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6.1.5  PTP 54500 Product Variant - Link Loss, Output Power and System Threshold versus 
Modulation Mode  
Table 9 and Table 10 show typical system threshlold figures for IP and TDM, respectively (15 
MHz channel bandwidth shown). 
 
Modulation Mode 
Threshold 
Value (dBm) 
Output Power 
(dBm) 
Maximum Link 
Loss (dB) 
64 QAM 0.83 dual  -69.6   +21  136.6 
64QAM 0.67 dual  -73.6   +22  141.6 
16QAM 0.75 dual  -76.5   +23  145.5 
16QAM 0.50 dual  -81.1   +24  151.1 
QPSK 0.75 dual  -82.49  +25  153.5 
64QAM 0.83 single  -73.2   +21  140.2 
64QAM 0.67 single  -77.1   +22  145.1 
16QAM 0.75 single  -79.9   +23  148.9 
16QAM 0.50 single  -84.6   +24  154.7 
QPSK 0.75 single  -86.2   +25  157.2 
QPSK 0.50 single  -89.2   +26  161.2 
BPSK 0.50 single  -95.5   +27  168.5 
Table 9 - PTP 54500 - IP Mode –System Threshold Figures – 15MHz BW