Manual IP Seamless Switch IP Guard v2

IPGuardV2
Seamless IP Switch
The world's unique seamless audio and video over IP switch

enabling 1+1 automatic switch-over between redundant IP streams
with bypass capacity
User Manual
Revision: 2.5
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Contents
1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Product Overview............................................................................................................................. 4
1.2 Related Documents .......................................................................................................................... 5
1.3 Requirements................................................................................................................................... 5
2 Features .......................................................................................................................................... 6
2.1 Switching criteria.............................................................................................................................. 6
2.2 Switching mode................................................................................................................................ 6
2.3 Seamless DVB-T2 switch-over ......................................................................................................... 6
2.4 Seamless RTP ................................................................................................................................... 7
2.5 Streams resynchronization ............................................................................................................... 8
2.6 FEC Management ............................................................................................................................. 8
2.7 Switching conditions ........................................................................................................................ 8
2.7.1 Switching conditions for TS streams .......................................................................................... 8
2.7.2 Switching conditions for RTP streams ....................................................................................... 9
2.7.3 Switching conditions for STL streams .......................................................................................10
2.8 Input priorities ................................................................................................................................10
2.9 Output mode ..................................................................................................................................10
2.10 Passthru Mechanism .......................................................................................................................11
2.11 Daisy chain mode ............................................................................................................................11
2.12 Monitoring and Supervision ............................................................................................................11
2.13 Peering mode ..................................................................................................................................13
2.13.1 Presentation ........................................................................................................................13
2.13.2 Normal behavior ..................................................................................................................13
2.13.3 Conflict management...........................................................................................................14
3 Walk Around ..................................................................................................................................16
3.1 Front Panel......................................................................................................................................16
3.1.1 Navigation ...............................................................................................................................17
3.1.2 Key Settings .............................................................................................................................17
3.1.3 Available Information ..............................................................................................................18
3.2 Rear Panel .......................................................................................................................................18
3.3 HDc-Multi........................................................................................................................................19
4 Installation.....................................................................................................................................20
4.1 Before Starting ................................................................................................................................20
4.2 Installing the IPGuardV2 ..................................................................................................................20
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4.3 Accessing the IPGuardV2 Graphical User Interface ..........................................................................20
4.4 Connecting the IPGuardV2 to the IP Networks ................................................................................22
5 Operating the Product ...................................................................................................................23
5.1 HTTP / Web Interface ......................................................................................................................23
5.1.1 Main menu ..............................................................................................................................24
5.1.2 Configuration/Monitoring........................................................................................................24
5.1.3 Status Area ..............................................................................................................................25
5.2 Status ..............................................................................................................................................26
5.2.1 Alarms Display .........................................................................................................................26
5.2.2 Alarm Settings .........................................................................................................................31
5.3 Settings ...........................................................................................................................................31
5.3.1 General....................................................................................................................................32
5.3.2 TS Streams ...............................................................................................................................35
5.3.3 RTP streams.............................................................................................................................39
5.3.4 IP Streams ...............................................................................................................................41
5.3.5 Summary .................................................................................................................................42
5.4 Monitoring ......................................................................................................................................44
5.4.1 General statistics .....................................................................................................................44
5.4.2 Streams statistics .....................................................................................................................45
5.4.3 Logs .........................................................................................................................................47
5.5 System ............................................................................................................................................48
5.5.1 General....................................................................................................................................48
5.5.2 Admin......................................................................................................................................49
5.5.3 Network ..................................................................................................................................50
5.6 About ..............................................................................................................................................50
5.7 Example: Set up seamless switching between 2 T2MI streams.........................................................52
6 Upgrading the Product...................................................................................................................53
6.1 Getting Information on the Current Release ....................................................................................53
6.2 Installing an Upgrade Firmware .......................................................................................................53
7 Getting General Information .........................................................................................................54
8 Regulatory and Statutory Notices ..................................................................................................55
8.1 EMC and Safety Declaration ............................................................................................................55
8.2 Environment Specifications .............................................................................................................55
9 Technical Data ...............................................................................................................................56
9.1 Interfaces Specifications ..................................................................................................................56
9.1.1 IP Data Interfaces ....................................................................................................................56
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9.1.2 Fault Relay Alarm.....................................................................................................................56
10 Application note: Peering mode ....................................................................................................57
11 Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................61
11.1 Focus onto IGMP with IPGuardV2....................................................................................................61
12 Equipment Return for Repair .........................................................................................................62
13 Upgrades and Privileged Area ........................................................................................................63
14 List of Acronyms ............................................................................................................................64
15 Contact Information ......................................................................................................................66
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IPGuardV2 is the new generation of ENENSYS seamless IP switch that provides an automatic 1+1
redundancy mechanism for:
- any equipment IP based equipments
- any IP networks
Regarding IP based equipment, it enables the 1+1 redundancy of DVB, ATSC or ISDB multiplexers, DVB-T2
Gateways or any T2-MI streams, Video over IP Gateways that deliver MPEG- 2 TS over IP network. Also, it
can offer the 1+1 automatic redundancy of data servers, EPG servers, ESG servers that delivers IP based
services.
Furthermore it enables the 1+1 redundancy of 2 different IP networks or IP pathes.
IPGuardV2 performs the automatic changeover between two IP Streams upon IP stream missing loss,
upon advanced IP drawbacks, upon detection of ETR 290 level 1, 2, 3 errors, upon detection of T2-
MI errors, or upon advanced MPEG-2 TS errors.
The IPGuardV2 supports also:
- a DVB-T2 seamless switch-over when used with ENENSYS' DVB-T2Gateway including T2guard
option
- an ATSC3.0 seamless switch-over when used with ENENSYS' ATSCheduler including STLGuard
option
- An ISDB-T seamless switch-over when used with ENENSYS' TbGateway including Tbguard option.
- A RTP based seamless switch-over between 2 identical RTP streams
The whole solution offers a unique DVB-T/T2 or ISDB-T or ATSC3.0 seamless switch-over over IP (in SFN and
MFN broadcasting) that prevents for any TV blackout due to the switching operation.
IPGuardV2 is also able to resynchronize the same MPEG-2 transport stream distributed over different
network IP paths with different delays so that it can seamlessly switch-over from one IP network to the
other one. It is also capable to resynchronize identical RTP streams to perform seamless switch-over
(SMPTE2022-7).
In case of power failure or equipment breakdown, IPGuardV2 maintains service continuity and outputs the
input IP signals as they are.
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[1] ETSI TS 102 034 Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB); Transport of DVB
Services over IP"
[2] ETSI TR 102 033 "Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB); Architectural framework
for the delivery of DVB services over IP-based networks"
[3] SMPTE 2022 "Unidirectional Transport of Constant Bit Rate MPEG-2

Transport Streams on IP Networks"
[4] ETSI TS 101 154 “Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB); Implementation guidelines
for the use of MPEG-2 Systems, Video and Audio in satellite,
cable and terrestrial broad-casting applications."
[5] ETSI TS 101 290 “Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB); Measurement guidelines
for DVB systems."
[6] ETSI TR 101 191 “Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB); DVB megaframe for Single
Frequency Network (SFN) Synchronization"
[7] ETSI EN 300 468 “Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB); Specification for Service
Information (SI) in DVB systems. (DVB-SI)”
IPGuardV2 embeds a Web server that provides a friendly and intuitive Graphical User Interface. This
interface is based on HTML5: a recent web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome…) is required.
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The IPGuardV2 contains 2 main modes: TS/T2-MI and RTP. According to the environment, you must
configure the IPGuardV2 to the right mode.
- TS/T2-MI: this mode must be used if you want to perform seamless and/or near-seamless
switching between TS/T2-MI streams (MPEG2-TS). This mode allows to trigger a switch-over based
on ETR290 1/2/3 conditions and advanced audio/video criteria.
- RTP: this mode must be used if you want to perform seamless switching between identical RTP
streams. The RTP streams do not need to contain MPEG2-TS, it can be any IP data as long as it is
encapsulated into RTP packets. That mode must also be used for ATSC3.0 environment.
In both modes a pool of up to 60 IP switches is available to perform switching based on basic IP criteria.
IPGuardV2 provides two different switching modes:
- “1+1 port”: as soon as one error is detected in the set of monitored streams on the currently used
input data port, then the IPGuardV2 switches automatically to the other input data port.
- “1+1 stream”: as soon as one error is detected in one of the monitored stream, then the IPGuardV2
will replace it by the stream associated to this one on the backup port.
Likewise the seamless SFN switch-over mode, the IPGuardV2 can offer a seamless DVB-T2 switch-over
solution between two DVB-T2 Gateways when broadcasting over IP in SFN and MFN DVB-T2 networks.
The combination of the ENENSYS DVB-T2 Gateway with T2Guard option and the IPGuardV2 secures any
SFN and MFN DVB-T2 transmission during DVB-T2 Gateway change-over operations.
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The comprehensive solution prevents DVB-T2 transmitters to re-synchronize themselves due to wrong SFN
synchronization information or T2 Frame desynchronization. Otherwise, DVB-T2 transmitters mute their
transmission waiting for consistent information after a certain period of time.
Once consistent, the DVB-T2 transmitter increases its power amplification step by step before outputting
any signal. The DVB-T2 signal becomes again on air after several seconds.
Thus, it is really important to secure the DVB-T2 Gateway switching operation so that it is transparent for
DVB-T2 transmitters.
The exact same architecture can be used: for ISDB-T/ATSC3.0 infrastructures by using
TbGateway/ATSCheduler and TbGuard/STLGuard technologies
The IPGuardV2 can be used to perform seamless switching between 2 identical RTP streams coming from 2
different network paths. RTP streams can contain any IP data.
If a RTP packet is missing on the output of one distribution network the IPGuardV2 will switch seamlessly to
the backup network path. Furthermore, the IPGuardV2 is able to resynchronize the streams coming from
the 2 different network paths as the propagation delay in the network links are different.
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The IPGuardV2 is able to re-align two identical MPEG-2 transport streams, or T2-MI streams or RTP streams
(including STL) stemming from different IP paths with different delays.
According to the switching mode used, it performs an automatic switch-over either from one IP input to the
other IP input or from one IP stream to other IP stream seamlessly, so that it is completely transparent for
any transmitter and decoder.
This powerful feature saves operators configuration time by avoiding any fine tuning of the switching
condition parameters or any computation of some complicated or hazardous hysteresis on those
parameters. Operators simply select the switching conditions to trigger the switch-over, IPGuardV2
changes from the faulty IP input to the other one without degrading the output stream(s).
For TSoIP streams delivered over RTP, the IPGuardV2 supports Forward Error Correction based on ProMPEG
CoP#3 standard to correct IP packet loss.
The IPGuardV2 supports FEC 1D and FEC 2D.
The IPGuardV2 detects automatically the FEC streams which are delivered at port + 2 and port + 4 of the IP
stream data. If FEC decoding is enabled, it performs automatically the correction of one IP data packet lost.
By default, it also forwards the same FEC configuration at the output to enable other appliances to correct
packet loss after the IPGuardV2. However, the FEC configuration on the output can be customized (refer to
5.3.2.5)
The IPGuardV2 is able to monitor up to 6 TSoIP/T2-MI or RTP streams and, simultaneously, up to 60 IP

streams.
2.7.1 Switching conditions for TS streams

In order to perform automatic change-over operations, IPGuardV2 relies on advanced switching conditions
based on IP, ETR 290 and advanced alarms:
 IP link loss;
 IP stream presence;
 IP stream minimum bit rate;
 RTP packet losses
 ETR 290 level 1 alarms
o TS sync byte not equal to '0x47';
o PAT error (repetition, presence);
o PID missing
o Continuity counter error (incorrect packet order, lost packet) with possibility to alter on
specific tables;
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o PCR error (discontinuity, repetition);
o CRC error on specific tables;
o Transport stream error;
o NIT error (wrong table reference, repetition);
 MIP errors
o MIP timing;
o MIP periodicity;
o MIP structure;
o MIP presence;
o MIP pointer;
o MIP TS rate;
 T2MI errors
o TS data piping presence
o TS data piping validity
o DVB-T2 signal consistency
o Packet counter
o CRC
o Packet type
o Packet payload
o Payload
 Advanced errors
o Too high stuffing
o PID error
o Scrambling error
o Audio silence detection
o Minimum video bit rate
o Minimum audio bit rate
Switching conditions can be enabled and disabled upon operators’ choice/preference.
2.7.2 Switching conditions for RTP streams

When used in RTP mode, the IPGuardV2 triggers a switch:
- when a RTP packet is missing

- If the jitter is too high
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2.7.3 Switching conditions for STL streams
The following conditions are available for switch-over between STL streams:
 STL Error Indicator:

o PLP overflow
o PLP Stream presence
o Scheduler clock locked
 STL switching conditions:
o STL presence
o Preamble CRC
o STL sequence number:
 Preamble sequence number
 Timing sequence number
 BB sequence number
o Preamble presence
o Timing presence
o Packet offset/Marker validity
o Timing CRC
IPGuardV2 supports different switching possibilities allowing to add priority on one input. The following
modes are available:
 No priority: IPGuardV2 switches from one input to another one whenever one of the switching
conditions is reached.
 Priority on IP1: IPGuardV2 selects first IP input as soon as this input is available and without any
error.
 Priority on IP2: IPGuardV2 selects second IP input as soon as this input is available and without
any error.
 Manual: operator can select one of both inputs. IPGuardV2 will output the selected IP input in
both outputs.
For TSoIP and RTP streams, it is possible to set the priority independantely for each stream.
IPGuardV2 supports several mode on its outputs.

- Mirrored outputs: by default, the same content are sent over the two outputs of the product
- Selective mode: using this mode only one output is enabled. The operator can choose which
output is the main. As soon as this output is shutdown (e.g. loss of connection) the IPGuardV2
enables the backup output.
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- Daisy chain mode: specific mode allowing to gather processing power of several IPGuardV2 to
manage higher number of streams.
Focused on high-availability, IPGuardV2 supports various passthru mechanisms to guarantee service

continuity in case of power failure.
It offers a basic bypass mechanism where each input is duplicated to its equivalent output (IP1->IP3; IP2-
>IP4).
It can also output only the IP streams from one the data IP ports when the advanced passthru mechanism is
enabled.
For applications where a high number of streams needs to be monitored, IPGuardV2 offers a specific mode
called “Daisy chain”.
This mode allows to serialize several IPGuardV2 in order to increase the whole processing capability of the
system. By selecting this mode on one IPGuardV2 you indicate to the unit that some of the streams will be
processed by another IPGuardV2.
IPGuardV2 is fully compliant with the SNMP v2 protocol. It can be completely configured and monitored
through standard SNMP requests (Get, Set and Trap). Any command performed from the GUI or the LCD
uses SNMP requests meaning that MIB files are tested and verified.
Thanks to its FPGA-based architecture, the IPGuardV2 includes a large range of monitoring information for
each channel:
 Overall status of input/output status

 Detailed status on IPGuardV2 system's health through the different alarms that have been
triggered
 Real-time monitoring of IP services
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As IPGuardV2 is fully compliant with SNMP v2 protocol, it can be easily integrated into any NMS. The
IPGuardV2 is already managed into ENENSYS’ NMS solution based on DataMiner product. MIB files are
available on request. MIB Browser from iReasoning may be used to assess and test IPGuardV2 SNMP
features. It can be used for monitoring (Get and Trap) as well as for the control (Set).
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2.13.1 Presentation
In order to cope with specifics use-cases, it is possible to peer several IPGuards together, so that they use
the streams coming from the same input at the same time.
This feature is available as an option of the product.
An application note describing how to set up a peering configuration is available here.
2.13.2 Normal behavior

The principle of this feature is the following:
- two or more IPGuard are peered using an IP proprieraty protocol exchanged on their IP control
port. Peering messages are sent over multicast.
- they have the same signals on their input as shown below:
IPGuardV2 #1
Peering
IPGuardV2 #2
When one error is detected on the used input of one of the IPGuard, it informs the other(s) peer(s) as
shown below:
IPGuardV2 #1
Peering
IPGuardV2 #2
The peers switch the stream in error to the other input as shown below:
IPGuardV2 #1
Peering
IPGuardV2 #2
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Some important information about peering:
- When peering mode is enabled and seamless mode is enabled, any input change on IPGuards will
still be performed in either a seamless TS or a seamless T2-MI mode on both IPGuards
- When one IPGuardV2 detects an error on its selected input, it will:
o First switch automatically and seamlessly to the other input informs the other IPGuardV2 to
switch as well
- So during a small period of time (from error detection on the first IPGuardV2, to the switch-over on
the 2nd IPGuardV2) the two IPGuards does not use the same stream
- When switch-over has been performed on the 2nd IPGuardV2, system works properly
- When a unit is startup with the peering feature enabled, it will stay muted until it receives peering
message indicating which input should be used. If after 1 minute no message has been received
then the unit unmute.
2.13.3 Conflict management

“Conflict” happens in the following situation:
1. Both IPGuardV2 operate properly using IP input 1
2. Error is detected on IP input 2x of IPGuardV2 #1
 Nothing happens as it is not the input currently used by IPGuard#1

3. Error is detected on IP input 1 of the IPGuard #2
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 Switch is performed from input 1 to input 2 on IPGuardV2 #2
4. Switch is performed
 The IPGuardV2 #2 informs the IPGuardV2 #1 that a switch occurred

 but the IPGuardV2 #1 has error on the input to be switched to.
To handle that case, one, and only one, IPGuardV2 must be declared as Master in the peering system. In
this situation only the Master would continue to output the stream, the Slave(s) would be muted.
IPGuardV2 #1
Peering
IPGuardV2 #2
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The IPGuardV2 offers a front panel that displays current settings and allows key settings such as network
configuration.
The STATUS green LED is visible when the IPGuardV2 operates properly without any alarm.
The STATUS LED turns orange or red to inform of a problem occurring on the ASIIPGuard:
 LED turns orange if at least one alarm with Warning level has risen.
 LED turns red if at least one alarm with Critical level has risen.
Note: the alarm severity can be defined for each alarm from the Status panel in the GUI.
The PSU1 and PSU2 LED provides status of power supplies.
 LED turns green if the PSU is mounted and powered in.

 LED turns red if the IPGuardV2 is not mounted with an additional PSU or the PSU is not powered.
The front panel display can be used to:
 Monitor internal temperature (Status > Temperature)

 Configure or check the control Ethernet interface (Network > Control Interface)
 Configure or check the data Ethernet interface (Network > Data Interface)
 Check the current date (enabled or disabled) - (Date And Time)
 Get information about the ASIIPGuard’s serial number, installed options and firmware version
(About)
 Perform a factory reset of the equipment
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Status Temperature
Ctrl IP address
Control Ctrl Subnet mask
Device Name & IP address

Ctrl Gateway
Network
Data IP address
Date & Time
Data Data Subnet mask
Serial number Data Gateway
Version number
About Name
Factory reset Location
Options
When the keypad is not used for 30 seconds, the display turns to standby mode (displaying Equipment type
and IP address).
Note: The USB port on the front panel is only used for ENENSYS internal maintenance purpose.
Do not try to use it to communicate with the IPGuardV2.
3.1.1 Navigation
To navigate into the IPGuardV2’s menu, use the touch buttons on the right side of the LCD:
 Press ’DOWN’ to go to the next item

 Press ’UP’ to go to the previous item
 Press ’RIGHT’ to validate (go inside menu)
 Press ’LEFT’ to cancel (go up one level)
3.1.2 Key Settings

It is possible to change the IP configuration by using the front panel. It can be very useful if you do not have
access to the web interface and you want, for instance, to change the network settings.
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As an example, here is the step by step procedure to change the IP address for the Control Eth. interface:
1. Press ’DOWN’ until the arrow (left side) is displayed next to Network.
2. Press ’RIGHT’ to go inside the Network menu.
3. Press ’DOWN’ to select the CTRL IP Address menu.
4. Press ’RIGHT’ to go inside the CTRL IP Address menu.
5. The LCD now displays the current IP address.
6. Press ’RIGHT’ to switch to edit mode. The IP address digit that is blinking is the one that is being
modified.
7. Press ’UP’ or ’DOWN’ to change the digit’s value.
8. Press ’LEFT’ or ’RIGHT’ to move to the previous/next digit.
9. Once the displayed IP address is correct, press ’RIGHT’ until the end of the line is reached to validate
the new IP address.
10.If you made a mistake and want to cancel the changes, press ’LEFT’ until you reach the beginning
of the line.
3.1.3 Available Information

The following information is available from the front panel LCD:
 Status: Alarms and Monitor internal temperature

 Network: Settings for the control Ethernet interface (IP address, subnet mask and gateway can be
displayed/updated)
 Date and Time: NTP server, date and time information
 About: Serial number, firmware version and option list
Factory reset: reset device to factory settings (the device will reboot).
The rear panel features all physical interfaces used to connect the IPGuardV2 to the IP network for
controlling and monitoring it, to connect the equipment to the IP networks to provide 1+1 automatic
redundancy.
GPS 1PPS 10MHz

IP1 IP2 IP3 IP4
Ctrl Data1 Data2
 2x 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet inputs (RJ45)

 2x 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet outputs (RJ45)
 1x GPI or Relay out interface (5-position MiniConnec, 3.81mm pitch).
 1x Gigabit Ethernet control interfaces (RJ45). As of today, only the first control interface is used
(Control 1).
 2x Gigabit Ethernet data interfaces (RJ45). Not used.
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 1x power receptacle with On/Off switch (90-260VAC, 50/60Hz). Optionally 1x power receptacle
with 48VDC can be delivered instead.
 1x optional redundant power receptacle with On/Off switch (90-260VAC, 50/60Hz or 48VDC).
With the HDc-Muti, the IPGuardV2 can embed up to 6x units into the same rack unit. The configuration
with 6x IPGuardV2 looks like the following:
IP1 IP2 IP3 IP4 IP1 IP2 IP3 IP4 IP1 IP2 IP3 IP4
GPS 1PPS 10MHz

IP1 IP2 IP3 IP4 IP1 IP2 IP3 IP4 IP1 IP2 IP3 IP4
Ctrl Data1 Data2
The pictures below shows the configuration with SFP extension on 3 IPGuardV2:
SFP SFP SFP SFP SFP SFP SFP SFP SFP SFP SFP SFP
IP1 IP2 IP3 IP4 IP1 IP2 IP3 IP4 IP1 IP2 IP3 IP4 GPS 1PPS 10MHz
Ctrl Data1 Data2
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Before proceeding, please check that the box contains all of the following items:
 IPGuardV2 device
 1x Ethernet cable (RJ45)
 Power supply cable
 Quick start guide
If any item is missing or has defects, do not install the device and contact our Technical
Support team via email (support@enensys.com).
1. Use an Ethernet cable (RJ45 plug) to connect the IPGuardV2's “Ctrl” port to the control network.
2. Plug the power cable into the power receptacle on the IPGuardV2's rear panel. Then, connect the
other end of the cable to the main power.
3. Press the On/Off switch to power on the IPGuardV2. Allow the IPGuardV2 a few seconds to
initialize and start.
Each product in the HDc has its own web browser interface. Using this interface you can configure and
monitor the different parameters available on the product. All of the web browser interfaces of the HDc are
accessible through the same Ethernet control port named “Ctrl”. To access a specific product in the HDc
you must know its IP address.
Each product in the HDc has a default IP address according to its slot location as shown on the picture
below:
Remark: For products using 2 slots the IP address is the one of the bottom slot.
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4. Open a Web Browser (Mozilla 2.0 or Internet Explorer 7.0 or later).
5. In the address bar, enter the factory IP address of the IPGuardV2 (e.g. http://10.5.120.101 for slot1),
or enter the new address you defined. If the configuration is correct, you should now be able to
access the corresponding user interface. Obviously, the Ethernet port of your computer accessing
the IPGuardV2 must be configured to be on the same subnetwork as the IP address you want to
access.
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1. Connect one Ethernet (RJ45) cable to the first input (IP1) and to a switch or an appliance that
delivers IP streams.
2. Connect another Ethernet (RJ45) cable to the second input (IP2) and to a switch or an appliance
that delivers IP streams.
3. Connect an Ethernet cable (RJ45) to the first output (IP3) and to a switch or an appliance that can
receive IP streams. The IPGuardV2 outputs over IP3 IP data from IP1 or IP2 based on the IP services
configuration and states.
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This section describes the web interface that is used to configure and monitor IPGuardV2.
To connect to the Web-based graphical user interface, proceed as explained in section Accessing the
IPGuardV2 Graphical User Interface.
The Web browser loads the application used to configure and monitor the IPGuardV2 and the graphical
user interface is displayed.
The Status page is displayed by default. It enables a one glance overview of the device without having to
navigate through panels:
The web interface is organized into 3 main parts:
 Main menu area (upper part): the navigation menu will help you to configure IPGuardV2.
 Configuration/Monitoring area (center part): shows the content of the panel and is the
dedicated zone where IPGuardV2 is configured.
 Status area (lower part): lets you see the server activity and also save or load IPGuardV2
configuration information.
Each time you change manually one or several parameters, click the button to apply the
modification.
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5.1.1 Main menu
The menu is used to select the submenu to access to the configuration and monitoring panels.
This menu gives access to the following panels that are shown in the Configuration/Monitoring area:
 Status: gives access to alarm display/configuration.

 Settings: enables unit setup in terms of switching mode, behavior and conditions as well as
passthrough mechanisms.
 Monitoring: provides logs of the product and statistics about switching operations, input bit rates,
alarms. It also lets you see the content of the incoming TS.
 System: gives access to control network interface settings.
 About: lists unit Serial Number and also enables firmware updates.
5.1.2 Configuration/Monitoring
The content of the configuration and monitoring panel varies according to the menu you selected. This
panel lets you:
 Set up
o The inputs/outputs naming
o The output switch mode
o The passthru mode
o The output streams characteristics
o IP services parameters
o Switching conditions for TSoIP streams
 Monitor
o The IP traffic
o The input bit rates
o The incoming FEC
o The number of switches
o The main alarms
All panels are described later in this document.
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5.1.3 Status Area
The status bar displays the following information:
Activity: reflects the built-in HTTP server activity.
o Activated LED means that data is being transferred from the IPGuardV2 server to the
client HTTP browser.
o No request has been sent to the server.

 Name & Location: Indicate the name and the location of the device that you specified in the
About screen
 Inputs: for each input, shows its name (defined in the Settings panel, in the General tab, in the
Input naming field), the global input bit rate and the selected input
 Outputs: for each output, shows its name (defined in the Settings panel, in the General tab, in
the Output naming field) and the global output bit rate.
Note: Bitrates may differ between input and output due to the following reasons: Input
bitrate integrate IP header size in its value / a slight difference may appear in T2MI case as
T2 gateway adds very few NULL packets that will not be transferred on the output.
 Profile: lets you load or save IPGuardV2 configuration file profile. Please note that network
information is not saved.
If the profile loaded contains a TS switching type needing a reboot of the product the
IPGuardV2 will reboot automatically without informing the operator
 Peering: if the “Peering” licence is enabled, this field indicates the current state of the peering
feature.
Switching mode: this fields indicates the switching mode set (Automatic or manual).
Note: After reboot, the IPGuardV2 automatically restarts with the latest configuration.
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5.2.1 Alarms Display
The Status panel displays a global overview of the IPGuardV2 status. This panel also enables configuration
of each alarm independently.
Real-time information is provided and separated between General and Services. Alarms information is
refreshed every second.
Alarms meaning is detailed below.
Selector
The Selector area shows the general status of the equipment and the status of each service and lets you
select the alarms to display in the right area.
5.2.1.1 General
General
 Temperature: shows the IPGuardV2 instant temperature level and indicates that the max
temperature set in the Settings tab of the Status panel has been reached.
 NTP Server: this alarm is raised if the IPGuardV2 is not locked to an NTP server.
 Forward Buffer overflow: indicates if an overflow occurred in the forward way of IPGuardV2.
 Backward Buffer overflow: indicates if an overflow occurred in the backward way of IPGuardV2.
 Output Error: this alarm is raised if no bit rate is detected in output (the value is 0 in the status
bar or no data link at the output).
 Power supply 1: shows the status of the first power supply unit.
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 Power supply 2: shows the status of the second power supply unit.
IP1/2 Alarms
 IP1/2/3/4 Data Link: if this alarm is raised, check that an Ethernet cable is properly plugged in
the corresponding Data input.
 Consistent Data Port Speed: this alarm is raised if the bit rate values of IP ports 1 to 4 are
different. You can check the values from the Monitoring panel, in the Statistics tab.
TS/RTP Alarms
 Switching error: this alarm is raised if the IPGuardV2 has performed a switch-over operation.
 Streams synchronized: the IPGuardV2 is able to synchronize incoming streams (not available in
basic switch operation mode).
Peering
 Peering connection: this alarm is raised if the IPGuardV2 cannot find any other peer over the
network.
 Peering conflict: this alarm is raised in case of peering conflict (explained in Peering section)
5.2.1.2 IP alarms
 Input Stream presence: this alarm is raised if the configured IP stream is not present at the input
during 1 second.
 Input Bitrate: this alarm is raised if the incoming IP stream bit rate exceeds during 1 second the
user-defined minimum bit rate of the IP stream.
 RTP Packet lost: this alarm is raised if a RTP packet loss has been detected.
5.2.1.3 TS alarms
ETR1
 TS Sync: ETR290 normalized error detection on the active stream. Error on the TS sync byte.
Raised when two or more consecutive corrupted sync bytes occur (every 50ms).
 Sync byte: this alarm is raised if the 0x47 TS synchronization byte is not detected in the incoming
TS stream.
 PAT: this alarm is raised when the PAT is not detected during a given period (minimum and
maximum repetition value, between 0 and 5 000 ms), or when a PID 0x0000 does not contain a
table id 0x00 (PAT), or when the Scrambling control field is not 00 for PID 0x0000.
 PMT: this alarm is raised if sections with table_id 2 (i.e. a PMT) do not occur at least every
0.5 seconds on the PID which is referred to in the PAT or if the Scrambling control field is not 00
for all PIDs containing sections with table_id 0x02. The value can be set between 0 and 5 000 ms
in the Switching conditions parameters (Settings panel).
 Continuity counter: this alarm is raised if one of the following conditions is met:
o The packet order is incorrect
o A packet occurs more than twice
o A packet is lost
o A continuity counter error is detected over a user-defined list of PIDs.
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 PID: this alarm is raised when a PID declared within the PMT is not present in the stream, or
when a PID declared within the PMT is not present after the period defined in the Switching
conditions parameters (Settings panel), between 1 and 80 seconds.
ETR2
 Transport: this alarm is raised when the Transport_error_indicator in the TS-Header is set to "1".
The primary Transport_error indicator is Boolean, but there should also be a resettable binary
counter which counts the erroneous TS packets. This counter is intended for statistical
evaluation of the errors. If an error occurs, no further error indication should be derived from
the erroneous packet.
 CRC: this alarm is raised when a CRC error occurs in CAT, PAT, PMT, NIT, EIT, BAT, SDT or TOT
table (i.e. the content of the tables is corrupted). You can enable or disable filters on tables.
 PCR discontinuity: this alarm is raised when a PCR (Program Clock Reference) discontinuity of
more than 100 ms occurs without specific indication
 PCR repetition: this alarm is raised when the time interval between two consecutive PCR values
is more than 40 ms (threshold is configurable)
ETR3
 NIT actual: this alarm is raised if:

o A section with table_id other than '0x40' or '0x41' or '0x72' (i.e. not a NIT or ST) is found on
PID 0x0010.
o No section with table_id '0x40' or '0x41' (NIT) in PID value '0x0010' for the period defined in
the Switching conditions parameters (Settings panel), between 0 and 30 000 ms.
 EIT actual: this alarm is raised if one of the following conditions is met:
o Section '0' with table_id = 0x4E (EIT-P, actual TS) is not present on PID 0x0012 for more than
2 seconds.
o Section '1' with table_id = 0x4E (EIT-F, actual TS) is not present on PID 0x0012 for more than
2 seconds.
o Sections with table_ids other than in the range 0x4E - 0x6F or 0x72 are found on PID 0x0012.
o Any two sections with table_id = 0x4E (EIT-P/F, actual TS) occur on PID 0x0012 within the range
specified in the Switching conditions parameters (Settings panel), between 0 and 30 000 ms.
 SDT actual: this alarm is raised if one of the following conditions is met:
o Sections with table_id = 0x42 (SDT, actual TS) are not present on PID 0x0011 for more than
2 seconds.
o Sections with table_ids other than 0x42, 0x46, 0x4A or 0x72 are found on PID 0x0011.
o Any two sections with table_id = 0x42 (SDT actual) occur on PID 0x0011 within the range
specified in the Switching conditions parameters (Settings panel), between 0 and 30 000 ms.
MIP/DVB-T
 Timing: this alarm is raised if successive STS values are not self-consistent.
 Periodicity: this alarm is raised if the pointer value or the number of packets between each MIP
packet does not remain constant.
 Structure: this alarm is raised if the syntax of the MIP does not comply with the specification in
TS 101 191.
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 Presence: this alarm is raised if the MIP is inserted into the transport stream more than once per
megaframe.
 Pointer: this alarm is raised if the megaframe size is not constant over time.
T2-MI
 T2-MI TS piping presence: this alarm is raised when the input stream is not a valid T2-MI stream.
 T2-MI TS piping validity: this alarm is raised when the input stream is not a valid T2-MI stream.
 T2-MI packet count: This error indicates a discontinuity of T2-MI packets.
 T2-MI CRC: this alarm is raised if a CRC error occurs in at least one T2-MI packet.
 T2-MI packet type: this alarm is raised if for each T2 frame packet types 1016 (L1-current data) or
2016 (DVB-T2 Timestamp) are not present. If L1 repetition, in-band signalling (IBS) is indicated in
the L1-current data, an L1-future packet (1116) shall also be present.
 T2-MI packet payload: this alarm if the number of BB-frames (packet_type 0016) relating to a PLP
in a given T2 frame does not match the value of PLP_NUM_BLOCKS signalled in the dynamic
signalling of both the L1-current and L1-future (when present). The signalled values of frame_idx
and superframe_idx for BB-frame packets shall be consistent with the time interleaver parameters
specified in the configurable signalling of the L1-current.
 T2-MI payload: Raised if the decoded plp_id in T2-MI packets with packet_type 0016 is not
included in the list (L1 post_signalling/ configurable) of plp_id for the T2-MI signal.
 T2-MI PLP num blocks: this alarm is raised if the number of FEC blocks in an Interleaving Frame
for a PLP as signalled in the Dynamic L1-post signalling is not consistent with the number of BB
frame packets.
 T2-MI transmission order: this alarm is raised if the packet_types are in a wrong ordering
and position inside a T2 frame.
 T2-MI DVB-T2 timestamp: this alarm is raised if a wrong timestamp is delivered inside a
superframe.
 T2-MI DVB-T2 timestamp discontinuity: this alarm is raised if a non increasing timestamp occurs
(not relevant with null timestamps).
Bit rate
 Video bit rate underflow: this alarm is raised when the bit rate of one video component of the
whole incoming stream is lower than or equal to the value set in the Switching conditions
parameters (Settings panel), between 0 and 10 000 kbits/s.
 Audio bit rate underflow: this alarm is raised when the bit rate of one audio component of the
whole incoming stream is lower than or equal to the value set in the Switching conditions
parameters (Settings panel), between 0 and 10 000 kbits/s.
 Stuffing bit rate too high: this alarm is raised when the bit rate of null packets is higher than the
value set in the Switching conditions parameters (Settings panel), between 0 and 50000 kbits/s.
 Service bit rate too low: this alarm is raised if at least one SID bit rate referenced in the list of
services to monitor is lower than the value set in the Switching conditions parameters (Settings
panel), between 0 and 50 000 kbits/s.
 Service bit rate too high: this alarm is raised if at least one SID bit rate referenced in the list of
services to monitor is higher than the value set in the Switching conditions parameters (Settings
panel), between 0 and 50 000 kbits/s.
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Click the Reset button to clear the counter associated to an alarm. Click the Reset all
counters to reset the counters of all the alarms.
Advanced
 Unscrambling: this alarm is raised if the incoming stream is declared as not scrambled while it is.
 Scrambled error: No alarm associated: switch if the incoming stream is scrambled.
 Unscrambled stream: No alarm associated: switch if the incoming is not scrambled.
 PID presence: this alarm is raised when user-defined PIDs are not present in the incoming
stream.
 Service presence: this alarm is raised if at least one SID referenced in the list of services to
monitor is missing.
5.2.1.4 STL alarms

 SEI error: This alarm is raised if one of the flag is raised into the STL error indicator and that
alarm is enabled on the IPGuardV2
 STL presence error: this alarm is raised if no STL is detected on the input
 Packet offset: this alarm is raised when the Market/packet offset is wrong into the RTP header
 Preamble presence error: this alarm is raised when the Preamble has not been detected for a
duration specified by the operator
 Timing presence error: this alarm is raised when the Preamble has not been detected for a
duration specified by the operator
 Preamble CRC error: this alarm is raised if the CRC of the preamble in the incoming stream is
different of the one computed locally
 Timing CRC error: this alarm is raised if the CRC of the timing in the incoming stream is different
of the one computed locally
 STL sequence number error: this alarm is raised if a discontinuity is detected into the STL
sequence number
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5.2.2 Alarm Settings
The Settings tab of the Status panel lets you set the alarm criticism and SNMP behavior of each alarm.
Check the Display box to display the alarm in the Display tab and show the related events in the Logs
Events panel.
 Check the Trap box to enable SNMP trap for this alarm. The SNMP IP address trap receiver can
be defined in the Network window.
 Check the Relay Out box to close the dry relay contact for this alarm. Cf. Using the dry relay out
interface
 Select the Log level (Info, Warning, Critical) for each alarm. The logs can be displayed in the
Monitoring window. A warning alarm turns the front panel led in orange and a critical alarm
turns the led in red.
You may also set the Temperature threshold. This generates an alarm when the system temperature is
over crossed (value can be set between 30°C and 60°C).
Note: the system is self-protected against high temperature independently from the above
parameter. In any case, if for any reason (fan failure, missing air conditioning, etc.) the
internal temperature exceeds 70°C, the system will force mute to reduce its internal
temperature. A manual switch-off/switch-on will be used to restart the IPGuardE2.
To configure the IPGuardV2, open the Settings page and follow the tab ordering from left to right.
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5.3.1 General
The General tab lets you set:
 The inputs/outputs naming

 The switching behavior
 The output switch mode
 The peering configuration (if IPGuard-Peering option is active)
 The passthru mode
 The output streams characteristics
5.3.1.1 Redundancy type

This field allows to select the redundancy type between “1+1 port” and “1+1 stream”.
 1+1 port: redundancy is performed at the interface level. If one error is detected on the currently
selected interface, all of the streams are switched to the backup input.
 1+1 stream: redundancy is performed at the stream level. If one error is detected on a stream, only
this stream is replaced by its associated backup stream. So on the output stream can come
simultaneously from both inputs.
5.3.1.2 Switching criteria

This field allows to select the redundancy type between TS/T2-MI and RTP modes:
 TS/T2-MI:
o Using this mode the IPGuard is able to support:
 up to 6 switches for TS/T2-MI streams
AND
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 up to 60 switches based on basic IP criteria
o You must use this mode if you want to perform seamless or near-seamless switching
between TS/T2-MI streams triggered on TS/T2-MI switching conditions
 RTP:
o Using this mode the IPGuard is able to support
 up to 6 switches for RTP or STL streams
AND
 up to 60 switches based on basic IP criteria
o You must use this mode if you want to perform seamless switching between identical RTP
streams based on RTP packet losses.
5.3.1.3 I/F names

In this area, you can name the inputs (IP1 and IP2) and outputs (IP3 and IP4) to ease supervision and
monitoring. These names are displayed on the Status area.
5.3.1.4 Switch Mode

The IPGuardV2 supports different switching possibilities allowing to add priority on one input rather than
another one. The following modes are available:
 Auto
o No priority: the IPGuardV2 switches over one input to another one whenever an error
occurs on one of the monitored IP stream. It does not switch if it detects errors on the other
IP stream.
o IP1/2 priority: the IPGuardV2 selects the IP stream from the first/second input as soon as it
is available and without any error. Set the Changeover period, which is the number of
seconds after which the input is detected viable that the IPGuardV2 should wait before
switching back on this input. The changeover period cannot exceed 300 seconds (5 min).
 Manual: select manually the IP streams input source.
 Switch on interface minimum bitrate (available only in 1+1 port):
o This switching condition can be used to trigger a switch as soon as the global bitrate on the
selected interface goes below the specified value. This condition can be used on its own.
 Switch on optical RX level (available only if DOM is enabled on the SFP transceiver):
o This criteria can be used to trigger a switch based on a minimum optical RX level. If enabled,
the IPGuardV2 will switch if the measured optical level on the link goes below that value.
5.3.1.5 Output Switch Mode

The IPGuardV2 outputs the selected IP streams over either both outputs (mirrored mode) or one of the
output (selective mode). In selective mode, the IPGuardV2 outputs automatically the selected IP streams to
priority output if its data port is active. If the data port becomes down, then the IPGuardV2 switches to the
other output if its data is up.
The DaisyChain mode can also be enabled from here. While selected, the IPGuardV2 enters a specific mode
to pass not monitored stream to a next IPGuardV2 product.
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 Disable Backward traffic: by default packets incoming on outputs of IPGuardV2 are forwarded to
both input. Using this feature, all of the packets coming into the outputs of the IPGuardV2 are
blocked.
5.3.1.6 Passthru Mode

The passthru mechanism enables the IPGuardV2 to keep outputting the incoming IP traffic in case of power
outage. The following modes are available:
 Basic: the IPGuardV2 outputs the IP traffic of input1 (IP1) to output3 (IP3) and the IP traffic of
input2 (IP2) to output4 (IP4).
 Advanced:
o In 1+1 stream mode: the IPGuardV2 outputs the IP traffic of the defined priority input (IP1 or
IP2).
o In 1+1 port mode: the IPGuardV2 outputs the last selected input
5.3.1.7 Switching mode (Expert)

The following options are available:
 TSoIP/RTP switching mode (available only for 1+1 stream):

o General settings: the TS/RTP streams use the switch mode define on the General settings
screen.
o Per stream settings: the input switch mode (Automatic/Manual) can be set separately for
each TS/RTP stream. When that mode is used, you must go into TS/RTP Streams tab to set
independantely the input mode of each stream.
5.3.1.8 Miscellaneous (Expert)

 OptiPLP mode: that option must be enabled only in configuration using ENENSYS’ OptiPLP mode.
That mode is used in specific DVB-T2 architectures.
5.3.1.9 Measurement window size (Expert)

 Bitrate: set here the size of the window used for bitrate measurement. That can be useful for
application with very low bitrate in which one the size of the window needs to be increased. Keep
in mind that setting a higher window size reduce the reactivity of the product regarding bitrate
measurements.
 PID presence: set here the size of the window used for PID presence and Service presence. That
value must be a multiple of the Bitrate measurement window size. That can be useful for
application with PID with very low bitrate in which one the size of the window needs to be
increased. Keep in mind that setting a higher window size reduce the reactivity of the product
regarding PID/Service presence.
5.3.1.10 Output Streams (Expert)

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 All incoming IP streams: the IPGuardV2 always outputs all the IP traffic of input1 (IP1) or all the
IP traffic of input2 (IP2), in addition to the IP streams declared.
 Only filtered IP streams: the IPGuardV2 outputs only the IP streams that are declared within the
IP services.
You can also set the priority input.
5.3.1.11 Peering
 Disable/Master/Slave: This field allows to enable the peering mode and to indicate if this unit is
Master or Slave.
 IP @: The IP Multicast address used for communication relative to peering between Master and
Slave(s)
 Conflict resolution: The conflict situation is explained here. This field allows the operator to set the
behavior of the slave(s) in case a conflict occurs.
o Mute Slave: If a conflict is detected, the slave mutes its output on the stream in error.
5.3.2 TS Streams
The IPGuardV2 can manage up to 6 TSoIP streams.
The left area lets you create or delete TSoIP services.
The right area lets you edit and update the TSoIP service parameters.
5.3.2.1 Stream name

Set a service name to ease the monitoring and supervision of the IP service.
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5.3.2.2 Inputs configuration
For each input set the stream IP configuration with:
- Source IP address and the source port
- Destination IP address and destination port
- VLAN ID if any
5.3.2.3 Output configuration

For each output set the stream IP configuration with:

- VLAN ID if any
If Daisy Chain mode is enabled on the unit, then the Output 2 parameters are not used.
Indeed, in Daisy Chain, the streams going out on the Output 2 are exactly the one arriving on
Input 2 of the unit.
5.3.2.4 Switching mode

 Near-seamless switch: select this option to apply an automatic and straight change-over without
any seamless requirements. A basic switch is near-seamless.
 Seamless SFN switch: select this option whenever IPGuardV2 is used in a SFN scheme to provide
the 1+1 redundancy of SFN adapters. When combined with ENENSYS'SFN Adapter with SFNguard
option, IPGuardV2 offers a unique SFN seamless switch-over to avoid any desynchronization or
corrupted packets during the automatic changeover. Specify the resynchronization buffer value
to the network delay between both paths + maximum period of time of the selected switching
conditions (maximum value is 800 ms).
 Seamless switch: select this option whenever the incoming IP streams carrying MPEG-2 TS are
identical but received with different delays. IPGuardV2 aligns both TS streams so that the switch-
over is transparent for the end-user and no packet are lost. Specify the resynchronization buffer
value to the network delay between both paths + maximum period of time of the selected
switching conditions (maximum value is 800 ms). By default, the resynchronization is done based
on the PAT. However it could happen that the PAT is spread over several TS packets. In that case,
the resynchronization cannot be properly done. The operator can select another PID to be used
for resynchronization using the resynchronization PID field. For instance, the PID of the NIT can
be used.
 Seamless T2-MI switch: select this option whenever the IPGuardV2 is used in a DVB-T2 scheme
to provide the 1+1 redundancy of DVB-T2 Gateways. When combined with ENENSYS'DVB-T2
Gateway with T2Guard option, IPGuardV2 offers a unique DVB-T2 seamless switch-over to avoid
any desynchronization or corrupted packets during the automatic changeover. Specify the
resynchronization buffer value to the network delay between both paths + maximum period of
time of the selected switching conditions (maximum value is 800 ms).
Note: the latency of the IPGuardV2 is equal to the resynchronization buffer value + the
latency introduces by the FEC if any (could be found in the “FEC decoding” part of the GUI)
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Once the TS-based switching conditions are defined, you must set the switching conditions that trigger the
switch. Switching conditions are based on the ETR 290 level 1, 2 or 3, MIP, T2-MI and advanced TS criteria.
Please refer to section TS alarms for detailed information about the errors supported.
Note: As soon as one of the switching condition is reached, IPGuardV2 switches to the
backup data port or backup stream on the other port.
5.3.2.5 Input resynchronization

This part allows you to set the following parameters (only in Seamless mode):
 Resynchronization buffer: the size of the resynchronization buffer. To be seamless this buffer must
be higher than:
o The maximum delay between the 2 inputs
o The maximum duration set for any repetition measurement (e.g. PAT repetition…)
 Resynchronization PID: This parameter is available only for “seamless switch” mode and allows you
to choose which PID is used for the resynchronization of the streams. By default it is set to the PAT,
but if the PAT is spread over several TS packets in your environment it must be set to another table
(for instance the NIT 0x10).
5.3.2.6 Persistent error management
In near-seamless operation mode, the IPGuardV2 allows to switch over persistent errors. It may be useless
to switch with unsteady errors. You may prefer triggering the switch only if the errors persist over time. In
such a case, the IPGuardV2 can switch over after C seconds (C ranging from 1 to 600 seconds or 10 minutes
if errors occur every D seconds (D ranging from 1 to 60 seconds):
 If during C period, no error occurs during D seconds, then no switch-over is triggered, C and D are
reset to 0, and the countdown starts again;
 If an error occurs before D ends, the period is reinitialized waiting for another error; and so on…
 When C ends and if D is still not reached (i.e. no error matching current switching conditions), the
IPGuardV2 switch over to the other inputs (if the latter is error-free)
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5.3.2.7 Input priority
If “Per stream settings” is set for input switch mode in the General screen, the following fields are available:
You can then set the input switch mode specific to this TS stream.
5.3.2.8 FEC Management

IPGuardV2 supports the correction of packet loss for TSoIP streams carrying additional FEC based on
ProMPEG CoP#3 protocol.
The FEC decoding could be configured using the fields shown below:
 FEC decoding enabled: Check this box if you want the IPGuardV2 to apply error correction on
the stream
 Buffer size: this field allows you to configure manually the size of the buffer used for FEC
decoding. This value must be equal or higher than the recommended value otherwise error
correction might not be properly done. Increasing this value increases the FEC latency but
allows the IPGuardV2 to cope with more complex FEC settings.
 FEC Latency IP 1/2: These monitoring fields indicate the latency added in the IPGuardV2 by
the FEC decoding using its current configuration.
By default, IPGuardV2 forwards (passthru mode) the same FEC configuration at the output to enable other
appliances to correct packet loss after the IPGuardV2.
To generate a new FEC scheme, select RTP mode and the FEC configuration.
To remove FEC after the IPGuardV2, select UDP (no FEC) or RTP (no FEC).
Note: When FEC decoding is disabled, “RTP packet loss” switching conditions cannot be
used. Furthermore the monitoring information regarding the packet losses rate are not
relevant.
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5.3.3 RTP streams
The IPGuardV2 can manage up to 6 RTP streams.
The left area lets you create or delete RTP switches.
The right area lets you edit and update the stream parameters.
5.3.3.1 Stream name



- VLAN ID if any
If “Per stream settings” is set for input switch mode in the General screen, the following fields are available:
You can then set the input switch mode specific to this stream.
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- VLAN ID if any
If Daisy Chain mode is enabled on the unit, then the Output 2 parameters are not used.
Indeed, in Daisy Chain, the streams going out on the Output 2 are exactly the one arriving on
Input 2 of the unit.
5.3.3.4 Operation mode
5.3.3.5 FEC Management

IPGuardV2 supports the correction of packet loss for TSoIP streams carrying additional FEC based on
ProMPEG CoP#3 protocol.
The FEC decoding could be configured using the fields shown below:
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 FEC decoding enabled: Check this box if you want the IPGuardV2 to apply error correction on
the stream
 Buffer size: this field allows you to configure manually the size of the buffer used for FEC
decoding. This value must be equal or higher than the recommended value otherwise error
correction might not be properly done. Increasing this value increases the FEC latency but
allows the IPGuardV2 to cope with more complex FEC settings.
 FEC Latency IP 1/2: These monitoring fields indicate the latency added in the IPGuardV2 by
the FEC decoding using its current configuration.
By default, IPGuardV2 forwards (passthru mode) the same FEC configuration at the output to enable other
appliances to correct packet loss after the IPGuardV2.
To generate a new FEC scheme, select RTP mode and the FEC configuration.
To remove FEC after the IPGuardV2, select UDP (no FEC) or RTP (no FEC).
5.3.4 IP Streams
The IPGuardV2 can manage up to 60 IP streams.
The left area lets you create or delete IP services.
The right area lets you edit and update the IP service parameters.
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5.3.4.1 Stream name


- VLAN ID if any


- VLAN ID if any
5.3.4.4 IP-based switching conditions

The IPGuardV2 performs an automatic switch of IP streams upon the following criteria:
 RJ45 error: No Ethernet cable plugged-in or data port down;

 IP Stream missing: No data related to the monitored IP stream are detected during 1 s;
 Minimum bitrate: the IPGuardV2 will switch over to the other data port whenever the bit rate of
the IP stream is lower than the defined value. Set 0 to disable this switching condition.
5.3.5 Summary
This screen summarizes the streams monitored by the IPGuardV2.
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 Name: the name of the stream
 For each IP interface: a field composed of @SRC:PORT_SRC/@DEST:PORT_DST describing the
characteristic of the stream on this interface. NA means “not defined by operator”
 Type:
o ts: The stream is defined as TSoIP with a near-seamless switch-over mode.
o ts/seamless SFN: The stream is defined as TSoIP with a SFN switch-over mode.
o ts/seamless switch: The stream is defined as TSoIP with seamless switch-over mode.
o ts/seamless T2-MI: The stream is defined as TSoIP with a T2-MI switch-over mode.
o ip: The stream is defined as IP.
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The Monitoring panel lets you monitor the overall incoming and outgoing bit rates. For TSoIP or RTP
streams, it provides information related to the delay between inputs (in Seamless mode), some IP and FEC
statistics and the TS structure. It also provides all the logs related to any error or some specific actions.
5.4.1 General statistics
The General statistics tab provides the following monitoring information:
 General:
o Maximum negotiated bit rate per data port
o If SFP transceivers are used and the DOM is enabled on them, TX/RX levels are displayed
o Instantaneous bit rate of the IP traffic of the inputs/outputs
o Instantaneous bit rate of the backward IP traffic of the inputs/outputs
The bitrates displayed are computed on Layer 3, meaning it does not include Ethernet
header
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5.4.2 Streams statistics
The stream statistics tab indicates for each TSoIP/IP stream monitored:
 For TSoIP streams
 Instantaneous bit rate of the streams
 Some statistics related to delay between the IP streams
 The currently used input and the number of switch that occurred between the inputs
 IP statistics
 The MPEG-2 TS structure for both IP streams
o For RTP streams
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 The measured delay between the streams
 Some statistics related to delay between the IP streams
o For IP streams
 IP statistics
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5.4.3 Logs
This panel displays tracking of any alarms triggered, with it associated severity:
From the Mode list, you can choose the mode of logs display:
 The List mode shows the list of all log events, that is when an error occurs and when its stops.
 The Advanced mode groups the events per alarm, that is the start event and end event of an
alarm are both displayed on a same row. In Advanced mode, you can filter only active or inactive
alarms using the Alarm state list.
To filter out log messages, based on severity level, use the Severity lists below the logs table.
To clear the logs, click the Clear logs button.
To save the file in .XML or .CSV format for remote analysis, click the Download button.
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5.5.1 General
5.5.1.1 Date and Time

The Date & Time component lets you configure the date and time settings. Date and time can be retrieved
automatically from the system or through an NTP server.
You can also set the time zone of the IPGuardE2 manually.
Please note that the date and time parameters are used only for logs timestamp purpose.
5.5.1.2 Trap Receivers

You may set up to 10 trap receivers. For each receiver, enter its IP address, which indicates the destination
server that collects the SNMP traps for statistics or network management purposes and the community.
You can also choose the SNMP version to be used. The V2C INFORM mode repeats the trap sending every
x seconds, x being the number of seconds set in the Delay field, and up to y times, y being the value set in
the Max repetitions field.
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5.5.2 Admin
From the Admin panel, you can enable authentication on the IPGuardE2 and assign the relevant
login/password to access the product.
Two users can be defined:
 Administrator: the 'Administrator' user has access in read and write mode over all the panels of
the IPGuardV2.
 User: the 'User' user has access only in read mode over all the panels of the IPGuardV2.
When the authentication is enabled:
 Only the 'Administrator' user can assign login password to both users.
 A panel window with login and password fields is popped-up for each new access to the GUI.
 A login/password shall be provided to access the IPGuardV2 GUI.
If you lose the administrator login/password, perform a factory reset from the front panel to restore the
default value.
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5.5.3 Network
The IPGuardV2 embeds an HTTP server that enables remote access from any Web browser connected to
the same network as the “Ctrl” interface.
The Network panel lets you configure this control interface.
The IPGuardV2 Network parameters can be configured manually with a fixed IP address. A ping utility
makes it possible to check the connection of any other unit to the same IP network as the one IPGuardV2 is
connected to.
The About panel provides information about the device: Serial number, hardware and software versions. It
also includes a component that is used to update the device, used when a new version is available.
Please refer to Getting information on the current release.
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For more information about firmware update availability, please contact ENENSYS support team
(support@enensys.com).
 Click the icon to access the ENENSYS privileged area. As an ENENSYS customer, we
strongly advise you to ask for login and password to access our privileged area.
 Click the icon to open IPGuardV2 user manual. Please note that PDF reader must be
installed on your computer.
 Click the icon to save system configuration logs that can be required by our support
team in case of trouble.
 Click the icon to perform a factory reset of the IPGuardV2 but keep the control IP
address configuration.
 Click the icon to reboot the IPGuardV2.
Use the Name and Location fields to identify your IPGuardV2. These fields are also displayed on the front
panel.
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You can know the current firmware version used on the IPGuardV2:
 From the GUI, select the About tab and look at the Information box.
 Through SNMP, open the ENENSYS-ENTERPRISE-MIB file, then choose the platform > device >
deviceFirmwareVersion leaf.
It is also possible to know about the last upgrade performed on the IPGuardV2 through the
deviceLastUpdateTime leaf. If this OID returns 0, it means that the IPGuardV2 is using the factory
settings firmware.
 From the front panel
To upload an upgrade firmware on the IPGuardV2:
From the GUI:
1. Go to the About tab.
2. In the Device update box, click Select update.
3. Select the appropriate .bin file from the file selection dialog box.
4. Click Update.
5. Confirm with Yes.
Through SNMP:
1. Open the ENENSYS-ENTERPRISE-MIB file.
2. Choose the platform > device > deviceUpdateAddress leaf.
3. Set this OID to an URL corresponding to the appropriate .upd file for upgrade.
Using the command-line tool
A command-line tool is available on request and lets you apply update batches. Contact your sales
representative to obtain this tool.
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To get information on a specific IPGuardV2 on the network:
 From the GUI: go to the About panel. This panel provides information about the device such as
serial number, firmware version and available options.
 Through SNMP: open the ENENSYS-ENTERPRISE-MIB file and open the platform > device node.
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This equipment is a class A digital device. It has been designed and tested to meet the requirements set by
the European Community directives and comply with the EN50022 and EN50024 rules as an Information
Technology Equipment. It also complies with EN55103-1 and 55103-2 rules applying to Audio Video
equipment under E1 to E5 environment conditions. To ensure compliance, properly shielded cables shall be
used for data I/Os, proper power cable and technical grounding connection shall be used to feed the
Network Adapter and device shall be operated as described in that document.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interferences in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in
which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
The IPGuardV2 has been designed to meet the safety requirements of Information Technology Equipment
including business equipment from the European EN 60950 and International IEC 950. For safety reasons,
do not open the metal housing but contact ENENSYS Technical Support.
Power supply 90-260VAC (48 VDC in option)

Power consumption 20 W
Operating temperature 0 to 55°C / 0 to 131°F

Storage temperature -20 to 70°C / -4 to 158°F
Humidity 0 to 90%, non-condensing
Height 44 mm / 1.7"
Width 440 mm / 17.4"
Depth 274 mm / 10.79"
Weight 3.5 kg / 7.0 lb.
Format 1 RU, full 19” width
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9.1.1 IP Data Interfaces
The IPGuardV2 includes 4x 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet interfaces (two inputs and two outputs) for data
networks. Ethernet interfaces are RJ45.
9.1.2 Fault Relay Alarm

The IPGuardV2 features a relay out interface (or GPI). This interface can be connected to a dry contact or
contact closure manager to achieve a monitoring system. Some systems are capable of translating dry relay
signals into SNMP traps. The connector located on the back panel is a 5-position MiniConnec with a
3.81mm pitch.
The pin connections are shown below:
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This application note explains the procedure to set-up a configuration with peering and 2 IPGuardV2.
1. As peering messages are sent through control port, both IPGuard should be able to access each
other’s control port. Any Ethernet switch/router between the IPGuard should be configured to pass
Multicast messages.
2. The physical configuration should be similar to this one (inputs are the same on both peered
IPGuard)
IPGuardV2 #1
Peering
IPGuardV2 #2
3. Open GUI on both units and check that peering licence has been properly enabled as shown below:
4. Go to settings tab and set one IPGuard as Master and set the Multicast address of the Peering
messages
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5. Set the other one to Slave and the same Multicast address as the master for the peering messages
6. Input priority must be the same on both units:
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7. You can check that the communication works properly between the peers by going to
Status/Display screen and by checking that “Peering connection” alarm is green:
8. You can then add the TS streams in the “Settings/TS Streams” screen. It is mandatory to add the
streams in the same order on both Master and Slave.
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Forcing an input to “Manual” in “Peering” mode forces the other IPGuard also in Manual
mode.
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In order to use the IPGuardV2 into environment with IGMP it is important to take several points into
consideration.
Indeed, due to its internal characteristics, the use of IGMP with IPGuardV2 must be done with some
attention.
Two major points to take into consideration while using IGMP with IPGuardV2:
- The IPGuardV2 does not generate IGMP messages on its own:

o It means that it does not create IGMP messages going out of its input to the switches
and/or router before it in the chain. If the system has the following equipment between
the source and the IPGuardV2 then a receiver should request for the stream on the output
of the IPGuardV2:
 L2 switches with IGMP snooping enabled
 L3 routers
o If there is no receiver requesting for the stream, no bitrate will be seen on the input & the
outputs of the IPGuardV2.
- The IPGuardV2 does not modify the IGMP messages:
o The IGMP messages arriving on the outputs of the IPGuardV2 are forwarded to both inputs
without any modification
o It means that if a receiver on the output of the IPGuardV2 requests for a stream with a
specific multicast address the request will be sent directly to any router/switches before
the IPGuardV2 and so the stream with the multicast address must be available.
o So the IP characteristics modifications into the IPGuardV2 cannot be used in a system with
IGMP. However, the IP characteristics modification done into the IPGuardV2 are not
recommended as they are lost when going to bypass mode.
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In case of any trouble with one of ENENSYS Technologies' products, please report it to our Technical
Support team via email (support@enensys.com). Your request should specify:
 The Part Number as displayed on the bottom label of the equipment

 The Serial Number as displayed on the bottom label of the equipment
 A description of the defect
 The reference of Purchase Order if possible
 Your full details
Upon reception of your request, a support engineer will get in touch with you in order to surely identify the
source of your problem. If the equipment has to be returned for repair, an RMA 1 number will be provided
to you. You will need to indicate it on the shipping box of the faulty equipment, and/or add it in your
communication with our support team. Your equipment will be shipped back to you along with a repair
report.
1
Returned Material Authorization
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A privileged area (http://privileged.enensys.com) is available on ENENSYS' web-site. Any registered user has
access to the privileged area where general documentation, user's manuals, software’s and products'
upgrades can be downloaded. In order to get access to the privileged area, you should register through the
registration form. You will then receive a password that will give you access to the privileged area.
Registration is highly recommended as product upgrades will be announced using the registered users’
mailing list.
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CSV Comma-Separated Value
DVB Digital Video Broadcasting
FPGA Field-Programmable Gate Array
GUI Graphical User Interface
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol
IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol
IP Internet Protocol
LCD Liquid-Crystal Display
LED Light-Emitting Diode
MIB Management Information Base
MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group
NMS Network Management System
NTP Network Time Protocol
OID Object Identifier
PIV Pentium IV
RAM Random Access Memory
RMA Return Material Authorization
RTP Real-Time Transport Protocol
SFN Single Frequency Network
SI Service Information
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SMPTE Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
TS Transport Stream
TSoIP Transport Stream carried over IP
UDP User Datagram Protocol
URL Uniform Resource Locator
USB Universal Serial Bus
UTC Coordinated Universal Time
VLAN Virtual Local Area Networks
XML eXtensible Markup Language
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CS 37734
35577 Cesson-Sévigné
FRANCE
Office (+33) 810 ENENSY

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Fax (+33) 2 99 36 03 84
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IPGuardV2

The world's unique seamless audio and video over IP switch

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Furthermore it enables the 1+1 redundancy of 2 different IP networks or IP pathes.

The IPGuardV2 supports also:

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[3] SMPTE 2022 "Unidirectional Transport of Constant Bit Rate MPEG-2

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IPGuardV2 provides two different switching modes:

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The IPGuardV2 supports FEC 1D and FEC 2D.

The IPGuardV2 is able to monitor up to 6 TSoIP/T2-MI or RTP streams and, simultaneously, up to 60 IP

2.7.1 Switching conditions for TS streams

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2.7.2 Switching conditions for RTP streams

- when a RTP packet is missing

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 STL Error Indicator:

IPGuardV2 supports several mode on its outputs.

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Focused on high-availability, IPGuardV2 supports various passthru mechanisms to guarantee service

 Overall status of input/output status

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This feature is available as an option of the product.

An application note describing how to set up a peering configuration is available here.

2.13.2 Normal behavior

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2.13.3 Conflict management

1. Both IPGuardV2 operate properly using IP input 1

2. Error is detected on IP input 2x of IPGuardV2 #1

 Nothing happens as it is not the input currently used by IPGuard#1

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 The IPGuardV2 #2 informs the IPGuardV2 #1 that a switch occurred

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The PSU1 and PSU2 LED provides status of power supplies.

 LED turns green if the PSU is mounted and powered in.

 Monitor internal temperature (Status > Temperature)

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Control Ctrl Subnet mask

Device Name & IP address

Serial number Data Gateway

Factory reset Location

 Press ’DOWN’ to go to the next item

3.1.2 Key Settings

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3.1.3 Available Information

 Status: Alarms and Monitor internal temperature

GPS 1PPS 10MHz

Ctrl Data1 Data2

 2x 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet inputs (RJ45)

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GPS 1PPS 10MHz

Ctrl Data1 Data2

Ctrl Data1 Data2

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The web interface is organized into 3 main parts: