at least one power supply
Configuration: Mixed units are installed on the device units so both units are of the same
PS Models type. See NSG9000-6G Hardware and
Installation User Guide.

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Trigger
Alarm Message Device Description Solution
Redundancy

Slot

Card Missing* Yes No module is mounted in the slot 1. Disable the RF port.
and the corresponding RF port is 2. Mount a module in the slot.
enabled.
3. Enable the corresponding RF port.

Card Mismatch* No Mismatch between the mounted Check configuration or mounted

module and the sent configuration. module.

GbE Port

CRC Error No At least one packet has CRC error Check the switch, fiber, and copper
connections. Check source (input or
output).

ETH Buffer Overflow No Management traffic on the GbE port Check sources for excessive
exceeds the port’s capacity. management traffic.

Invalid Input Packet No The payload length of an input UDP Check source.
packet is not divisible by 188 bytes
a standard length of an MPEG
packet
L2TPv3 Sequence No The sequence number of L2TP  Check input source.
Error frames is not sequential, which  Check switch.
means that some L2TP frames were  Check fiber and copper
dropped in the input.
connections.

Link Down (SFP) Yes Problematic link to the SFP. Verify that the fiber is connected
properly to the SFP

SFP Missing Yes The SFP connector is missing from Check that the SFP connector is fully
the GbE port. inserted

GbE Card

GbE Controller Yes PHY ID Error; instable 1. Reset unit.

Failure communication with GbE module. 2. If problem persists, call Customer
Support.
MPEG Buffer No Buffer is overloaded with too high Reduce bit rate.
Overflow bit rate

MPEG Sync Loss No GbE traffic contains No valid MPEG 1. Check source.
data
2. Check the input cable and replace
if defective.
General HW Failure No GbE module fatal error. Call Customer Support

TS Out

TS Out Overflow No The actual output bit rate exceeds Deprovision several services of the
the configured QAM output bit rate. specific output until the alarm clears.

VOD Session

PAT Corrupted* No Invalid PAT Check source.

PAT Missing* No PAT is missing in input signal. Check source

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Trigger
Alarm Message Device Description Solution
Redundancy

PAT Disappeared No PAT was in input signal and Check source

disappeared.

PMT Corrupted* No Invalid PMT Check source

PMT Missing* No PMT is missing in input signal. Check source

PMT Disappeared No PMT was in input signal and Check source

disappeared.

Audio PID Missing* No Audio PID is missing in input signal Check source

Video PID Missing* No Video PID is missing in input signal Check source

VOD program not No VOD program is not scrambled Check source

scrambled* while either of the following applies:
 Device Configured to DVB-CAS
mode and CAS is enabled
 Provisioned program is VOD
auto detect and service is not
scrambled

VOD

Invalid UDP No The UDP is destined to an invalid Check source.

Detected* output port

Session

Service Missing* No Service is missing in input signal Check source.

PID Range

Source Missing No Traffic is not detected on one of the Check source

configured input sockets.

QAM-RF Module

Initialization Failure No Card initialization failed because the Replace module, or assign proper
actual card is different than the configuration
assigned card.
Communication No The device cannot communicate 1. Check that the module is properly
Failure with the QAM-RF module inserted
2. Assign the module

Critical Error: No The affected QAM-RF module has 1. Replace the affected module.
Repeated CIC suffered repeated CIC overflow 2. Contact Harmonic Customer
Overflow events. To prevent service Support.
interruption on adjacent QAM
channels, both RF ports of the
module has been shut-off.

Critical Error No Internal fatal error in the QAM-RF 1. Re-install the module
modules 2. If problem persists, call Customer
Support.

Processing Error No QAM-RF global error Replace module

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Trigger
Alarm Message Device Description Solution
Redundancy

Temperature Out of No The temperature is out of the Call Customer Support

Range defined range
Module temperature >= 85°C.

QAM Channel

QAM License Yes The QAM License is either expired Request a QAM license
Missing or is not granted.

PM License Missing Yes The Privacy Mode license is either Request a PM license
expired or is not granted.
SCR License Missing Yes The DVB scrambling license is Request a DVB scrambling license
either expired or is not granted.
DOCSIS QAM + DTI Yes This license is either expired or is Request this license
Sync License not granted.
Missing
DOCSIS QAM Yes The DOCSIS QAM license is either Request a DOCSIS QAM license
License Missing expired or is not granted.

RF port

Communication No The device can not communicate 1. Reset unit

Failure with the upconverter. 2. Replace the module
3. If problem persists, call Customer
Support

RF Level Out of No The power level of the RF signal Call Customer Support
Range going into the upconverter is out of
the allowed range.
PLL1 Failure No Indicates a HW failure Replace the module

PLL2 Failure No Indicates a HW failure Replace the module

Power Supply Failure No Power level to the upconverter Call Customer Support
momentarily exceeded limits.
Software Failure No Indicates a failure of the RF Replace the module
software.

CAS Privacy Mode

ECM Expired No ECM Expired Update PM ECM via MCT.

ECM Missing No ECM is missing Updated Privacy Mode ECM via MCT.

DVB CAS

SCS ECMG No Connection between SCS and  Check link of Ethernet port 2
Communication ECMG is not established  Check ECMG definitions in the
Failure web client. Make sure all
parameters match the
properties of the CAS system in
use.

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Trigger
Alarm Message Device Description Solution
Redundancy

ECM Stream Error No Cannot get ECM from ECMG  Check connectivity to ECMG
 Check with the ECMG vendor
that AC is valid

DTI Card

DTI Client Not Yes The status of the DTI client is not Check that DTI server status is
Locked NORMAL NORMAL.

Service Remux Session

PAT Corrupted* No Invalid PAT Check source.

PAT Missing* No PAT is missing in input signal. Check source

PMT Corrupted* No Invalid PMT Check source

PMT Missing* No PMT is missing in input signal. Check source

Service Remux No When Service Remux is configured Check source

Source Failure* and the input socket is not active.

CMTS Session

Socket CMTS Source No When CMTS socket is configured Check source

Failure* and the input socket is not active.

PID Remux Session

PID Remux Source No When PID Remux is configured and Check source
Failure* the input socket is not active.

License

License Expired No License expired Add and request a new license.

6.3.3 Warning List

The following table lists the warnings of NSG 9000-6G according to the module that issues
the warning. The warnings are arranged in alphabetical order with a short description and a
solution to remit the warning. Warnings with a star are NOT reflected in NMX.

Triggers
Alarm Message Device Description Solution
Redundancy

Platform

Nearing High The unit is close to Check front panel connection and the speed
Temperature overheating. of the fans.

NGOD D6 NGOD VREP0-D6 server Check the Ethernet connection to the D6

Connection Loss has lost connection and server.
there are live SDV sessions
within the NSG.

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Triggers
Alarm Message Device Description Solution
Redundancy

Running on The system is running with Claim the required license.

Temporary License* an active temporary license
while using the non-default
features granted by the
license.

GbE Port

Backup Port Active Redundancy switch has Check primary port

taken place

Management Management packets may Check non-video traffic on the GbE port
Packets Reached drop because rate is
Rate Limit reaching its limit.

SFP Communication Instable communication 1. Verify that the SFP module is mounted
Error with the SFP module properly
2. Replace SFP
3. Reset unit
4. If problem persists, call Customer Support

GbE Card

Exceeding Max The number of incoming Check the source.

Sockets streams exceeds the
allowed limit.

Extraction Buffer Extraction descriptor FIFO Check PSI bit rate.

Overflow overrun.

GbE Management Management traffic buffer Check the bit rate of the management
Rx Failure overload resulting in packets.
management packets loss.

GbE Management Tx Detecting problems when 1. Reset unit.

Failure trying to transmit
management data 2. If problem persists, call Customer Support.

TS Out

Traffic on Invalid TS* The input traffic points to an Check source and QAM mapping.
invalid output.

Missing PSIP PSIP is enabled and there is Check PSIP configuration for correct service
Configuration for TS no PSIP configuration for ID indication
the services. Services are
transmitted with default
PSIP configuration.

RF Port

Nearing The upconverter's  Check for proper operation of the cooling

Temperature Out of temperature is almost out fans.
Range of the allowed temperature
range: 
Make sure that air inlets in the device's
(0°C to 70°C). front panel are clean.
 If problem persists, power-off the device
and contact Customer Support.

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Triggers
Alarm Message Device Description Solution
Redundancy

CIC Overflow No The affected QAM-RF 1. Replace the affected module.

module has suffered
repeated CIC overflow 2. Call Customer Support.
events. To prevent service
interruption on adjacent
QAM channels, both RF
ports of the module has
been shut-off.

DTI port

DTI Port Link Down DTI port lost connection Check DTI cable.
with the DTI server

CAS Privacy Mode

ECM Nearing ECM is about to expire. Update PM ECM via MCT.

Expiration

DVB CAS

SCS ECMG Connection to the ECMG  Check link of Ethernet port 2

Connection Failure has failed and services may  Check ECMG definitions in the web
not be encrypted properly
client. Make sure all parameters
match the properties of the CAS
system in use.

PID Range

Backup Source No One of the backup sockets Check source

Active is activated

License

License Expires in License will expire in the Add and request a new license.
24 hours next 24 hours.

License Expires in License will expire in the Add and request a new license.
72 hours next 72 hours.

Redundancy

No Heartbeat on Standby device does not Check Ethernet connection.

Eth1* receive Heartbeat
messages from Eth1 of
Active device.
No Heartbeat on Standby device does not Check Ethernet connection.
Eth2* receive Heartbeat
messages from Eth2 of
Active device.

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6.3.4 Notification List

The following table lists notifications of NSG 9000-6G. A notification is a message sent from
the device to the alarm log to denote a status change without raising any alarm. However,
depending on the configuration, a notification issue may trigger an SNMP trap.

Displayed in
Notification Message Description
Alarm Log

Active DTI Port Is/Changed The active port of the NSG's DTI client has changed (from 1 to 2 No
to <#> or vice-versa)
DTI Client Status Changed The status of DTI Client has changed to the value reflected in No
Platform > General DTI.

Corrupt Firmware File, Could not load new firmware file to flash due to file corruption.
Booting with Previous
Firmware
Cannot Find BOOTP Server, BOOTP server did not respond within the defined time out, NSG
Booting with Previous IP 9000-6G booted with its previous IP settings.
Reboot System Recovered System recovered from HW Watchdog reset
from Watchdog Reset

Reboot System Recovered System recovered from power reset

from Power Reset
Reboot Shutdown at <Date> Shutdown at <Date> (Reboot)

Configuration Error <#> Configuration failed in XML validation

SLOT <#> QAM-RF Module User initiated QAM-RF reset in slot <#>. The status is either OK
Reset by user Status=OK/ or Fail.
Fail

IpInp <#> Manual Revert User manually reverted to the GbE input port <#> from backup
from backup port <#> port <#>
IpInp <#> Manual Switch to User manually switched from GbE input port <#> to backup port
backup port <#> <#>

IpInp-X Switch to Backup Port redundancy - switched automatically from the Primary port
Port Y to the Backup port because of no bit rate at the Primary port
IpInp-X Cannot Switch to Port redundancy - tried to automatically switch from a primary
Backup Port Y - Occupied port to a backup port but the backup port was occupied.
IpInp Backup Port Y switched Port redundancy - switched automatically from the Backup port
to Primary X to the Primary port because of no bit rate at the Backup port

Firmware File Download Failed to download new firmware file using the specified path.
Failed
Switched to Alternate Source The NSG has switched to the alternative IP/UDP source that is
configured for this session
GbE Card - Output Buffer GbE card detected and invalid packet.
Sync Byte Error

IPTSIN MPEG Sync Loss IP input traffic contains no valid MPEG data

TS-Out Near Overflow The actual output bit rate is nearing the configured QAM output
bit rate.
Clock Update Started RTC clock is being updated.

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Displayed in
Notification Message Description
Alarm Log

Clock Update Finished The update of the RTC clock is completed

Application Process Restart Application recovered from SW Watchdog reset

VOD Session - PAT Missing No

CIC Overflow The CIC module within the QAM modulator has gone through a No
momentary overflow, and recovered

6.3.5 Setting Alarm Parameters

The Alarms > Settings page lists the alarms according to their class, that is the object that
issues the alarm.:

The Alarms > Settings page includes the following information for each alarm:
Class - the module that issues the alarm
Alarm Description - the alarm text
Alarm ID - the ID of the alarm
Severity - defines whether the alert is an alarm or a warning
You can configure alarm parameters and define triggering alarms as explained below:

 To define alarms settings

1. Select Monitoring > Alarms > Settings tab.
2. Set the following parameters:

NOTE: Once you have changed any of the default values and sent them to the device (Apply), the Set
Defaults button appears next to the alarm its parameters were changed.

 Assert Threshold (Msec) - a latency period indicated in milliseconds for this alarm.
When a module discovers a condition that would normally cause it to assert this

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alarm, it waits for the time specified in the Assert Threshold (Msec) field before
asserting the alarm.
 Remit Threshold (Msec) - a latency period indicated in milliseconds for this alarm.
When a module discovers a condition that would normally cause it to remit this alarm,
it waits for the time specified in the Remit Threshold (Msec) field before remitting the
alarm.
 Scan Interval (Msec) - defines how often the device checks for the conditions that
raise the alarm. This field allows you to define a break, in milliseconds, in checking for
the conditions that raise the alarm.
 Trigger Redundancy - defines whether the alarm triggers a redundancy switch.
 Add to Log - defines whether to write the alarm to the log of active alarms.
 Send Trap - defines whether to send an SNMP trap when the alarm is raised.
 Disable Alarm - when selected, this alarm is not issued upon correlated failure
 Set Default - click to revert the alarm settings to its default settings. This option
appears only once you have changed any of the alarm parameters.

NOTE: The Set Default button reverts all alarms to their default settings.

6.4 Diagnosing and Analyzing Traffic

6.4.1 Exporting Device Logs
You can export device logs as a zip archive file. The logs include the alarm log and additional
files that include comprehensive system and application configuration information.
1. Select Monitoring > Diagnostics.
Export Logs

2. Click Export Logs.

3. In the Export File dialog, browse to the required location for saving the configuration.
4. Click Save.
The device logs are exported to your PC as a Zip.archive file.

6.4.2 Capturing the Input and Output Traffic

6.4.2.1 Capturing IP Input Content
Capture IP input streams to verify the integrity of video MPEG input streams, or to perform an
analysis of the MPEG structures of the streams.

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The IP Forwarding feature allows to mirror the input of one of GbE input ports on the output of
another unused GbE port. Connect the mirroring port to devices that accept GbE input such
as an MPEG analyzer. For cabling instructions, see NSG 9000-6G Installation and Hardware
guide.
The configuration includes the following:
 Source port - the port that receives the input MPEG over IP traffic of interest.
 Destination port - the port that outputs the mirrored traffic from the Source port.
When configuring IP Forwarding, consider the following issues:
 Verify that the Destination port is enabled. See 3.10.1 Configuring Input GbE ports on
page 35. You may also need to connect to a gigabit ethernet switch in order to establish
link, and to make sure no packets are dropped from the output port. To verify the link
status, see 3.10.1 Configuring Input GbE ports on page 35.
 Use a separate VLAN for the connection to the output port and to the sniffer PC.

NOTE: Use socket forwarding for diagnostic purposes only and not during normal operation.

 To forward a GbE Input Port

NOTE: Disable socket forwarding during normal operation.

1. Select Monitoring > Diagnostics and focus on the IP Forwarding section.

2. To enable mirroring, select Enable Forwarding.

3. Open the Forwarding Level list and select whether to forward a port or a socket. If you
select a socket, define its parameters in the Sockets List table.
4. Open the Source Port list and select the GbE port that inputs the required content.
5. Open the Destination Port list and select the port to mirror the source port.
6. In the Sockets List table, define the following:
 GbE/MC IP Address - the destination GbE or Multicast IP address of the socket.
 GbE Port - enter the UDP port
 Source IP - enter the IP address of the port that streamed the socket into the device.
 To delete the socket, select Delete.

6.4.2.2 Capturing Output Traffic

NSG 9000-6G incorporates an ASI monitoring port. It can mirror the output MPEG traffic
from any QAM-RF channel.
Once you have selected the QAM channel to be probed, the MPEG stream that is output on
that QAM-RF channel is mirrored to the ASI monitor port, where you can input it to an MPEG
analyzer, any device that has an ASI input connection.

 To forward to an ASI Port

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1. Select Monitoring > Diagnostics.

2. Open the Probe Location list and select either of the following:
 Before Scrambler - to probe as a clear stream
 After Scrambler - to probe as a scrambled stream
3. In ASI Forwarding section, open the Probed QAM list to select the QAM-RF channel to be
forwarded for diagnosis.

6.5 Generating and Viewing Logs

You can view the following logs:
 Alarms log
 GbE Counters
 NGOD logs
 ISA logs

6.5.1 Alarms Log

The Alarms log displays the recent alarms in a chronological order. The log can display up to
100 alarms.
To view an updated log, refresh the log. You may view, refresh, clear or save the log.

 To view the alarms log

1. Select Monitoring > Logs > Alarms Log.
2. To display the log, click View Log.

NOTE: The view Log button toggles to Refresh Log.

The log displays the alarms registered up to the time you generated the log and informs
you of the following:
 # - a sequential number.

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 Date - the date the alarm was issued.

 Time - the time the alarm was issued.
 Module - the module that raised the alarm.
 Description - a brief description of the alarm.
 State - indicates whether the alarm is raised.

 To refresh alarms log

Since the Alarms log displays the alarms up to the time you generated the log, refresh it to
view an updated log by performing the following:
 In the Alarms Log tab, once the alarms log is displayed, click Refresh Log.
The log is updated to display the latest alarms.

 To clear the log

1. Select Monitoring > Logs > Alarms Log.
2. To clear the log, click Clear Log.
The currently displayed log disappears. Once you click View Log, a new log is generated.
It includes alarms registered since the last clear log.

 To save log to file

1. Select Monitoring > Logs > Alarms Log.
2. To save the log, click Export.
3. Select a location for saving the file and click Save.
The log is saved as an XML file in the location of your choice.

6.5.2 Monitoring the GbE Ports

The Counters page monitors the operation of the GbE ports.

Each GbE port is monitored for the following events:

Table 6-3: GbE Port Monitored Events

Event Description

Transmitted Management The number of legal management packets

Packets transmitted by the active GbE port.

Received Management Packets The number of legal management packets received

by the active GbE port.

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Table 6-3: GbE Port Monitored Events

Event Description

UDP/IP Packet Sequence Errors At least one UDP/IP packet is missing

CRC Errors The number of Ethernet MAC CRC errors detected

by the active GbE port.

L2TPv3 Out of Sequence Errors Indicates the number of errors in the L2TPv3
Sequence parameter.

Unicast Byte Counter Counts bytes of UDP/L2TP valid packets with

destination IP equal to one of the input port self IPs.
The counter does not count management packets.

Unicast Discard Byte Counter Counts bytes of UDP/L2TP valid packets with
destination IP equal to one of the input port self IPs,
that are discarded due to non configured CAM. Does
not count management packets.

Each time an event occurs, the counter of the event registers another incidence and updates
the number of incidence. You may reset the counter when required, and upon reboot, all
counters are reset.

 To monitor GbE ports

1. Select Monitoring > Logs > Counters tab. View the following information:
 Module - indicates the GbE port
 Description - indicates each event
 Value- shows the number of occurrences
2. To reset a counter, click in the required row.
3. To reset all counters, click Clear All Counters.

6.5.3 Monitoring the NGOD ERM Communication

To monitor the communication of the NGOD ERM with NSG 9000-6G, allow tracing. Once
you do that, Data Logging indication appears in the title bar of the device:

Data Logging indication

NOTE: Device reset does not cancel tracing. If you reset the device while tracing, when the device boots
up, tracing continues and Data Logging appears in red in the title bar of the web page indicating that
tracing is taking place.

You can trace the following messages:

 RTSP
 VREP

 To monitor the NGOD ERM - NSG 9000-6G by tracing RTSP messages

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1. Select Monitoring > Logs > NGOD RTSP.

2. To start tracing the communication, click Start Tracing.
Data Logging appears in the device title bar.
3. To stop tracing, click Stop Tracing.
4. To view the communication, click Show Messages.
5. View the messages. The messages are displayed with the following parameters:

 # - a sequential number.
 Time - the time and date of the message
 From/To - indicates the sender and the addressee
 Message Type - indicates message type
 Message Content - displays the message content
6. To clear messages, click Clear Messages.

 To monitor the NGOD ERM - NSG 9000-6G by tracing VREP messages

1. Select Monitoring > Logs > NGOD VREP.
2. To start tracing the communication, click Start Tracing.
Data Logging appears in the device title bar.
3. To stop tracing, click Stop Tracing.
4. To view the communication, click Show Messages (Parse).

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5. View the messages. The messages are displayed with the following parameters:

 # - a sequential number.
 Time - the time and date of the message
 From/To - indicates the sender and the addressee
 Message Type - indicates message type
 Message Content - displays the message content
6. To view message as raw data, click Show Messages (Raw Data).
7. To clear messages, click Clear Messages.
8. To include Keep Alive messages in the log, select Capture Keep Alive Messages.

6.5.4 Monitoring the ISA Communication

To monitor the communication of the ISA SRM with NSG 9000-6G, allow tracing. Once you
do that, Data Logging indication appears in the title bar of the device:
T

Data Logging indication

 To monitor ISA communication with NSG 9000-6G

1. Select Monitoring > Logs > ISA RPC.

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The following page appears:

2. To start tracing the communication, click Start Tracing.

NOTE: Device reset does not cancel tracing. If you reset the device while tracing, when the device boots
up, tracing continues and Data Logging appears in red in the title bar of the web page indicating that
tracing is taking place.

3. To stop tracing, click Stop Tracing.

4. To view the communication, click Show Messages.
5. View the messages. The messages appear with the following parameters
 # - a sequential number
 Time - the time and date of the message
 From/To - indicates the sender and the addressee
 Type - indicates the communication protocol via which the message was sent
 Function - indicates the message purpose
 Message Content - a short description of the message
6. To view Result Codes parameter, click Result Code. A dialog that lists and explains the
available result codes opens.

7. To clear messages, click Clear Messages.

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6.6 Viewing Available Reports

This version of the NSG 9000-6G web client allows you to view a report of the RF settings. To
view global RF settings and RF module settings
1. Select Reports > RF Configuration.
2. To view RF module parameters, view the following:

Module No. - Slot 1-9 QAM Index - See3.12.4 Configuring/

Viewing QAM Channels on page 49.

Module Type See QAM Manager - See3.12.4 Configuring/

3.12 Configuring QAM-RF Viewing QAM Channels on page 49.
Modules on page 42

Annex See Table 3-7: Encoding Frequency - See3.12.4 Configuring/Viewing

Mode on page 44 QAM Channels on page 49.

Symbol Rate - See EIA Channel - See 3.12.4 Configuring/

3.12.1 Configuring Global RF & Viewing QAM Channels on page 49.
QAMs Parameters on page 43.

Constellation - See Power Level - See 3.12.3 Configuring

3.12.2 Configuring a QAM-RF Module RF Ports on page 47.
Module on page 46.

QAM Placement - See Interleaver - See3.12.4 Configuring/Viewing

3.12.2 Configuring a QAM-RF QAM Channels on page 49.
Module on page 46.

RF Template - See, Spectral Inversion - See3.12.4 Configuring/

Viewing QAM Channels on page 49.

RF No. - See 3.12.3 Configuring Mute - See3.12.4 Configuring/Viewing QAM

Module RF Ports on page 47. Channels on page 49.

RF Enable - See CW - See3.12.4 Configuring/Viewing QAM

3.12.3 Configuring Module RF Channels on page 49.
Ports on page 47.

# QAMs per Port -

3.12.3 Configuring Module RF
Ports on page 47.

QAM No. - See

3.12.4 Configuring/Viewing QAM
Channels on page 49.

6.7 Device Troubleshooting

The troubleshooting section describes and refers you to essential procedures for solving
issues related to the general device functionality and to VOD and SDV applications.

NOTE: This section assumes that you are an experience user of the NSG9000, or a technical support
personnel.

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6.7.1 Recurrent Upgrade Failures

Recurrent failures to upgrade the NSG9000 device, may stem from improper configuration of
the management network. NSG 9000 supports Auto-negotiation and full duplex.
 Verify that the management network is configured as auto-negotiation and full duplex.

6.7.2 How to Questions

6.7.2.1 How to Export Configuration
See 3.1.1.2 Exporting and Importing Configuration on page 22.

6.7.2.2 How to Export Device Logs

Device logs are exported as a zip archive file. The file includes the alarm log and other logs
related to device performance and activity.
See 6.4.1 Exporting Device Logs on page 124.

6.7.2.3 How to capture IP input

See 6.4.2.1 Capturing IP Input Content on page 124

6.7.2.4 How to capture output MPEG traffic

See 6.4.2.2 Capturing Output Traffic on page 125

6.7.2.5 How to check the QAM manager

This procedure applies to both VOD and SDV sessions. See 3.12.1.4 Configuring a Global
QAM Manager on page 46.

6.7.2.6 How to Monitor Current Traffic

See 6.2 Device Utilization on page 108 and 6.2.1 Viewing Traffic on page 110.

6.7.2.7 How to monitor VOD sessions?

1. Check QAM manager, see 3.12.1.4 Configuring a Global QAM Manager on page 46
2. View output traffic. See 6.2.1 Viewing Traffic on page 110.
3. To capture IP traffic, see 6.4.2.1 Capturing IP Input Content on page 124

6.7.2.8 How to monitor SDV sessions?

1. Check QAM manager, see 3.12.1.4 Configuring a Global QAM Manager on page 46.
2. Verify active sessions and connections to the SRM
To check active sessions, see 4.4.4 Viewing ISA Active Sessions on page 96.
To check connection to the ISA SRM, see 4.4.5 Monitoring SDV Connections on page 98.
3. You can also verify that session control messages are being received from the SRM. See
6.5.4 Monitoring the ISA Communication on page 130.

6.7.2.9 How to Configure Statically a Failed SDV Session

If you determine that a specific session request has failed, you may configure that session
statically for test purposes.
1. To verify that the SDV session is available, obtain the multicast IP address and UDP port
for the service.

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2. Add the session as explained in 4.3.2 Provisioning Service Remux Sessions on page 85.
Enter a unique service ID to prevent a conflict with an existing service on the QAM
channel you are testing.
3. Once the configuration is complete, click Apply.

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Firmware Upgrade Using an External Server
A.1 Upgrading the Firmware of a Single Device
NOTE: To upgrade from any version older than version 2.4.1 to version 2.4.1 and higher, you should use
MCT. MCT allows a smooth and problem-free process. To upgrade, you can use either MCT Pro or MCT Lite
which fully supports the NSG firmware upgrade feature. MCT Lite is provided by Harmonic free of charge.
To take advantage of other MCT features, purchase MCT Pro.

A.1.1 Before Upgrading

Before upgrading, prepare the following:
 HTTP Server - Firmware upgrade of NSG 9000-6G is based on HTTP download and
requires an HTTP server. Installing and configuring an HTTP server is a one time
procedure. For instructions on how to install and configure an HTTP server, see Upgrade
Server Installation and Configuration on page 140.
 Firmware package - Obtain the new firmware zipped files from Harmonic's FTP site. New
firmware packages are distributed as self-extracting ZIP archives. Starting from firmware
version 2.4.1, the NSG firmware distribution includes two separate self-extracting
archives that are separately executed:
 Main firmware archive - when executed, this file extracts the firmware package to a
folder which is named the same as the version number (e.g. 2.4.1.13-1), under the
X:\HTTPROOT\Harmonic\NSG9K6G\X.Y.Z.BB-1 where x.y.z.bb-1 represents unique
identification of the package, for instance 2.4.1.13-1. x.y.z are identical to the official
name of the release.
 NSG-Upgrade archive - this archive, which is much smaller in size, holds various
software components that the NSG utilizes during the upgrade process. It must be
extracted separately from the main archive. When executed, this file extracts its
content to a folder named HTTPROOT\Harmonic\NSG9K6G\nsg-upgrade x.y.z-1
where x.y.z-1 represents version identification information, for example nsg-upgrade
1.0.6-1.

A.2 Upgrading Procedure

NOTE: In case the device is working in an EdgeCluster mode, refer, before you start upgrading, to
3.17.3 EdgeCluster Maintenance on page 72.

1. Make sure that you have either the Apache or the IIS HTTP server installed and
configured on your firmware repository server machine. See Upgrade Server Installation and
Configuration on page 140
2. Obtain the new firmware zipped files from Harmonic's FTP site.
3. Browse to the firmware files and double click the main firmware archive:
NSG9K-6G_X.Y.Z.BB-1.exe where x.y.z.bb-1represents version identification number.
The following message appears:
This self-extracting archive mounts the NSG9000-6G Firmware
package on your PC.
4. Click OK.

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The following dialog appears while WinZip Self-Extractor extracts the files:

5. When extraction is done the following screen appears prompting you to enter the
required drive. 

A prompt to enter the required

drive

You should enter the same drive that you chose when configuring the Apache Web
Server or when configuring the IIS.
The following message appears:
Firmware package for NSG9000-6G version x.y.z.bb-1 has been
successfully copied to X:\HTTPROOT\Harmonic\NSG9K6G.

NOTE: X stands for the selected drive.

6. To extract the nsg-upgrade file, repeat steps 3-5 for the file nsg-upgrade x.y.z-1.
7. Open the web client of the NSG 900-6G device. See 2.2.1 Logging Into the Device via IE on
page 15.
8. Select the Platform tab.
By default Chassis is selected.
9. Click Firmware Upgrade.
The following dialog appears:

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10. In Repository Server IP Address, enter the IP address of your HTTP server.

Enter the IP address of your

HTTP server
Enter the subdirectory that
holds the extracted files

Select whether to reboot

automatically or manually

11. In Firmware Directory, enter the name of the subdirectory that holds the extracted files. For
example, 2.4.1.13-1.
12. Open the Reboot After Install list and select either of the following:
 Automatic - to automatically reboot after installing the firmware. The device reboots
of its own accord during the upgrade procedure. However, this option does not
require any intervention once the upgrade procedure is initiated.
 Manual - to reboot after install following user confirmation only. This option allows
background download. While downloading the new firmware, the device is fully
operational. You can reboot the device at your convenience and control the time the
device is out of service for rebooting with the new firmware file.
13. To install, click Install.
The following message appears:

14. To proceed, click OK.

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The Installation Status page appears:

This page informs you of the installation status. The installation status log is updated
every 3 seconds during the installation.

NOTE: During the installation of the new firmware, you cannot access the web client of the device. If
you close and reopen the web client the Status Installation page appears.

When the installation is finished, either of the following takes place:

 If you selected Automatic reboot, the device reboots automatically. Move to Step 16.
 If you selected Manual reboot, the following message appears:

15. Click OK, to complete the installation and to reboot with the new firmware version.
If you click Cancel, you cancel the firmware installation and you will need to re-start the
installation for the device to run with a new upgraded firmware.
16. Select Platform > Chassis > General tab and verify that the device reports the same version
number as the required firmware.

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Verify firmware version

A.2.1 Recovering from Upgrade Problems

To allow recovery from incidents such as failed upgrade or corrupt configuration that causes
an endless loop of reboot, use the Recovery menu included in the boot sequence.
The Recovery menu is available only via a serial connection to the device. If such connection
is established, you can invoke the Recovery menu by pressing <Enter> when prompted at a
certain point during the boot sequence: as the following picture shows:

Press enter to activate

Recovery menu

Recovery menu

You can choose one of the following menu options:

 Reset Device to factory default - device reboots with factory default parameters.
 Switch to backup partition - device reboots from backup partition
 Temporarily disable application - for Harmonic technical support only
 Continue boot process - resumes the boot process
 Reboot - restarts device reboot
 Enter debug shell - for Harmonic technical support only

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Upgrade Server Installation and Configuration
B.1 Overview
Firmware upgrade of NSG 9000-6G is based on HTTP download and requires an HTTP
server on the LAN. Use either of the following HTTP servers as the Upgrade server:
 Apache Web server - Harmonic provides a customized installation package
 Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager - Comes free with Windows XP Professional
and Windows 2000.
This appendix guides you on how to prepare the Upgrade server as follows. The configuration
of the Upgrade server is a one-time procedure.
 Apache Web server - installation instructions
 IIS - configuration instructions. Instructions varies according to the operating system.

NOTE: You can use the HTTP server also for running the MCT or the NSG web client.

B.1.1 Upgrade Server Requirements

The Upgrade server PC should meet the following requirements:

Table 6-4: Upgrade Server Requirements

Hardware Operation System Software

Optical drive One of the following: HTTP server - Either of the

 Windows2000 following:
 Windows XP  Apache Web Server
 Windows 2003 server  Pre-installed IIS

USB interface NSG firmware distribution

package

Pentium 4 or higher

At least 10gbyte free space

on the hard drive

B.1.2 Upgrade Server Installation Guidelines

Use either the Apache Web Server or the IIS server. Any attempt to install the Apache server
on a computer with IIS, will stop the IIS operation.
For Apache installation and configuration instructions, see B.2 Apache Server on page 141.
For IIS configuration instructions, see B.3 IIS Server on page 142.

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B.2 Apache Server

This section guides you on how to install and configure the Apache server.

B.2.1 Installing the Apache Web Server

To install the Apache server, use Harmonic’s customized installation package supplied on the
Upgrade CD-ROOM.
Prior to installing read the following:
 Apache currently does not work under Windows Vista.
 Apache server uses port 80 which is usually used by Skype. If Skype is installed on the
Upgrade server computer, a conflict may arise. Re-configure Skype prior to the Apache
installation.
 If you are using a firewall, you may need to configure or disable firewall.
The installation batch script performs the following:
 Installs Apache at c:\xampplite\apache.
 Sets X:\HTTPROOT as the WWW root directory. X Represents the drive letter that you
select.
The web server is configured with the following:
 Anonymous access enabled
 Directory browsing enabled

 To install the Apache web server

1. On the Upgrade CD-ROM, browse to the Apache_setup_x file. (x = version number)
2. Double click the setup file to run the file.
3. In the Apache Setup dialog, click OK.
Apache self extracts. A batch sequence window appears notifying that it installs Apache
in the C:\XAMPPLITE directory and stops IIS if it is running.
4. On your keyboard, press <Y> and then <Enter> to continue.
Batch steps are executed:
Batch Step #1 stops and uninstalls the Apache service if installed.
Batch Step #2 stops IIS.
Batch Step #3 checks if port 80 is available.
Batch Step #4 sets up the root directory.
Batch Step #5 creates Start menu shortcuts under Apache for Harmonic. If your interface
is not English then the links are placed in C:\xampplite\Harmonic\Links. You can manually
copy them to the desktop.
Batch Step #6 installs and starts the Apache Web service.

B.2.2 Testing the Operation of the Apache Web Server

 Select Start > All Programs > Apache for Harmonic > Test_service.
In your default browser a window appears with the message:
Your server is running correctly!

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B.3 IIS Server

This section guides you on how to configure the IIS server.
With IIS you must manually create the directories and the alias Harmonic that comprise the
Harmonic virtual directory. IIS can run under a few operation systems. Each operation system
requires different configuration. The following table lists the OS with the corresponding
instructions:

Table 6-5: IIS - Operation System and Instructions Reference

Operating System Instructions Reference

Windows 2000 See B.3.1 Configuring IIS Upgrade Server with Windows 2000
on page 142.

Windows XP See B.3.2 Configuring IIS Upgrade Server with Windows XP &
Windows 2003 Windows 2003 on page 144.

B.3.1 Configuring IIS Upgrade Server with Windows 2000

The configuration under Windows 2000 includes the following stages:
 Creating the directories: HTTPROOT\Hramonic\NSG9k6G
 Creating Harmonic alias

B.3.1.1 Creating Directories Under Windows 2000:

1. Right-click My Computer.
2. Select Explore.
3. Select a volume.
4. Select File > New > Folder.
5. Type HTTPROOT for the new folder name, and press <Enter>.
6. Double-click the new HTTPROOT folder.
7. Select File > New > Folder.
8. Type Harmonic for the new folder name, and press <Enter>.
9. Double-click the new Harmonic folder.
10. Select File > New > Folder.
11. Type NSG9K6G for the new folder name, and press <Enter>.
The following picture shows the required directory structure:

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B.3.1.2 Creating the Harmonic Alias under Windows 2000

1. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel.
2. Double-click Administrative Tools.
3. Double-click Internet Services Manager.
The Internet Information Services dialog appears.
4. Expand the tree in the left panel.
5. Right-click Default Web Site.
6. Select New > Virtual Directory.
The Virtual Directory Creation Wizard appears.
5. Click Next.
6. In the Alias box enter Harmonic and click Next.
7. Click Browse.
8. Select the folder named Harmonic under X:\HTTPROOT. (X represents the volume that
you chose)

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9. Click OK.
10. Click Next.
11. To set the access permissions for the virtual directory, select the Browse box.

Select Browse, to set

access permissions

12. Click Next.

13. Click Finish.
Windows creates the Harmonic virtual directory.

B.3.2 Configuring IIS Upgrade Server with Windows XP & Windows 2003
The configuration under Windows XP/Windows 2003 includes:
 Creating the Harmonic virtual directory
 Enabling the Browse feature
 To configure the IIS Upgrade Server with Windows XP/Windows 2003
1. Select Start > Control Panel.
2. Double-click Administrative Tools.
3. Double-click Internet Information Services.
The Internet Information Services window displays.
4. Expand the tree in the left panel.
5. Expand Web Site.
6. Right-click Default Web Site.
7. Select New > Virtual Directory.
The Virtual Directory Creation Wizard appears.
8. Click Next.
9. In the Alias box enter Harmonic and click Next.
10. Click Browse.
11. Select a drive.
12. Click Make New Folder.
13. Type HTTPROOT for the new folder name, and press <Enter>.
14. Click Make New Folder.

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15. Type Harmonic for the new folder name, and press <Enter>.
16. Click Make New Folder.
17. Type NSG9K6G for the new folder name, and press <Enter>.
18. Select the X:\HTTPROOT\Harmonic folder. (X=the drive selected in step 11)

19. Click OK.

20. Click Next.
21. To set the access permissions for the virtual directory, select the Browse box.

Select Browse, to set access

permission

22. Click Next.

23. Click Finish.
Windows creates the Harmonic virtual directory.

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Standard ES Types and Descriptors
C.1 Standard Elementary Stream (ES) Types
The following standards are used to define types of elementary stream:

Value Description

0x0 ITU-T | ISO/IEC Reserved

0x1 ISO/IEC 11172 Video

0x2 ITU-T Rec. H.262 | ISO/IEC 13818-2 Video or ISO/IEC 11172-2

constrained parameter video stream

0x3 ISO/IEC 11172 Audio

0x4 ISO/IEC 13818-3 Audio

0x5 ITU-T Rec. H.222.0 | ISO/IEC 13818-1 private_sections

0x6 ITU-T Rec. H.222.0 | ISO/IEC 13818-1 PES packets containing private
data

0x7 ISO/IEC 13522 MHEG

0x8 ITU-T Rec. H.222.0 | ISO/IEC 13818-1 Annex A DSM CC

0x9 ITU-T Rec. H.222.1

0xA ISO/IEC 13818-6 type A

0xB ISO/IEC 13818-6 type B

0xC ISO/IEC 13818-6 type C

0xD ISO/IEC 13818-6 type D

0xE ISO/IEC 13818-1 auxiliary

0xF-0x7F ITU-T Rec. H.222.0 | ISO/IEC 13818-1 Reserved

0x80 - 0xFF User Private

C.2 Standard ES and Program Descriptors (MPEG)

The following MPEG standards are used to extend the definitions of elementary stream and
programs:

Value Description

0x2 Video stream descriptor

0x3 audio stream descriptor

0x4 hierarchy descriptor

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Value Description

0x5 registration descriptor

0x6 data stream alignment descriptor

0x7 target background grid descriptor

0x8 video window descriptor

0x9 CA descriptor

0xA ISO 639 descriptor

0xB system clock descriptor

0xC multiplex buffer utilization descriptor

0xD copyright descriptor

0xF private data indicator descriptor

0x10 smoothing buffer descriptor

0x12 IBP descriptor

C.3 Standard ES and Program Descriptors (DVB)

The following DVB standards are used to extend the definitions of elementary stream and
programs:

Value Description

0x51 Mosaic descriptor

0x52 Stream identifier descriptor

0x56 Teletext descriptor

0x59 Subtitling descriptor

0x5F Private data specifier

0x60 Service move descriptor

0x65 CA system descriptor

0x66 Data broadcast ID descriptor

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Control Panel
D.1 Using the Control Panel
You can set preliminary configuration and control the NSG 9000-6G unit via its front panel.
The front panel includes a control panel comprised of a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and six
buttons as the following figure shows:
LCD Display Right key Up key Ok key

Esc key Down key Left key

D.1.1 Control Panel Display

The 2-line, 16-character control panel display shows the screens, sub-screens, sub-screen
options, error messages, warnings and alarms. The control panel display is comprised of two
lines:
Line 1 - displays the name of the current screen/sub-screen or selected option.
Line 2 - displays the parameter value and all editing tasks are performed in this line. In editing
mode the cursor is blinking to indicate the selected character.

D.1.2 Control Panel Screen Concept

The control panel screens are organized in a hierarchical fashion to indicate that a main
screen contains sub-screens and sub-screen options. You may access a sub-screen only via
its main screen. The available main screens are as follows:
Power Up screen - A main screen that appears as soon as the NSG 9000-6G boots up and
after a thirty minutes of inactivity. The screen shows the company’s name, NSG 9000-6G type
and IP address.
Network Config screen - allows to access sub-screens for ETH configuration.
Setup screen - allows to reset the device.
Alarm screen - displays the last active alarm or warning. You can browse through the alarms
to view them.
Product Information screen - via its sub-screens you can view information about the NSG
9000-6G.

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The following table lists the main screens, their browsing sequence, sub-screens and their
options:

Screen Browsing Sequence Sub-Sequence Options

Network Config Down - Alarms ETH1 IP Edit ETH1

Up - Product Info. ETH2 IP Edit ETH2

Alarms Down - Setup Active alarms and

Up - Network Config warnings

Setup Down - Product Info. Reset Reset device

UP - Alarms

Product Info. Down - Network Config. Chassis Information Chassis SN

Up - Setup DGboard Info. DGBoard SN
DGBoard FPGA
GbE Info. GbE GbE FPGA Ver.
Software Information. Firmware Ver.
Control panel hotkeys
help

D.1.2.1 Moving along the Screens

To move along the screens and sub-screens of the control panel, use the following buttons of
the control panel keypad:

Button Explanation

Up & Down  browse through the screens/sub-screens.

 browse through sub-screen options.
 while editing, browse through numerical
characters.

Left & Right while editing, move the cursor along the line.

Enter  executes a selection of a screen/sub screen and of

its available options.
 quits an editing session and applies changes.

Esc  moves up a menu level.

 quits an editing session without applying changes.

D.1.2.2 Hotkeys
The hotkeys are a combination of up to three keys pressed simultaneously. The following
table lists the available hotkeys and describes their functionality:

Hotkeys Explanation

Moves you to the screen at the top of the sequence.

and
<Esc> &< Enter>

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Hotkeys Explanation

Reset NSG
and
<Esc> & Left & Right arrow
Press keys for at least 3 seconds
Confirm with Right arrow

Increases the contrast of the display area. Press the

Up key, until the required contrast is achieved.
and
<Esc> & Up & Up

Decreases the contrast of the display area. Press the

Down key, until the required contrast is achieved.
and
<Esc> & Down & Down

While editing, clears the entry field and moves cursor

and to the bottom left.
<Esc> & Left & Right arrow, while
editing

D.1.3 Configuring Device Parameters

Configure the NSG 9000-6G unit only after boot up. The control panel allows you to
configure the following:
 IP address, subnet mask and gateway of ETH1
 IP address and subnet mask of ETH2
To configure various parameters and to apply the changes, you are required to enter a
password. This limitation allows authorized users only to change the NSG 9000-6G settings.
The password is the following sequence of buttons: Left-Right Left-Right Up-Down Enter.

 To configure device parameters:

1. Navigate to the required parameter and click <Enter> twice.
2. Enter the password.
The screen name changes to Edit (screen name). A blinking cursor appears on the first
character of the second line of the screen.

3. Start editing.

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4. Do one of the following:

 To quit the editing session and to apply changes, click <Enter>.
The screen name appears without the word “Edit”.
The newly configured parameter appears in the second line of the screen.

 To quit the editing session without applying the changes, click <Esc>.
The screen name appears without the word “Edit”.
Unchanged parameters appear in the second line of the screen.

D.1.4 Reset the NSG 9000-6G Unit

Via the control panel you may reset the NSG 9000-6G unit when required.

 To reset the NSG 9000-6G unit:

 Do either of the following:
Navigate to the Reset NSG 9000-6G sub-screen of the Setup main screen and click
<enter>, 
Or,
Press <Esc> & Left & Right arrow for at least 3 seconds. Confirm with Right arrow.
Once boot up starts, the control panel displays the same messages as during power up. If
BOOTP is enabled, an additional message appears indicating that the NSG 9000-6G
connects to the BOOTP server.

D.1.5 Viewing NSG 9000-6G Parameters

The control panel allows to view the following NSG 9000-6G parameters:
 Alarms and Warnings - up to 100 alarms/warnings
 Product Information
 Control panel hotkeys

D.1.5.1 Viewing Alarms/Warnings

You may browse through the alarms/warnings to view them. If an alarm/warning is cancelled,
it disappears from the screen and the following alarm/warning is presented. If there are no
alarms/warnings, the message “No alarms/Warn” appears. You can view up to 100 alarms/
warnings.

 To monitor alarms/Warnings
1. Navigate to the Alarm screen.
The screen displays the number of alarms and warnings (from left to right)
2. Click <Enter>.
3. Browse through the alarms/warnings, using the <Down or Up> keys.

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When a warning is displayed, the following sign appears at the top right corner of the LCD
display: (W).

D.1.5.2 Viewing ETH ports MAC Address

 To monitor the ETH1 MAC Address

1. Navigate to the Network Config screen and click <Enter>.
The Ethernet Port 1 screen appears.
2. Click <Enter>. The ETH1 IP Address screen appears.
3. Click <Down or Up> until the ETH1 MAC Address screen appears.

 To monitor the ETH2 MAC Address

1. Navigate to the Network Config screen and click <Enter>.
The Ethernet Port 1 screen appears.
2. Click <Down or Up> to open the Ethernet Port 2 screen.
3. Once the Ethernet Port 2 screen appears, click <Enter>.
4. Click <Down or Up> until the ETH2 MAC Address screen appears.

D.1.5.3 Viewing Product Information

The Product Information screen is related to the following sub-screens:
 Chassis Info - view the serial number of the chassis
 DGBoard Info - view the DGBoard serial number and DGBoard FPGA number
 GbE Info - view GbE FPGA Version
 Software Info - view firmware version
 LCD Hotkeys Help - allows to view the various available hotkeys

 To view product information

1. Navigate to the Product Info. screen.
2. Click <Enter>.
3. Browse through the sub-screens and their related options using the <Down or Up> and
<Enter> keys.

D.1.5.4 Viewing Hotkeys

1. Navigate to the Product Information screen.
2. Click <Enter>.
3. Click <Down or Up> until the Hotkey screen appears.
4. Click <Enter>.
5. Click <Down or Up> to view the hotkeys.

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EIA SDT and HRC Standards
E.1 EIA SDT and HRC Standards
The EIA (Electronic Industries Association) sets internationally recognized standards for
standard frequencies (EIA SDT) and for Harmonic related carriers (EIA HRC).

Table 6-6: EIA SDT and HRC

EIA Channel Number STD (Zero Offset) MHz HRC MHz

1 ------- 73.7500

2 57.0000 55.7500

3 63.0000 61.7500

4 69.0000 67.7500

5 79.0000 79.7500

6 85.0000 85.7500

7 177.0000 175.7500

8 183.0000 181.7500

9 189.0000 187.7500

10 195.0000 193.7500

11 201.0000 199.7500

12 207.0000 205.7500

13 213.0000 211.7500

14 123.0000 121.7500

15 129.0000 127.7500

16 135.0000 133.7500

17 141.0000 139.7500

18 147.0000 145.7500

19 153.0000 151.7500

20 159.0000 157.7500

21 165.0000 163.7500

22 171.0000 169.7500

23 219.0000 217.7500

24 225.0000 223.7500

25 231.0000 229.7500

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Table 6-6: EIA SDT and HRC

EIA Channel Number STD (Zero Offset) MHz HRC MHz

26 237.0000 235.7500

27 243.0000 241.7500

28 249.0000 247.7500

29 255.0000 253.7500

30 261.0000 259.7500

31 267.0000 265.7500

32 273.0000 271.7500

33 279.0000 277.7500

34 285.0000 283.7500

35 291.0000 289.7500

36 297.0000 295.7500

37 303.0000 301.7500

38 309.0000 307.7500

39 315.0000 313.7500

40 321.0000 319.7500

41 327.0000 325.7500

42 333.0000 331.7500

43 339.0000 337.7500

44 345.0000 343.7500

45 351.0000 349.7500

46 357.0000 355.7500

47 363.0000 361.7500

48 369.0000 367.7500

49 375.0000 373.7500

50 381.0000 379.7500

51 387.0000 385.7500

52 393.0000 391.7500

53 399.0000 397.7500

54 405.0000 403.7500

55 411.0000 409.7500

56 417.0000 415.7500

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Table 6-6: EIA SDT and HRC

EIA Channel Number STD (Zero Offset) MHz HRC MHz

57 423.0000 421.7500

58 429.0000 427.7500

59 435.0000 433.7500

60 441.0000 439.7500

61 447.0000 445.7500

62 453.0000 451.7500

63 459.0000 457.7500

64 465.0000 463.7500

65 471.0000 469.7500

66 477.0000 475.7500

67 483.0000 481.7500

68 489.0000 487.7500

69 495.0000 493.7500

70 501.0000 499.7500

71 507.0000 505.7500

72 513.0000 511.7500

73 519.0000 517.7500

74 525.0000 523.7500

75 531.0000 529.7500

76 537.0000 535.7500

77 543.0000 541.7500

78 549.0000 547.7500

79 555.0000 553.7500

80 561.0000 559.7500

81 567.0000 565.7500

82 573.0000 571.7500

83 579.0000 577.7500

84 585.0000 583.7500

85 591.0000 589.7500

86 597.0000 595.7500

87 603.0000 601.7500

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Table 6-6: EIA SDT and HRC

EIA Channel Number STD (Zero Offset) MHz HRC MHz

88 609.0000 607.7500

89 615.0000 613.7500

90 621.0000 619.7500

91 627.0000 625.7500

92 633.0000 631.7500

93 639.0000 637.7500

94 645.0000 643.7500

95 93.0000 91.7500

96 99.0000 97.7500

97 105.0000 103.7500

98 111.0000 109.7500

99 117.0000 115.7500

100 651.0000 649.7500

101 657.0000 655.7500

102 663.0000 661.7500

103 669.0000 667.7500

104 675.0000 673.7500

105 681.0000 679.7500

106 687.0000 685.7500

107 693.0000 691.7500

108 699.0000 697.7500

109 705.0000 703.7500

110 711.0000 709.7500

111 717.0000 715.7500

112 723.0000 721.7500

113 729.0000 727.7500

114 735.0000 733.7500

115 741.0000 739.7500

116 747.0000 745.7500

117 753.0000 751.7500

118 759.0000 757.7500

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Table 6-6: EIA SDT and HRC

EIA Channel Number STD (Zero Offset) MHz HRC MHz

119 765.0000 763.7500

120 771.0000 769.7500

121 777.0000 775.7500

122 783.0000 781.7500

123 789.0000 787.7500

124 795.0000 793.7500

125 801.0000 799.7500

126 807.0000 805.7500

127 813.0000 811.7500

128 819.0000 817.7500

129 825.0000 823.7500

130 831.0000 829.7500

131 837.0000 835.7500

132 843.0000 841.7500

133 849.0000 847.7500

134 855.0000 853.7500

135 861.0000 859.7500

136 867.0000 865.7500

137 873.0000 871.7500

138 879.000 877.7500

139 885.000 883.7500

140 891.000 889.7500

141 897.000 895.7500

142 903.000 901.7500

143 909.000 907.7500

144 915.000 913.7500

145 921.000 919.7500

146 927.000 925.7500

147 933.000 931.7500

148 939.000 937.7500

149 945.000 943.7500

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Table 6-6: EIA SDT and HRC

EIA Channel Number STD (Zero Offset) MHz HRC MHz

150 951.000 949.7500

151 957.000 955.7500

152 963.000 961.7500

153 969.000 967.7500

154 975.000 973.7500

155 981.000 979.7500

156 987.000 985.7500

157 993.000 991.7500

158 999.000 997.7500

© 2012 Harmonic Inc. 158 NSG 9000-6G, Version 2.7, Rev B

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