Safran CORTEX CRT Quantum - 8 PSK-TCM Decoding

COMMAND RANGING & TELEMETRY UNIT CORTEX
CRT QUANTUM USER'S MANUAL
Ref. DTU 100042
Is.Rev. 5.17
Date: Dec.
03, 2021Sept. 30, 2021
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3.3.6.3. 4D-8PSK-TCM Decoding
Tcm decoding is compliant with CCSDS Green Book CCSDS 413.0-G-2.
 Code rate : 2.00/3, 2.25/3, 2.50/3, 2.75/3
 Bit rate : 100kbps – 25Mbps
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The TMU monitoring table indicates if the Tcm decoder is locked or unlocked and gives the internal rate used to
resolve ambiguities.
Figure 31: Probability of Bit Error versus Eb/No. Ref : CCSDS 413.0-G-2 (§ B2.3), October 2009