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Edge QAM BEQ6000 Specifications

General

  • » Video Inputs
  • · MPEG TS format
 188 byte packets
  • · Encapsulation
 MPEG-2 TS over UDP/IP/GbE (RFC 768) up-to 7 MPEG packets per datgram
  • · TS Bit-Rates
 1 kbps to 54 Mbps
  • · TS Formats
 SPTS/MPTS, CBR/VBR
  • · Content Formats
 All (SD, HD, AVC, etc.)
  • » MPEG Processing
  • · PCR Handling
 Re-stamping
  • · De-jittering
 up to 100ms
  • · Stream Replication
 Internal
  • » Conditional Access
 SCTE-52 2003 ready
DVB-CSA ready
pre-encryption compatible
external bulk-encryption compatible
Motorola Privacy Mode
Netcrypt compatible
  • » DOCSIS M-CMTS
 DOCSIS 3.0 ready
  • · DEPI
 CM-SP-DEPI-I03-060728
Packet Switching Protocol (PSP)
  • · M-OSSI
 CM-SP-M-OSSI-I05-070518
  • · DTI
 CM-SP-DTI-I04-061222 (optional)
  • · ERMI
 CM-SP-ERMI-I02-051209

Physical

  • » Dimensions
    H x W x D
 2.63" x 17.72" x 23.0"
(68mm x 450mm x 584mm)
  • » Weight (No RF Modules)
 15.95 lbs (7.25 kg)
  • » Weight (Fully Loaded)
 32.95 lbs (14.95 kg)

Power Supplies

  • »Dual, Load-sharing, Hot-swappable
  • »AC and DC Options

Ethernet Input

  • » Modular
 4 x SFP (SFP MSA Compliant)
  • · Optical
 single/multimode, CWDM/DWDM
  • · Copper
 RJ45
  • » Fixed
 1 x 10/100/1000 GbE RJ45
  • » Aggregate Input
 4 Gbps Video plus 1 Gbps Mgmt
  • » Management/Payload
 Comingled or Dedicated Links

RF Module

  • » Capacity
 Six hot-swappable module slots
  • » Order Options
 54 MHz-860 MHz tunable
550 MHz - 1 GHz tunable
Programmable for Annex A and Annex B
  • » Performance
 See BBQv6 and BBQv7 specification sheet

Redundancy

  • »Link , Sync, IP, UDP, Program (PID), Power

Clock Modules

  • » Modular hot-extracting timing module
  • » Type
 T1/E1 BITs or DTI (order options)
  • » Clock Rates
 1.544Mhz / 2.048MHz
  • » Connector
 RJ-45 (1+1 redundant)

Fan Module

  • » In-Service Usable Life
 87600 hrs (10 Years)

Management

  • » Craft Port
 RS-232
  • » Software
 BigBand EM (Element Manager)
CLI
  • » Protocols
 DHCP
SNMPv1/v2/v2c
IGMPv1/v2/v3
RTP, RTSP, RPC, R6, D6
L2TPv3

Environmental

  • » Input Voltage (AC)
 110/220 VAC, 50/60 Hz
  • · Support Range
 90 to 264 VAC, 47 to 63 Hz
  • · In-Rush Surge Limit
 15 A
  • · Power Factor
 0.92 W/VA (meets EN61000-3-2)
  • » Input Voltage (DC)
 -48 VDC
  • · Support Range
 -36 to -75 VDC
  • · In-Rush Surge Limit
 12 A
  • » Power Consumption
  • · Fully Loaded (Peak)
 290 W (assumes BBQv6 and BBQv7 during boot)
  • · Fully Loaded (Nominal)
 265 W (assumes BBQv6 and BBQv7)
  • · Per Carrier
 5.75 watts/QAM
  • » Operating Temp.
 32° to 122°F (0 to 50°C) (within spec)
  • » Storage Temp.
 -4 to +185°F (-20 to +85°C)
  • » Humidity (Relative)
 0% to 95% Non-Condensing
  • » Altitude (operating)
 15000 ft (4572 m)
  • » Internal Cooling
 Forced air
  • · Airflow
 Front to back, 112 CFM
  • · Inter-Unit Spacing
 None required

Compliance

  • » Safety
 UL/cUL 1950: EN 60950
  • » Electro-Magnetic
 FCC Part 15 Class A