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Metadata Settings

The following tables list the Kraken Metadata settings.

General

Metadata Setting

Default

Description/Values

Name

n/a

Enter a unique name for the metadata source.

Input Method

HD-SDI

Select the input interface for the source, either:

  • Serial
  • Video Source (HD-SDI)
  • Network (UDP)

Serial Port

n/a

(Serial input only) Enter the serial port name if not auto-detected. For example, /dev/ttyS0 or /dev/ttyUSB1.

Input Settings

Metadata Setting

Default

Description/Values

Input Settings (Serial or Network input)

Data Format

KLV

Select the data format for the metadata.

  • KLV (Key Length Value) or
  • CoT (Cursor on Target)

Max AirCraft-SPI Delta

0 ms

(CoT input only) Specifies the maximum delta between SPI and Aircraft message time-stamps for them to be considered a valid pair that can be converted to KLV.
0..1000 ms

SPI UID

n/a

(CoT input only) Double-click the text box to display the list of the SPI messages detected by Kraken and select a string for the UID filter.

Network Settings

Metadata Setting

Default

Description/Values

Network Settings (UDP Input)

Type

Unicast

Select the stream type, either unicast or multicast.

Multicast Address

n/a

(Optional) The address is only required for reception of multicast metadata. In this case, you need to provide the multicast IP address to which the data is being sent.
You can also specify the address if you only want to accept KLV messages coming from a specific sender.

Port

n/a

(Required) Specifies the local UDP port on the Kraken that is receiving the packets.

CoT Relaying

Metadata Setting

Default

Description/Values

CoT Relaying (See Configuring CoT Retransmission)
CoT RelayingOffWhen set to On, the system will retransmit received CoT/UDP or CoT/Serial metadata to up to 8 other hosts over UDP. on,off
+Relayn/aUse to specify the IP address and UDP port for each relayed packets. You can optionally specify the ttl and tos.
TTL64

(Time-to Live for stream packets) Specifies the number of router hops that IP packets from this stream are allowed to traverse before being discarded.
Range = 0..255

ToS0xB8

(Type of Service) Specifies the desired quality of service (QoS). This value will be assigned to the Type of Service field of the IP Header for the outgoing streams.
Range = 0..255 (decimal) or 0x00..0xFF (hex)

Important

A DiffServ or DSCP (Differentiated Services Code Point) value must be converted to a ToS precedence value. For example, AF41 or DSCP 34 becomes ToS 136. For more information, see RFC2474.

Note

The ToS setting must be chosen so as to not interfere with Voice over IP systems and other equipment that may reside on your network. For example, when the ToS value for a stream is set to 0xB8, it can interfere with some third party Voice / IP Telephony systems.

KLV Insertion

Metadata Setting

Default

Description/Values

KLV Insertion (See Configuring KLV Metadata Insertion)
Mission ID Insertionn/aEnter a string of up to 127 characters.
Security Data Set InsertionOffWhen set to On, enables reclassification of received UAS KLV messages. on,off
Security ClassificationUNCLASSIFIED

Specifies the classification of the security data set:

UNCLASSIFIED, RESTRICTED, CONFIDENTIAL, SECRET, TOP SECRET

Country Coding MethodISO 3166-1 alpha-3The country coding method: ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 (only)
Classifying Countryn/aThe ISO 3166-1 3-letter code for the classifying country.
Object Country Codesn/aThe ISO 3166-1 3-letter code(s) for up to six object countries separated by semicolons.
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