Harmonic XOS Manuale utente
Warner Media - XOS Advanced Media Processor
User Guide
Revision A —December 23, 2021
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XOS overview.................................................................................................................... 6
Where to find information about XOS...............................................................................................6
Abbreviations .....................................................................................................................................6
XOS system architecture....................................................................................................................7
XOS hardware configuration .............................................................................................................8
Server configuration ................................................................................................................................................ 10
XOS connections ..............................................................................................................................11
How to access the XOS................................................................................................... 14
How to configure and activate the XOS ........................................................................ 15
How to configure the management IP parameters........................................................................16
How to configure the data IP ports .................................................................................................18
How to check the presence of TS multiplexers ..............................................................................19
How to assign a TS multiplexer to IP or ASI output........................................................................21
How to check the XOS outputs........................................................................................................22
At the GbEth output ................................................................................................................................................. 22
At the ASI output ...................................................................................................................................................... 23
Monitoring and troubleshooting................................................................................... 24
How to monitor the RF inputs .........................................................................................................24
RF default parameters ............................................................................................................................................. 24
RF inputs status........................................................................................................................................................ 25
How to monitor channels and MPTS...............................................................................................26
Channels monitoring ............................................................................................................................................... 28
TS multiplexers monitoring..................................................................................................................................... 30
How to monitor alarms and events.................................................................................................31
Displaying the current alarms and events .............................................................................................................. 31
Managing notifications ............................................................................................................................................ 32
How to generate a technical report ................................................................................................33
Troubleshooting steps.....................................................................................................................35
General recommendations...................................................................................................................................... 37
Advanced configuration ................................................................................................ 38
How to configure the DNS server IP address ..................................................................................38
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How to configure the time synchronization ...................................................................................38
How to configure iLO port ...............................................................................................................39
How to configure SNMP trap destination .......................................................................................40
Default SNMP traps .................................................................................................................................................. 40
Single notification trap ....................................................................................................................................... 40
Global synchronization trap............................................................................................................................... 40
Connecting to Rest API ............................................................................................................................................ 41
Configuring the SNMP recipient .............................................................................................................................. 42
Configuration examples .......................................................................................................................................... 44
Configuration with SNMP v2 settings................................................................................................................. 44
Configuration with SNMP v3 settings................................................................................................................. 46
Configuration with two recipients ..................................................................................................................... 48
Checking the Rest-API configuration ...................................................................................................................... 49
Creating an alarm................................................................................................................................................ 50
MIB file ...................................................................................................................................................................... 50
How to configure ports redundancy ...............................................................................................51
How to configure the teaming mode ...................................................................................................................... 52
How to configure redundancy mode ...................................................................................................................... 53
How to manage manual redundancy...................................................................................................................... 54
Contacting Technical Support....................................................................................... 55
Contact and help for Warner Media and affiliates..........................................................................55
Enable remote connectivity for support................................................................................................................. 55
IRD authorization ..................................................................................................................................................... 55
Harmonic corporate contact information ......................................................................................56
Harmonic Technical Assistance Center contact information ........................................................56
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Warner Media - XOS Advanced Media Processor
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XOS overview
The XOS enables affiliates to receive video and audio programming offered by Warner Media (Turner and HBO).
Where to find information about XOS
This document describes how to configure and operate XOS.
For XOS installation and activation procedures, see theWarner Media - XOS - Quick Start Guide, which is shipped with the
XOS. The document is also available online at this site: https://www.harmonicinc.com/documentation/warner-media/.
The Quick Deploy Rail System Installation Instructions (p/n: 726957-002) describe how to install and use the rack
mounting kit. The instructions are available from the Hewlett Packard Enterprise web site: https://support.hpe.com.
Abbreviations
The followings are abbreviations used in this document:
Term Definition
A/V Audio and video
ASI Asynchronous Serial Interface
CBR Constant Bit Rate
CFE Customer-furnished equipment
CFI Customer-furnished information
COTS Commercial Off the Shelf
DVB-S2X A digital video broadcasting standard
DMS Distribution management system
GbE Gigabit Ethernet
HD High Definition
HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise
HVAC High-voltage and air conditioning
HEVC High Efficiency Video Coding
IRD Integrated receiver-decoder (XOS)
MVPD Multi-Channel Video Program Distributors
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Term Definition
NIC Network interface card
OTA Over-the-Air
SD Standard Definition
SDI Standard Digital Interface
TS Transport Stream
UI User interface
UDP User Datagram Protocol
USB Universal Serial Bus
VGA Video Graphics Array
XOS Harmonic Transcoder / Receiver (IRD)
XOS system architecture
General System Architecture:
Warner Media Affiliate Technology Support Team will provide management and authorization of each XOS over-the-air
once you have installed and connected it to the WM satellite transponders.
Distribution System Architecture:
The number of XOS servers you install is dependent on the affiliate site.
The XOS architecture is composed of the following functional components:
DVB-S2X inputs to receive up to 4 x transponders.
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TS Processingextracts services and signaling.
Decryptdescrambles entitled services.
Transcode & Mux generates constant bit rate (CBR) multiplexed output.
DMS client handles over-the-air configuration and upgrade.
Management / WEB UI provides the interface for the following functions:
Extracting the XOS configuration, sent in a transport stream (TS) over satellite, and applying it when
required.
Checking the radio frequency (RF) parameters.
Management of output services.
Monitoring and troubleshooting.
XOS hardware configuration
The hardware is composed of:
1 x XOS server platform
1 x DVB-S2X card
1 x SDI / ASI card
2 x 1GEth card (4 ports)
1 x SIM card reader for CAS inside the chassis
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Two hot swappable AC Power supplies.
The VGA and the USB ports are only used to set the Management IP address.
Four 1GbEports:
Port 1: Connected to management network.
Port 2: Not used.
Port 3: Connected to the data network switch
Port 4: Optional. Connected to the backup data network switch.
Network interface card (NIC) on the left: Not used
Four DVB-S2X RF ports:
Port 1 (RF input 1): Connected to the satellite downlink, to receive transponder WM-20.
Port 2 (RF input 2): Connected to the satellite downlink, to receive transponder WM-21.
Port 3 (RF input 3): Connected to the satellite downlink, to receive transponder WM-18.
Port 4 (RF input 4): Connected to the satellite downlink, to receive transponder WM-19.
Eight SDI/ASI ports + Genlock port:
Ports 1 to 8 (ASI or SDI outputs): depends on configuration.
Port 9 (Bi/tri-level genlock input): Not used.
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Server configuration
Server model HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10 8-SFF
Processor 2 x INTEL Xeon Gold 5220R
Hard Drives SSD 480GB
Memory 96GB DDR
NIC Card on the right: 4 x 1GbE ports (RJ45)
Card on the left: 4 x 1GbE ports (RJ45) - Not used
Power Dual redundant power supplies, hot swappable 100/240 VAC, 50/60
Hz input
Max power @ room temp =440W, Max power @ Max temp (35C)
=500W
Environmental Operating temperature: 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F)
Non-operating temperature: -30°C to 60°C (-22°F to 140°F)
Operating humidity: 8% to 90%
EMC Class A: FCC, CE, VCCI, KC, CCC, TCVN, CTick, BSMI
Product Safety: US/CA NRTL, CB Scheme, BIS, CCC, EAC, BSMI
Product Materials: EU RoHS, China RoHS, EU REACH, WEEE
Physical 1-RU server, with built-in RF and ASI interfaces
Dimensions (HxWxD): 4.3 x 43.5 x 70.7 cm (1.7 x 17.1 x 27.8 in)
Weight: 15kg (33 Lbs)
Management (IPMI) Yes, through the iLO service port on the server
Operating System Linux
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