User guide

iControl

Release Notes

• Up to three Densité Managers per Application Server can be configured to support up to

150 streams each. One thumbnail, one ALM, one waveform/vector scope and the CC count

as four separate streams. When using probes with streaming capabilities, no more than

150 cards should be allocated to one Application Server.

• As of iControl version 3.30, overall and GSM contribution alarms are disabled by default for

all Densité services. Make sure all alarms and levels are configured as required.

• For best results, a maximum of 10 probes or Densité-series interface cards with video

thumbnail streams (DEC-1002, FRS-1101, XVP-3901, HCO-1822, HLP-1801) should be

housed within the same Densité frame. More than 10 probes or interface cards can be

housed if not all streaming functionality is used concurrently (in particular if CC streaming

is enabled). If CC streaming is required on all probes, then no more than 10 cards can be

supported per frame. For more than 10 probes, the streaming rate will be reduced in

proportion to the number of additional probes. This limitation only applies to the Densité

CPU-ETH controller. The newer CPU-ETH2 controller can support 20 probes.

• Ensure that each frame is only registered to a single Densité Manager. Having the same

frame report to multiple Densité Managers may result in repeated loss of connection and

system instability. The Densité Controller only supports one client connection at a time.

This limitation only applies to the Densité CPU-ETH controller. The newer CPU-ETH2

controller supports multiple connections.

• A Densité card upgrade may fail when another application - in addition to the Miranda

Interface Updater (MIU) - is already connected to that Densité card’s CPU-ETH 2 controller.

For added convenience, as of iControl version 3.40, the MIU displays a message listing all

applications or services already connected to the same Densité frame. Such connections

can come from the iControl Densité Manager, but also from other Application Servers,

computers running iControl Solo, or from iControl Router Manager (if the Densité frame

contains cards with router capabilities, such as the HRS-1801, HCO-18x1, DCO-17x1,

MSB-1121).

Tips to Improve Performance

• The streaming video decoder library used in iControl Navigator and iC Web is optimized

for the Intel CPU Core, Core2 and iCore architectures. For optimal video decoding

performance, use a client PC equipped with an Intel CPU.

• Certain combinations of OS, graphics card and Java version could have an adverse impact

on some Web sites’ graphics performance. Using the Windows compatibility mode set to

Note: The message lists the IP addresses associated with connections made to the

Densité controller. From the IP addresses your system administrator will be able to

identify the associated application or service.