Technical Proposal - IPTV - Channel Management

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Site 6 - Prototype 3

KAP 2 – King Abdullah Project

Section: IPTV Solution

Technical Proposal – Revision 2.03

Document author: Wael Ghazzawi Revision date: December 04, 2011

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Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 3

Single Line Diagram ................................................................................................................................ 4

Bill of Quantities ..................................................................................................................................... 5

Channel Frequency Distribution ............................................................................................................ 6

Functional Specifications ....................................................................................................................... 8

Component Specifications ..................................................................................................................... 9

Power Load and Heat Dissipation ........................................................................................................ 11

Appendix ............................................................................................................................................... 12

A. Schematic Diagram: 8488-SO-06-03-039-FD-T-512-00

B. Specification Sheet - VIP1003 HD IP Video Set-top

C. Data Sheet – IPTV Entreprise

D. Hospitality Product – Toucan 100

E. Hospitality Product – Flamingo 660S

F. Televes – MultiSwitch

G. Televes – LNB

H. Televes - Satellite dishes

I. Dell – IPTV Server R710 Power Edge

J. HP – IP Switch A5800

Table of Contents

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This Technical Submittal details the proposed Anevia-Motorola-Triax-Televes IPTV Solution designed to be deployed in PROTOTYPE 3 (Site 6), “Soldiers Institute in King Fahad Security College” subject to the initial riser diagram with: Reference number: “8488-SO-06-03-039-FD-T-512-00.Dwg” Titled: “King Fahad Security College in Riyadh Educational Building” Consultant: “Not Specified” File Description: The riser diagram reflects a basic deployment scenario where 1 dish (1.3M Parabolic Dish Televes 7575) with a Quatro LNB (Televes 7477) that collects and streams the signal from 1 orbital satellite via 4 output ports (representing Vertical Low, Vertical High, Horizontal Low, Horizontal High) which are in turn connected using RG11 (Belden 1525A) to an amplifier (Televes 7344) that boosts the signal before transmitting it over a long distance in the rise of the building. These cables with the boosting signal will be routed to the Main telecom room hosting the head-end equipment and will in turn be terminated on the input ports of the IF Splitter (Also known as a Multi-Switch Televes 7340). The IF Splitter will then combine the signals and outputs them in a multiplexed form that can be feed directly to an Encoder/Streamer (Anevia Flamingo 660S) The Encoder/Streamer will then take as input the output RG6 cables (Belden 9116) coming from the multi-switch, at this point the network will change from analogue to IP and the remainder of the hardware will communicate over a dedicated IP-Data Backbone (i.e. the encoder, video server, video storage will be connected using RG-45 cables). The Encoder, VOD, and subsequent middle-ware server are located in the MTR. Finally the Set-Top-Box (STB) is located at each terminal specified for IPTV use (126 IPTV points). Note: The requested design can only lock onto the feed of one orbital satellite (BADR-4, BADR-5, BADR-6, Arabsat-5A, Hot-Bird 9 @ E, Hot-Bird 8 @ E, Galaxy 19@ W, Arabsat-5 @ E, NSS 7 W, IS8 @ E, Optus 2D @ E, etc..). This selection will then determine the channels that can be viewed, to that end we have selected the most suited orbital satellite (BADR-4) and generated a list of channels that can be viewed and are suited to the purpose of Site 6.

Introduction

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The Following Diagram provides a high detail equivalent Riser diagram (subject to the project riser drawing: “8488-SO-06-03-039-FD-T-512.00.dwg”) with special emphases on showing the exact models constituting each stage of the design.

Single Line Diagram

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The tables below provide a quantitative list of the required components/Sub-components, to achieve the required performance criteria as set forth in the project specifications and in alignment with the notes provided by the consultant on the approved drawings.

Line # General D. Vendor P # Material ID

Description ∑ Qty

1. Satellite Dish Televes 69.1 7575 Dish 130cm 1

2. Head-End

Televes 70.2 7477 LNB Quattro 1

Belden 70.4 1525A RG11 -

Belden 70.3 9116 RG 6 -

Televes 70.4 7344 Amplifier 1

Televes 70.1 7340 9x9x8 Multi-switch 1

Austin Hughes 70.4 RKP 115 KVM Drawers with Switch | 15"

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Octopus 70.5 - Octopus v5.0 MW Server 1

Octopus 70.6 - Electronic Program Guide 1

- Video On Demand

Application 1

Anevia VOD

- - Supermicro 1

- - Maintenance on

Supermicro 1

- - Toucan Base 1

- - Maintenance on Toucan

Base 1

- - Toucan -1 ingest 4

- - Maintenance on Toucan 1

ingest 4

- - Toucan -10 streams 6

- - Maintenance on Toucan 10

Streams 6

- - 4 x 1 TB hard drives 1

3. Encoder Anevia 68.1 Flamingo 660S Encoder/IP-Streamer 1

Maintenance on Flamingo 660S

Software 1

4. Servers Dell - PowerEdge R710 Middleware Server 1

5. Switches HP 67.1 JC100A HP A5800-24G Switch 1

HP 67.2 JD092B HP X130 10G SFP+ LC SR

Transceiver 2

6. Satellite receiver

Motorola - VIP1003 IP SET TOP BOX - HDTV 126

Bill of Quantities

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The table below reflects the recommended channels and their subsequent frequencies that are best suited for use in the deployment of SITE 6 (Soldiers Institute in King Fahad Security College).

N# Channel Name Genre Frequency

Satellite Language

1. Al Arabiya News & Business 11,919 MHz (1) BADR-4 Arabic

2. MBC Action Movies & Series 11,919 MHz (1) BADR-4 English

3. MBC Drama Movies & Series 11,919 MHz (1) BADR-4 Arabic

4. MBC Int (Encrypted) General 11,919 MHz (1) BADR-4 Arabic

5. MBC Max Movies & Series 11,919 MHz (1) BADR-4 English

6. MBC1 General 11,919 MHz (1) BADR-4 Arabic

7. MBC2 Movies & Series 11,919 MHz (1) BADR-4 English

8. MBC4 Movies & Series 11,919 MHz (1) BADR-4 English

9. Abu Alfida TV Religious 11,938 MHz (2) BARD-4 Arabic

10. Al Huraa News & Business 11,938 MHz (2) BARD-4 Arabic

11. Al Huraa Iraq News & Business 11,938 MHz (2) BARD-4 Arabic

12. Rawaea TV News & Business 11,938 MHz (2) BARD-4 Arabic

13. Al Haqiqa General 11,996 MHz (3) BARD-4 Arabic

14. Al Jazeera News & Business 11,996 MHz (3) BARD-4 Arabic

15. Al Mustakillah News & Business 11,996 MHz (3) BARD-4 Arabic

16. BBC Arabic News & Business 11,996 MHz (3) BARD-4 Arabic

17. CNBC Arabiya News & Business 11,996 MHz (3) BARD-4 Arabic

18. France 24 (en Francais) News & Business 11,996 MHz (3) BARD-4 French

19. France 24 (in Arabic) News & Business 11,996 MHz (3) BARD-4 Arabic

20. France 24 (in English) News & Business 11,996 MHz (3) BARD-4 English

21. Iqraa Religious 11,996 MHz (3) BARD-4 Arabic

22. Russiya Al-Yaum News & Business 11,996 MHz (3) BARD-4 Arabic

23. Al Ekhbariah News & Business 12,015 MHz (4) BARD-4 Arabic

24. Al Eqtisadiah News & Business 12,015 MHz (4) BARD-4 Arabic

25. Althaqafiah Educational 12,015 MHz (4) BARD-4 Arabic

26. Saudi 1 National Public Channel 12,015 MHz (4) BARD-4 Arabic

27. Saudi 2 National Public Channel 12,015 MHz (4) BARD-4 Arabic

28. Saudi Quran Religious 12,015 MHz (4) BARD-4 Arabic

29. Saudi Sport Sport 12,015 MHz (4) BARD-4 Arabic

30. Saudi Sunnah Religious 12,015 MHz (4) BARD-4 Arabic

Channel Frequency Distribution

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The table below reflects the recommended channels and their subsequent frequencies that are best suited for use in the deployment of SITE 6 (Soldiers Institute in King Fahad Security College).

N# Channel Name Genre Frequency

Satellite Language

31. Al Kass Sport 12,034 MHz (5) BADR-4 Arabic

32. JSC News & Business 12,034 MHz (5) BADR-4 Arabic

33. JSC Documentary Documentary 12,034 MHz (5) BADR-4 Arabic

34. JSC English News & Business 12,034 MHz (5) BADR-4 English

35. JSC Mubasher News & Business 12,034 MHz (5) BADR-4 Arabic

36. JSC Sports Sport 12,034 MHz (5) BADR-4 Arabic

37. Al Hiwar News & Business 12,072 MHz (6) BADR-4 Arabic

38. BBC World News ME News & Business 12,072 MHz (6) BADR-4 English

39. Euronews Arabic News & Business 12,072 MHz (6) BADR-4 Arabic

40. Al Rasoul Religious 12,072 MHz (6) BADR-4 Arabic

Note 1: The Channels stated above reflected the best suited channels of (BADR-4) that are fit for use for the intended purpose of SITE 6 facility. Additional channels can be added upon client request. Note 2: The design is highly flexible and expandable to provide coverage to more satellites and currently offers 6 decryption modules to support 6 frequencies of encrypted channels.

Channel Frequency Distribution (continued)

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In this section the functional capabilities of each component making up the IPTV solution will be discussed, with emphases on the design decisions to maintain the required performance capacity for the system at handling both client feed requests and channel streams. The most important value to be addressed in any IPTV solution design is the data-load generated by the multicast IP streams (representing individual channels) into each branch of an IGMP snooping enabled data network (Diagram 2). First we have to consider that each encoded channel will be converted into a 4Mbps stream as such and as an example 100 channels and 60 VOD streams would be equivalent to data load of 400 + 240 Mbps (640Mbps) which will continuously exist in the data path connecting the IPTV switch –to- Core Switch –to- Distribution Switches. We can conclude that the network should support 1Gbps+ data-rate. Now referring back to the Bill of quantities you can find that the IPTV switch in the MTR is a 10Gbps switch with two redundant 10Gbps fiber links connecting it to the core switch this insures that the switch will support future expansions to the head end with no need for modification. The next big bandwidth demand will exist between the client and the edge distribution switches, where each active user will have a continuous bandwidth demand of 4Mbps thus we can conclude that the total data load for 130 Set-Top-Box will be 520 Mbps which is still a fraction of the capacity for this 10Gbit network edge switches.

The Figure above reflects a sample of 3 streams represented by 3 different colors (each stream is one channel for example Al Arabia, Al Jazeera, BBC) the load in the first portion of the network is determined only by the number of channels being pushed from the head-end into the network, the second and more critical portion of the network exists between the edge distribution switch and the client, these switches will have to repeat relevant streams to the active clients as such and at any point in time the switch maximum IPTV data-load can be determined by the number of IPTV terminals multiplied by 4Mbps, the resulting value should not exceed the data load specifications of the switch being used.

Functional Specifications

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Based on the previous section we will now start discussing our solution components and present a general overview on their performance details.

(1) Set-Top-Box: This represents the client TV interface medium that allows the streaming of IPTV multicast content from the head-end streamers over the Data-Network. For this specific deployment we choose the Motorola VIP1003 STB (Flash Memory 64 MB, DRAM 256 MB, Outputs: HDMI HD and Composite SD). Within the values above the most important are the size of the flash memory and DRAM as they can be directly associated with the Quality of Service (continuous uninterrupted stream). Refer to Appendix 1: Specification Sheet - VIP1000 HD IP Video Set-top

(2) Middleware Server: This represents a custom server that runs the IPTV backbone

services (ex: Redirecting STB requests to the correct Multicast for the desired channel), service integration (ex: providing a single access interface to both the TV channels and VOD), and provides the Client IPTV operational environment (ex: Providing the interface the user will use to change or search for channels). For this deployment we choose the very well tested and widely deployed OCTOPUS middleware server that is highly modular and customizable with wide support for different types of STB or software based clients.

Refer to Appendix 2: Data Sheet – IPTV Entreprise

(3) Video On Demand: This represents a custom server that hosts a database of videos that can be streamed based on a client request, now it is important to note here that the VOD streams operate in a different manner to the Channel streams as each user will have a dedicated direct stream allowing for pause, rewind and fast forward Usually it is considered that a maximum of 15% of the network users will be demanding a paid video from the VOD (in the case of this specific network this means 19.5 users). For the purpose of this solution we have chosen the Anevia Toucan 100 (i.e. that supports 60 VOD users 61% of the network size). It is as well possible to configure the VOD to stream the data content in a manner similar to Channel streams this means a specific video or ad can be made to loop in a continuous bases on a specific channel.

Refer to Appendix 3: Hospitality Product – Toucan 100

(4) Encoder/Streamer: This represents a combined stage hardware that changes the analogue feed of the satellite dish farm to an IP digital stream and encodes it based on the set configuration. For the purpose of this deployment we choose the Anevia Flamingo 660S that supports streaming from 6 different frequencies independent of the satellite signal source. In addition to supporting 6 different decryption cards for paid channels. Expanding the number of supported frequencies is easily achievable by adding an additional streamer with minor configuration to add the order of channels on the middleware.

Refer to Appendix 4: Hospitality Product – Flamingo 660S

Component Specifications

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Based on the previous section we will now start discussing our solution components and present a general overview on their performance details.

(5) Multi-Switch: This stage of the network that precedes the Encoding/streaming stage

has the signal in an analogue form, and as such the main criteria for choosing components are dependent on the provided signal quality, noise ratio, and transition medium quality. Now the Multi-Switch main purpose is combining the analogue feed from multiple satellites and transmitting them over a single RG-11 coaxial cable. For the purpose of this design and based on our experience, the best signal quality has been achieved using the Televes Multi-switch 7345 supporting a maximum of 4 satellite Quatro inputs and providing 12 Multiplexed RG-11 signal output ports for use with the encoding stage.

Refer to Appendix 5: Televes – MultiSwitch

(6) Mini LNB: For IP Based networks a Quatro LNB is required where the signal is

outputted in a 4 frequency spectrum (Vertical High, Vertical Low, Horizontal High, Horizontal Low) allowing the use of a multi-switch to combine different inputs over one output RG-11 Coaxial line. For the purpose of this project we went again with the well tested Televes 7477 Quatro LNB.

Refer to Appendix 6: Televes – Satellite LNB

(7) Satellite Dishes: The dish farm on which the LNBs are mounted is made up of 3 dishes

as per design requirement. For the purpose of this project we choose the Televes 7575 (130cm) which is made from highly

Refer to Appendix 7: Televes – Satellite dishes

Component Specifications (continued)

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The following section will present the Power Load ratting of the components making up the above presented IPTV Solution System for the purpose of facilitating electric-design power calculation concerning the power-cable amp-load ratting and UPS ratting required for this section of the MTR. In addition the BTU head dissipation of each component and operational temperature is listed to help determine the best suited HVAC cooling system ratting.

N # Vendor - Model/Device Maximum Power Load Maximum Heat Dissipation Operational

Temperature

1. HP - JC100A A5800

750 Watt 358 BTU/hr (377.69 kJ/hr) 0 – 45 degree

Celsius

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Dell R710 - PowerEdge

870 Watt 2968.6 BTU/hr (3132.04 kJ/hr) 0 – 45 degree

Celsius

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Anevia - Flamingo 660S

170 Watt Not-Rated 0 – 50 degree

Celsius

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Anevia - Toucan 100 – Supermicro

120 Watt Not-Rated 0 – 40 degree

Celsius

Note: To achieve the highest performance the room temperature must be kept at a maximum of , As well note that the BTU ratting specified above is per unit quantity, the HVAC must in addition take into consideration the dissipation of any additional active or radiant passive device placed within the same area.

Power Load and Heat Dissipation

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Appendix

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Technical Proposal - IPTV - Channel Management