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ROSA/Copernicus 3.0 Build 11 Release Enhancements
Changes compared to Build 10

  • New Device Drivers

    • DCM

      • Driver for the Continuum DVP D9900 Digital Content Manager. Supports alarm logging and startup of the HTML GUI. 

    • Prisma View Drivers

      • PrismaView Application (Component)

        • This driver is used to launch the Prisma View application.

      • Prisma MediaCenter (Device)

        • This driver is used to control the Prisma View chassis via SNMP.

      • FiberLinX (Device)

        • This driver corresponds to the Prisma View FiberLynx module.

      • Giga-FiberLinX (Device)

        • This driver corresponds to the Prisma View Giga-FiberLinX module.

    • BroadLAN

      • BroadLAN Provisioning Application (Component)

        • This driver launches the BroadLAN Provisioning Application.

      • BroadLAN T-1200 (Device)

      • BroadLAN T-2400 (Device)

  • New SNMP Device Drivers

    • D9154

    • Pointer

      • Driver for the Sci-Care Pointer server, supports trap logging and startup of the embedded GUI.

    • RAD IPMux Drivers

      • RAD IPMux 11

      • RAD IPMux 14

      • RAD IPMux 16

    • Terayon DM Network CherryPicker

      • This driver supports both the "DM 3200 Network CherryPicker" and the "DM 6400 Network CherryPicker".
        Important: use OID "1.3.6.1.4.1.1456" to scan and poll the device.

    • Pro-Bel Router through SNMP

      • supports message logging of the Sirius and Halo routers

    • Prisma IP Optical Switch

    • Prisma IP Shelf Drivers

      • Prisma IP Shelf M-Series

      • Prisma IP Shelf C-Series

      • Prisma IP Shelf E500-Series

      • Prisma IP Shelf E200-Series

      • Prisma IP Shelf E110-Series

      • Prisma IP Shelf E150-Series

      • Prisma IP Shelf MicroNode

    • Prisma IP RPR Card drivers

      • SRC Card

      • SRC IO Card

      • SysCon Card

      • Alarm Card

      • Utility Card

      • DWDM Card

      • DWDM IO Card

      • Ethernet 10-100 BT Card

      • Ethernet 10-100 BT IO Card

      • Gigabit Ethernet Card

      • Gigabit Ethernet IO Card

      • T1-E1 CES Card

      • T1-E1 CES IO Card

      • DS3 CES Card

      • DS3 CES IO Card

      • TDM-U Card

      • OC3-STM1 IO Card

      • Video Data Processor ASI Card

      • ASI IO Card

      • Video Data Processor IF Card

      • IF IO Card

      • Switch Card

      • RPT IO Card

      • E500-Series GbE Card

      • E500-Series T1-E1(8) Card

      • E500-Series T1-E1(24-21) Card

      • DS3 M13 TDM IO Card

  • New Component Drivers

    • AC Manager

      • The "Access Criteria Manager" is used for configuring scrambling access criteria in combination with D9600 devices.

    • SCS Configurator

      • The "Simulcrypt Synchronizer Configurator" is used for configuring scrambling configuration on D9600 devices.

  • New Task Drivers

    • Scrambling Control Task

      • This task is used to start and stop scrambling on D9600 devices.

  • Changes made to Protocol drivers

    • Apollo Protocol

      • The timeout for reading a socket has been set to 3 minutes. In previous versions, it was set to 80 seconds.

    • IIOP Protocol

      • Changes to allow message logging of the Digital Content Manager.

    • SNMP Protocol

      • A dummy unit of the type like Phoenix, Prisma GbE CPU, ROSA EM, Prisma IP Shelf ... will not be synchronized anymore.

      • The polling page has a "Copy to clipboard" function: upon selecting entries one can copy the columns with the Name, Location, IP Address and Driver Type in a tab-delimited format to the clipboard.

    • Grass Valley Group Router Protocol

      • Now, this driver also runs on ROSA DCS.

  • Changes made to Device Drivers

    • Indus MKII

      • Support for Automatic Mapping has been added.

    • Apollo

      • The timeout for reading a socket has been set to 3 minutes. In previous versions, it was set to 80 seconds.

    • CCOR ORX

      • When querying the Device Status or the Alarm Info, the driver will wait (if needed) for the creation of the COMObject of the related I/O Box (maximum 2 minutes).

    • D9390

      • The "ASI Not Locked" message is logged with severity level "Major". This message acts as a trigger for DHB to backup a previous (processing) section.

    • iLynx

      • GbE Interface tributary is excluded from configuration from the SDH Backbone Model.

      • The Baseband Decoder has an additional slider that allows fine tuning of the Video Gain.

      • "Ring Wrap" paths are now supported.

    • LYNX AUDIO

      • Changes for Add Cards

        • AGC mode texts "(Mono)" and "Stereo)" are no longer displayed.

        • Calibration is no longer available.

        • AGC mode is always set off if hardware version of the add card is 2.00 or higher.

        • AGC mode is not displayed anymore if hardware version of the card is 2.00 or higher.

      • Text changes for Drop Cards

        • "Signal Type" -> "Signal Detection"

        • "Mono" -> "Content"

        • "Stereo" -> "Pilot Tone"

    • LYNX TS

    • Pegasus

      • Interface for Service ID remapping has been added.

    • D9600 Series

      • Support for scrambling has been added.

      • Interface for Service ID remapping has been added.

      • The QAM Settings feature was extended with the SetRFFrequency function.

    • Redus MKII

      • Input Switched

        • If the input is switched by the device or by the user, a message "Input switched" is logged.

        • Depending on the selected input, the switch status will be shown on the unit in the maps.

      • PAT Interval

        • The "PAT Interval" parameter is editable. This feature is supported on devices with ESW 1.06 or higher.

    • Simple Integrated Device

    • SNMP Manager

      • The amount of data transferred between the GUI (customUI) and the Server (SNMPMgr) has been reduced.

      • CustomUI has the ability to filter on tables, i.e. only displaying rows based on a filter defined in the DIO-file.

      • D9154 specific functionality: all row-pages are recreated automatically when a service is added or deleted. The focus is then set to the services page again.

      • A (GUI) table based on columns from different SNMP tables is now loaded correctly again.

      • In some cases, the "Apply button" remained enabled even after having successfully applied changes. This has been fixed.

    • Cetus

      • Now, this driver also runs on ROSA DCS.

    • Grass Valley Group Router

      • Now, this driver also runs on ROSA DCS.

  • Changes made to Task drivers

    • Digital Headend Backup Task

      • Support for Transis in the Transis Loop of a D9600 Series device

        • A "Backup Needed" message of the Transis will trigger the backup of the section the Transis belongs to.

        • An "Input Loss" and "TS Sync Loss" message on the Transis Loop Input of the D9600 Series device will trigger the backup of the section the D9600 Series device belongs to.

      • "Fatal Error" trigger for D9600 Series and Pegasus devices

        • The "Fatal error - internal malfunction" error with severity level "Major" on a D96xx or Pegasus can be used as a trigger to backup the section the device belongs to. Whether to use it as a trigger or not can be configured in the GUI.

      • "Outgoing Stuffing Rate Threshold Exceeded" trigger for D9640 device

        • The "Outgoing Stuffing Rate Threshold Exceeded" error on a D9640 can be used as a trigger to backup the section the device belongs to. The trigger fires only if there is no Input Loss on the QPSK input and no FEC Sync Loss. Whether to use it as a trigger or not can be configured in the GUI.

      • "RF Output switched off" trigger for D963x and D964x devices

        • The "RF Output switched off" error with severity level "Major" or "Critical" on a D963x or D964x can be used as a trigger to backup the section the device belongs to.

      • Support for visualization of "Inactive" and "Backup" devices

        • If the "Inactive" or "Backup" state of a device is changed by the task (due to backup or restore actions), this change will be visible in the ROSA maps.

      • Bug fix on D963x and D964x device backup.

        • If a D963x or D964x device was backed up (manually or automatically) and the RF Frequency of the QAM Output of the backup unit differed from the frequency of the main unit, during 10 to 15 seconds, a carrier was generated on the frequency of the backup unit. This could disturb a channel that also used this frequency.

        • The GUI status of a Processing Section containing a D963x or D964x device was not correctly displayed.

    • SI Editor

      • Default settings if ARIB mode is active

        • "Japanese" is default language in the language combo box.

        • "Japan" is default country in the country combo box

        • JCL parental ratings are shown by default.

        • JCL content genres are shown by default.

        • Language support for the Simplified Chinese GB2312 character set.

      • Bug fixes: AddTelext dialog

        • Incorrect range check on Page Number.

        • Language combo box and Teletext-type combo boxes were editable.

        • Abkhazian language was missing in the Language combo box.

      • Bug fixes: Subtitling dialog

        • Language combo box and Subtitling-type combo boxes were editable.

        • Abkhazian language was missing in the Language combo box.

      • Bug fix: AddISO639Language dialog

        • Abkhazian language was missing in the Language combo box.

      • Bug fix: Download Content Descriptor dialog

        • Language combo box was editable.

      • Bug fix: Download Content Descriptor dialog

        • Download Level combo box and Version Indicator combo box were editable.

    • SI Distributor

      • If the "SI Distributor" license is missing but the "D9600" license is available, the GUI will only show a "License Warning" page.

    • SNMP Agent

      • Bug fix: the SNMP Agent Task can now be remotely upgraded on Copernicus MKIV G3 and G4.

      • The CopMsgNew trap is extended with 2 additional trap variables: trpMsgResourceID and trpMsgParameter.

      • Bug fix: The SNMP Agent task could fall in an intermediate, non created state. Start and Stop button did not give any result.

    • Web Server Task

      • Bug fix: an installation problem is solved.

      • Bug fix: an image generation problem is solved.

  • Changes made to Component drivers

    • SDH Backbone Model

      • Support for paths with "Ring Wrapping"

        • With paths on rings, it is now also possible to drop in the same node as where the signal is added for the path. This can be done by selecting AddDrop for the node and indicate a different add and drop slot (in the past those two were forced to the same slot in case of AddDrop).

      • Bug fix:"Downgrade and upgrade driver"

        • After downgrading and upgrading this driver, the Copernicus application became unstable. This has been fixed.

    • SNMP Profile Manager

      • Internal support added for

        •  "MaxVbPerPdu" keyword in the Identification section of the DIO file.

        • "Filters" section in the DIO file.

    • Macro

      • It is possible to drag and drop a macro preset onto the ROSA maps. The bitmap of the macro will change depending on its execution status (running or completed).

    • Server Backup

      • Bug fix: If a network backup failed because of network failures, a subsequent backup would fail because the "NewBackup" directory still existed. This has been fixed.

  • Changes made to SNMP Device drivers

    • D9850

      • The Current Program is stored in the configuration file as well. When backing up a D9850 device, the Current Program will also be written to the backup device.

      • When backing up a device, the active preset of the backup device will be used to store the settings of the main device. Consequently, the "PresetNr" in the "D9850BackupPar.atl" file is not supported anymore.

    • ML350_G3

      • This profile can be used to monitor both the HP ML350 G3 and G4.

    • Orbiter

    • Phoenix

      • The amount of data transferred between the GUI and the Server has been reduced.

    • Prisma DT

      • Support for DS1-card and SNMP manager settings has been added.

    • Prisma IP 10GbE PTP

      • The TDP protocol can now only be enabled on the 10 GbE port, not on the GbE ports.

      • Extended information for the Restart Mode is displayed in a tooltip on the GUI.

    • ROSA EM Proxy driver

      • Superfluous tracing has been removed.

      • The driver will automatically resynchronise its inventory upon receiving a warmStart trap.

      • Optimized the ROSA EM inventory synchronisation between the ROSA EM device and ROSA NMS, will take less time o

      • ROSA EM Backup visualisation : a unit in backup or taken over by backup will be colored on the maps

      • ROSA EM Maintenance state visualisation : a unit which is put in maintenance will be colored in the ROSA maps and ROSA explorer

      • Transfer of ROSA NMS security settings to the ROSA EM : the security keys "General Configuration", "Logging In" and "Limited Configuration" will be mapped to ROSA EM user privelege levels. This require a ROSA EM embedded software version higher than 3.0.25

    • D9224

      • Now, this driver also runs on ROSA DCS.

  • Changes made to ROSA EM Device drivers

    • ROSA EM Router drivers

      • The ROSA EM Router drivers will try to retrieve as many crosspoints, source names and destination names from the router as exposed by ROSA EM, even if the number of exposed sources and destinations (from the devtype) is smaller than the number of destination and sources configured in that devtype.

  • Changes made to ROSA

    • Support to archive messages to text files

      • In the message maintenance options, a new option can be enabled to archive all non pending messages to compressed text files. The message zip files are stored in the Copernicus\Data directory

    • Support for Dashed and Dotted Lines in Maps

      • Lines in maps can now have different styles. There are dashed and dotted line styles. Select "Properties" in the right-click menu to configure them.

    • Group objects in Maps can be scaled

      • When grouping different objects in a map, it is handled as one object. In the past, such an object could not be scaled.

    • During unit selection for security configuration, a location filter can be applied

      • Certain security items can be enabled or disabled on a resource level. This can be hard when having many resources on different locations. A display filter can now be used during the selection of these resources.

    • Maps are compressed when synchronizing them to the master Copernicus

      • Before maps are transferred to the master Copernicus, they are compressed to possibly lower the necessary network traffic in case the Copernicus is a remote server.

    • Added key combination for the "To Back" action on Maps

      • When selecting an object in a map (rectangle, circle, etc.) and pressing the key combination "Ctrl+Minus", the object will be moved to the background. In the past you could only do this via the menu option.

    • New color indications

      • The View-Options dialog has been extended with three additional colors: Backup, Maintenance and Inactive. Use of these colors propagates throughout the user interface (icons in ROSA Explorer, ROSA Map Explorer and ROSA Maps, GUI's of unit and components).

    • Bug fix:"Message query on folder with many units and subfolders failed"

      • When there are over 1000 units (possibly with many ports) that are arranged in one folder in ROSA, there was a problem when opening a message viewer on that folder. The database server would truncate the lengthy message query and a message is shown in ROSA saying "Error getting messages".

    • Bug fix:"ROSA incorrectly restores its position when using multiple monitors"

      • When shutting down and restarting ROSA, the window position is now correctly restored. This was not always the case when using multiple monitors.

    • Bug fix:"Users who don’t have edit-right on a map can't zoom"

      • If the logged on user had no rights to edit a certain map, he could not zoom around on the map. This has been fixed.

    • Bug fix:"Multiple reboot situations when license expires"

      • After a reboot notification from Copernicus, the expired licenses info is cleared in all connected ROSA Clients (in of case server unreachable checking off), so no new reboot is forced.

  • New License Policy

    • New since build 6 but also applicable for build 11: all drivers need a license key. Due to this the following can happen:

      • You have a good working server running ROSA/Copernicus software of a previous build.

      • You upgrade the server to ROSA/Copernicus v3.0 Build 6

      • You have drivers installed that didn't require a license key in the previous builds but...

      • Now the server generates a warning message that your license file is old and that the license for some drivers will expire within 180 days.

    • What to do?

      • Contact our Customer Services to convert your license file. The license keys for the drivers that didn't have a license before and that you could manage with your old license file will be added without any additional cost.
        Remark: This procedure only applies to customers with an old license file (this is a license file generated before build 6).

  • New Platform supported: Windows 2003

    • As of Build 11, the following ROSA/Copernicus versions run on Windows 2003:

      • Copernicus

      • ROSA

      • ROSA Single User

      • ROSA Device Configuration Shell
         

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ROSA/Copernicus 3.0 Build 10 Release Enhancements

Changes compared to Build 9

  • New Device Drivers

    • D9600 Series device driver

      • Driver for the D9604, D9608, D9612, D9624, D9630, D9638, D9640, D9644 and D9655

    • BFE Router controller driver

      • Driver interfacing the BFE router controller which supports the Probel protocol

  • New SNMP Device Drivers

    • D9477

      • Supports the M-QAM or D9477 (US domestic version only). This driver allows to read configuration and measurements only from the M-QAM

    • D9650

    • D9390

    • Receiver drivers

      • D9010

      • D9850

      • D9224

    • Encoder drivers

      • D9050

      • D9032

    • Prisma IP drivers

      • Prisma IP 10 GbE PTP

      • Prisma IP 2p5 GbE to ASI output

      • Prisma IP 2p5 GbE transceiver

      • Prisma IP SDI PTP Input

      • Prisma IP SDI PTP Output

    • Prisma II

    • Cisco 262X Router

    • Cisco 7505 Router

    • Cisco Catalyst 1900 Switch

    • Cisco Catalyst 5500 Switch

    • Arris Cadant C3 CMTS

    • WebSTAR EPC2100

    • ML350 G3

    • Tandberg TT1260

    • Newtec NTC2180

  • New Component Drivers

    • VOD QAM Array Manager

      • Allows to create VOD service groups and measure the service group utilisation for QAM channels on a Continuum DVP (x)-DQA and M-QAM. Service group bandwidth utilisation reports are automatically generated. These reports can be e-mailed using the new E-mail reporting task.

    • Wavelength Management Component

      • Wavelength inventory and configuration on the Prisma IP 10 GbE PTP cards.

    • HMS Transponder Level Monitoring Component

      • used to monitor the return path levels of HMS transponders. The supported configuration is Phoenix as SNMP to HMS gateway in combination with any HMS compatible transponder.

  • New Task Drivers

    • E-mail Reporting Task

      • This task is used in the VOD QAM Array Manager to e-mail reports to e-mail users.

    • Web Server Task

      • This task controls a built-in http-server, used together with the VOD QAM Array Manager.

  • Changes Made to Protocol Drivers

    • SNMP Protocol Driver

      • Support for ISDN, non-permanent connections between the Copernicus and a SNMP device. Devices managed with a ISDN connection can be synchronised regularly or on user request. No constant polling is done for these devices.

  • Changes Made to Device Drivers

    • Alcor 3.0.4

    • Mira 3.0.9

    • Continuum DVP Dense QAM Array

    • Continuum DVP eXtra Dense QAM Array

      • added support for the VOD QAM Array Manager component for VOD service group utilisation monitoring. Respective drivers support the Continuum DVP DQA with IP input and the Continuum DVP x-DQA.

    • Switch N:1

      • added support for ROSA EM. ROSA EM acting as I/O box can be used to model the switch.

    • D9030 (3.0.7)

    • ROSA EM Updated Drivers

      • The ROSA EM drivers have been synchronised with the ROSA EM/TNCS release 3.0.0

    • Pegasus 3.0.21

      • support for the QIP boards

    • Quantum RF 3.0.5

      • addition of NIT processing enabled/disabled

    • Originator

      • support for telnet interface added

    • Neon Rx

      • support for automatic address assignment

    • Marco Polo

      • full support for local/remote control for ESW higher than 2.05

    • Indus MK2

      • extended with support for backup

    • iLynx 3.0.24

      • support for GbE interface

      • support for SDI decoder/encoder backup

    • Prisma GbE drivers

      • Prisma Gbe 12 ports GbE with 10 GbE card

      • Prisma GbE Optical Switch

      • Prisma GbE CPU

      • Prisma GbE IP2ASI

  • Changes Made to Task Drivers

    • Digital Headend Backup Task

      • added support for:
        - triggers of Orbiter
        - Atlas MKII backup
        - D9850 backup
        - D9604, D9608, D9612, D9624, D963X, D964X backup
        - iLynx baseband decoder backup
        - iLynx baseband encoder backup
        - iLynx SDI decoder backup
        - iLynx SDI encoder backup
        - triggers of SDI and composite input loss of the D9030
        - D9032 backup

    • DVB SI Editor

      • Extended with support for Japanese characters following the JCL specification

      • Extended with support for 8859-2 character code table

      • Support for order of services in the SDT

      • Support for order of services in the PAT

    • DVB SI Distributor

      • Extended with support for Japanese characters following the JCL specification.

  • Changes Made to ROSA

    • Security

      • The security key "Copernicus - full view" has now the following behaviour when disabled for a particular user: The Copernicus icon does not reflect the alarm state color. The status bar does not show the global alarm state color. There is no popup window or sound when new messages arrive. The menu item “View > Trace Log” is disabled. The menu item “Messages > Listening Console” is disabled.

    • Message Processing

      • When selecting one of the following options in the Message Viewer: “Acknowledge All...”, “Reset All Pending...” or “Delete All Non Pending...”, also the hidden messages will be included. This is independent of the fact whether or not “Show Hidden Messages” is enabled in the Message Options.

    • Device Configuration Shell

      • In a ROSA Device Configuration Shell, no messages will be logged anymore.

  • TNCS and ROSA

    • ROSA SNMP Proxy Service

      • The ROSA SNMP Proxy service is a separate Windows Service which in the case of an installation of TNCS server and the server part of ROSA (i.e. DCS, SU or Copernicus) on the same host. Both TNCS server and Copernicus have a SNMP manager and a SNMP agent. By configuration of the ROSA SNMP Proxy service, the TNCS server and Copernicus can reside on the same host and act both as SNMP manager and SNMP agent without interference. Details of this configuration can be found in the user manual 4004290C.pdf.

  • Internationalization

  • New License Policy

    • New since build 6 but also applicable for build 10: all drivers need a license key. Due to this the following can happen:

      • You have a good working server running ROSA/Copernicus software of a previous build.

      • You upgrade the server to ROSA/Copernicus v3.0 Build 6

      • You have drivers installed that didn't require a license key in the previous builds but...

      • Now the server generates a warning message that your license file is old and that the license for some drivers will expire within 180 days.

    • What to do?

      • Contact our Customer Services to convert your license file. The license keys for the drivers that didn't have a license before and that you could manage with your old license file will be added without any additional cost.
        Remark: This procedure only applies to customers with an old license file (this is a license file generated before build 6).

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ROSA/Copernicus 3.0 Build 9 Release Enhancements

  • New Device Drivers

    • Cetus

    • Grass Valley Group Router

  • New SNMP Device Drivers

    • 6275 TV Demodulator

    • D9228 Multiple Receiver

    • Continuuum DVP Encoder D9020

    • WebSTAR DPX100-120

    • Prisma G1 CMTS

    • Prisma IP VoD ASI Cards

    • D9390 QPSK Modulator

    • Orbiter

    • Indus MKII

    • TNCS Server

    • ROSA EM

      • The ROSA EM device combines the strength of Apollo, TNCS core software and I/O box functionality in one box. The ROSA EM driver can be used to control the ROSA EM device itself.

      • The TNCS server driver is used for standalone TNCS installations.

    • ROSA EM Stellar XT

      • Driver for the Stellar XT managed by ROSA EM, used to configure backup schemes.

    • ROSA EM Vikinx Router

      • The Vikinx Network router managed via ROSA EM (SNMP)

    • ROSA EM HMS Power Supply

    • ROSA EM HMS XP Transponder

    • ROSA EM HMS AM Power Supply

    • ROSA EM Prisma 6476 16dB Gain EDFA_2_04

    • ROSA EM Prisma 6476 19dB Gain EDFA_2_04

    • ROSA EM Prisma 6476 22dB Gain EDFA_2_04

    • ROSA EM Prisma 6476 25dB Gain EDFA_1_02

    • ROSA EM Prisma 6971 Forward Optical Receiver

    • ROSA EM Prisma 6971-DR Dual Opt RX_2_04

    • ROSA EM Prisma 6974 RF Switch

    • ROSA EM Optical Amplifier Dual Wide

    • ROSA EM Prisma 6475-6 Extern Modulated Tx

    • ROSA EM 9319x Amplifier

    • ROSA EM 9322x Amplifier

    • ROSA EM GainStar Amplifier

    • ROSA EM UC-4 Upconverter-C

  • New Protocol Drivers

    • Grass Valley Group Router Protocolo

      • Used to access the Grass Valley Group Router.

  • New Task Drivers

    • E-mail Reporting Task

      • This task is used in the VOD QAM Array Manager to e-mail reports to e-mail users.

    • Web Server Task

      • This task controls a built-in http-server, used together with the VOD QAM Array Manager.

  • New Component Drivers

    • Prisma GbE Network Model

      • Creates a topology model in an automatic way from the Prisma GbE cards with indication of port status, unidirectional or bidirectional link status and STP root detection. Automatic updates of the topology happen when the device and port configuration is changed.

    • Process Monitoring Component

      • Custom tailored component driver, monitoring the processes of a server. The logic of the monitoring is embedded in a script and is hosted in this component. Various derivatives of this component with other scripts to monitor device or network status are possible (contact Customer Services).

  • Changes Made to Device Drivers

    • iLynx XU through SNMP drivers

      • added support for configuring message control parameters in a tabular way for a whole rack. The iLynx 1U, 4U and 6U drivers work together with the SNMP Protocol driver.

    • Prisma GbE drivers

      • added support for VLAN and static ARL tables

    • Sirius

      • added support for dual backup input.

    • Gemini

      • added support for Gemini MKII.

    • iLynx

      • support for IMC (in-band management channel) o support for the regeneration tributary

      • support for Lynx Audio automatic clock mode for STM-1 tributaries

      • support for iLynx 1U clock mode

      • support for extraction, comparison and installation of configuration files in conjunction with the SDH Backbone Model

      • support for tributaries with SDI+audio embedding

      • support for with SDI DPCM

    • Lynx ORx

      • support for optical power threshold.

  • Changes Made to Task Drivers

    • Digital Head end Backup task

      • added support for D9390, D9020, D9030 (with or without PreSight) and (local) iLynx TS Encoder backup

    • DVB SI Editor

      • Extended the Data Broadcast ID Descriptor with selector bytes

  • Changes Made to Component Drivers

    • Group-wise Equipment Manager

      • Extension to save and copy settings from a unit in a quick way

    • Macro Component

      • Extension of the built-in scheduler with repetitive schedules

      • support for Python scripts

    • SDH Backbone Model Component o support for iLynx 4U devices

      • Generation of configuration files for iLynx nodes

      • Comparison of configured paths on a set of iLynx nodes and modeled paths in the SDH backbone model

      • Initial path extraction: ability to extract paths from an existing configuration to use in the SDH backbone model.

  • Changes Made to ROSA

    • Alarm visualisation

      • Ability to configure the alarm colors according to severity level. Major can become orange, critical = red, etc.

      • Alarm coloring in maps is done by coloring the boundary of the bitmap instead of the background. This is visual improvement for all rack based devices.

    • Reporting

      • Reporting can be invoked by a right-click menu from a device. The ROSA reporting component will show only those locations and services pertaining to that device.

    • Relations

      • Relations can be deleted from the database when deleting the visual representation on the maps.

    • Bitmap overlays

      • The number of bitmap overlays that can be used for map icons is extended to 80.

  • Internationalization

  • New License Policy

    • New since build 6 but also applicable for build 9: all drivers need a license key. Due to this the following can happen:

      • You have a good working server running ROSA/Copernicus software of a previous build.

      • You upgrade the server to ROSA/Copernicus v3.0 Build 6

      • You have drivers installed that didn't require a license key in the previous builds but...

      • Now the server generates a warning message that your license file is old and that the license for some drivers will expire within 180 days.

    • What to do?
      Contact our Customer Services to convert your license file. The license keys for the drivers that didn't have a license before and that you could manage with your old license file will be added without any additional cost.

      Remark: This procedure only applies to customers with an old license file (this is a license file generated before build 6).

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ROSA/Copernicus 3.0 Build 8 Release Enhancements

  • New SNMP Device Drivers

    • Prisma GbE 12 port with 10 GbE card

    • Prisma GbE 12 port card

    • Prisma GbE 24 port card

    • Prisma GbE IP2ASI

    • Continuum DVP DQA

      • Replaces the previously released Mercury IP or Continuum DVP DQA IP

    • Continuum DVP DQA (ASI)

      • Replaces/obsoletes the previously released Mercury or Continuum DVP DQA

    • Netsense HMS

      • Profile for a Netsense HMS unit without I/O plugin board

    • iLynx 1U through SNMP

    • iLynx 4U through SNMP

    • iLynx 6U through SNMP

      • Profiles used for performance logging of iLynx 1U, iLynx 4U and iLynx 6U.

    • ROSA EM

      • SNMP driver for the TNCS v 1.6.1 SNMP Proxy

      • The following SNMP device drivers are used in combination with the ROSA EM driver:

      • ROSA EM 6237 TV Demodulator

      • ROSA EM 6270 TV Demodulator

      • ROSA EM 6940 Optical Node

      • ROSA EM 6944 BDR Optical Node

      • ROSA EM 94035_0399 Downconverter

      • ROSA EM 94040_0441 Downconverter

      • ROSA EM 94188_0109 Satellite Receiver

      • ROSA EM 94188_0204 Satellite Receiver

      • ROSA EM 94194_0356 Modulator IF

      • ROSA EM 94304_0420 QPSK Demodulator

      • ROSA EM 94312_0307 Upconverter

      • ROSA EM 94312_0320 Upconverter

      • ROSA EM 94312_0396 Upconverter

      • ROSA EM 94312_0402 Upconverter

      • ROSA EM 94313_0393 Upconverter

      • ROSA EM 94313_0428 Upconverter

      • ROSA EM 94324_0177 TS Exchanger

      • ROSA EM 94331_0372 QAM Modulator

      • ROSA EM 9810 Controller

      • ROSA EM 9811 Controller

      • ROSA EM 9825S Modulator

      • ROSA EM 99045_0104 Pilot Generator

      • ROSA EM 99046_0327 Pilot Generator

      • ROSA EM Lectro a9063 UPS

      • ROSA EM MarcoPolo MkII

      • ROSA EM Prisma 6473 Low RF Optical Tx

      • ROSA EM Prisma 6473-12 Optical Tx

      • ROSA EM Prisma 6476 16dB Gain EDFA

      • ROSA EM Prisma 6476 22dB Gain EDFA

      • ROSA EM Prisma 6476 25dB Gain EDFA

      • ROSA EM Prisma 6971-DR Dual Optical Rx

      • ROSA EM Prisma HDRx HG Reverse ORx

      • ROSA EM Prisma HDRx NCM

      • ROSA EM Prisma HDRx Reverse ORx

      • ROSA EM Prisma II 1310nm Fwd Transmitter

      • ROSA EM Prisma II 1550 nm Dual EDFA

      • ROSA EM Prisma II 1550 TXL EMT Tx

      • ROSA EM Prisma II 15xxnm Fwd QAM Tx

      • ROSA EM Prisma II EDFA Single Wide

      • ROSA EM Prisma II Fwd Receiver

      • ROSA EM Prisma II Fwd Receiver Std

      • ROSA EM Prisma II ICIM

      • ROSA EM Prisma II Opt Amp Single Wide

      • ROSA EM Prisma II Opt Amp Triple Wide

      • ROSA EM Prisma II Optical Switch

      • ROSA EM Prisma II Power Supply

      • ROSA EM Prisma II Reverse Data Receiver

      • ROSA EM Prisma II Reverse Video Receiver

      • ROSA EM Pulsar Modulator

      • Teleste CATVisor EMS Server v2.0

  • New Component Drivers

    • Digital Head end Probe

      • The Digital Head end Probe translates the incoming alarms of the Pegasus to availability data of services and transport streams in the database and updates the status of service or transport streams on the maps.

    • Service Availability Reporting

      • New reporting component for dedicated service availability reporting.

  • Changes Made to Device Drivers

    • ILYNX (V3.0.19)

      • Support for SDI cards with ASI support.

  • SNMP Manager (V3.0.27/SNMP Profile)

    • Support for variables which can be bitfields

    • Support for Counter variables: these can be represented as Rates or Counters. The viewing mode can be switched at run-time.

    • Pages can be updated periodically, user can press an update/stop button

    • Support for unit customization: by configuring a config file on the server, units are shown in C or in F.

    • Better sorting of data in the grid control

  • Changes Made to SNMP Device Drivers

    • Originator

      • Support for backup included

    • Phoenix

      • Support for automatic detection and mapping of transponders o Support for faster polling

    • ATLAS MKII through Hermes, TITAN MKII through Hermes, COSMOS through Hermes, SPECTRA through Hermes, INDUS through Hermes, REDUS MKII through Hermes, NEON TX through Hermes, NEON RX through Hermes

      • Addition of bitfield support in the GUI

    • Prisma GbE drivers

      • Extended with rate candidates

  • Changes Made to Component Drivers

    • SDH Backbone Model Component Driver (V3.0.3)

      • Added the ability to create STM 1 sub-networks using iLynx 1U devices and define paths on these sub-networks.

      • Support for iLynx alarm correlation, see the section under ROSA

      • Support for creation of dual encoder paths or sites with "location backup"

      • Performance improvements

    • Headend Model Component (V3.0.9)

      • Digital Service Model support: the user can capture and synchronize the services and transport stream data from the Pegasus. This information is stored in the database and updated at run-time based on the status of the transport stream. Services and transport streams can be dropped on the maps. The status of the services and transport streams is determined by the logic in the Digital Head End Probe component.

    • Group-wise equipment manager (V3.0.3)

      • Multiple table view : one or more tables can be (de)selected for multiple units

      • Support for tables with dynamic row creation: rows can be easily added either directly to the devices or in the GUI

      • Ability to backup/restore a configuration on a group of devices o Ability to compare a configuration with settings of a group of devices

    • Server Backup (V3.0.1)

      • Ability to copy the backup data to a network location apart from the local system.

    • SNMP Profile Manager (V3.0.24)

      • MIB variables can be either shown as counters or as rates in the GUI. Additional scaling can be provided for the GUI

      • Better support for MIB objects which represents bit fields. MIB objects of type BITS, INTEGER or OCTET STRING can be represented by a specific bit fields control

      • A description of the driver can be generated in XML, HTML or compiled html files

      • Users can now create a copy of SA Europe profiles to adapt or modify at their wish

  • Changes Made to Protocol Drivers

    • SNMP Protocol Driver (V3.0.17)

      • Polling can be enabled/disabled on a per resource basis

      • Traps sent from 127.X.X.X addresses can be logged as well.

  • Changes Made to Tasks

    • SNMP Agent Task (V3.0.11)

      • Advanced trap filtering rules such as "only send traps from iLynx devices" can be configured via the mib.

    • Digital Head End Backup Task (V3.0.23)

      • Speed-up of iLynx decoder backup

      • Use Redus MK2 as detector

      • Support for Originator backup

      • Support for Libra SFN adapater backup

    • Performance Logging Task (V3.0.3)

      • Extended with support for scripts to facilitate monitoring and logging for non SNMP devices: a script to monitor iLynx BER, ES, Helios optical parameters, Atlas MK2 and Spectra ES and BER parameters is provided with the driver. After installation of the device driver, the script can be used with the performance logging task. Support for iLynx, Atlas MK2, Spectra and Helios is provided.

      • Extended with support for SNMP devices which support history logging such as the SONET.mib: SONET/SDH Section, Line, Path and Far-End parameters can be monitored on SONET/SDH compliant backbone devices such as Prisma GbE OTR cards and iLynx.

    • Performance Data Compression (V3.0.4)

      • Largely improved performance

    • DVB SI Distributor (V3.0.10)

      • Multilingual support

      • Support for import/export of EIT Schedule Actual/Other tables.

    • DVB SI Editor

      • Multilingual support

      • Support for viewing of the EIT Schedule Actual/Other tables.

  • ROSA Changes

    • Build number can be found in the Server/Version information and the detailed information of a driver

    • Driver installation/uninstallation

      • Improved feedback during driver installation. Improved feedback on a failed driver installation.

      • Uninstalling multiple drivers is now possible

    •  Maps

      • Grippers of bitmaps are now positioned around the bitmap itself, this should ease graphical positioning of the devices

      • When you hover with the mouse over a dropped resource you get a tool tip with some information about the resource

      • The predefined map sizes are extended with "A3 Landscape" and "A3 Portrait"

      • Possibility to change the size of a dropped resource to the default drop size

    • Message viewer enhancements

      • A toolbar with action buttons is now available on top of the message viewer

      • Configurable menu: the right-click menu can be configured to point to external web-sites.

      • Pending messages can be full line colored

    • Repetitive alarm suppression

      • The standard rule "Suppress repetitive alarms" can be activated

      • Toggling alarms will be logged in a compressed way: the observation period, count and summary information will be shown. Every alarm is monitored within a user configurable observation period.

    • Alarm correlation domains

      • The iLynx alarm correlation engine will perform a root cause analysis for iLynx 6U and iLynx 1U backbone networks. Superfluous messages will be hidden for the user. The root cause message is shown under the SDH backbone model component.

  • New License Policy

    • New since build 6 but also applicable for build 8: all drivers need a license key. Due to this the following can happen:

      • You have a good working server running ROSA/Copernicus software of a previous build.

      • You upgrade the server to ROSA/Copernicus v3.0 Build 6

      • You have drivers installed that didn't require a license key in the previous builds but...

      • Now the server generates a warning message that your license file is old and that the license for some drivers will expire within 180 days.

    • What to do?
      Contact our Customer Services to convert your license file. The license keys for the drivers that didn't have a license before and that you could manage with your old license file will be added without any additional cost.

      Remark: This procedure only applies to customers with an old license file (this is a license file generated before build 6).

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ROSA/Copernicus 3.0 Build 7 Release Enhancements

  • New Device Driver

    • Titan IRD driver

    • Extended with support for the Titan IRD MKI. The driver supports both Titan IRD MKI and Titan IRD MKII. The driver requires firmware version 2.7.1 or higher for the Titan IRD MK II

  • New SNMP Device Drivers

    • Prisma Gbe Fast Ethernet

      • Replaces the previously released GigaLynx 24x100 bT Ethernet driver

    • Prisma Gbe

      • Replaces the previously released GigaLynx 8Gb Ethernet driver

    • Prisma Gbe CPU

      • Replaces the previously released GigaLynx CPU driver

    • Prisma Gbe OTR (2 port)

      • Replaces the previously released GigaLynx OTR driver

    • Prisma Gbe OTR

      • 3 ports Optical Transmitter/Receiver

    • Prisma Gbe OTx

      • Prisma Gbe 3 ports Optical Transmitter

    • Prisma Gbe ORx

      • Prisma Gbe 3 ports Optical Receiver

    • Prisma IP 11U, 8U, 2U

    • Prisma DT

    • Prisma G10 CMTS

    • Continuum DVP Dense QAM Array

    • Mercury

    • Originator

    • iMux

      • To be used with the ESW iMUX-GbE-ASI V1.0

    • CherryPicker Controller V201

      • This profile (Terayon CPC V2.0.1) is only used in combination with the DHB task, supporting the Cherry Picker Backup. It provides control of the Terayon CherryPicker Controller Agent version V2.0.1. No user interface is provide as the driver is only used by the task.

    • CherryPicker Controller V301

      • This profile (Terayon CPC V3.0.1) is only used in combination with the DHB task, supporting the Cherry Picker Backup. It provides control of the Terayon CherryPicker Controller Agent version V3.0.1. No user interface is provide as the driver is only used by the task.

  • New Task Drivers

    • HMS UPS Monitoring Task

      •  This task allows the user to test the battery state in a scheduled way for batteries attached to UPS and controlled with HMS UPS transponders.