CDM-625A Advanced Satellite Modem MN-CDM625A
Introduction Revision 4
1–20
CODEC BER
BPSK
(With two adjacent carriers,
each 7 dB higher than the
desired carrier)
-X
Rate – Guaranteed Eb/No (typical value in parentheses)
BER=10
-4
BER=10
-8
2.6 dB (2.3 dB)
3.2 dB (2.9 dB)
CODEC BER
QPSK
(With two adjacent carriers,
each 7 dB higher than the
desired carrier)
BER=10
-4
-8
2.3 dB (1.4 dB)
2.4 dB (2.1 dB)
2.5 dB (2.2 dB)
2.6 dB (2.3 dB)
BER=10
-4
-8
2.8 dB (2.5 dB)
2.9 dB (2.6 dB)
3.0 dB (2.7 dB)
3.4 dB (3.1 dB)
CODEC BER
8-ARY
(With two adjacent carriers,
each 7 dB higher than the
desired carrier)
BER=10
-4
BER=10
-8
3.5 dB (3.2 dB)
4.0 dB (3.7 dB)
3.5 dB (3.2 dB)
4.1 dB (3.8 dB)
3.6 dB (3.6 dB)
4.2 dB (3.9 dB)
3.7 dB (3.4 dB)
4.2 dB (3.9 dB)
BER=10
-4
-8
3.9 dB (3.6 dB)
3.9 dB (3.6 dB)
4.1 dB (3.8 dB)
4.4 dB (4.1 dB)
BER=10
-4
BER=10
-8
4.5 dB (4.2 dB)
4.8 dB (4.5 dB)
4.8 dB (4.5 dB)
5.2 dB (4.9 dB)
CODEC BER
16-ARY
(With two adjacent carriers,
each 7 dB higher than the
desired carrier)
BER=10
-4
-8
4.8 dB (4.5 dB)
5.0 dB (4.7 dB)
5.3 dB (5.0 dB)
5.5 dB (5.2 dB)
BER=10
-4
-8
5.7 dB (5.4 dB)
6.1 dB (5.8 dB)
6.2 dB (5.9 dB)
6.7 dB (6.4 dB)
BER=10
-4
BER=10
-8
7.0 dB (6.7 dB)
7.5 dB (7.2 dB)
CODEC BER
32-ARY
(With two adjacent carriers,
each 7 dB higher than the
desired carrier)
BER=10
-4
-8
7.3 dB (7.0 dB)
7.5 dB (7.2 dB)
7.7 dB (7.4 dB)
8.2 dB (7.9 dB)
BER=10
-4
BER=10
-8
8.4 dB (8.1 dB)
8.9 dB (8.6 dB)
8.7 dB (8.4 dB)
9.2 dB (8.9 dB)
9.1 dB (8.8 dB)
9.5 dB (9.2 dB)
9.5 dB (9.2 dB)
9.9 dB (9.6 dB)
CODEC BER
(With two adjacent carriers,
each 7 dB higher than the
desired carrier)
BER=10
-5
BER=10
-8
3.1 dB (2.8 dB)
3.7 dB (3.4 dB)
3.1 dB (2.8 dB)
3.7 dB (3.4 dB)
3.6 dB (3.3 dB)
4.2 dB (3.9 dB)
4.1 dB (3.8 dB)
4.7 dB (4.4 dB)
Notes:
1) Rate 21/44 QPSK is shown as Rate 1/2 on the Front Panel display, etc.
2) The demod acquisition and tracking threshold for OQPSK is approx 1 dB worse than the QPSK
case in this mode.