Harmonic NSG™9000-40G is the latest generation of the Harmonic ultra-dense universal edge QAM system, capable of delivering 648 QAM RF unit outputs. Designed as a highly integrated digital video gateway, it transmits on-demand content over IP networks. The Harmonic NSG 9000-40G is engineered for scalability, allowing for QAM density to increase from 8 to 648 QAMs. In addition to providing unparalleled output density, the NSG 9000-40G is designed to support a variety of applications, including Video on Demand (VOD), Switched Digital Video (SDV), broadcasting, Modular Cable Modem Termination Systems (M-CMTS), and Direct Cable IPTV (D2E) edge.
Stream Processing
The NSG 9000-40G is housed in a modular 2-RU chassis and performs PID filtering, multiplexing, scrambling, QAM modulation, and RF amplification of up to 648 MPEG transport streams simultaneously. The NSG receives MPEG over TS through its Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports; it supports 10 GbE SFP+ ports and then directs the video from different QAM data to create outgoing QAM RF output signals of the transport streams.
The NSG 9000-40G also fully supports the requirements of DOCSIS 3.0 for downstream M-CMTS data transmission.
Modular
To maximize scalability and flexibility, the NSG 9000-40G is a fully modular design system. The chassis has nine QAM RF module slots; each module has two RF ports. Each port can support up to 36 Annex B QAM channels and Annex A and C, or up to 27 QAM channels using different traditional RF module frequency conversion technologies, allowing flexible distribution across the QAM channel spectrum. The system can accommodate two redundant AC or DC power supplies for load-sharing capability—maximizing MTBF and providing the highest reliability.
Gigabit Ethernet Input
Type: Gigabit Ethernet 802.3z and 10 GbE Ethernet 802.3ae
Ports: 8 Independent ports (4*10 GbE and 4*1 GbE)
Connector: 4 x SFP cages, 4 x SFP+ cages
I/O Speed (1Gbe ports) 960 Mbps per port
I/O Speed (10Gbe ports) 9600 Mbps per port
IP Encapsulation MPEG TS over UDP/IP/MA 1 to 7 TS/IP
MPEG Format 188 Bytes per TS packet
I/O Processing Up to 9600 Mbps per port
Total Processing Capacity: Up to 44 Gbps
Addressing & Protocols
Unicast (UDP, L2TPv3),
Multicast (IGMPv1, v2, v3)
Management ARP, ICMP
Monitoring GbE port forwarding (port or socket mirroring)
Redundancy 4 x (1 + 1) 2 x (3 + 1) ISA-SDV applications only
ASI monitor Port
Type ASI Output
Connector BNC, 75Ω
Configuration Configurable mirroring per QAM
MPEG Format 188 Bytes per TS packet
management interfaces
Ethernet 2 x 10/100/1000 Base-T
Connector RJ-45 (1 Management, 1 CAS)
RS232 Serial Port
dti Port
2 * DTI interface for DOCSIS 3.0 support
Re-multiPlexing
PID Re-mapping & Remultiplexing
PSI/SI Extraction PAT/PMT Generation
Number of Unicast Services Up to 4000
ScramBling
Motorola Privacy Mode
Management
NMS Harmonic NMX Digital Service Manager (monitoring only) version 5.2 and above
Standalone Control NSG Web-client Command Line Interface (CLI) through SSH/Serial
Mass Configuration
Mass Configuration Tool (MCT)
version 10 and above
Protocols: TCP/IP, RPC, SNMP v1, v2c, v3, HTTP, HTTPS, SCP, RS-232
Redundancy Schemes
Device Redundancy EdgeCluster GbE Port Redundancy (ISA-SDV)
4x1:1, 2x3:1, 1:N
Socket Redundancy
Inter-port socket redundancy (BCST pass-through)
Intra-port socket redundancy (ISA-SDV)
Environmental
Operating Temperature Range 32°F to 122°F 0°C to 50°C
Storage Temperature Range -40°F to 158°F -40°C to 70°C
Relative Humidity 0 to 95% non-condensing
Operating Altitude Up to 15,000 feet (4,572 meters)
Storage Altitude: Up to 40,000 feet (12,192 meters)