Steps followed for adding 13th&14th channels to the present transmission system

On 20/08/2010 at 12:35 AM we took backup from NMX main server for 12 channels
At 12:40 AM removed server redundancy between both servers
At 12:50 AM restored 14 channels database in standby NMX server
We checked all parameters & changed channel name, video PID, Audio PID and PMT PID
Then started Domain Manager in standby server
Observed glitches, white frames and blanks randomly about 2 min at 1:03 AM (we suspecting problem in 14 channel database)
We stopped Domain Manager of standby server and restored to previous database.
Then we created 13th and 14th channels manually & made necessary connections in main NMX server Digital Service Manager etc.,(Statmux rate adjusted to 30.90 from 30.99 mbps to increase null rate for CAS).
We rebuilt service configuration in Digital Service Manager. At this we observed 15 sec blank which is compulsory.
Then 13th & 14th channels are added to statmux pool. At this time we observed glitches, blanks and white frames about 2 min while configuring bitrates in statmux.
Then 14th channel was disabled.
Verified all PID's and necessary tests are done.
Then redundancy added for both servers and tested successfully.
After this,new services was added and configured in PISYS (13th channel) and tested successfully with regular commands.
At 3:45 am transmission chain changed to Standby path(MUX,SAS,MOD)
At 4:00 am we disabled 13th channel in NMX server and verified all PID's at the downlink.
At 4:15 am transmission chain changed to main path(SAS,MUX,MOD).

Works to be done to start 13Th channel

Works to be taken to add 13Th channel

1. Backup NMX settings for the existing services.

2. Stop the NMX servers in domain manager

3. From domain manager/fail-safe>remove redundancy

4. Give new ID (12 to remove redundancy)

5. Restore 14th channel database in Backup server

6. Install lab encoder in NMX rack and connect input & output connections

7. Add MAC address in configuration and restart the encoder

8. Change channel name, video PID, Audio PID & PMT PID according to other channels without conflicting

9. In Statistical multiplex check bitrate for each channel

10. Assign bitrate as per our requirement

11. Enable 13th channel and check output in output service configuration (14th channel is disabled)

12. Check all green for ok

13. Take backup server as master server

14. Then restore databe of 13 channel (fresh backup in backup server) in master server

15. Arrange monitor at prosteam output with L-Band converter

16. Add redundancy & check prostream output (ID -11 to add redundancy).

Conditional Access steps:

1. Tune for new service in auto configuration wizard

2. Change name for the new channel as ETV-Cinema / (Note:-check multiple keys or single key)/

3. Create product and mention tag as ETVCIN

4. Put scrambling 'ON' and add product & Nationality

5. Check downlink with conditional access commands on the new channel as well as old receivers

6. After that disable 13th channel. (No 14th channel will appear in CA)

1. After finishing all settings in the PISYS Server , reset both the Online and Standby SAS.
7. We require all the MPEG 4 Smartcards numbers list from Pay channel Dept. with appropriate syntax in the Floppy Disk.

8. Send Homing Channel data to all the MPEG 4 Receivers through PISYS Server.

9. Tune all the MPEG 4 Receivers by SHTUNE command from PISYS Server.

10. Before implementing, all the above steps to be tested in our Teleport Lab.