Newtec Satcom Horizon HZ914 Multistream Satellite Receiver

HZ914 Multistream Satellite Receiver

** The Horizon HZ914 has reached end of life and has been replaced by the MCX7000 **

The Newtec Satcom HZ914 brings a state-of-the art DVB-S2 satellite demodulator to the market with up to 4 ASI outputs designed for the Primary Distribution of Terrestrial and/or Mobile Television over satellite.

The Horizon Series HZ914 Multi-stream Newtec Satellite Receiver is fully compliant to the DVB-S2 standard. Multiple MPEG transport streams in a Multistream and/or VCM carrier can be extracted and demodulated by the HZ-914. Multistream is a main advantage of the Newtec DVB-S2 standard that allows users to aggregate a number of independent transport streams or IP streams into one satellite carrier in a fully transparent manner, maintaining the integrity of the original content.

Variable Coding and Modulation

VCM enables each of these streams to be modulated with its own parameters. Once received by the HZ914, the transport streams are separated again based on their DVB-S2 Input Stream Identifier (ISI). The HZ-914 can simultaneously output up to 4 transport streams on the Newtec ASI interfaces, plus a virtually unlimited number of IP streams on the Newtec GigaBit Ethernet port.

The 914 presents 4 ASI outputs. By default, only 2 ASI outputs are activated. An Ethernet output is standard in both configurations.  Among its capabilities, the features of the HZ914 that are of particular interest to the Primary Distribution of Television via satellite are:

• The ability to demodulate multiple transport streams from a single satellite carrier, in a way that guarantees the integrity of the content in order to be compatible with SFN operation.

• The ability to interface (via a GbE output) with equipment or networks that accept transport streams carried over IP with the RTP protocol.

ISSY

The HZ914 supports the Input Stream Synchronizer operation mode of the DVB-S2 standard, which avoids jitter and time lapses in the television signal at the receiver’s end.  The HZ914 has a dual L-band input (950-2150 MHz). The active input is selected by the user and can provide DC power and frequency band selection signals compatible with most professional and commercial LNBs. Optionally, one L-band input can be replaced by an IF (50-180 MHz) input.

The integrated Newtec Noise & Distortion Estimator tool provides an accurate reading of the satellite link margin even in presence of non-linear distortion and allows the user to find the optimum input back-off setting very easily for 16APSK or 32APSK operation, whether or not non-linear pre-distortion is applied .

The HZ 914 is easy to operate and monitor. All control and monitoring parameters are available locally on the front panel and remotely through a web interface. It is also possible to control or monitor the HZ-914 via RMCP or SNMP.

Key Features

• Up to 4 ASI + GbE interfaces with integrated IP decapsulator

• DVB-S2 Multistream/VCM compliant

• QPSK, 8PSK, 16APSK and 32APSK

• ISSY synchronisation

• Aggregated data rates up to 120 Mbit/s

• Adaptive equalizer

• Noise & Distortion Estimator (NoDE) tool

• Support of Multistream and /or VCM operation

• Optional 10 MHz reference input/output

Main advantages

• Lower operational cost thanks to highest bandwidth efficiency

• Cost effective: Only 1 receiver required for reception of up to 4 independent transport streams.

• Fully compatible with the satellite DVB-S2 standard for a guaranteed interoperability

• Transparent operation compatible with SFN network

• High compactness: 1RU for reception of 4 transport streams.

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