Scientific Atlanta Continuum DVP eXtra Dense QAM Array, System Manual

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Dense QAM Array Dual QAM Card
General
The Dense QAM Array Dual QAM Card contains two QAM modulators and a single
upconverter. The RF output signal contains two combined adjacent QAM channels.
You can install a maximum of six Dual QAM Cards inside the Continuum DVP
XDQA housing. When installing a Dual QAM Card in the housing, all settings are
automatically loaded from the system controller/input board and the Dual QAM
Card is immediately in service.
The following illustration shows the Dense QAM Array Dual QAM Card.
For more information about the Dense QAM Array Dual QAM Card specifications,
see Appendix A,
Technical Specifications .
Features and Benefits
The standard features and benefits are:
•
New DirectRF technology significantly reduces the price per stream.
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Works with all major VOD server brands.
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Hot swappable: after insertion, settings for that slot are loaded and the board
starts running.
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Extremely low power consumption (10 - 11.5 W).
•
QAM modulation (64 & 256) according to DVB (ITU-A), OpenCable (ITU-B) or
ITU-C.
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Excellent MER
(
≥ 41 dB @ RF) and BER ( ≤ 5.10
-9
pre FEC and @256 QAM).
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Fully agile from 45 to 870 MHz (channel edges within that range).
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RF specifications exceeding (EURO) DOCSIS
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4004949 Rev C Describing the Continuum DVP eXtra Dense QAM Array 1-9