Metadata Settings
The following tables list the Kraken Metadata settings.
General
Metadata Setting | Default | Description/Values |
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Name | n/a | Enter a unique name for the metadata source. |
Input Method | HD-SDI | Select the input interface for the source, either:
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Serial Port | n/a | (Serial input only) Enter the serial port name if not auto-detected. For example, |
Input Settings
Metadata Setting | Default | Description/Values |
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Input Settings (Serial or Network input) | ||
Data Format | KLV | Select the data format for the metadata.
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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. |
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. |
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 Relaying | Off | When set to On, the system will retransmit received CoT/UDP or CoT/Serial metadata to hosts over UDP. on,off |
| IP Address / Port | n/a | Use to specify the IP address and UDP port for each relayed packets. You can optionally specify the ttl and tos. |
| TTL | 64 | (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. |
| ToS | 0xB8 | (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. 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. |
Mission ID Insertion
Metadata Setting | Default | Description/Values |
|---|---|---|
| KLV Insertion (See Configuring KLV Metadata Insertion) | ||
| Mission ID Insertion | n/a | Enter a string of up to 127 characters. |
| Security Data Set Insertion | Off | Toggle on to enable the reclassification of received UAS KLV messages. |
| Security Classification | UNCLASSIFIED | Specifies the classification of the security data set: UNCLASSIFIED, RESTRICTED, CONFIDENTIAL, SECRET, TOP SECRET |
| Country Coding Method | ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 | The country coding method: ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 (only) |
| Classifying Country | n/a | The ISO 3166-1 3-letter code for the classifying country. |
| Object Country Codes | n/a | GENC Standard Country Codes of 2 to 6 characters per code. You can specify a maximum of 6 codes, separated by a semicolon. For example, |