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
Based on an embedded architecture, the CMR-8500 provides the following features:
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
