
Rack-Mount RDMS
TM
Telemetry Receiver
152
Quasonix, Inc.
Table 12
: RDMS™ BER Specifications
BER
Maximum E
b
/N
0
(dB)
PCM/FM, Tier 0
SOQPSK-TG, Tier I
Multi-h CPM, Tier II
10
-3
7.5
9.5
11.0
10
-4
9.0
11.5
12.5
10
-5
10.0
13.0
13.5
10
-6
11.0
14.5
14.5
Typical BER performance, plotted in Figure 48, is significantly superior to that tabulated above.
Figure 246: BER Performance for Tier 0, I, and II
5.5 Synchronization
The RDMS™ offers very fast, reliable acquisition, even at very low signal to noise ratio. Synchronization time is a
function of modulation type and IF frequency error. Typical SOQPSK results (from 10,000 synchronization trials)
are shown in Figure 247.
1.E-08
1.E-07
1.E-06
1.E-05
1.E-04
1.E-03
1.E-02
1.E-01
1.E+00
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Eb/N0 (dB)
B
E
R
Tier 0, QSX-DMS-111
Tier I, QSX-DMS-111
Tier II, QSX-DMS-111