Arris APEX3000
The Arris APEX3000 is an ultra-dense, fully redundant, state-of-the-art chassis-based edge QAM platform. Its ability to save power and provide excellent RF performance for QAM delivery is ideal for linear broadcast applications as well as narrowcast applications such as VOD, Cloud DVR, SDV and M-CMTS.
About
The Arris APEX3000 provides up to 32 RF ports in a 4 RU chassis and supports up to 48 Annex B 6-MHz QAM channels per RF port for a maximum of 1536 QAM channels (384 QAM channels per RU). At maximum density, the power draw is sub 1 Watt/QAM. In Annex A mode (8 MHz channels) the APEX3000 supports up to 36 8-MHz QAM channels per RF port, for a maximum of 1152 QAM channels.
This connector requires a large amount of polling and will therefore use a large amount of bandwidth.
Version Info
| Range | Description | DCF Integration | Cassandra Compliant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0.x | Initial version | No | No |
| 2.0.0.x | Full protocol review based on version 1.0.0.7: - PIDs, names and descriptions of parameters are modified to align the connector with the guidelines. - Redundant connection name changed. - Layout revised and modified. - Naming is used instead of displayColumn. |
No | Yes |
Product Info
| Range | Supported Firmware Version |
|---|---|
| 1.0.0.x | Unknown |
| 2.0.0.x | Unknown |
Configuration
Connections
SNMP main connection
This connector uses a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) connection and requires the following input during element creation:
SNMP CONNECTION:
- IP Address: The polling IP of the device, e.g., 10.11.12.13.
SNMP Settings:
- Port number: The port of the connected device, by default 161.
- Get community string: public
- Set community string: apex3kprivate
SNMP redundant connection
This connector supports redundant polling, for which the connection also needs to be configured during element creation. However, if there is no redundant device, you can simply fill in the connection information of the main connection for the redundant connection.
SNMP CONNECTION:
- IP address/host: The polling IP of the connected redundant device.
SNMP Settings:
- Port number: The port of the connected redundant device, by default 161.
- Get community string: The community string used when reading values from the device, by default public.
- Set community string: The community string used when setting values on the device, by default private.
Usage (range 1.0.0.x)
Alarms
This page displays information related to the Hardware, Output, Input and Other Alarms.
Temperature
This page displays the Host Module Temperatures, GigE Module Temperatures, Temperature Settings and Status, RF Switch Temperatures and Other Temperatures.
HW/SW Event
This page displays all Hardware and Software Events.
Invalid Cfg
This page displays all Invalid Configuration information.
Map Events
This page displays all Map Events.
RTSP Events
This page displays all RTSP Events.
Input Events
This page displays all Input Events.
System
This page displays parameters related to Time Configuration, Output Configuration, UDP Port Mapping, Advanced Options and Trap Configuration. In this last section, you can also find the Trap Receivers Table.
Host/Enet
This page displays the Host Ethernet Settings, with the following page buttons:
- Static Routes: Displays the Fast Enet Routing Table.
- Generic QAM Devices: Displays the Generic QAM Device Configuration Table.
- Boot Info: Displays all the boot information for the device.
- DNS Configuration: Displays the DNS Client Config Server IP Table and other DNS Configuration settings.
The page also displays the Host Module Status Treeview, which shows all Host Modules with their statuses.
At the bottom of the page, parameters related to the Host Module Redundancy are displayed. This section also contains the Redundancy Events page button, which displays the Host Module Redundancy Event Table.
Gig E
This page displays parameters related to the GigE Interface Configuration, Global Settings and GigE Module Status.
In the GigE Module Status section, the page button Frame Statistics displays the Gbe Status Frame Counter Table.
RDS/CTE
This page contains parameters related to RDS Configuration, RDS Status and CTE Configuration.
In the CTE Configuration section, the Service List page button displays the Rds Source Lookup Table.
SDV
This page displays parameters related to the Session Control Configuration, RPC Configuration, RTSP/MHA Edge Group Configuration, and RTSP/MHA Configuration.
The RTSP/MHA Edge Group Configuration section contains the following page buttons:
- GigE BW Reported Status: Displays the RTSP Status Bw Reported Table.
- Virtual IP BW Reported: Displays the RTSP Status Virtual IP Bw Table.
- Blade Allocated BW: Displays the RTSP Status Blade Bw Table.
Finally, the RTSP/MHA Configuration section contains the following page buttons:
- RTSP Rates: Displays all statuses of the RTSP rates.
- RTSP Debug: Contains all settings for the RTSP debug modes.
Blade Redundancy
This page displays the Blade Redundancy Configuration and Blade Redundancy Status.
DEPI
This page displays parameters related to the Control Pane, QAM Parameter Modification, DEPI Statistics, Connection Control and Connection Status.
HW Modules
This page displays parameters related to the Front Panel Status and DTI Module Status.
It also contains two tables, the RF Switch Module Table and Power Supply Status Table.
Blades
This page contains a tree view of all the blades in the device, displaying the different RF Modules and properties of the blades and the properties of each RF Module.
Output Stats
This page displays the Routing Status Blade Table.
Simulcrypt General
This page displays all settings for the SimulCrypt Configuration and SimulCrypt Alarms.
ECMG Config
This page displays a tree view of all ECMGs in the device.
It also contains the page buttons Host Configuration and SuperCAS.
EIS
On this page, you can enable/disable the Internal EIS functionality. It also allows you to configure the EIS TCP Port and Internal EIS Provisioning Mode.
The EIS Statistics page button displays more information on EIS statistics.
EMMG Config
This page displays the EMMG Connection Configuration and EMM PID Configuration.
It also contains two page buttons, CAT Private Data and CAT Permanence.
EMMG Status
This page displays a tree view of all EMMGs in the device.
Output TS
This page displays one table with the Output TS Utilization.
Traps
This page contains the Trap Table, which displays all traps with their latest avoiding time.
Web Interface
This page displays the web interface of the device. Note that the client machine has to be able to access the device, as otherwise it will not be possible to open the web interface
Notes (range 1.0.0.x)
Enable/Disable Polling button
Most of the above-mentioned pages contain the Enable/Disable Polling - [Page Name] toggle button and Refresh button. Enable the toggle button and then Refresh the page to poll the parameters on that page. Disable the toggle button to stop polling parameters on that specific page.
Correct order of settings
Whenever you change a setting in the element, for instance if you change text or IP addresses, traps are sent. However, if the order in which the settings are configured is wrong, it could be that certain settings are not set. For example, if you first change the IP address and then the subnet mask, only the subnet mask will be set, because the subnet mask must be set before the IP address is changed. Therefore, if you notice that a particular setting is not working, first check if the order of the changes you configured is correct.
Usage (range 2.0.0.x)
General
This page contains general device information.
Hardware/Other Alarms
This page displays information related to the Hardware and Other Alarms.
Input/Output Alarms
This page displays Output and Input alarm information.
Temperature
This page displays the Host Module, GigE Module, RF Switch and Other Temperatures and additional Temperature Settings and Status information.
HW/SW Event
This page displays the Hardware-related log information.
Invalid Configuration
This page displays all Invalid Configuration information.
Map Events
This page displays Mapping Error information.
RTSP Events
This page displays RTSP Events log information.
Input Events
This page displays Gigabit Ethernet Input Transport Stream Events information.
SimulCrypt Events
This page displays Simulcrypt Events information.
DOCSIS
This page displays Depi Events information.
System
This page displays parameters related to Time and Output Configuration, UDP Port Mapping and Advanced Options.
Host/Enet
This page displays the Host Ethernet Settings, with the following page buttons:
- Static Routes: Displays the Fast Enet Routing information.
- Generic QAM Devices: Displays the Generic QAM Device Configuration information.
- Boot Info: Displays all the boot information for the device.
- DNS Configuration: Displays the DNS Server IPs and other DNS Configuration settings.
- Host Redundancy Events: Contains Host Module Redundancy Events information.
The page also displays the Host Module Status Treeview, which shows all Host Modules with their status.
Additional parameters related to the Host Module Redundancy are also displayed in the second column of the page.
Gig E
This page displays parameters related to the GigE Interface Configuration, Global Settings and GigE Module Status.
The Frame Statistics page button displays the Gigabit Ethernet Frame Counter statistics information.
RDS/CTE
This page contains parameters related to RDS and CTE Configuration, and RDS Status.
The Service List page button contains a table that provides a list of source IDs and provider IDs with additional descriptions.
SDV
This page displays parameters related to the Session Control, RPC, Edge Group, and RTSP/MHA Configurations.
This page also contains the following page buttons:
- GigE BW Reported Status: Contains a table with the reported bandwidth status for the Gbe interface.
- Virtual IP BW Reported: Contains a table with bandwidth values for reported virtual IPs.
- Blade Allocated BW: Contains a table with the bandwidth currently being sent to each blade.
- RTSP Rates: Displays all statuses of the RTSP rates.
- RTSP Debug: Contains all settings for the RTSP debug modes.
Blade Redundancy
This page displays the Blade Redundancy Configuration, Status and Alarms.
DEPI
This page displays parameters related to the Control Plane, QAM Parameter Modification, DEPI Statistics, Connection Control and Connection Status.
HW Modules
This page displays information related to the Front Panel, DTI, RF Switch, Power Supply and Host Modules.
Blades
This page contains a tree view of all blades in the device, displaying the different RF Modules and properties of the blades and the properties of each RF Module.
Output Status
This page displays the Routing Status Blade Table.
SimulCrypt General
This page displays all settings for the SimulCrypt Configuration and Alarms.
ECMG Config
This page displays a tree view of all ECMGs in the device.
It also contains the following page buttons:
- Host Configuration: Contains a table of configuration parameters for the ECMG Host (IP and port).
- Super CAS Configuration: Contains a table of configuration parameters for the Super CAS entity.
EIS
On this page, you can enable/disable the Internal EIS functionality, as well as configure the EIS TCP Port and Internal EIS Provisioning Mode.
More information on EIS statistics is also displayed in the second column of the page.
EMMG Configuration
This page displays the EMMG Connection and EMM PID Configuration information.
The CAT page button contains CAT Private Data and Permanence information and settings.
EMMG Status
This page displays a tree view with all EMMG channel and stream information.
Output TS
This page displays one table with the Output TS Utilization.
Traps
This page contains the Trap and Trap Receiver information.
Web Interface
This page displays the web interface of the device. Note that the client machine has to be able to access the device, as otherwise it will not be possible to open the web interface
Notes (range 2.0.0.x)
Polling Status toggle buttons
Most of the above-mentioned pages contain a [Page Name] Polling Status toggle button. Enabling the toggle button will allow the information on that specific page to be polled. Disable the toggle button to stop polling parameters on that specific page.
Correct order of settings
Whenever you change a setting in the element, for instance if you change text or IP addresses, traps are sent. However, if the order in which the settings are configured is wrong, it could be that certain settings are not set. For example, if you first change the IP address and then the subnet mask, only the subnet mask will be set, because the subnet mask must be set before the IP address is changed. Therefore, if you notice that a particular setting is not working, first check if the order of the changes you configured is correct.