This is a technical training presentation on the renewed satcom Newtec DVB-S2 Calculator v2.17 and covers:
- DVB-S
- DVB-S2
- S2 Extensions
For all current Azimuth, Elevation and MDM series (both demods and modems) and includes Sat3Play terminals.
Officially launched beginning of June 2013, this DVB-S2 calculator replaces its widely spread predecessor (which had over 7,000 downloads).
To download the calculator: http://www.newtec.eu/services-training/dvb-s2-calculator
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Newtec DVB-S2 Calculator: Technical Training
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Technical Training
DVB-S2
CALCULATOR
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• What is it
• Where to find it
• How to use it
• Input data
• Output data
• Performance specific data
• How to determine the available resources in a transponder
• Overhead
• Rate information
• Table overview
• Some exercises
Technical Training
DVB-S2
CALCULATOR
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• This BETA version is an addition to the well-know
Newtec DVB-S2 calculator (which has over 7,000
downloads since launch) and covers:
• DVB-S
• DVB-S2
• S2 Extensions
• For all current Azimuth, Elevation and MDM series
of demods and modems
• Includes Sat3Play terminals
WHAT IS IT?
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INPUT DATA
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Select the type of modulation.
• DVB-S
• DVB-S2
• S2 Extensions
SYSTEM
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• Select the hardware that is used as demodulator or
modem.
• This will determine the limitations and performance
data according to the hardware that is being used.
• Notice that only the demod-board performance is
needed here, there is no notion of modulation
equipment.
DEMODULATOR
HARDWARE
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Select the transponder operating mode. This field will be
used to determine the advised IBO and OBO plus
associated degradation when operating in the non-linear
region in saturation.
• Multi-carrier
• Single carrier
• without predistortion
• with predistortion
• in linearized transponder with predistortion
TRANSPONDER
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Allows to enter the transponder spacing in MHz.
Typically this is 80 MHz for 72 MHz transponders
and 40 MHz for 36 MHz transponders.
Consult the frequency planning of the satellite
in case of doubt.
TRANSPONDER
SPACING
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Select which data is to be used as input.
• Allocated bandwidth
• Baudrate
• Info rate
CARRIER INPUT
MODE
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• Select the modcod from the drop down that will be
used on the carrier. Depending on the selected
system and hardware the list will be updated to
reflect only valid selections.
• Remark that all possible MODCODs are present in
this drop-down list.
• However some MODCODs might be less efficient
than higher MODCODs. For a selected list with
only the optimal MODCODs, please refer to the
table at the bottom of the sheet.
MODCOD
SELECTION
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ABOUT LINEAR
AND NON-
LINEAR
MODCODS
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64APSK non-linear 64APSK linear
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• Select the roll-off factor that is used on the carrier.
The roll-off factor will determine the occupied
bandwidth.
• All DVB-S2 and CCT (Clean Channel
Technology™) roll-off factors are supported.
ROLL-OFF
FACTOR (α)
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• Select between normal and short frames.
• Short frames have a slightly lower performance
(- 0.1~0.2 dB) but have lower delay.
• Typically short frames are only used in systems
where the symbolrate is lower than 1 Mbaud and
where delay becomes an issue.
FRAME TYPE
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• Select between pilot insertion on or off.
• Pilots are additional synchronization symbols that
are inserted at regular intervals in order to aid in
carrier synchronization.
• It is advised to enable pilots in VCM and ACM
systems or in CCM systems that employ low FECs
(for example DVB-S2 8PSK 3/5).
PILOT
INSERTION
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• Depending on the system and hardware selected, a
number of encapsulation methods become
available.
• For transport streams, select “none”.
• This will be used to calculate the encapsulation
overhead depending on the traffic type selected.
IP
ENCAPSULATOR
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• GSE encapsulation supports addressing terminals
by use of a label.
• This label can be 3 bytes long or 6 bytes long.
• Each terminal will then need to use its label to
filter out the traffic for that terminal.
• In small IP trunking networks, there is no need for
these labels as terminals can be identified by
means of the different ISI in the outbound carrier.
GSE LABEL
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• Defines which type of traffic is used over the
modems.
• The type of traffic will determine the average IP
packet size which in term will determine the
average encapsulation overhead.
• iMix
• TSoIP (including RTP)
• TSoIP (excluding RTP)
• Not applicable (in case of TS)
TRAFFIC
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For FER 1E-7 and 1E-3
OUTPUT DATA
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Es/No (=C/(N+D) [dB] 8.09
C/(No+Do) [dBHz] 82.57
Eb/No [dB] 4.45
Info rate [Mbps] 64.786
Baudrate [Mbaud] 28.000
Bandwidth [MHz] 30.800
Efficiency [bits/baud] 2.314
[bits/Hz] 2.103
Frame length [ms] 0.596
Minimum baudrate [Mbaud] 1.000
Maximum baudrate [Mbaud] 72.000
Es/No (=C/(N+D) [dB] 7.94
C/N [dB] 9.03
Csat.pure.car/(No*Rs) [dB] 10.20
Csat.pure.car/(No*Alloc.bw) [dB] 9.78
Output data FER 1E-7
Output data FER 1E-3
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• Energy per symbol over the noise density.
• This is the required Es/No threshold in dB for
operation in the linear channel as listed on the
datasheets.
• This performance is measured in an RF loopback.
• C/(N+D) is as indicated by the Newtec demod’s
NoDE tool
Es/No = C/(N+D)
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• Total carrier power over the noise density
• This is a measure for the required satellite
resources
• It is the product of the Es/No and the symbolrate
and is calculated as C/No = Es/No + 10*log(SR)
C/(No+Do)
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• Energy per bit over the noise density.
• This is the required Eb/No in dB.
• It is calculated as Eb/No = Es/No – 10*log(n)
with n = the spectral efficiency in bits/baud.
• In case the Eb/No threshold is needed for single
carrier per transponder operation, calculate the
Eb/No back from C/N (see performance specific
information) as this value includes the non-linear
degradation.
Eb/No
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Inforate
• The information rate (in Mbps) is the rate at the
input of the modulator part of the modem (so after
encapsulation by the interface part)
Baudrate
• The symbolrate of the carrier in Mbaud. In some
programs referred to as noise bandwidth
Bandwidth
• This is the occupied bandwidth of the signal and is
the symbolrate multiplied with the applied roll-off.
• BW = SR *(1+α) with α = 0.05 to 0.35
INFORATE
BAUDRATE
BANDWIDTH
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• Efficiency is displayed in
• bits/baud (information rate divided by the symbolrate)
• bits/Hz (information rate divided by the occupied
bandwidth) taking into account the used roll-off factor.Bits/baud
Bits/Hz
EFFICIENCY
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PERFORMANCE
SPECIFIC
INFORMATION
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Csat.pure.car/(No*Rs) [dB] 21.45
Csat.pure.car/(No*Alloc.bw) [dB] 20.84
Csat.pure.car/(No*Txp) [dB] 20.28
C/N [dB] 20.93
IBO [dB] 0.50
OBO [dB] 0.53
C/D [dB] 23.82
Non-linear degradation [dB] 1.80
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• This is calculated as Es/No + OBO + non-linear
degradation.
• It is a measure for the needed resources in the
transponder in order to close the link.
Csat.pure.car/(No*Rs)
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• Knowing what the available resources in a
transponder are will give you an idea on what C/N
can be achieved in a given link.
• A simple way of determining this is to uplink a
pure carrier at full saturation.
• When observing the transponder at that stage, one
can see the carrier power and the noise present in
the transponder.
Csat.pure.car/(No*Rs)
Intermezzo
HOW TO
DETERMINE THE
AVAILABLE
RESOURCES IN A
TRANSPONDER
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Csat.pure.car/(No*Rs)
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HOW TO
DETERMINE THE
AVAILABLE
RESOURCES IN A
TRANSPONDER
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• Power of the carrier: Csat.pure.car = - 10 dBm
• Noise power density: No = - 107.6 dBm/Hz
-10 dBm
-107.6 dBm/Hz
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Csat.pure.car/(No*Rs)
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HOW TO
DETERMINE THE
AVAILABLE
RESOURCES IN A
TRANSPONDER
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• Density : Csat.pure.car/(Rs) = - 10 – 10 log(30E6) = -84.8 dB/Hz
-84.8 dBm/Hz
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• If during the CW measurement the noise floor of
the transponder is measured, we can now calculate
the achievable C/N.
• In this case
• Csat.pure.car/(No*Rs) = -84.4 – (-107.6) = 23.2 dB
• If the selected MOCOD requires a certain OBO
value, this will have to be subtracted in order to
obtain the achievable C/N.
Csat.pure.car/(No*Rs)
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HOW TO
DETERMINE THE
AVAILABLE
RESOURCES IN A
TRANSPONDER
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• If in our example the carrier is modulated with
32APSK 5/6, requiring 3.5 dB OBO, the available
C/N is 23.2 – 3.5 = 19.7 dB.
• Taking into account the 16.75 dB C/N (Es/N + non-
linear degradation) that is needed, we can see that
this link will have about 2 dB of link margin.
• The amount of additional link margin will of course
be determined by the availability that is targeted.
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HOW TO
DETERMINE THE
AVAILABLE
RESOURCES IN A
TRANSPONDER
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• This is the same value as Csat.pure.car/(No*Rs) but
referenced to the total transponder bandwidth.
• It is used to compare usage of a full transponder
Csat.pure.car/(No*Txp.BW)
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• The carrier-to-noise needed at threshold.
• This is the sum of the Es/No and the non-linear
degradation in case of full transponder operation.
• It is the value that needs to be entered in the
linkbudget program if the non-linear degradation is
not indicated separately.
C/N
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• The required input back-off in for optimal
performance
• This point is the balance between the two
contradictory requirements:
• The need to go as far into saturation to maximize the
output power but with a result increased distortion
• The need to stay away from saturation and operate in
the linear region in order to keep distortion degradation
to a minimum but resulting in lower output power.
IBO
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• The output back-off in dB as a result of the selected
IBO.
• Remark that this is measured with modulated
carrier so including modulation loss.
OBO
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• Carrier-to-distortion ratio as indicated by the
NoDE™ tool in Newtec demodulators.
• It is the distortion that will be present when
operating at the optimal IBO/OBO point.
• It can be used to determine this optimal operation
point during line-up.
C/D
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OVERHEAD
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• This is the raw FEC overhead.
• For example 3/4 result in a FEC overhead of 0.750
FEC
EXCLUDING
FRAMING
OVERHEAD
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• This is the additional overhead caused by the DVB-
S2 framing (baseband framing, physical layer
framing, pilot insertion,…)
• It is typically around 3%
FRAMING
OVERHEAD
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• The IP encapsulation overhead as function of:
• encapsulation method
• label format
• type of traffic.
ENCAPSU-
LATION
OVERHEAD
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• This overhead is only applicable when the
complete TSoIP is transported over the satellite as
IP.
• It is used to calculate the effective TS rate from the
TSoIP at the input of the modem.
• In normal transports stream mode (such as on the
MDM6100 broadcast modem) the interface will
decapsulate the TS from the TSoIP and only
transport stream packets. This doesn’t not result in
additional overhead.
TSoIP
OVERHEAD
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RATE
INFORMATION
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• In case of TSoIP that is transported as native IP, this
is the overhead caused by the encapsulation of the
transport stream packets in IP packets.
• This encapsulation is not done in the modem but
typically by a MUX.
• The value can be used to determine the effective
rate of the transport stream.
TRANSPORT
STREAM RATE
AND
EFFICIENCY
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• The effective rate at the input of the modem.
EFFECTIVE IP
RATE AND
EFFICIENCY
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• The rate at the input of the modulator part of the
modem, so after the interface block that does the
encapsulation.
• To be used when encapsulation overhead is noted
separately.
INFO RATE AND
EFFICIENCY
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• The data rate as if only FEC and modulation would be
applied.
• Sometime called the satellite rate.
• Example:
• QPSK ¾, 10 Mbaud satellite rate = 10 * 2 * ¾ = 15 Mbps
RAW DATA
RATE AND
EFFICIENCY
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• MODCODs are listed by their required satellite
resources and MODCODs that have lower
efficiency versus their needed resources compared
to the adjoining MODCODs are removed.
• The optimal MODCOD for the selected
configuration is highlighted.
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OVERVIEW
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Optimal modcod 32APSK 3/4
ranking Modcod overview Es/No (=C/(N+D) Inforate efficiency C/N OBO Csat.pure.car/(No*Txp)
[dB] [bits/Hz] [dB] [dB] [dB]
1 32APSK 9/10 16.26 3.11 18.38 4.74 21.65
2 32APSK 8/9 15.95 3.07 17.90 4.72 21.16
3 32APSK 5/6 14.61 2.88 16.61 4.05 19.20
4 32APSK 4/5 14.06 2.76 16.18 3.66 18.37
5 32APSK 3/4 13.17 2.59 15.31 3.34 17.20
6 16APSK 8/9 13.16 2.46 15.06 2.55 16.15
7 16APSK 5/6 11.86 2.30 13.74 2.04 14.31
8 16APSK 4/5 11.30 2.21 13.15 1.82 13.51
9 16APSK 3/4 10.48 2.07 12.28 1.61 12.43
10 16APSK 2/3 9.23 1.84 10.93 1.24 10.70
11 8PSK 3/4 8.20 1.56 8.95 0.69 8.18
12 8PSK 2/3 6.84 1.38 7.47 0.61 6.62
13 8PSK 3/5 5.88 1.24 6.30 0.62 5.47
Available Modcods in optimal ranking
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• The ranking of MODCODs is based on the required
resources Csat.pure.car/(No*Txp).
• The MODCODs are presented in a filtered way.
• For example in the case pictured above, it makes no
sense to even add the MODCOD for 16APSK 9/10
since it would require bigger resources for a lower
efficiency.
TABLE
OVERVIEW
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Ranking
Optimal modcod QPSK 2/5
ranking Modcod overview Es/No (=C/(N+D) Inforate efficiency C/N OBO Csat.pure.car/(No*Txp)
[dB] [bits/Hz] [dB] [dB] [dB]
1 32APSK 9/10 16.26 3.11 18.38 4.74 21.65
2 32APSK 8/9 15.95 3.07 17.90 4.72 21.16
3 32APSK 5/6 14.61 2.88 16.61 4.05 19.20
4 32APSK 4/5 14.06 2.76 16.18 3.66 18.37
5 32APSK 3/4 13.17 2.59 15.31 3.34 17.20
6 16APSK 8/9 13.16 2.46 15.06 2.55 16.15
7 16APSK 5/6 11.86 2.30 13.74 2.04 14.31
8 16APSK 4/5 11.30 2.21 13.15 1.82 13.51
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Es/No
• The required Es/No for the linear channel.
C/N
• The carrier-to-noise needed at threshold. This is the
sum of the Es/No and the non-linear degradation in
case of full transponder operation.
• It is the value that needs to be entered in the
linkbudget program if the non-linear degradation is
not indicated separately.
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Es/No
C/N
Optimal modcod QPSK 2/5
ranking Modcod overview Es/No (=C/(N+D) Inforate efficiency C/N OBO Csat.pure.car/(No*Txp)
[dB] [bits/Hz] [dB] [dB] [dB]
1 32APSK 9/10 16.26 3.11 18.38 4.74 21.65
2 32APSK 8/9 15.95 3.07 17.90 4.72 21.16
3 32APSK 5/6 14.61 2.88 16.61 4.05 19.20
4 32APSK 4/5 14.06 2.76 16.18 3.66 18.37
5 32APSK 3/4 13.17 2.59 15.31 3.34 17.20
6 16APSK 8/9 13.16 2.46 15.06 2.55 16.15
7 16APSK 5/6 11.86 2.30 13.74 2.04 14.31
8 16APSK 4/5 11.30 2.21 13.15 1.82 13.51
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• Csat.pure.car/(No*Txp)
• This is calculated as Es/No + OBO + non-linear
degradation.
• It is a measure for the needed resources in the
transponder in order to close the link.
TABLE
OVERVIEW
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Csat.pure.car/(No*Txp)
Optimal modcod QPSK 2/5
ranking Modcod overview Es/No (=C/(N+D) Inforate efficiency C/N OBO Csat.pure.car/(No*Txp)
[dB] [bits/Hz] [dB] [dB] [dB]
1 32APSK 9/10 16.26 3.11 18.38 4.74 21.65
2 32APSK 8/9 15.95 3.07 17.90 4.72 21.16
3 32APSK 5/6 14.61 2.88 16.61 4.05 19.20
4 32APSK 4/5 14.06 2.76 16.18 3.66 18.37
5 32APSK 3/4 13.17 2.59 15.31 3.34 17.20
6 16APSK 8/9 13.16 2.46 15.06 2.55 16.15
7 16APSK 5/6 11.86 2.30 13.74 2.04 14.31
8 16APSK 4/5 11.30 2.21 13.15 1.82 13.51
Available Modcods in optimal ranking
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Linear channel
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OVERVIEW
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0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
4.00
-5.00 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00
Efficiency[bits/baud]
Es/No [dB]
Es/No versus efficiency
Multi carrier
64APSK
32APSK
16APSK
8PSK
QPSK
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• A 20 Mbps IP stream MPE encapsulated in DVB-S2
(roll-off 20%, 16APSK 5/6 received by an EL470
modem
• How much space capacity is currently needed?
• Using the exact same resources, what is the increase
in throughput using DVB-S2E with GSE?
• Is there an optimization possible by reducing the
roll-off but still using the same PEB?
Exercise 1
SOME
EXAMPLES
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Input parameters
SOME
EXAMPLES
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System DVB-S2
Demodulator Hardware EL470 IP modem
Transponder Multi carrier
Transponder spacing [MHz] 40
Carrier input mode Inforate
Inforate [Mbps] 20
Modcod 16APSK 5/6
Roll-off factor 0.2
Frame type Normal frames
Pilots Pilots on
IP encapsulator MPE
Label No label
Traffic iMix
Input data
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Es/No (=C/N) [dB] 12.10
C/No [dBHz] 80.03
Eb/No [dB] 7.02
Info rate [Mbps] 20.000
Baudrate [Mbaud] 6.208
Bandwidth [MHz] 7.449
Efficiency [bits/baud] 3.222
[bits/Hz] 2.685
Frame length [ms] 2.688
Minimum baudrate [Mbaud] 0.256
Maximum baudrate [Mbaud] 33.000
Output data FER 1E-7
Used resources
Space capacity needed
SOME
EXAMPLES
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System S2 Extentions
Demodulator Hardware MDM6000-DH02-S2Ext Demod
Transponder Multi carrier
Transponder spacing [MHz] 40
Carrier input mode Bandwidth
Bandwidth [MHz] 7.449
Modcod 16APSK-L 150/180
Roll-off factor 0.05
Frame type Normal frames
Pilots Pilots on
IP encapsulator GSE
Label No label
Traffic iMix
Input data
New configuration
SOME
EXAMPLES
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Es/No (=C/N) [dB] 11.38
C/No [dBHz] 79.89
Eb/No [dB] 6.30
Info rate [Mbps] 22.857
Baudrate [Mbaud] 7.094
Bandwidth [MHz] 7.449
Efficiency [bits/baud] 3.222
[bits/Hz] 3.068
Frame length [ms] 2.352
Minimum baudrate [Mbaud] 1.000
Maximum baudrate [Mbaud] 72.000
Output data FER 1E-7
Used resources are equal
or lower in same
bandwidth
SOME
EXAMPLES
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Throughput increased with 2.8 Mbps
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• A contribution carrier operates in DVB-S at 27.5
Mbaud 8PSK 5/6 with RO 25% in a linearized 36
MHz transponder.
• What is possible using DVB-S2E using the same resources?
• What is the gain of predistortion?
• Find the optimal point for roll-off versus symbolrate?
(you’ll need Csat.pure.car/(No*Txp.BW) for this)
Exercise 2
SOME
EXAMPLES
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INPUT DATA
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System DVB-S
Demodulator Hardware AZ910 Broadcast demod
Transponder Single carrier without predistortion
Transponder spacing [MHz] 40
Carrier input mode Baudrate
Baudrate [Mbaud] 27.5
Modcod 8PSK 5/6
Roll-off factor 0.25
Frame type Normal frames
Pilots Pilots on
IP encapsulator None
Label No label
Traffic iMix
Input data
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OUTPUT DATA
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Es/No (=C/(N+D) [dB] 12.21
C/(No+Do) [dBHz] 86.60
Eb/No [dB] 8.59
Info rate [Mbps] 63.360
Baudrate [Mbaud] 27.500
Bandwidth [MHz] 34.375
Efficiency [bits/baud] 2.304
[bits/Hz] 1.843
Minimum baudrate [Mbaud] 1.000
Maximum baudrate [Mbaud] 45.000
Output data FER 1E-7
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Csat.pure.car/(No*Rs) [dB] 14.22
Csat.pure.car/(No*Alloc.bw) [dB] 13.25
Csat.pure.car/(No*Txp) [dB] 12.59
C/N [dB] 13.87
IBO [dB] 0.50
OBO [dB] 0.35
C/D [dB] 17.19
Non-linear degradation [dB] 1.66
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System S2 Extentions
Demodulator Hardware MDM6000-DH02-S2Ext Demod
Transponder Single carrier without predistortion
Transponder spacing [MHz] 40
Carrier input mode Bandwidth
Bandwidth [MHz] 36
Modcod 16APSK 135/180
Roll-off factor 0.1
Frame type Normal frames
Pilots Pilots on
IP encapsulator GSE
Label No label
Traffic iMix
Input data
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Csat.pure.car/(No*Rs) [dB] 13.80
Csat.pure.car/(No*Alloc.bw) [dB] 13.39
Csat.pure.car/(No*Txp) [dB] 12.93
C/N [dB] 12.19
IBO [dB] 5.50
OBO [dB] 1.61
C/D [dB] 15.07
Non-linear degradation [dB] 1.81
Performance specific information
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63.36 Mbps
94.79 Mbps
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Es/No (=C/(N+D) [dB] 10.39
C/(No+Do) [dBHz] 85.54
Eb/No [dB] 5.77
Info rate [Mbps] 94.789
Baudrate [Mbaud] 32.727
Bandwidth [MHz] 36.000
Efficiency [bits/baud] 2.896
[bits/Hz] 2.633
Frame length [ms] 0.510
Minimum baudrate [Mbaud] 1.000
Maximum baudrate [Mbaud] 72.000
Output data FER 1E-7
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System DVB-S2 System S2 Extentions
Demodulator Hardware EL470 IP modem Demodulator Hardware MDM6000-DH02-S2Ext Demod
Transponder Multi carrier Transponder Multi carrier
Transponder spacing [MHz] 40 Transponder spacing [MHz] 40
Carrier input mode Bandwidth Carrier input mode Bandwidth
Bandwidth [MHz] 10 Bandwidth [MHz] 10
Modcod 8PSK 5/6 Modcod 16APSK-L 126/180
Roll-off factor 0.2 Roll-off factor 0.05
Frame type Normal frames Frame type Normal frames
Pilots Pilots on Pilots Pilots on
IP encapsulator XPE IP encapsulator GSE
Label No label Label No label
Traffic iMix Traffic iMix
Csat.pure.car/(No*Txp) [dB] Csat.pure.car/(No*Txp) [dB]
Es/No [dB] 9.70 Es/No [dB] 9.14
C/No [dB] 78.91 C/No [dB] 78.93
C/N [dB] C/N [dB]
Info rate [Mbps] 20.186 Info rate [Mbps] 25.735
Baudrate [Mbaud] 8.333 Baudrate [Mbaud] 9.524
Bandwidth [MHz] 10.000 Bandwidth [MHz] 10.000
Info rate [%] 27.489
Baudrate [%] 14.286
Bandwidth [%] 0.000
Gain
Input data configuration A Input data configuration B
Output data FER 1E-7 Output data FER 1E-7
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Multi-carrier: in multiple carrier per transponder mode, the transponder is assumed to work with sufficient global back off in order to guarantee linear operation. No additional degradation due to distortion is taken into account. Single carrier without predistortion: when a single carrier occupies a full transponder, it can be driven further into saturation (into the non-linear region). This will on one side increase the satellite output power (hence the achievable downlink C/N) while on the other side will also increase the degradation due to non-linearity. A balance between optimal IBO/OBO and resulting degradation needs to be found. The parameters in the output field can be used for this.Single carrier with predistortion: in order to overcome some of the degradation effects due to distortion, Newtec can enable Equalink™ predistortion on the modulator side. This allows to drive the transponder even further into saturation, effectively increasing the possible throughput. This mode is selected for non-linearized transponders.Single carrier in linearized transponder with predistortion: in order to overcome some of the degradation effects due to distortion, Newtec can enable Equalink™ predistortion on the modulator side. This allows to drive the transponder even further into saturation, effectively increasing the possible throughput. This mode is selected for linearized transponders which have a different IBO/OBO relationship compared to non-linearized transponders.
This value is used to determine the maximum occupied bandwidth a carrier is allowed to have. Traditionally, DVB carriers where allowed an occupied bandwidth equal to the transponder bandwidth (defined by the -1 dB points with typical values 36/54 and 72 MHz). With the advent of automatic linear predistortion (Equalink™) it is possible to extend the carrier bandwidth to the occupy the full allocated frequency slot of the transponder.
Allocated bandwidth: allows to enter the allocated bandwidth. From that (using the selected roll-off factor) the usable symbolrate and resulting info rate will be calculated.Baudrate: allows to enter the baudrate (symbolrate) of the carrier. From that (using the selected roll-off factor) the allocated bandwidth and resulting info rate will be calculated.Info rate: allows to enter the information rate. The information rate is the raw input rate at the modulator board so including the encapsulation overhead. From that the needed baudrate (using the selected modulation and coding) is calculated as well as the needed allocated bandwidth.
Select the modcod from the drop down that will be used on the carrier. Depending on the selected system and hardware the list will be updated to reflect only valid selections.Remark that all possible MODCODs are present in this drop-down list. However some MODCODs might be less efficient than higher MODCODs. For a selected list with only the optimal MODCODs, please refer to the table at the bottom of the sheet.
For the upcoming release of the MDM6100 which will also be able to carry transport streams without any encapsulation (MPEG frames are directly injected into baseband frames), the encapsulation can then be switched off.
No label: GSE label addressing is not added. Remote terminals will filter out the data for their destination using the ISI mechanism (which leads to a maximum of 255 channels).Short label (3 bytes): 3 hex bytes are used to address individual channels/terminals. This allows for the addressing of 224 =16 million channels. Additional overhead is about 0.75% (when working with iMix packet sizes).Long label (6 bytes): 6 hex bytes are used to address individual channels/terminals. This allows for the addressing of 248 = virtually unlimited number of channels. Additional overhead is about 1.5% (when working with iMix packet sizes)
iMix: this is a standard mix of a typical internet traffic. It contains an typical mix of VoIP, medium size http packets and large packets. Average packet size is 404 bytes.TSoIP (including RTP): This is used in case a TSoIP is transported over satellite as native IP without encapsulating the TS packets first. The most efficient case of 7 TS frames per IP packet is taken which implies an fixed IP packet size of 7*188 + 20 + 8 + 12 = 1356 bytes. More details in the section TSoIP overhead.TSoIP (excluding RTP): This is used in case a TSoIP is transported over satellite as native IP without encapsulating the TS packets first, also here the case if 7 TS frames per IP packets is considered which implies a fixed IP packet size of 7*188 + 20 + 8 = 1344 bytes. More details in the section TSoIP overhead.This field is not applicable when TS mode (TS over ASI or IP) is selected as the transport stream packets are directly encapsulated in DVB-S2 frames without any overhead.
The performance data is provided for a FER (Frame Error Rate) of 1E-7 or 1E-3 when available. FER corresponds to BER. However in DVB-S2, BER is not easily measure because in case of link errors complete frames will be dropped. The only indication possible in DVB-S2 is the Frame Error Rate. When doing performance measurements, often a Frame Error Rate of 1E-3 is used because that can be reached in an acceptable time, if measurements are done at FER 1E-7, the measurement cycle would be too long. Performance at 1E-7 is extrapolated from these measurements.
Es/No (=C/N+D)Energy per symbol over the noise density. This is the required Es/No threshold in dB for operation in the linear (multiple carrier per transponder) channel. In case the threshold is needed for single carrier per transponder operation, add the “non-linear degradation value” to set the target Es/No (C/N) in the link budget program. This value is also displayed as “C/N” in the right hand side column.
The info rate is often used in link budget programs (such as Intelsat’s LST5) and the encapsulation overhead is entered as an additional percentage