Professional Headend Solutions

Company and Product

Presentation

January 2010

Ralf Riedel
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Hamburg +
Schleswig-
Holstein Mecklenburg-
Vorpommern

Niedersachsen+
BLANKOM (BD) Bremen
Digital GmbH
TecCenter 1 Berlin
31162 Bad Salzdetfurth Sachsen- Brandenburg
Nordrhein- Anhalt BLANKOM (BA)
Westfalen Antennentechnik GmbH
Sachsen
Hermann Petersilge Straße 1
07422 Bad Blankenburg
Thüringen

Hessen
Rheinland-
Pfalz+
Saarland
Headquarters

Baden-
Württemberg
Bayern
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Hans Kolbe & Co., fuba 1951

fuba communications systems (fcs) 1997

General Instrument (GI) 1998

MOTOROLA BCS 2000

BLANKOM Digital GmbH 2002

BLANKOM Antennentechnik GmbH History ->

separat
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Partners / Customers

wilhelm.tel V.S.E. Italy

Professional TeleVision
Services Pte. Ltd. Singapore
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Partners / Customers: Broadcaster

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A modern CATV-Network structure

Serving Area

HFC-Netz
Sub-
Master Headend A
Headend IP-Netz B Sub-
Headend C

IP-Netz A Serving Area

HFC-Netz

Sub-
Headend B Verteilung

Serving Area
HFC-NETZ

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Receive, decrypt, encode,
multiplex, re-encrypt
Headend:
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Transport via LAN/WAN -> Playout

▪ Receive IP
▪ modulate in
▪ Analogue
▪ & Digital
▪ Local Content
insertion
▪ IPTV
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Productrange BLANKOM Digital

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Modular Headend System (MHS)

Especially designed for the

biggest CableTV operators
with networks bigger than
150.000 subscribers and
according to high level
specifications for this
Operators in Germany
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Modular Headend System (MHS)

4 RU height
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Modular Headend System (MHS)

• Management Modul and PSU

› Management Modul PSD 840
• Monitoring and System Configuration
• Remote Control via Ethernet SNMP Interface
ISDN connection

› PowerSupplyUnit: PEN 830

• AC Universal Input
• 85V to 265V
• Max. power 250W
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Modular Headend System (MHS)

PRD 1080 DVB-S2/S Receiver PRP 861 Receiver/Decoder

PRP 861 A
ASI-Frontend

PRP 861 T
COFDM-Frontend
New Features:
▪ Enhanced PRP 861 S
Search-algorithm QPSK-Frontend

New Features:
▪ Audio Description
▪ Multi Decryption

Twin DVB S2/S Receiver QPSK-Receiver/Decoder

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Modulares Headend System (MHS)

▪ TSR 600 Transportstream Router

› Routing of Services and PIDs

› 2x ASI-Inputs and 2x Outputs
with up to 90 Mbit/S
› Internal Tablegeneration incl. EPG-data
(PMT, (PAT, SDT, EIT etc.)
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TSR-Functions:

Transport- a Transport-
stream A stream a+b*

Transport- Transport-
stream B b +a*
stream b+a*
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Modular Headend System (MHS)

• Modulators/Upconverters
› QAM Modulator PQM 863
• ASI Input,
• IF-Output adjustable 31 MHz - 41 MHz
• 16-, 32-, 64,- 128-, 256 QAM
• SI/PSI Processing
• Null insertion(null stuffing), PCR-Restamping
• PID Filtering
› A/V Modulator PVM 870
• Analog A/V Input
• IF-Output
› Upconverter
• PVA 85x
• IF-Input
• PVA 850: 47 MHz – 450 MHz/PVA 851: 450 MHz – 862 MHz
• Output level 113 dBµV

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Modular Headend System (MHS)

• FM Radio Module
› PRU 901 FM- converter
• I/O: 87,5 MHz – 108 MHz
• Demodulation at MPX level
• Output level: 102 dBµV – 122 dBµV
• MPX Output

› PRP 903 MPEG Decoder/UKW-FM-Modulator

• Input: L-Band; DVB-S/S2 (MPEG)
• Output: 87,5 MHz – 108 MHz
• RDS
• MPX Output
• Output level: 102 dBµV – 122 dBµV
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Modular Headend System (MHS) finally

▪ This system is fixed, and will not further

developed and enhanced.
▪ Due to older technologies and the lack of getting
the chipsets any more, Blankom Digital decided
last year to switch over to another platform
called DXP 400.
▪ This DXP400 platform announced January 2010
will be shown in the next presentation.
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DRP Receiver/Decoder Family

• Applications

➢ CATV Headends

➢ Broadcast Systems
Faced out DRP-
Receiver - series:

- QPSK (DVB-S)
- COFDM (DVB-T)
- QAM (DVB-C)
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What is IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) ?

Definition by ITU focus group Oct. 2006:
is a system where multimedia services like TV, Video, Audio, Text, Pictures
and Data which are transmitted over IP-based networks and the transmitting
Quality QoS/QoE, security, interactivity and reliability are asured.

A general definition of IPTV is television content that, instead of being

delivered through traditional broadcast (like satellites) and cable formats, is
received by the viewer through the technologies used for computer networks.
This includes InternetTV.

Advantages for transmitting digital contend over IP:

- Using of standard equipment like Ethernet switches

- Digital signals transmitted by digital architectures ( no converting to i.e. ASI)
- Longer distances possibel compared to ASI
- Fibre optic equipment is cheaper as if using RF over Fibre
- higher capacities by fibres
- … so more cost effective
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IPTV-related Products (not to be interpretated as

Internet TV – but can used for!)

B-IRD = Blankom IRD‘s

▪ DVB-S2/S TWIN Receiver DRD 694

> Automatic DVB-S/DVB-S2 detection

> Reception of MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 coded Signals
> 2 CAM-Modules for each TS
> 2 ASI-Output
> 2 Gigabit-Ethernet Streaming outputs RJ45
> Handling/Configuration:
• LCD-Display
• Web Bowser
• SNMP Agent
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DRD 694 DVB-S2 Twin-Receiver

Ethernet
SAT-IF Inputs ASI-
(DVB-S/DVB-S2) Outputs GigE 10/100M Mains Powering
Eth.

Twin- Power- Power-

Receiver Supply Supply

Control-and Processing Unit

2x 2x
DVB- DVB- LCD, Frontpanel
CI CI

DVB-Common ASI-Testports USB

Interface
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DRD696 DVBS2-Receiver 3rd Generation

Processing:
▪ A multiformat receiver with modular frontends MPTS, SPTS, PID-
▪ Input: Filtering (Grooming)
so a kind of
▪ DVB-S2
remultiplexing
▪ DVB-T (T2 for the upcomming HD standard)
▪ DVB-C (For the smaller operators getting signals from the big players)
▪ ASI-Input
▪ IP-Input
CA-Support:
▪ Output: - Multi Decryption incl. Decryption
▪ - GbE Management System (DMS)
▪ - 2 x ASI-Output parallel or - BISS-Decryption Mode 0, Mode-1, BISS-E
▪ - 2 x separate ASI-Output - NDS Licence
- CI+ Capable
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Roadmap Receivers:

▪ DRD697 ▪ Enhanced DRD696 with 2 dual

CI-Slots, dualtuner
▪ Designed for the Italy DVB-T
market for Multistreaming:
▪ 2x DVB-T Transportstreams in
one DVB-S2 transponder
▪ 2 redundant PSU‘s, …

▪ DRD698 ▪ Based on DRD697 with higher

density:
▪ QUAD Receiver
▪ 4x dual CI for multiservice
decryption
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DRP393 MPEG2/4 Receiver and Decoder

▪ Modular Frontend (DVB-S/S2, DVB-T/T2/C)

▪ ASI and IP –Inputs and outputs (IP: SFP-Modules)
▪ Service Filtering, MPTS, SPTS –Streaming
▪ Multidecryption (dual CI)
▪ MPEG2 (4:2:0) and MPEG4 (4:2:2) SD/HD decoding to PAL
▪ HD/SD-SDI-Output
▪ 4 channel Audio out on XLR and SP/DIF
▪ HD to SD-Downscaling
▪ Roadmap:
▪ NTSC (USA), ATSC-tables (Americas),
▪ Genlock Interface
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DIP 120 ASI <-> IP Gateway

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DIP 120 ASI <-> IP Gateway

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EDGE-family:

▪ EQM100 , EQM008: QAM Modulators DVB-C

> 8, 16 or 24 Channels or compact 8-Ch EQM008

▪ ESM110 (112, 124): Radio Modulator

▪ EPM130: PAL-Modulator 8 - 12 CH
> Under construction
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EQM 100 Edge-QAM

It should be noticed, that there are up to 3 modules in 1 housing which must

be handled as seperated devices via the control ports.
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EQM 100 Edge-QAM

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EQM 100 Edge-QAM

IP-Inputs RF
▪ Up to 3 x GigEthernet 1000Base-T ▪ Direct Digital Synthesis (DDS)
RJ 45 connector ▪ 24 output channels
▪ Frequency range 45- 862 MHz
QAM Modulation ▪ Monitoroutput (-20 dBm)
▪ DVB-C Standard EN 300429
64, 128, 256 QAM
Handling/Monitoring
▪ 8 Transportstreams for every
▪ Web-Server
GigEthernet-Input
▪ SNMP-Agent for NMS
▪ 24 Transportstreams selectable
▪ PCR-correction, Zero filling
▪ Flexible Datarate
▪ Support Annex B (Jan. 2009)
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ESM110 ASI and IP to 12 x UKW-FM

▪ 4x ASI-Inputs and 2x redundant IP Inputs by RJ45 and SFP-

Modules
▪ Available since december 2009

▪ Web-Interface
▪ Automatic Input – ▪ Roadmap:
redundance configurable
▪ Higher density
▪ Independent channel
assignment ▪ 24 FM-Channels
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EQM008 COMPACT EDGE-QAM IN A BOX

▪ Small sized form factor to add

closed to the EDGE of the
customer
▪ Additional Content delivery
▪ To Campus, Hospitals, Hotel
areas…
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DTS 397: ASI-Splitter

▪ 1 -> 8 active ASI signal splitter

▪ Redundant Input with automatic switching

▪ Testport at the front

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Thank you for your attention

Ralf Riedel
Technical Sales Manager
BLANKOM DIGITAL GmbH
TecCenter
31 162 Bad Salzdetfurth
Germany
Telefon: +49 (0) 5063 - 2711-13
Fax: +49 (0) 5063 - 2711-60
Mobil: +49 (0) 170 - 6359410
E-Mail: ralf.riedel@blankom-digital.de
Web: www.blankom-digital.de