CDM-625A Advanced Satellite Modem Overview
The CDM-625A Advanced Satellite Modem builds on our legacy of providing the most efficient and reliable satellite modems. With support for VersaFEC® Forward Error Correction (FEC), the revolutionary DoubleTalk Carrier-inCarrier bandwidth compression, additional rolloffs and advanced packet processing, the CDM-625A Advanced Satellite Modem provides significant savings under all conditions. This combination of advanced technologies enables multi-dimensional optimization, allowing satellite communications users to:
- Minimize operating expenses (OPEX)
- Maximize throughput without using additional transponder resources
- Maximize availability (margin) without using additional transponder resources
- Minimize capital expenses (CAPEX) by allowing a smaller BUC/HPA and/or antenna
- Or, a combination to meet specific business needs
Doubletalk Carrier-in-Carrier
DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier, based on patented “Adaptive Cancellation” technology, allows transmit and receive carriers of a duplex link to share the same transponder bandwidth. DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier is complementary to all advances in modem technology, including advanced FEC and modulation techniques. As these technologies approach theoretical limits of power and bandwidth efficiencies, DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier utilizing advanced signal processing techniques provides a new dimension in bandwidth efficiency.
Figure 1 shows the typical full-duplex satellite link, where the two carriers are adjacent to each other.
Figure 2 shows the typical DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier operation, where the two carriers are overlapping, thus sharing the same spectrum.
When observed on a spectrum analyzer, only the Composite is visible. Carrier 1 and Carrier 2 are shown in Figure 2 for reference only.
As DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier allows equivalent spectral efficiency using a lower order modulation and/or code rate, it can reduce the power required to close the link thereby reducing CAPEX by allowing a smaller BUC/Amplifier and/or antenna. Alternatively, DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier can be used to achieve very high spectral efficiencies E.g., DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier when used with 16-ARY modulation approaches the bandwidth efficiency of 256-ARY (8 bps/Hz).
When combined with VersaFEC-2 or VersaFEC and optimized transmit filter rolloff, it can provide unprecedented savings in transponder bandwidth and power utilization. This allows for its successful deployment in bandwidth-limited and power-limited scenarios, as well as reduction in earth station BUC/HPA power requirements.
Details
- DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier bandwidth compression
- Carrier-in-Carrier Automatic Power Control
- VersaFEC-2 High Performance LDPC with Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM), Short Block and Long Block
- VersaFEC FEC with Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM)
- 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% and 35% Filter Rolloff
- Packet Processor with header compression, payload compression, advanced Quality of Service (QoS) and Managed Switch Mode with VLAN support
- Integrated 4-port managed Ethernet switch with VLAN and QoS
- Jumbo frame support
- Dual Band Capability: 70/140 MHz and extended L-Band (950 – 2250 MHz) in same unit
- Data Rate: 18 kbps to 25 Mbps
- Symbol Rate: 18 ksps to 12.5 Msps
- Modulation: BPSK, QPSK/OQPSK, 8PSK/8-QAM/8-ARY, 16-QAM/16-ARY, 32-ARY
- FEC: Viterbi, Sequential, Concatenated Reed Solomon, TCM, Turbo Product Code (TPC) (IESS-315 Compliant), LDPC Code , VersaFEC (low-latency LDPC) and VersaFEC-2 (high performance LDPC)
- Widest Range of data interfaces: EIA-422/530, V.35, G.703 T1, G.703 E1, G.703 T2, G.703 E2, Quad G.703 E1, ASI, LVDS, HSSI, 4-port 10/100Base-T Ethernet
- IEEE 1588v2 Precision Time Protocol
- Sub Mux to multiplex IP/Ethernet traffic with serial or G.703 traffic
- Drop & insert for T1/E1
- Enhanced D&I++ for single T1/E1 & quad E1
- Management: 10/100Base-T Ethernet with SNMP, Distant End SNMP Proxy, HTTP, Telnet and EIA-232/EIA-485
- RADIUS Client
- Carrier ID using MetaCarrier® Technology
- Embedded Distant-end Monitor and Control (EDMAC)
- Automatic Uplink Power Control (AUPC)
- Engineering Service Channel (ESC/ESC++)
- Standard high-stability internal reference (± 6 x 10-8)
- 5-tap Adaptive Equalizer
- L-Band TX: 10 MHz reference for BUC, FSK communications and optional BUC power supply
- L-Band RX: 10 MHz reference and LNB power supply
- L-Band: Advanced FSK for LPOD M&C
- 1:1 and 1:10 redundancy switches available
- Backwards compatible with CDM-625
- Environmentally Resistant version (CDMER-625A) available