Specifications

Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION
Figure 1-1. CME-5200 Digicast Media Router ASI-R – Front Panel
1.1 Introduction
The Comtech EF Data (CEFD) CME-5200 Digicast Media Router ASI Receiver –
referred to throughout this manual as “the ASI-R” – is an economical ASI-to-IP Receiver
providing price-versus-performance unparalleled in today’s market.
The ASI-R receives Multiprotocol Encapsulated (MPE) packets (as specified in ETSI EN
301 192) over an MPEG-2 Asynchronous Serial Interface (ASI) input and decapsulates
Ethernet/IP Unicast or Multicast packets. Additionally, the ASI-R can be configured to
provide transport stream (TS) over IP.
1.2 Standard Features
Based on an embedded architecture utilizing a MIPS CPU and eCOS Operating System,
the ASI-R provides the following features:
• High Reliability
• ASI Input at rates as high as 213 Mbps
• Ethernet Egress Rate as high as 85 Mbps (1,500 byte packets)
• Support for Multicast and Unicast IP datagrams
• MPE Section Packing and Non-Section Packing on a PID-by-PID basis
• Support for Transport Stream over IP
• Support for all valid PIDs in 8192 range
• 64 PIDs
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