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PTP 820S Licensed Microwave Radio

quick look:

PTP 820S, single core radio with All

Outdoor core radio capable of 2048
QAM with ACM
• Support 6-38 GHz
• Support 1+0, 1+1 HSB, 2+0 SP or DP
• Support Advance Frequency reuse

Radio Ethernet
6-38 GHz Ethernet Interfaces
Traffic Interfaces – 1 x 10/100/1000Base-T (RJ-45) and 2 x
1+0, 1+1 HSB, 2+0 SP or DP 1000base-X (SFP) or 2 x 10/100/1000 Base-T (electrical SFP)

Multi-Band (PTP 850E, PTP 820E) Management Interface - 1 x 10/100 Base-T (RJ-45)

Radio Features Optical SFP Types - Optical 1000Base-LX (1310 nm) or SX

(850nm)
Protection: 1+1 HSB
Note: SFP devices must be of industrial grade (-40°C to +85°C)
QPSK to 2048 QAM w/ACM Ethernet Features
MTU – 9600 Bytes
Advanced Frequency Reuse (AFR)
Quality of Service
Multiple Classification criteria (VLAN ID, p-bits, IPv4, DSCP,
IPv6 TC, MPLS EXP)
8 priority queues
Deep buffering (configurable up to 64 Mbit per queue)
WRED
P-bit marking/remarking
4K VLANs
VLAN add/remove/translate
Frame Cut Through – controlled latency and PDV for delay
sensitive applications
Header De-Duplication – Capacity boosting by eliminating
inefficiency in all layers (L2, MPLS, L3, L4, Tunneling – GTP for
LTE, GRE)
Y.1731 Ethernet OAM
Y.1731 Ethernet Bandwidth Notification (ETH-BN)
Adaptive Bandwidth Notification (ABN)

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Management Protocols Standards Compliance
SNMP EMC: EN 301 489-1, EN 301 489-4, Class B (Europe), FCC 47 CFR,
part 15, class B (US), ICES-003, Class B (Canada), TEC/EMI/TEL-
REST
001/01, Class B (India)
SDN Support: NETCONF/YANG
Surge: EN61000-4-5, Class 4 (for PWR and ETH1/PoE ports)
Synchronization Safety: EN 60950-1, IEC 60950-1, UL 60950-1, CSA-C22.2
Synchronization Distribution
No.60950-1, EN 60950-22, UL 60950-22, CSAC22.2.60950-22
Sync Distribution over any traffic interface (GE/FE)
Ingress Protection: IP66-compliant
Sync-E (ITU-T G.8261, G.8262) Storage: ETSI EN 300 019-1-1 Class 1.2
SSM/ESMC Support for ring/mesh applications (ITU-T G.8264) Transportation: ETSI EN 300 019-1-2 Class 2.3

Sync-E Regenerator mode, providing PRC grade (ITU-T G.811)

Technical
Mechanical Specifications
performance for smart pipe applications.
Dimensions: 230mm(H), 233mm(W), 98mm(D), 6.0kg;
IEEE-1588
9.05”(H), 9.07”(W), 3.86”(D), 13.23 lbs.
Optimized Transport for reduced PDV
Pole Diameter Range (for Remote Mount Installation):
IEEE-1588 TC 8.89 cm – 11.43 cm; 3.5” – 4.5”
Security Environmental Specifications
AES 256-bit Encryption -33°C to +55°C (-45°C to +60°C extended);
Secured protocols (HTTPS, SNMPV3, SSH, SFTP) -27°F to +131°F (-49°F to +140°F extended)
Radius authentication and authorization Power Input Specifications
TACACS+ authentication and authorization (session-based) Standard Input: -48 VDC
Standard IDU DC Input range: -40 to -60 VDC
MEF Power Consumption Specifications
Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Maximum Power Consumption: 6-11 GHz: 35W; 13-38 GHz: 42W
Supported Ethernet Standards
10/100/1000base-T/X (IEEE 802.3)
Ethernet VLANs (IEEE 802.3ac)
Virtual LAN (VLAN, IEEE 802.1Q)
Class of service (IEEE 802.1p)
Provider bridges (QinQ – IEEE 802.1ad)
Link aggregation (IEEE 802.3ad)
Auto MDI/MDIX for 1000baseT
RFC 1349: IPv4 TOS
RFC 2474: IPv4 DSCP
RFC 2460: IPv6 Traffic Classes

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Transmit Power (dBm)
24 GHz
Transmit Power 6 GHz 7 GHz 8 GHz 10-11 GHz 13-15 GHz 18 GHz 23 GHz
UL HP
26 GHz 28-38 GHz

QPSK 28 28 28 26 24 22 20 -17 21 18
8 PSK 28 28 28 26 24 22 20 -17 21 18
16 QAM 28 27 27 26 23 21 20 -17 20 17
32 QAM 27 26 26 25 22 20 20 -17 19 16
64 QAM 27 26 26 25 22 20 20 -17 19 16
128 QAM 27 26 26 25 22 20 20 -17 19 16
256 QAM 27 26 24 25 20 20 18 -17 17 14
512 QAM 25 24 24 24 20 18 18 -17 17 14
1024 QAM 25 24 24 23 20 18 17 -17 16 13
2048 QAM 23 22 22 21 18 16 16 -17 15 12

Receive Sensitivity
3.5 & 5 MHz 6 GHz 7 GHz 8 GHz 10 GHz 11 GHz 13 GHz 15 GHz 18 GHz 23 GHz 24 GHz 26 GHz 28-31 GHz 32 GHz 38 GHz

QPSK -96.5 -96.0 -96.0 -95.5 -96.5 -95.5 -94.5 -96.0 -95.0 -94.5 -94.5 -94.5 -94.0 -94.0
16 QAM -90.0 -89.0 -89.0 -89.0 -89.5 -88.5 -88.0 -89.0 -88.0 -87.5 -88.0 -87.5 -87.5 -87.0
32 QAM -86.5 -85.5 -85.5 -85.5 -86.0 -85.0 -84.5 -85.5 -84.5 -84.0 -84.5 -84.0 -84.0 -83.5
64 QAM -83.0 -82.5 -82.5 -82.0 -83.0 -82.0 -81.0 -82.5 -81.5 -81.0 -81.0 -81.0 -80.5 -80.5
128 QAM -79.5 -79.0 -79.0 -78.5 -79.5 -78.5 -77.5 -79.0 -78.0 -77.5 -77.5 -77.5 -77.0 -77.0
256 QAM -76.5 -75.5 -75.5 -75.5 -76.5 -75.0 -74.5 -75.5 -75.0 -74.5 -74.5 -74.0 -74.0 -73.5
7 MHz 6 GHz 7 GHz 8 GHz 10 GHz 11 GHz 13 GHz 15 GHz 18 GHz 23 GHz 24 GHz 26 GHz 28-31 GHz 32 GHz 38 GHz

QPSK -93.5 -93.0 -93.0 -92.5 -93.5 -92.5 -91.5 -93.0 -92.0 -91.5 -91.5 -91.5 -91.0 -91.0
8 PSK -87.5 -87.0 -87.0 -86.5 -87.5 -86.5 -85.5 -87.0 -86.0 -85.5 -85.5 -85.5 -85.0 -85.0
16 QAM -87.0 -86.5 -86.5 -86.0 -87.0 -86.0 -85.0 -86.5 -85.5 -85.0 -85.0 -85.0 -84.5 -84.5
32 QAM -83.5 -83.0 -83.0 -82.5 -83.5 -82.5 -81.5 -83.0 -82.0 -81.5 -81.5 -81.5 -81.0 -81.0
64 QAM -80.5 -80.0 -80.0 -79.5 -80.5 -79.5 -78.5 -80.0 -79.0 -78.5 -78.5 -78.5 -78.0 -78.0
128 QAM -77.5 -76.5 -76.5 -76.5 -77.5 -76.0 -75.5 -76.5 -76.0 -75.5 -75.5 -75.0 -75.0 -74.5
256 QAM -74.0 -73.5 -73.5 -73.0 -74.0 -73.0 -72.0 -73.5 -72.5 -72.0 -72.0 -72.0 -71.5 -71.5
512 QAM -72.0 -71.5 -71.5 -71.0 -72.0 -71.0 -70.0 -71.5 -70.5 -70.0 -70.0 -70.0 -69.5 -69.5
1024 QAM
-68.5 -68.0 -68.0 -67.5 -68.5 -67.5 -66.5 -68.0 -67.0 -66.5 -66.5 -66.5 -66.0 -66.0
(strong FEC)
1024 QAM
-68.0 -67.0 -67.0 -67.0 -67.5 -66.5 -66.0 -67.0 -66.0 -65.5 -66.0 -65.5 -65.5 -65.0
(light FEC)

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Receive Sensitivity (dBm @BER=10-6) - continued
10 MHz 6 GHz 7 GHz 8 GHz 10 GHz 11 GHz 13 GHz 15 GHz 18 GHz 23 GHz 24 GHz 26 GHz 28-31 GHz 32 GHz 38 GHz

QPSK -92.0 -91.5 -91.5 -91.0 -92.0 -91.0 -90.0 -91.5 -90.5 -87.0 -90.0 -90.0 -89.5 -89.0
8 PSK -87.0 -86.0 -86.0 -86.0 -87.0 -85.5 -85.0 -86.0 -85.5 -81.5 -85.0 -84.5 -84.5 -84.0
16 QAM -85.5 -85.0 -85.0 -84.5 -85.5 -84.5 -83.5 -85.0 -84.0 -80.5 -83.5 -83.5 -83.0 -82.5
32 QAM -82.0 -81.5 -81.5 -81.0 -82.0 -81.0 -80.0 -81.5 -80.5 -77.0 -80.0 -80.0 -79.5 -79.0
64 QAM -79.0 -78.5 -78.5 -78.0 -79.0 -77.5 -77.0 -78.5 -77.5 -74.0 -77.0 -77.0 -76.5 -76.0
128 QAM -75.5 -75.0 -75.0 -74.5 -75.5 -74.5 -73.5 -75.0 -74.0 -70.5 -73.5 -73.5 -73.0 -72.5
256 QAM -72.5 -72.0 -72.0 -71.5 -72.5 -71.5 -70.5 -72.0 -71.0 -67.5 -70.5 -70.5 -70.0 -69.5
512 QAM -70.0 -69.5 -69.5 -69.0 -70.0 -68.5 -68.0 -69.5 -68.5 -65.0 -68.0 -68.0 -67.5 -67.0
1024 QAM
-67.0 -66.5 -66.5 -66.0 -67.0 -66.0 -65.0 -66.5 -65.5 -62.0 -65.0 -65.0 -64.5 -64.0
(strong FEC)
1024 QAM
-66.5 -65.5 -65.5 -65.5 -66.5 -65.0 -64.5 -65.5 -65.0 -61.0 -64.5 -64.0 -64.0 -63.5
(light FEC)
14 MHz 6 GHz 7 GHz 8 GHz 10 GHz 11 GHz 13 GHz 15 GHz 18 GHz 23 GHz 24 GHz 26 GHz 28-31 GHz 32 GHz 38 GHz

QPSK -90.5 -90.0 -90.0 -89.5 -90.5 -89.5 -88.5 -90.0 -89.0 -88.5 -88.5 -88.5 -88.0 -88.0
8 PSK -84.5 -84.0 -84.0 -83.5 -85.5 -83.5 -82.5 -84.0 -83.0 -82.5 -82.5 -82.5 -82.0 -82.0
16 QAM -83.5 -83.0 -83.0 -82.5 -83.5 -82.5 -81.5 -83.0 -82.0 -81.5 -81.5 -81.5 -81.0 -81.0
32 QAM -80.5 -79.5 -79.5 -79.5 -80.5 -79.0 -78.5 -79.5 -79.0 -78.5 -78.5 -78.0 -78.0 -77.5
64 QAM -77.5 -76.5 -76.5 -76.5 -77.0 -76.0 -75.5 -76.5 -76.0 -75.5 -75.5 -75.0 -75.0 -74.5
128 QAM -74.0 -73.5 -73.5 -73.0 -74.0 -73.0 -72.0 -73.5 -72.5 -72.0 -72.0 -72.0 -71.5 -71.5
256 QAM -71.5 -70.5 -70.5 -70.5 -71.0 -70.0 -69.5 -70.5 -69.5 -69.0 -69.5 -69.0 -69.0 -68.5
512 QAM -68.5 -68.0 -68.0 -67.5 -68.5 -67.5 -66.5 -68.0 -67.0 -66.5 -66.5 -66.5 -66.0 -66.0
1024 QAM
-65.5 -65.0 -65.0 -64.5 -65.5 -64.5 -63.5 -65.0 -64.0 -63.5 -63.5 -63.5 -63.0 -63.0
(strong FEC)
1024 QAM
-65.0 -64.0 -64.0 -64.0 -64.5 -63.5 -63.0 -64.0 -63.5 -63.0 -63.0 -62.5 -62.5 -62.0
(light FEC)
20 MHz 6 GHz 7 GHz 8 GHz 10 GHz 11 GHz 13 GHz 15 GHz 18 GHz 23 GHz 24 GHz 26 GHz 28-31 GHz 32 GHz 38 GHz

QPSK -89.0 -88.5 -88.5 -88.0 -89.0 -88.0 -87.0 -88.5 -87.5 -84.0 -87.0 -87.0 -86.5 -86.0
8 PSK -84.0 -83.5 -83.5 -83.0 -84.0 -83.0 -82.0 -83.5 -82.5 -79.0 -82.0 -82.0 -81.5 -81.0
16 QAM -82.5 -82.0 -82.0 -81.5 -82.5 -81.0 -80.5 -82.0 -81.0 -77.5 -80.5 -80.5 -80.0 -79.5
32 QAM -79.0 -78.5 -78.5 -78.0 -79.0 -77.5 -77.0 -78.5 -77.5 -74.0 -77.0 -77.0 -76.5 -76.0
64 QAM -76.0 -75.0 -75.0 -75.0 -76.0 -74.5 -74.0 -75.0 -74.5 -70.5 -74.0 -73.5 -73.5 -73.0
128 QAM -73.0 -72.0 -72.0 -72.0 -73.0 -71.5 -71.0 -72.0 -71.5 -67.5 -71.0 -70.5 -70.5 -70.0
256 QAM -70.0 -69.5 -69.5 -69.0 -70.0 -68.5 -68.0 -69.5 -68.5 -65.0 -68.0 -68.0 -67.5 -67.0
512 QAM -67.5 -66.5 -66.5 -66.5 -67.5 -66.0 -65.5 -66.5 -66.0 -62.0 -65.5 -65.0 -65.0 -64.5
1024 QAM
-64.5 -63.5 -63.5 -63.5 -64.5 -63.0 -62.5 -63.5 -63.0 -59.0 -62.5 -62.0 -62.0 -61.5
(strong FEC)
1024 QAM
-63.5 -63.0 -63.0 -62.5 -63.5 -62.5 -61.5 -63.0 -62.0 -58.5 -61.5 -61.5 -61.0 -60.5
(light FEC)
2048 QAM -60.0 -59.5 -59.5 -59.0 -60.0 -59.0 -58.0 -59.5 -58.5 -55.0 -58.0 -58.0 -57.5 -57.0

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Receive Sensitivity (dBm @BER=10-6) - continued
25 MHz 6 GHz 7 GHz 8 GHz 10 GHz 11 GHz 13 GHz 15 GHz 18 GHz 23 GHz 24 GHz 26 GHz 28-31 GHz 32 GHz 38 GHz

QPSK -87.5 -86.5 -86.5 -86.5 -87.0 -86.0 -85.5 -86.5 -85.5 -82.0 -85.5 -85.0 -85.0 -84.0
8 PSK -82.5 -82.0 -82.0 -81.5 -82.5 -81.5 -80.5 -82.0 -81.0 -77.5 -80.5 -80.5 -80.0 -79.5
16 QAM -80.5 -80.0 -80.0 -79.5 -80.5 -79.5 -78.5 -80.0 -79.0 -75.5 -78.5 -78.5 -78.0 -77.5
32 QAM -77.5 -77.0 -77.0 -76.5 -77.5 -76.0 -75.5 -77.0 -76.0 -72.5 -75.5 -75.5 -75.0 -74.5
64 QAM -74.5 -74.0 -74.0 -73.5 -74.5 -73.5 -72.5 -74.0 -73.0 -69.5 -72.5 -72.5 -72.0 -71.5
128 QAM -71.5 -71.0 -71.0 -70.5 -71.5 -70.5 -69.5 -71.0 -70.0 -66.5 -69.5 -69.5 -69.0 -68.5
256 QAM -68.5 -67.5 -67.5 -67.5 -68.5 -67.0 -66.5 -67.5 -67.0 -63.0 -66.5 -66.0 -66.0 -65.5
512 QAM -66.0 -65.0 -65.0 -65.0 -66.0 -64.5 -64.0 -65.0 -64.5 -60.5 -64.0 -63.5 -63.5 -63.0
1024 QAM
-63.0 -62.5 -62.5 -62.0 -63.0 -61.5 -61.0 -62.5 -61.5 -58.0 -61.0 -61.0 -60.5 -60.0
(strong FEC)
1024 QAM
-62.5 -61.5 -61.5 -61.5 -62.5 -61.0 -60.5 -61.5 -61.0 -57.0 -60.5 -60.0 -60.0 -59.5
(light FEC)
2048 QAM -58.5 -58.0 -58.0 -57.5 -58.5 -57.0 -56.5 -58.0 -57.0 -53.5 -56.5 -56.5 -56.0 -55.5
28 MHz 6 GHz 7 GHz 8 GHz 10 GHz 11 GHz 13 GHz 15 GHz 18 GHz 23 GHz 24 GHz 26 GHz 28-31 GHz 32 GHz 38 GHz

QPSK -87.5 -87.0 -87.0 -86.5 -87.5 -86.5 -85.5 -87.0 -86.0 -85.5 -85.5 -85.5 -85.0 -85.0
8 PSK -83.0 -82.5 -82.5 -82.0 -83.0 -82.0 -81.0 -82.5 -81.5 -81.0 -81.0 -81.0 -80.5 -80.5
16 QAM -81.0 -80.5 -80.5 -80.0 -81.0 -79.5 -79.0 -80.5 -79.5 -79.0 -79.0 -79.0 -78.5 -78.0
32 QAM -77.5 -77.0 -77.0 -76.5 -77.5 -76.0 -75.5 -77.0 -76.0 -75.5 -75.5 -75.5 -75.0 -74.5
64 QAM -74.5 -74.0 -74.0 -73.5 -74.5 -73.0 -72.5 -74.0 -73.0 -72.5 -72.5 -72.5 -72.0 -71.5
128 QAM -71.5 -70.5 -70.5 -70.5 -71.0 -70.0 -69.5 -70.5 -69.5 -69.0 -69.5 -69.0 -69.0 -68.5
256 QAM -68.5 -67.5 -67.5 -67.5 -68.0 -67.0 -66.5 -67.5 -66.5 -66.0 -66.5 -66.0 -66.0 -65.5
512 QAM -66.0 -65.0 -65.0 -65.0 -66.0 -64.5 -64.0 -65.0 -64.5 -64.0 -64.0 -63.5 -63.5 -63.0
1024 QAM
-63.0 -62.5 -62.5 -62.0 -63.0 -61.5 -61.0 -62.5 -61.5 -61.0 -61.0 -61.0 -60.5 -60.0
(strong FEC)
1024 QAM
-62.0 -61.5 -61.5 -61.0 -62.0 -60.5 -60.0 -61.5 -60.5 -60.0 -60.0 -60.0 -59.5 -59.0
(light FEC)
2048 QAM -58.5 -58.0 -58.0 -57.5 -58.5 -57.0 -56.5 -58.0 -57.0 -56.5 -56.5 -56.5 -56.0 -55.5
30 MHz 6 GHz 7 GHz 8 GHz 10 GHz 11 GHz 13 GHz 15 GHz 18 GHz 23 GHz 24 GHz 26 GHz 28-31 GHz 32 GHz 38 GHz

QPSK -87.5 -87.0 -87.0 -86.5 -87.5 -86.0 -85.5 -87.0 -86.0 -85.5 -85.5 -85.5 -85.0 -84.5
8 PSK -82.5 -81.5 -81.5 -81.5 -82.5 -81.0 -80.5 -81.5 -81.0 -80.5 -80.5 -80.0 -80.0 -79.0
16 QAM -81.0 -80.0 -80.0 -80.0 -80.5 -79.5 -79.0 -80.0 -79.0 -78.5 -79.0 -78.5 -78.5 -77.5
32 QAM -77.0 -76.5 -76.5 -76.0 -77.0 -76.0 -75.0 -76.5 -75.5 -75.0 -75.0 -75.0 -74.5 -74.0
64 QAM -74.5 -73.5 -73.5 -73.5 -74.0 -73.0 -72.5 -73.5 -72.5 -72.0 -72.5 -72.0 -72.0 -71.0
128 QAM -71.0 -70.5 -70.5 -70.0 -71.0 -70.0 -69.0 -70.5 -69.5 -69.0 -69.0 -69.0 -68.5 -68.0
256 QAM -68.0 -67.5 -67.5 -67.0 -68.0 -67.0 -66.0 -67.5 -66.5 -66.0 -66.0 -66.0 -65.5 -65.0
512 QAM -66.0 -65.5 -65.5 -65.0 -66.0 -64.5 -64.0 -65.5 -64.5 -64.0 -64.0 -64.0 -63.5 -63.0
1024 QAM
-63.0 -62.0 -62.0 -62.0 -62.5 -61.5 -61.0 -62.0 -61.0 -60.5 -61.0 -60.5 -60.5 -59.5
(strong FEC)
1024 QAM
-62.0 -61.0 -61.0 -61.0 -62.0 -60.5 -60.0 -61.0 -60.5 -60.0 -60.0 -59.5 -59.5 -58.5
(light FEC)
2048 QAM -58.0 -57.5 -57.5 -57.0 -58.0 -56.5 -56.0 -57.5 -56.5 -56.0 -56.0 -56.0 -55.5 -55.0

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Receive Sensitivity (dBm @BER=10-6) - continued
40 MHz 6 GHz 7 GHz 8 GHz 10 GHz 11 GHz 13 GHz 15 GHz 18 GHz 23 GHz 24 GHz 26 GHz 28-31 GHz 32 GHz 38 GHz

QPSK -86.0 -85.5 -85.5 -85.0 -86.0 -85.0 -84.0 -85.5 -84.5 -84.0 -84.0 -84.0 -83.5 -83.5
8 PSK -81.0 -80.5 -80.5 -80.0 -81.0 -79.5 -79.0 -80.5 -79.5 -79.0 -79.0 -79.0 -78.5 -78.0
16 QAM -79.5 -79.0 -79.0 -78.5 -79.5 -78.0 -77.5 -79.0 -78.0 -77.5 -77.5 -77.5 -77.0 -76.5
32 QAM -76.0 -75.0 -75.0 -75.0 -75.5 -74.5 -74.0 -75.0 -74.0 -73.5 -74.0 -73.5 -73.5 -73.0
64 QAM -73.0 -72.0 -72.0 -72.0 -73.0 -71.5 -71.0 -72.0 -71.5 -71.0 -71.0 -70.5 -70.5 -70.0
128 QAM -70.0 -69.0 -69.0 -69.0 -70.0 -68.5 -68.0 -69.0 -68.5 -68.0 -68.0 -67.5 -67.5 -67.0
256 QAM -67.0 -66.0 -66.0 -66.0 -66.5 -65.5 -65.0 -66.0 -65.0 -64.5 -65.0 -64.5 -64.5 -64.0
512 QAM -64.0 -63.5 -63.5 -63.0 -64.0 -62.5 -62.0 -63.5 -62.5 -62.0 -62.0 -62.0 -61.5 -61.0
1024 QAM
-61.5 -61.0 -61.0 -60.5 -61.5 -60.0 -59.5 -61.0 -60.0 -59.5 -59.5 -59.5 -59.0 -58.5
(strong FEC)
1024 QAM
-60.5 -60.0 -60.0 -59.5 -60.5 -59.5 -58.5 -60.0 -59.0 -58.5 -58.5 -58.5 -58.0 -58.0
(light FEC)
2048 QAM -58.0 -57.0 -57.0 -57.0 -58.0 -56.5 -56.0 -57.0 -56.5 -56.0 -56.0 -55.5 -55.5 -55.0
50 MHz 6 GHz 7 GHz 8 GHz 10 GHz 11 GHz 13 GHz 15 GHz 18 GHz 23 GHz 24 GHz 26 GHz 28-31 GHz 32 GHz 38 GHz

QPSK -85.5 -84.5 -84.5 -84.5 -85.0 -84.0 -83.5 -84.5 -83.5 -80.0 -83.5 -83.0 -83.0 -82.5
8 PSK -80.0 -79.5 -79.5 -79.0 -80.0 -79.0 -78.0 -79.5 -78.5 -75.0 -78.0 -78.0 -78.0 -77.5
16 QAM -78.5 -77.5 -77.5 -77.5 -78.0 -77.0 -76.5 -77.5 -76.5 -73.0 -76.5 -76.0 -76.0 -75.5
32 QAM -74.5 -74.0 -74.0 -73.5 -74.5 -73.5 -72.5 -74.0 -73.0 -69.5 -72.5 -72.5 -72.5 -72.0
64 QAM -71.5 -70.5 -70.5 -70.5 -71.5 -70.0 -69.5 -70.5 -70.0 -66.0 -69.5 -69.0 -69.0 -68.5
128 QAM -68.5 -68.0 -68.0 -67.5 -68.5 -67.5 -66.5 -68.0 -67.0 -63.5 -66.5 -66.5 -66.5 -66.0
256 QAM -66.0 -65.0 -65.0 -65.0 -66.0 -64.5 -64.0 -65.0 -64.5 -60.5 -64.0 -63.5 -63.5 -63.0
512 QAM -63.5 -63.0 -63.0 -62.5 -63.5 -62.0 -61.5 -63.0 -62.0 -58.5 -61.5 -61.5 -61.5 -61.0
1024 QAM
-60.0 -59.5 -59.5 -59.0 -60.0 -58.5 -58.0 -59.5 -58.5 -55.0 -58.0 -58.0 -58.0 -57.5
(strong FEC)
1024 QAM
-59.0 -58.0 -58.0 -58.0 -59.0 -57.5 -57.0 -58.0 -57.5 -53.5 -57.0 -56.5 -56.5 -56.0
(light FEC)
2048 QAM -57.0 -56.0 -56.0 -56.0 -56.5 -55.5 -55.0 -56.0 -55.0 -51.5 -55.0 -54.5 -54.5 -54.0
56 MHz 6 GHz 7 GHz 8 GHz 10 GHz 11 GHz 13 GHz 15 GHz 18 GHz 23 GHz 24 GHz 26 GHz 28-31 GHz 32 GHz 38 GHz

QPSK -84.0 -83.5 -83.5 -83.0 -84.0 -83.0 -82.0 -83.5 -82.5 -82.0 -82.0 -82.0 -81.5 -81.5
8 PSK -80.0 -79.5 -79.5 -79.0 -80.0 -79.0 -78.0 -79.5 -78.5 -78.0 -78.0 -78.0 -77.5 -77.5
16 QAM -77.5 -77.0 -77.0 -76.5 -77.5 -76.5 -75.5 -77.0 -76.0 -75.5 -75.5 -75.5 -75.0 -75.0
32 QAM -74.5 -73.5 -73.5 -73.5 -74.0 -73.0 -72.5 -73.5 -72.5 -72.0 -72.5 -72.0 -72.0 -71.5
64 QAM -71.0 -70.5 -70.5 -70.0 -71.0 -70.0 -69.0 -70.5 -69.5 -69.0 -69.0 -69.0 -68.5 -68.5
128 QAM -68.5 -67.5 -67.5 -67.5 -68.0 -67.0 -66.5 -67.5 -66.5 -66.0 -66.5 -66.0 -66.0 -65.5
256 QAM -65.0 -64.5 -64.5 -64.0 -65.0 -64.0 -63.0 -64.5 -63.5 -63.0 -63.0 -63.0 -62.5 -62.5
512 QAM -63.0 -62.5 -62.5 -62.0 -63.0 -61.5 -61.0 -62.5 -61.5 -61.0 -61.0 -61.0 -60.5 -60.0
1024 QAM
-59.5 -59.0 -59.0 -58.5 -59.5 -58.5 -57.5 -59.0 -58.0 -57.5 -57.5 -57.5 -57.0 -57.0
(strong FEC)
1024 QAM
-58.5 -58.0 -58.0 -57.5 -58.5 -57.5 -56.5 -58.0 -57.0 -56.5 -56.5 -56.5 -56.0 -56.0
(light FEC)
2048 QAM -54.0 -53.5 -53.5 -53.0 -54.0 -53.0 -52.0 -53.5 -52.5 -52.0 -52.0 -52.0 -51.5 -51.5

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Receive Sensitivity (dBm @BER=10-6) - continued
60 MHz 6 GHz 7 GHz 8 GHz 10 GHz 11 GHz 13 GHz 15 GHz 18 GHz 23 GHz 24 GHz 26 GHz 28-31 GHz 32 GHz 38 GHz

QPSK -84.5 -84.0 -84.0 -83.5 -84.5 -83.0 -82.5 -84.0 -83.0 -82.5 -82.5 -82.5 -82.0 -81.5
8 PSK -80.0 -79.0 -79.0 -79.0 -79.5 -78.5 -78.0 -79.0 -78.0 -77.5 -78.0 -77.5 -77.5 -77.0
16 QAM -77.5 -77.0 -77.0 -76.5 -77.5 -76.0 -75.5 -77.0 -76.0 -75.5 -75.5 -75.5 -75.0 -74.5
32 QAM -74.0 -73.0 -73.0 -73.0 -73.5 -72.5 -72.0 -73.0 -72.0 -71.5 -72.0 -71.5 -71.5 -71.0
64 QAM -70.5 -70.0 -70.0 -69.5 -70.5 -69.5 -68.5 -70.0 -69.0 -68.5 -68.5 -68.5 -68.0 -68.0
128 QAM -68.0 -67.0 -67.0 -67.0 -67.5 -66.5 -66.0 -67.0 -66.0 -65.5 -66.0 -65.5 -65.5 -65.0
256 QAM -64.5 -64.0 -64.0 -63.5 -64.5 -63.5 -62.5 -64.0 -63.0 -62.5 -62.5 -62.5 -62.0 -62.0
512 QAM -62.5 -62.0 -62.0 -61.5 -62.5 -61.5 -60.5 -62.0 -61.0 -60.5 -60.5 -60.5 -60.0 -60.0
1024 QAM
-59.0 -58.5 -58.5 -58.0 -59.0 -58.0 -57.0 -58.5 -57.5 -57.0 -57.0 -57.0 -56.5 -56.5
(strong FEC)
1024 QAM
-58.0 -57.5 -57.5 -57.0 -58.0 -57.0 -56.0 -57.5 -56.5 -56.0 -56.0 -56.0 -55.5 -55.5
(light FEC)
2048 QAM -55.5 -54.5 -54.5 -54.5 -55.0 -54.0 -53.5 -54.5 -53.5 -53.0 -53.5 -53.0 -53.0 -52.5
80 MHz 6 GHz 7 GHz 8 GHz 10 GHz 11 GHz 13 GHz 15 GHz 18 GHz 23 GHz 24 GHz 26 GHz 28-31 GHz 32 GHz 38 GHz

QPSK -82.5 -82.0 -82.0 -81.5 -82.5 -81.5 -80.5 -82.0 -81.0 -80.5 -80.5 -80.5 -80.0 -80.0
8 PSK -78.5 -78.0 -78.0 -77.5 -78.5 -77.5 -76.5 -78.0 -77.0 -76.5 -76.5 -76.5 -76.0 -76.0
16 QAM -76.0 -75.5 -75.5 -75.0 -76.0 -75.0 -74.0 -75.5 -74.5 -74.0 -74.0 -74.0 -73.5 -73.5
32 QAM -73.0 -72.0 -72.0 -72.0 -72.5 -71.5 -71.0 -72.0 -71.0 -70.5 -71.0 -70.5 -70.5 -70.0
64 QAM -69.5 -69.0 -69.0 -68.5 -69.5 -68.5 -67.5 -69.0 -68.0 -67.5 -67.5 -67.5 -67.0 -67.0
128 QAM -67.0 -66.0 -66.0 -66.0 -66.5 -65.5 -65.0 -66.0 -65.0 -64.5 -65.0 -64.5 -64.5 -64.0
256 QAM -63.5 -63.0 -63.0 -62.5 -63.5 -62.5 -61.5 -63.0 -62.0 -61.5 -61.5 -61.5 -61.0 -61.0
512 QAM -61.5 -61.0 -61.0 -60.5 -61.5 -60.0 -59.5 -61.0 -60.0 -59.5 -59.5 -59.5 -59.0 -58.5
1024 QAM Strong -58.0 -57.5 -57.5 -57.0 -58.0 -57.0 -56.0 -57.5 -56.5 -56.0 -56.0 -56.0 -55.5 -55.5
1024 QAM Light -57.0 -56.5 -56.5 -56.0 -57.0 -56.0 -55.0 -56.5 -55.5 -55.0 -55.0 -55.0 -54.5 -54.5
2048 QAM -54.0 -53.5 -53.5 -53.0 -54.0 -53.0 -52.0 -53.5 -52.5 -52.0 -52.0 -52.0 -51.5 -51.5

Ethernet Throughput (Mbps)

Modulation Channel Size No Compression L2 Compression Channel Size No Compression L2 Compression
QPSK 5 MHz 3-4 4-13 10 MHz 13-15 13-48
8 PSK - - 19-23 20-73
16 QAM 8-10 9-32 26-32 28-100
32 QAM 11-14 12-43 35-43 37-133
64 QAM 14-17 15-54 43-53 45-164
128 QAM 17-21 18-65 52-63 54-196
256 QAM 19-24 20-74 59-72 62-225
512 QAM - - 65-79 68-247
1024 QAM Strong - - 68-83 72-260
1024 QAM Light - - 73-89 76-276

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Ethernet Throughput (Mbps) - continued
Modulation Channel Size No Compression L2 Compression Channel Size No Compression L2 Compression
QPSK 14 MHz 19-24 20-74 20 MHz 28-34 29-105
8 PSK 29-36 31-112 42-51 44-158
16 QAM 40-49 42-153 57-70 60-217
32 QAM 53-65 56-203 75-92 79-286
64 QAM 66-80 69-249 92-113 97-352
128 QAM 79-97 83-301 112-136 117-424
256 QAM 90-110 95-344 126-155 133-481
512 QAM 100-122 105-380 138-169 145-526
1024 QAM Strong 106-129 111-402 147-180 154-559
1024 QAM Light 112-137 118-426 156-191 164-593
2048 QAM - - 166-203 175-633
QPSK 25 MHz 35-43 37-135 28 MHz 43-52 45-162
8 PSK 53-65 56-202 62-76 65-236
16 QAM 72-88 76-275 87-107 92-332
32 QAM 95-117 100-363 115-140 121-437
64 QAM 117-143 123-446 141-173 149-538
128 QAM 141-173 148-538 170-208 179-648
256 QAM 161-197 169-613 196-239 206-745
512 QAM 178-217 187-677 209-255 219-794
1024 QAM Strong 189-231 198-719 228-278 239-866
1024 QAM Light 201-245 211-763 241-295 253-917
2048 QAM 215-263 226-819 263-321 276-1000
QPSK 30 MHz 43-52 45-162 40 MHz 58-71 61-220
8 PSK 62-76 65-236 86-105 90-328
16 QAM 87-107 92-332 117-143 123-446
32 QAM 115-140 121-437 154-189 162-588
64 QAM 141-173 149-538 190-232 199-722
128 QAM 170-208 179-648 229-280 241-873
256 QAM 196-239 206-745 247-302 259-939
512 QAM 209-255 219-794 270-330 284-1000
1024 QAM Strong 228-278 239-866 306-375 322-1000
1024 QAM Light 241-295 253-917 325-398 342-1000
2048 QAM 263-321 276-1000 352-430 370-1000

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Ethernet Throughput (Mbps) - continued
Modulation Channel Size No Compression L2 Compression Channel Size No Compression L2 Compression
QPSK 50 MHz 70-86 74-267 56 MHz 87-106 91-331
8 PSK 109-133 114-415 127-155 133-482
16 QAM 148-181 155-563 176-215 185-670
32 QAM 186-227 195-707 232-283 243-881
64 QAM 240-293 252-913 284-348 299-1000
128 QAM 280-342 294-1000 344-420 361-1000
256 QAM 332-406 348-1000 397-485 416-1000
512 QAM 360-440 378-1000 426-521 448-1000
1024 QAM
392-479 411-1000 464-567 487-1000
Strong
1024 QAM Light 416-509 437-1000 493-602 517-1000
2048 QAM 449-548 471-1000 534-653 561-1000
QPSK 60 MHz 87-106 91-331 80 MHz 114-140 120-435
8 PSK 127-155 133-482 162-198 170-618
16 QAM 176-215 185-670 231-283 243-880
32 QAM 232-283 243-881 304-371 319-1000
64 QAM 284-348 299-1000 371-454 390-1000
128 QAM 344-420 361-1000 439-536 461-1000
256 QAM 397-485 416-1000 505-618 531-1000
512 QAM 427-521 448-1000 555-679 583-1000
1024 QAM
464-567 487-1000 604-738 634-1000
Strong
1024 QAM Light 493-602 517-1000 641-784 673-1000
2048 QAM 534-653 561-1000 679-829 713-1000

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