Comtech PST CMR-8500

DVB IP Encapsulator

The Comtech EF Data (CEFD) DVB IP Encapsulator (IPE) provides the highest packet processing performance on the market today.

The CMR-8500 encapsulates Ethernet/IP Unicast or Multicast packets, as specified by DVB Multiprotocol Encapsulation (MPE) recommendation (documented in ETSI EN 301 192) and formats the sections into MPEG-2 transport frames for transmission over an Asynchronous Serial Interface (ASI) link or Gigabit Ethernet (GE) interface over Code of Practice 3 (CoP3) as outlined by the ProMPEG specification.

The CMR-8500 DVB IP Encapsulator is available in the following configurations:

• Standalone unit
• 1:1 Redundant system

• High Reliability - supports 1:1 redundancy
• Support for Multicast and Unicast IP datagrams
• MPE Section Packing and Non-Section Packing on a route-by-route basis
• Support for all valid PIDs in 8192 range
• 80,000 Routes and one default route
• QoS on a route-by-route basis (min/max bandwidth)
• MPEG-2 188/204-byte operation
• Aggregate throughput of 155 Mbps with 1,500-byte IP packets
• Maximum configurable egress rate 155 Mbps
• Program Specific Information (PSI) - PAT/PMT support
• IGMP for Multicast Route Announcements
• Configurable Telnet, FTP, and HTTP ports for security
• Color LEDs for status monitoring and rapid fault isolation
• Support for 802.1Q VLAN Tags
• Management (monitor, control and configuration):
• Web Interface
• FTP and TFTP for remote field software/firmware upgrade
• SNMP V2 (Private and MIB II) Support
• Multicast Zones

Comtech PST CMR-8500 datasheet & specifications