Cloud Transport Protocol (CTP) is a TAG-designed protocol for channel sources primarily used to feed content into and from the Cloud. It has six tabs with its respective configuration, as discussed below.
*Please note from version 5.6 onwards SRT streams can also be configured in place of CTP.
The CTP GUI has the below fields.
To initiate the scan, click Submit after specifying the relevant details.
| Fields | Description |
|---|---|
Scan These are the mandatory fields and are displayed in the Scan Channels GUI. | |
Network | Logical network name, as configured under Network. |
Device | Monitoring device name. |
Access Type | Selected channel Scan Source (CTP). |
Add Range Add Range allows to input a range of values (Multicast, Port, and Source Specific addresses) that could be generated for relevant channel sources. Click on the Generate button after all the below fields are specified. | |
From Multicast Address | Specify the Multicast address range from which it should be scanned (E.g., 255.1.10.1). |
To Multicast Address | Specify the Multicast address range until which it should be scanned (E.g., 255.1.10.10). |
From Port | Specify the Port address range from which it should be scanned (E.g., 8080). |
To Port | Specify the Port address range from which it should be scanned (E.g., 8080). |
From Source Specific Address | Specify the Source IP if needed. |
To Source Specific Address | Specify the Source IP if needed. |
Name Template Template for naming the channel source. Click on the Append or Override button to append or override an existing name. | |
Default Template | Default templates available are:
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Sources All the details specified in the Add Range and Name Template are listed here. One can also set the below fields manually. Suppose there is a list of Sources with the below details that need to be added. Copy the details (ctrl+c) and click on the Sources table to paste (ctrl+v). | |
Name | Input the source channel's desired name manually or append the name from the Default Template. |
IP Address/URL | Input a valid multicast IP address or URL of the source channel manually, or the IP address specified in the Add Range table is displayed. |
Port | Input the source channel's valid port address manually, or the port address specified in the Add Range table is displayed. |
SSM | Input the source channel's valid SSM manually, or the SSM specified in the Add Range table is displayed. |
Note: To initiate the scan, click Submit. The number of found channels will be displayed on the Status column in the Scan Channels GUI on completing the scan. All new channels will be visible in gray on the Sources Configuration table.
Any existing channel rescanned will be assigned the Scanned profile in gray. To use these profile definitions later, go to the channel's profile, click the Scanned profile and rename it. See See Profiles for for more information.