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Objectives
The goal of this activity is to build upon the new M*6100 platform a set of new products meeting the needs of broadcasters, system integrators, telecommunication companies, satellite operators for the upcoming years.
The slice 3 focuses on
• Developing a high-density device MCX7000 Broadcast Satellite Gateway for data and video applications with support of:
o up to 4 modulators or 3 demodulators;
o all multistream capabilities as on MDM6100 modems;
o higher symbol rates up to 133 Mbaud;
o AES encryption/ decryption;
• Providing a new set of features on top of the DVB-S2X standard capable MDM6100 Broadcast Satellite Modem:
o DSS type of modulation and demodulation, combined with IP interfaces;
o Equalink 3 predistortion bringing benefit for DTH DVB-S2 8PSK carriers;
o C-band and Ku-band frequency outputs;
o Extension of the redundancy support for TS over IP inputs;
o Monitoring of activity on selected PIDs of incoming Transport Streams.
Challenges
The products developed aimed at solving the following user needs:
• Customers looking for reduced OPEX and CAPEX. By supporting multiple carriers for modulation or demodulation in one 19” rack unit, power consumption and rack space are minimized as well as the (de)modulation cost per carrier is reduced.
• The new HTS satellites allow for higher symbol rates, resulting in lower cost per MHz transponder bandwidth. MCX7000 extends the maximal rate from 72 to 133 Mbaud.
• Security on closed video contribution and distribution networks for permanent use. AES encryption on DVB-S2 BaseBand frames give this level of security where BISS scrambling fails.
• DTH services with bigger footprint or room for an extra program bring higher benefit for the service provider. Equalink 3 enhance the link budget with up to 0.6 dB in DVB-S2 8PSK mode, typically used in DTH.
• Compact station lay-out or DSNG uplinks may require a modulator with RF output. C-band and Ku-band options are part of MDM6100 R2.8.
• The products support redundant incoming TS streams in any IP network configuration.
• ECM/EMM messages towards set-top-boxes in DTH systems. Selected PID monitoring on MDM6100 warns if any of these messages are interrupted.
Plan
The slice 3 of the UmiB project is covering the period October 2014 – September 2016.
Current Status
The slice 3 is completed. This brings the whole UmiB project to end. Resulting products are commercially available.
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