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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................1–1
1.1 Overview............................................................................................................................................................1–2
1.1.1 Standard Features.......................................................................................................................................1–2
1.1.2 Modes
of Operation ...................................................................................................................................1–3
1.1.3 Modem
Construction .................................................................................................................................1–5
1.2 Options ..............................................................................................................................................................1–6
1.2.1 FAST
Options............................................................................................................................................1–7
1.2.2 Factory-Installed Options ..........................................................................................................................1–8
1.2.3 Factory-
or
User-Installed Options ............................................................................................................1–8
1.2.4 Breakout Panel...........................................................................................................................................1–9
1.3 Modem
Assemblies ...........................................................................................................................................1–11
1.4 Specifications ....................................................................................................................................................1–12
1.5 BER
Performance Specifications ....................................................................................................................1–16
1.5.1 Viterbi
Decoder
BER.................................................................................................................................1–16
1.5.2
INTELSAT Viterbi with Reed-Solomon Codec BER ...............................................................................1–18
1.5.3
Viterbi/Sequential Closed Network Connection BER (with Reed-Solomon)............................................1–20
1.5.4 Sequential
Decoder BER (56 kbps) ...........................................................................................................1–22
1.5.5 Sequential
Decoder BER (1544 kbps) .......................................................................................................1–24
1.5.6 Trellis
8PSK BER .....................................................................................................................................1–26
1.5.7
Performance with Noise Turbo Product Codec (Optional)........................................................................1–28
1.5.8
Performance with Uncoded, BPSK, QPSK, and OQPSK..........................................................................1–30
1.6 Typical
Spectral Occupancy ............................................................................................................................1–31
1.7 Dimensional Envelope ......................................................................................................................................1–32
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