SAP Configuration : Announcements
  
Announcements
*To access the Announcements fields:
1. Navigate to SAP Configuration > Announcements.
 
Management SAP Fields
Description
Transmit Enable
Check to enable transmit for management SAPs. Default = Enabled.
Group Name
Optional. This parameter is included in the Management SAPs used by VBDirectory. It is used for organizing VBrick devices into groups to simplify use of VBDirectory.
Unit Number
Optional. The appliance unit number (range 0–2147483647) is used to identify each DME in a group.
Retransmit Time
Defines the Management SAP retransmit time.
Time To Live
For Unicast, the number of hops (between routers) for which an IP packet is valid in the network. For multicast the distribution scope of the SAP.
Differentiated Services
Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) field in the header of IP packets for packet classification purposes. DSCP replaces the three bit Type of Service byte of the IP header.
See Differentiated Services on the Streaming topic.
IP Address
Defines the Destination IP Address for Management SAPs.
Port
Defines the Destination Port for Management SAPs.
Announce SAP Fields
Description
Announce Enable
Enables configuration of the announcement.
Send SAP for Internal IP
Destination IP address of the Multicast Announcement for Stream Announcements. Most commonly for multicast, but can be unicast for direct transmission to, for example, a VEMS Mystro server.
Send SAP for  NAT'ed IP
Send a SAP for the natted IP address configured on the System Configuration > Network page.
IP Address
Actual IP address of the SAP announcement.
Port
Announcement Destination Port.
Transmit Interval
How often the Announcement is transmitted in seconds.
Time to Live
For unicast, the number of hops (between routers) for which an IP packet is valid in the network. For multicast, the distribution scope of the SAP.
Differentiated Services
Value that instructs (capable) routers on how to handle a packet. These are generally quality of service items. This is typically set to all zeros.
See Differentiated Services on the Streaming topic.
Author
Optional author information
Copyright
Optional copyright information