SLM-3650 Satellite Modem
Revision 3
Introduction
MN/SLM3650.IOM
1–17
1.5.2 INTELSAT
Viterbi
with Reed-Solomon Codec BER
Table 1-6 lists the INTELSAT Viterbi with Reed-Solomon specifications for the E
b
/N
0
required to achieve 10
-5
to 10
-10
BER for different configurations. Refer to Figure 1-5 for
the INTELSAT Viterbi with Reed-Solomon BER curves.
Table 1-6. INTELSAT Viterbi with Reed-Solomon BER Data
Specification
Typical
IBS
IDR
IBS
IDR
BER
1/2 Rate
3/4 Rate
BER
1/2 Rate
3/4 Rate
10-6
4.1 dB
5.6 dB
10-5
3.2 dB
4.0 dB
10-7
4.2 dB
5.8 dB
10-6
3.5 dB
4.2 dB
10-8
4.4 dB
6.0 dB
10-7
3.6 dB
4.4 dB
10-10
5.0 dB
6.3 dB
10-8
3.8 dB
4.6 dB
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