Page 3 - Contents
C1640M-B (3/06) 3 Contents Welcome to the Endura Network Design Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 5 - elcome to the Endura Network Design Guide; AUDIENCE
C1640M-B (3/06) 5 W elcome to the Endura Network Design Guide W elcome to the Endura ™ Network Design Guide. This document is specifi cally designed as a guide and reference source for designing Endura networks. This guide is designed to help you with the following: • Understand the primary building...
Page 6 - Endura Component
6 C1640M-B (3/06) ENDURA COMPONENTS Endura components take full advantage of leading edge technologies such as Universal Plug and Play (UPnP ™ ), allowing for fast, error-proof installations and set up. Essentially, when an Endura device is added to a system, it announces itself and the services it ...
Page 7 - Network Architecture; PHYSICAL MEDIA; UNICAST ROUTING PROTOCOLS
C1640M-B (3/06) 7 Network Architecture The Endura network topology is based on using current networking technology. Pelco suggests that you recommend or select networking devices and technologies that meet or exceed the features and functionality described in this section. PHYSICAL MEDIA Physical me...
Page 8 - INTERNET GROUP MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL; Endura Network Design Considerations
8 C1640M-B (3/06) – Sparse Mode is most useful in the following instances: • There are few receivers in a group. Switches send multicast traffic only to the devices that request it. • Senders and receivers are separated by Local Area Network (LAN) links. • The type of traffic is intermittent. PIM-SM...
Page 9 - Understanding the Endura Network Structure; VLANS
C1640M-B (3/06) 9 Understanding the Endura Network Structure The primary structure of an Endura network topology is organized into functional entities, which are called “blocks.” Grouping the functional entities into individual blocks provide the following benefits: • Blocks control and isolate traf...
Page 10 - ENDURA A BLOCK; BROADCAST DOMAINS AND VLANS
10 C1640M-B (3/06) ENDURA A BLOCK The A Block is the most important design entity of the network. The A Block is functionally responsible for encoding, recording, and storage of the video streams entering the Endura network (both live and playback video). The A Block is summarized as follows: • Each...
Page 11 - USING TTL TO CONTROL NETWORK TRAFFIC IN BROADCAST DOMAINS
C1640M-B (3/06) 11 USING TTL TO CONTROL NETWORK TRAFFIC IN BROADCAST DOMAINS In the Endura network, TTL is used to set the maximum amount of router hops that a packet is allowed to propagate through the network before the packet is discarded. Using TTL provides an effective method to determine how m...
Page 12 - ENDURA B BLOCK; ENDURA TRAFFIC SUMMARY DETAILS
12 C1640M-B (3/06) ENDURA B BLOCK The Endura B Block generally determines the bandwidth requirements for the network. The B Block is functionally responsible for decoding and displaying the video streams, as well as providing the control and configuration of all Endura components. The B Block functi...
Page 13 - CALCULATING BANDWIDTH AND STORAGE REQUIREMENTS
C1640M-B (3/06) 13 CALCULATING BANDWIDTH AND STORAGE REQUIREMENTS You must ensure that the B and C blocks are able to handle the worse-case bandwidth (B WC ) requirements. The following examples describe how to calculate the worse-case bandwidth based on the playback video stream. In contrast, when ...
Page 14 - NTSC Frame Rates; Description
14 C1640M-B (3/06) NTSC Frame Rates This section describes the National Television System Committee (NTSC) frame rates at high, medium, and low resolution with a dual stream NET5301T encoder. You can select 6, 10, 15, and 30 IPS across all resolutions (CIF, 2CIF, and 4CIF) for each camera. Table B d...
Page 17 - PAL Frame Rates
C1640M-B (3/06) 17 PAL Frame Rates This section describes the Phase Alternating Line (PAL) frame rates at high, medium, and low resolution with a dual stream NET5301T encoder. You can select 5, 8.3, 12.5, and 25 IPS across all resolutions (CIF, 2CIF, and 4CIF) for each camera. Table E describes the ...
Page 20 - Examples of Worse-Case Bandwidth Calculation in Playback Mode; Example 1: WS5050 Endura Workstation—Playback Video Stream; Example 2: VCD5000 Video Console Display—Playback Video Stream; Example 3: NET5301R Decoder—Playback Video Stream
20 C1640M-B (3/06) Examples of Worse-Case Bandwidth Calculation in Playback Mode Example 1: WS5050 Endura Workstation—Playback Video Stream Each WS5050 can display 16 simultaneous playback streams. To calculate the worse-case bandwidth for the WS5050: 1. Find the bandwidth. B W = N S x B R = 16 x 2 ...
Page 21 - Examples of Worse-Case Bandwidth Calculation in Live Video Mode; Example 1: WS5050 Endura Workstation—Live Video Stream; Example 2: VCD5000 Video Console Display—Live Video Stream; Example 3: NET5301R Decoder—Live Video Stream
C1640M-B (3/06) 21 Examples of Worse-Case Bandwidth Calculation in Live Video Mode Example 1: WS5050 Endura Workstation—Live Video Stream Each WS5050 can display 16 simultaneous playback streams. To calculate the worse-case bandwidth for the WS5050: 1. Find the bandwidth. B W = N S x B R = 16 x 1 Mb...
Page 22 - ENDURA CORE BLOCK
22 C1640M-B (3/06) ENDURA CORE BLOCK The Core Block is functionally responsible for Network layer 3 tasks, discovery, authentication, and security, and interconnects the A and B blocks (refer to Figure 5). The Core Block is summarized as follows: • There is only one Core Block for each Endura networ...
Page 23 - ENDURA C BLOCK; Entity
C1640M-B (3/06) 23 ENDURA C BLOCK Figure 7 illustrates how the A, B, Core, and C Blocks concept is implemented to form a complete Endura network. The Endura network is scaled by replicating the A and B Blocks to accommodate the video input and performance requirements for the network application. Fi...
Page 24 - EXAMPLES OF ENDURA NETWORK DESIGNS; UNMANAGED NETWORK CONFIGURATION
24 C1640M-B (3/06) EXAMPLES OF ENDURA NETWORK DESIGNS This section describes various Endura network configurations that are scalable and allow you to structure the network for the current as well as future application requirements. Since Endura is a system comprised of high bandwidth IP products, th...
Page 25 - MANAGED NETWORK CONFIGURATION
C1640M-B (3/06) 25 MANAGED NETWORK CONFIGURATION The managed Endura network supports viewing of live and playback video, recording, and security. As shown in Figure 9, a managed Endura network includes the full assortment of Endura components: NET5301Ts, NET5301Rs, WS5050s, VCD5000s, NVR5100s, the S...
Page 27 - Appendix A: Endura Network Configuration Example
C1640M-B (3/06) 27 Appendix A: Endura Network Configuration Example This section provides an example of how to configure an HP 5300 series chassis switch for an Endura Network. The information is this section is only an example of how to configure an HP 5300 series chassis switch. Although this exam...
Page 28 - SETTING UP SWITCH A
28 C1640M-B (3/06) SETTING UP SWITCH A The following procedure is an example shows how to configure switch A from the HP 5300 series command line interface (CLI). To set up switch A: 1. Access the HP ProCurve switch command line interface (CLI), and log into the switch. The HP ProCurve Switch 5304XL...
Page 29 - SETTING UP SWITCH B
C1640M-B (3/06) 29 e. Enter ip pim to enable PIM on VLAN 3. f. Enter ip helper-address 10.3.0.10 to specify where to forward DHCP requests. (In this example, the SM5000 is providing DHCP service for the Endura network.) 7. Enter exit to exit the VLAN configuration mode. 8. Enter write memory to save...
Page 30 - EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION FILE FOR SWITCH B
30 C1640M-B (3/06) f. Enter ip helper-address 10.3.0.10 to specify where to forward DHCP requests. (In this example, the SM5000 is providing DHCP service for the Endura network. 6. Enter exit to exit the VLAN configuration mode. 7. Enter write memory to save your configuration. EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION...
Page 31 - Appendix B: WAN Configuration Example; NETWORK CONFIGURATION OVERVIEW
C1640M-B (3/06) 31 Appendix B: WAN Configuration Example This appendix provides a sample configuration for multicasting over a generic routing encapsulation (GRE) tunnel as an example of how to configure an Endura network using WAN connectivity. Much of the information in this appendix is derived fr...
Page 34 - VERIFYING THE CONFIGURATION
34 C1640M-B (3/06) VERIFYING THE CONFIGURATION Complete the following steps to verify your configuration: 1. Use the show ip igmp groups command to verify that the receiver has sent its IGMP join membership request for group 239.1.1.20 to R104. r104# show ip igmp groups IGMP Connected Group Membersh...
Page 36 - TROUBLESHOOTING
36 C1640M-B (3/06) TROUBLESHOOTING If your multicast over GRE tunnel is not working, one of the following could be the cause: • Tunnel not UP/UP: The tunnel source and destination do not match on each end of the tunnel. For example, if the tunnel destination on R102 was changed to the IP address 10....
Page 37 - Appendix C: Endura Network Requirements Worksheet
C1640M-B (3/06) 37 Appendix C: Endura Network Requirements Worksheet The Endura Network Requirements Worksheet allows you to identify essential network resources that must be available to support the Endura system. It is recommended that you complete this worksheet before integrating the Endura syst...
Page 39 - Numerics; Index
C1640M-B (3/06) 39 Numerics 1000baseT 7100baseT 74CIF 12 A authentication 22 B bandwidth, calculating for live video stream 21for playback video stream 20quad layout 13worse-case 13 blocks as a design requirement 10broadcast domains 10description of A Block 10B Block 12C Block 23Core Block 22respons...
