Managing DVB Services

Managing DVB Services

Introduction

DVB Services in Icareus Playout represent TV or radio channels that are broadcasted. Note, that service properties depend on the included features of the Playout server.
The DVB Services tree includes services that have been configured on the server, but not necessary used in any of the outputs. In order to output the PSI/SI, EIT or A/V for a service it must be added to a network (within the Networks tree).

Services Tree

The Services tree lists all the services configured on the Icareus Playout server.
It also shows the applications and DSM-CC carousels that may have been configured to a service and its status, as can be seen on the image below.


Adding Services

A new DVB service can be added with the "add Service" button.


It opens a modal that is used to define the service's settings.


Adding DVB Services to Networks

Service Settings

Settings

Service id: Unique identifier for the service
Service name: Logical name for the service used by receiver EPG
Service provider name: Provider for the service
Service type: Defines the type of the Service, possible values are

  • Digital Television service
  • Digital Radio service
  • Teletext service
  • NVOD reference service
  • NVOD time-shifted service
  • Mosaic service
  • Advanced codec radio service
  • Advanced codec mosaic service
  • Data broadcast service
  • RCS Map
  • RCS FLS
  • DVB MHP Service

Text Encoding: Defines the text encoding for the service used in EIT



Service PIDs

PMT PID: The Program Map Table Pid of the service


Applications

The Applications tab defines the interactive TV applications (MHP, HbbTV, MHEG-5, etc.) signaled on this channel.

Signalling applications

The applications can be started and stopped as well as scheduled on the output.
They can be started/stopped either from the Services tree or from the Applications table by clicking the Play or Stop buttons.
Play icon: 
Stop icon: 

Applications table

ID: Icareus Playout internal ID of the Application
Type: Type of the application
Name: Distictive name for the application given you the admin
Service: The service Id on which this application is signaled on
Mode: Mode of the application
Status: Indicates if the application is signaled on the channel or not. "Not Running" means that the application is not available on the output. 


Schedules

Schedules enable the automation of Application broadcasting.

Schedules are added from the "Add Schedule" button

Daily: Defines the type of the schedule

Start: Shows the start time of this schedule

Stop: Shows when this schedule disables itself

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Active To:





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