CDM-625 Advanced Satellite Modem Revision 13
Introduction MN-CDM625
1–16
1.4.2 Demodulator
Note: Data rate range, operating modes, descrambling, input impedance/return loss etc, as per Sect. 1.4.1 Modulator.
desired carrier
950-2000 MHz (950-1950 MHz w/Firmware prior to Ver. 1.4.1) band:
-130 + 10
log
(symbol rate) to -80 + 10
log
(symbol rate) dBm
50-180 MHz band:
-105 + 10
log
(symbol rate) to -70 + 10
log
(symbol rate) dBm
Operating Level
102 – 10 log(symbol rate, desired carrier) dBC, +10 dBm max, with the additional requirement that within ±10 MHz of the
desired carrier, composite power is ≤ +30 dBC.
50-180 MHz band:
94 – 10 log(symbol rate, desired carrier) dBC, +10 dBm max, with the additional requirement that
within ± 10 MHz of the desired carrier, composite power is ≤ +30 dBc
Absolute Maximum,
No Damage
+20 dBm
Viterbi: 3 bit soft decision
Sequential: 2 bit soft decision
Trellis: Per IESS-310
Reed-Solomon(Open Network): Per IESS-308/309/310
Reed-Solomon(Closed Network): Proprietary
Turbo Product Codec: 6 bit soft decision, proprietary
LDPC: 5 bit soft decision, proprietary
VersaFEC: 6 bit soft decision, proprietary
5-tap design, selectable on/off
Programmable in 1kHz increments, and subject to the following:
Below 64 ksymbols/sec: ±1 to ± (Rs/2) kHz, where Rs = symbol rate in ksymbols/sec
Between 64 and 389 ksymbols/sec: ± 1 up to a maximum of ± 32kHz
Above 389 ksymbols/sec: ±1 to ± (0.1Rs) kHz, up to a maximum of ± 200 kHz
Highly dependent on data rate, FEC rate, and demodulator acquisition range.
Examples: 120 ms average at 64 kbps, R1/2 QPSK, ±10 kHz acquisition sweep range, 6dB Eb/No
2 s average at 18 kbps, R1/2 QPSK, ±10 kHz, 6dB Eb/No
Note: The use of Reed-Solomon, TPC, LDPC, VersaFEC increases acquisition time, due to the additional time taken for these
decoders to declare synchronization.
Full range of clocking options supported – see plesiochronous/Doppler buffer section
-55
-50
-45
-40
-35
-30
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
CDM-625
Modulator
typically < -50 dB, and
guaranteed to be
< -45 dB at offsets
> 0.75 Rs
Comtech EF Data
CDM-625 Transmit
Power Spectral
Density, referred to
symbol rate
Intelsat
IESS
308/309
Limit
Intelsat
IESS
308/309
Limit
Note: Tx Alpha = 0.25 requires
Firmware v1.4.0 or higher