2.5.1 Satellite channels

The list of all satellite channels in the database. The table can be scrolled horizontally. Satellite and functions row are sticky.

Satellite channels define the common paramaters of receive equipment (e.g. IRDs, Demodulator) and transmit equipment (e.g. Modulators) for satellite transmission. Typically used for the contribution of newsfeeds or TV over satellite but not limited to. Each channel belongs to a satellite which needs to be configured in the Satellite Database.

To use this database you have to configure the corresponding Channel-Devices on the MNC server(s) which controlls the equipment.

For receive applications the following logical devices are available:

• RX-Channel-ByChannel
• RX-Channel-BySatellite
• RX-Channel-ActivationBased

For transmit applications the following logical devices are available:

• TX-Channel-ByChannel
• TX-Channel-BySatellite

These logical devices will retrieve the channel information directly from the central database. Please refer to the linked documentation for details how to setup and use the RX and TX Channel devices.

Search bars

• Located at the top of the table.
• Allows users to filter by:
  • Satellite: select one satellite from the list to display all related channels
  • Keywords: full-text search over all channels and all columns

Header row

• You can sort rows in ascending or descending order by clicking on the column header.
• Sorting is applied to the entire dataset, not just the current page.
• The active sort order (ascending or descending) is typically indicated by an arrow or icon near the column name.
• You can arrange the width of an row by click + hold + drag near from the header name (grey border)

Table columns

The first column located at the far left of the table provides a checkbox to select one or more channels (rows) and perform the same operation on all selected channels.

• Single Selection: Click on a single checkbox to select an individual channel
• Multiple Selection: Click multiple checkboxes to select multiple channels.
• Select all: The checkbox in the header row allows you to select or deselect all channels on all pages.

The following function(s) are available:

Function	Icon	Description
delete		delete the selected channels from the database

The last column located at the far right of the tables provides buttons to run actions on the corresponding channel.

The following functions for managing a channel are available:

Function	Icon	Description
Delete		to delete the channel
Edit		modify/edit channel

The following buttons for global function(s) are available at the the bottom of the table:

Function	Icon	Description
Add		add a new channel
Delete		to delete all selected the channels
Page	Pagination controls	set the number of items displayed per page (e.g., 5, 10, or 25) and navigate between pages

The satellite channel table contains the following columns: