Comtech EF Data SDM-300A, Installation And Operation Manual

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SDM-300A Satellite Modem Specifications
Rev. 4 C–33
C.4.8 Performance with Noise, Viterbi Decoder, and OQPSK
Refer to Table C-14.
Table C-14 lists the Viterbi and OQPSK specifications for the E
b
/N
0
required to
achieve 10
-3
to 10
-8
BER for different configurations.
Table C-14. Viterbi Decoder and OQPSK
Eb/N0 (dB) Specification
BER 1/2 Rate 3/4 Rate 7/8 Rate
10
-3
4.1 5.2 6.4
10
-4
4.9 6.0 7.2
10
-5
5.6 6.7 7.9
10
-6
6.3 7.5 8.6
10
-7
6.9 8.2 9.2
10
-8
7.5 8.8 9.9