SkyEdge II-c VSAT Network

System and Link Budget

Including Enhancements of version 5.63

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Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 3
SkyEdge II-c v5.x transmissions interoperability modes ............................................................. 3
SkyEdge II-c Link Performance Specifications for DVB-S2X ......................................................... 4
FWD Link (Outbound) Specifications ........................................................................................... 4
DVB-S2X Performance spec for Normal frames with linear MODCODs ...................................... 5
DVB-S2X Performance spec for Normal frames without linear MODCODs ................................ 6
DVB-S2X Performance spec for Short frames ............................................................................. 8
MF-TDMA RTN Link (Inbound) Specifications – for DVB-S2X VSATs ......................................... 10
MF-TDMA RTN specifications for LDPC, High SNR .................................................................... 11
Extra back-offs, from P1dB reference ....................................................................................... 12
MF-TDMA RTN specifications for LDPC, Low SNR ..................................................................... 13
SkyEdge II-c Link Performance Specifications for DVB-S2 ......................................................... 14
FWD Link (Outbound) Specifications for DVB-S2 ...................................................................... 14
DVB-S2 Performance spec for Normal frames .......................................................................... 14
DVB-S2 Performance spec for Short frames ............................................................................. 15
MF-TDMA RTN Link (Inbound) Specifications – for DVB-S2 VSATs ........................................... 16
MF-TDMA specs for 4ATM frames (216 Bytes) ......................................................................... 17
MF-TDMA specs for 2ATM frames (110 Bytes) ......................................................................... 18
SCPC RTN Specifications – for Capricorn S2/S2X VSATs ............................................................ 19

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Introduction
This document provides information for link budget design for Gilat’s SkyEdge II-c system with the
intention to allow operators to make service designs based on future system capabilities.

SkyEdge II-c v5.x transmissions interoperability modes

SkyEdge II-c supports two main modes of option:

• FWD link based on DVB-S2X, and RTN link based on LDPC, or

• FWD link based on DVB-S2, and RTN link based on Turbo Coding

These are the communication specs for the various modes:

Mode FWD Link RTN Link

1 DVB-S2X Normal frame Linear MF-TDMA LDPC based: High / Low SNR
2 DVB-S2X Normal frame non-Linear MF-TDMA LDPC based: High / Low SNR
3 DVB-S2X Short frame MF-TDMA LDPC based: High / Low SNR

4 DVB-S2 Normal frame MF-TDMA: TC based 4 ATM / 2 ATM

5 DVB-S2 Short frame MF-TDMA: TC based 4 ATM / 2 ATM

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SkyEdge II-c Link Performance Specifications for DVB-S2X

FWD Link (Outbound) Specifications

Topology Single broadcast carrier per network, from hub to all remote
terminals (TDM)
Carrier rates 1.5Msps up to 300Msps (v5.3) or up to 500Msps (v5.5)
Spacing factor 1.05, 1.1, 1.2
Waveform QPSK, 8PSK, 16APSK, 32APSK, 64APSK, 256APSK DVB-S2X

Notes for DVB-S2X performance tables below:

• Typically, carrier at symbol rates below 20Msps will use short DVB-S2X framing, while rates
equal or higher than 20Msps will use normal frame
• Required Quasi Error Free Es/N0 and Eb/N0 performance is defined at Frame Error Rate (FER)
= 10-5 (for AWGN channel), as specified in ETSI EN 302 307-1 V1.4.1 (2014-11)
• Spectral efficiency considers modulation, pilot insertion, FEC and framing (PL, BB headers)
• For SatMaster or similar tools, put FEC = Spectral Efficiency / Modulation Order, where
spectral efficiency appears in the tables below, and modulation order is the number of
modulated bits per symbol: 1 for BPSK, 2 for QPSK, 3 for 8PSK, etc.
• The default margin to determine the FWD modcod is 0.5dB in C band, and 1dB in Ku and Ka
bands. This margin is configurable by the system operator

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DVB-S2X Performance spec for Normal frames with linear MODCODs

Required QEF Required QEF Spectral efficiency

ModCod
Es/N0 [dB] Eb/N0 [dB] [bits/symbol]
QPSK 1/4 -1.80 1.40 0.479
QPSK 13/45 -1.60 0.98 0.553
QPSK 1/3 -0.80 1.13 0.641
QPSK 2/5 0.10 1.23 0.771
QPSK 9/20 0.50 1.13 0.866
QPSK 1/2 1.30 1.45 0.965
QPSK 3/5 2.40 1.76 1.160
QPSK 2/3 3.20 2.09 1.291
QPSK 3/4 4.20 2.58 1.452
QPSK 4/5 4.90 3.00 1.549
QPSK 5/6 5.20 3.12 1.615
QPSK 8/9 6.50 4.13 1.724
QPSK 9/10 6.60 4.18 1.746
8PSK 3/5 5.90 3.50 1.740
8PSK 23/36 6.50 3.84 1.846
8PSK 2/3 6.80 3.93 1.936
8PSK 25/36 7.30 4.27 2.007
8PSK 13/18 7.80 4.60 2.088
8PSK 3/4 8.10 4.72 2.178
8PSK 5/6 9.60 5.76 2.422
8PSK 8/9 10.80 6.67 2.586
8PSK 9/10 11.20 7.02 2.618
16APSK-L 1/2 6.20 3.38 1.915
16APSK-L 8/15 6.90 3.80 2.044
16APSK-L 5/9 7.10 3.82 2.130
16APSK-L 3/5 8.00 4.38 2.301
16APSK 28/45 8.50 4.72 2.387
16APSK-L 2/3 8.80 4.72 2.559
16APSK 25/36 9.60 5.34 2.666
16APSK 13/18 10.00 5.57 2.773
16APSK 3/4 10.50 5.88 2.897
16APSK 7/9 11.00 6.25 2.988
16APSK 4/5 11.30 6.40 3.090
16APSK 5/6 11.80 6.72 3.222
16APSK 77/90 12.30 7.13 3.289
16APSK 8/9 13.10 7.74 3.440

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 16APSK 9/10 13.30 7.88 3.483
32APSK 32/45 12.60 7.27 3.411
32APSK 11/15 13.00 7.54 3.519
32APSK 3/4 13.60 8.01 3.623
32APSK 7/9 13.80 7.93 3.868
32APSK 4/5 14.50 8.63 3.866
32APSK 5/6 15.20 9.15 4.031
32APSK 8/9 16.70 10.36 4.303
32APSK 9/10 17.00 10.61 4.357
64APSK-L 32/45 15.40 9.30 4.078
64APSK 11/15 16.40 10.16 4.207
64APSK 4/5 17.50 10.88 4.591
64APSK 5/6 18.50 11.70 4.786
256APSK-L 29/45 18.70 11.79 4.904
256APSK 32/45 19.60 12.26 5.415
256APSK-L 11/15 20.70 13.23 5.585
256APSK 3/4 21.00 13.43 5.713

DVB-S2X Performance spec for Normal frames without linear MODCODs

Required QEF Required QEF Spectral efficiency

ModCod
Es/N0 [dB] Eb/N0 [dB] [bits/symbol]
QPSK 1/4 -1.80 1.40 0.479
QPSK 13/45 -1.60 0.98 0.553
QPSK 1/3 -0.80 1.13 0.641
QPSK 2/5 0.10 1.23 0.771
QPSK 9/20 0.50 1.13 0.866
QPSK 1/2 1.30 1.45 0.965
QPSK 3/5 2.40 1.76 1.160
QPSK 2/3 3.20 2.09 1.291
QPSK 3/4 4.20 2.58 1.452
QPSK 4/5 4.90 3.00 1.549
QPSK 5/6 5.20 3.12 1.615
QPSK 8/9 6.50 4.13 1.724
QPSK 9/10 6.60 4.18 1.746
8PSK 3/5 5.90 3.50 1.740
8PSK 23/36 6.50 3.84 1.846
8PSK 2/3 6.80 3.93 1.936

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 8PSK 25/36 7.30 4.27 2.007
8PSK 13/18 7.80 4.60 2.088
8PSK 3/4 8.10 4.72 2.178
8PSK 5/6 9.60 5.76 2.422
8PSK 8/9 10.80 6.67 2.586
8PSK 9/10 11.20 7.02 2.618
16APSK 26/45 7.90 4.45 2.216
16APSK 28/45 8.50 4.72 2.387
16APSK 23/36 8.80 4.91 2.452
16APSK 2/3 9.30 5.19 2.575
16APSK 25/36 9.60 5.34 2.666
16APSK 13/18 10.00 5.57 2.773
16APSK 3/4 10.50 5.88 2.897
16APSK 7/9 11.00 6.25 2.988
16APSK 4/5 11.30 6.40 3.090
16APSK 5/6 11.80 6.72 3.222
16APSK 77/90 12.30 7.13 3.289
16APSK 8/9 13.10 7.74 3.440
16APSK 9/10 13.30 7.88 3.483
32APSK 3/4 13.60 8.01 3.623
32APSK 4/5 14.50 8.63 3.866
32APSK 5/6 15.20 9.15 4.031
32APSK 8/9 16.70 10.36 4.303
32APSK 9/10 17.00 10.61 4.357
64APSK 11/15 16.40 10.16 4.207
64APSK 4/5 17.50 10.88 4.591
64APSK 5/6 18.50 11.70 4.786
256APSK 32/45 19.60 12.26 5.415
256APSK 3/4 21.00 13.43 5.713

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DVB-S2X Performance spec for short frames*

Required QEF Required QEF Spectral efficiency

ModCod
Es/N0 [dB] Eb/N0 [dB] [bits/symbol]
QPSK 1/4* -1.90 2.57 0.357
QPSK 11/45* -1.60 1.98 0.439
QPSK 4/15* -1.40 1.78 0.481
QPSK 14/45* -0.80 1.67 0.566
QPSK 1/3 -0.60 1.51 0.616
QPSK 2/5 0.20 1.48 0.745
QPSK 1/2 0.90 1.71 0.831
QPSK 7/15 1.10 1.73 0.864
QPSK 8/15 1.90 1.94 0.992
QPSK 3/5 2.80 2.26 1.132
QPSK 2/3 3.50 2.49 1.261
QPSK 32/45 4.30 3.05 1.332
QPSK 3/4 4.40 2.97 1.390
QPSK 4/5 5.00 3.31 1.476
QPSK 5/6 5.70 3.76 1.562
QPSK 8/9 6.70 4.42 1.691
8PSK 26/45 6.10 4.05 1.602
8PSK 2/3 7.30 4.55 1.885
8PSK 32/45 7.90 4.93 1.982
8PSK 3/4 8.40 5.22 2.078
8PSK 5/6 10.00 6.32 2.335
8PSK 8/9 11.20 7.17 2.528
16APSK 8/15 7.70 4.80 1.951
16APSK 26/45 8.30 5.04 2.118
16APSK 3/5 8.80 5.37 2.202
16APSK 2/3 9.70 5.71 2.505
16APSK 32/45 9.90 5.72 2.620
16APSK 3/4 10.90 6.49 2.762
16APSK 4/5 11.60 6.93 2.933
16APSK 5/6 12.30 7.38 3.104
16APSK 8/9 13.50 8.24 3.360
32APSK 32/45 13.30 8.21 3.228
32APSK 3/4 14.20 8.86 3.419
32APSK 4/5 15.00 9.40 3.631
32APSK 5/6 15.70 9.85 3.842
32APSK 8/9 17.20 11.01 4.160

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 * IPM6 supports Short Frames only from v5.63

Short Frame modcods supported only with IPM5 (and not with IPM6):
QPSK 1/4, 11/45, 4/15, 14/45

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MF-TDMA RTN Link (Inbound) Specifications – for DVB-S2X VSATs

Topology Multi-channel / multi-frequency TDMA, bandwidth-on-demand

access – multiple remote terminals transmit simultaneously on
different RTN channels
Channel rates High SNR: 128, 160, 192, 256, 320, 384, 512, 640, 768, 1024, 1280,
1536, 2048, 2560, 3072, 4096, 5120, 6144, 8192, 10240, 12288, (from
v5.4) 16384, 20480, 24576, 30720 Ksps. Modcods: BPSK, QPSK,
16QAM.
Low SNR: 1024, 1280, 1536, 2048, 2560, 3072, 4096, 5120, 6144,
8192, 10240 Ksps. BPSK only.
Channels can be static or dynamic, based on Gilat’s dynamic channels
algorithm.

Spacing factor 1.2, 1.1 (roll-off factor 0.2, 0.1)

BUC and typical Linear BUC / remote terminal transmitter.
back-off Typical Gilat-provided SkyEdge II-c BUCs or transceivers operate at
0.8dB back-off from saturated rating

Notes for the MF-TDMA RTN specifications for LDPC High SNR and Low SNR below:
• Required Quasi Error Free Es/N0 and Eb/N0 performance is defined at Packet Error Rate (PER)
= 10-5 (for AWGN channel)
• Spectral efficiency considers preambles, pilot insertion and FEC but not guard time
• High ModCods must be transmitted with back-off, from P1dB reference, due to peak-to-
average ratio and ACI. See the table below
• For SatMaster or similar tools, put FEC = Spectral Efficiency / Modulation Order, where
spectral efficiency appears in the tables below, and modulation order is the number of
modulated bits per symbol: 1 for BPSK, 2 for QPSK, 4 for 16QAM, etc.
• The default margin to determine the RTN modcod is 1dB. This margin is configurable by the
system operator

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MF-TDMA RTN specifications for LDPC, High SNR

4032 Bit 8064 Bit 12096 Bit

MODCOD QEF Efficiency QEF Efficiency QEF Efficiency
ES/N0 [bit/sym] ES/N0 [bit/sym] ES/N0 [bit/sym]
[dB] [dB] [dB]
BPSK 1/4 -4.4 0.241 N/A N/A N/A N/A
BPSK 1/3 -3.6 0.312 N/A N/A N/A N/A
BPSK 2/5 -2.5 0.384 N/A N/A N/A N/A
QPSK 1/4 -1.4 0.479 -1.9 0.486 -1.9 0.488
QPSK 1/3 -0.6 0.618 -0.8 0.627 -1.1 0.630
QPSK 2/5 0.5 0.756 0.4 0.766 0.2 0.770
QPSK 1/2 1.8 0.966 1.7 0.979 1.4 0.984
QPSK 2/3 3.7 1.281 3.6 1.298 3.5 1.305
QPSK 3/4 4.9 1.459 4.9 1.480 4.5 1.488
16QAM 2/5 5.7 1.478 5.4 1.498 5.3 1.506
QPSK 5/6 6.5 1.640 5.9 1.662 5.8 1.671
16QAM 1/2 7.2 1.909 7.0 1.935 6.8 1.946
16QAM 2/3 9.7 2.523 9.4 2.558 9.3 2.571
16QAM 3/4 11.1 2.885 10.8 2.925 10.7 2.941
16QAM 5/6 12.9 3.229 12.3 3.274 12.2 3.291
16QAM 8/9 13.8 3.462 13.3 3.509 13.2 3.528

• Before v5.5, BPSK in High-SNR requires the maintenance channel to be in Low-SNR. This
requirement is no longer valid for v5.5 and above
• For High SNR channels bigger than 12.288Msps, use only 12096-bit

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Extra back-offs, from P1dB reference

ROF 10% ROF 10%

Modcod ROF 20%
Low Rates Ratio High Rates Ratio
BPSK 1/4 to QPSK 1/2 0 0 0
QPSK 2/3 to QPSK 5/6 0 0.5 0.5
16QAM 2/5 0 0.5 0.5
16QAM 1/2 0 0.5 0.5
16QAM 2/3 0.3 0.5 1.0
16QAM 3/4 0.5 1.0 1.5
16QAM 5/6 0.5 2.0 2.5
16QAM 8/9 1.0 2.5 3.0

• The above extra back-offs are due to peak-to-average ratio and ACI
• Use “Low Rates Ratio” for Msps size ratio between biggest and shortest channel of up to 1:8
for BPSK and QPSK, up to 1:4 for 16QAM. For higher ratios use “High Rates Ratio”

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MF-TDMA RTN specifications for LDPC, Low SNR

Required QEF Required Spectral Efficiency

ModCod
Es/N0 [dB] Eb/N0 [dB] [bits/symbol]
BPSK 1/4 SF12 -15.2 1.9 0.020
BPSK 1/3 SF12 -14.4 1.6 0.025
BPSK 1/4 SF8 -13.4 1.9 0.029
BPSK 1/3 SF8 -12.6 1.6 0.038
BPSK 1/4 SF6 -12.2 1.9 0.039
BPSK 1/3 SF6 -11.4 1.6 0.050
BPSK 1/4 SF4 -10.4 1.9 0.059
BPSK 1/3 SF4 -9.6 1.6 0.076
BPSK 1/4 SF3 -9.2 1.9 0.078
BPSK 1/3 SF3 -8.4 1.6 0.101
BPSK 1/4 SF2 -7.4 1.9 0.118
BPSK 1/3 SF2 -6.6 1.6 0.151
BPSK 2/5 SF2 -5.5 1.8 0.185
BPSK 1/4 -4.4 1.9 0.241
BPSK 1/3 -3.6 1.5 0.312
BPSK 2/5 -2.5 1.7 0.384
BPSK 1/2 -1.2 2.1 0.470
BPSK 2/3 0.7 2.8 0.621
BPSK 3/4 1.9 3.4 0.705
BPSK 5/6 3.5 4.5 0.789
BPSK 8/9 4.4 5.2 0.840

• Roll off factor shall be 20% when using Low SNR Modcod

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SkyEdge II-c Link Performance Specifications for DVB-S2

FWD Link (Outbound) Specifications for DVB-S2

Topology Single broadcast carrier per network, from hub to all remote
terminals (TDMA)
Carrier rates 1.5 up to 67 Msps
Spacing factor 1.2 (roll-off factor 0.2) or 1.1 (roll-off factor 0.1)
Waveform QPSK, 8PSK, 16APSK and 32APSK DVB-S2

Notes for DVB-S2 performance tables below:

• Typically, carrier at symbol rates below 20Msps will use short DVB-S2 framing, while rates
equal or higher than 20Msps will use normal frame
• Required Quasi Error Free Es/N0 and Eb/N0 performance is defined at Frame Error Rate (FER)
= 10-5 (for AWGN channel), as specified in ETSI EN 302 307-1 V1.4.1 (2014-11)
• Spectral efficiency considers modulation, pilot insertion, FEC and framing (PL, BB headers)
• For SatMaster or similar tools, put FEC = Spectral Efficiency / Modulation Order, where
spectral efficiency appears in the tables below, and modulation order is the number of
modulated bits per symbol: 1 for BPSK, 2 for QPSK, 3 for 8PSK, etc.
• The default margin to determine the FWD modcod is 0.5dB in C band, and 1dB in Ku and Ka
bands. This margin is configurable by the system operator

DVB-S2 Performance spec for Normal frames

Required QEF Required QEF Spectral efficiency

ModCod
Es/N0 [dB] Eb/N0 [dB] [bits/symbol]
QPSK1/4 -2.0 1.2 0.478
QPSK1/3 -1.1 0.8 0.640
QPSK2/5 0.1 1.2 0.770
QPSK1/2 1.3 1.5 0.965
QPSK3/5 2.4 1.8 1.160
QPSK2/3 3.2 2.1 1.290
QPSK3/4 4.2 2.6 1.452
QPSK4/5 4.9 3.0 1.549
QPSK5/6 5.2 3.1 1.615
QPSK8/9 6.5 4.1 1.724
8PSK3/5 5.8 3.4 1.739
8PSK2/3 6.8 3.9 1.935
8PSK3/4 8.0 4.6 2.178
8PSK5/6 9.6 5.8 2.421
8PSK8/9 10.8 6.7 2.586

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 8PSK 9/10 11.2 7.0 2.619
16APSK2/3 9.6 5.5 2.575
16APSK3/4 10.5 5.9 2.896
16APSK4/5 11.3 6.4 3.090
16APSK5/6 11.9 6.8 3.220
16APSK8/9 13.5 8.1 3.439
16APSK9/10 13.8 8.4 3.484
32APSK3/4 14.3 8.7 3.623
32APSK4/5 15.5 9.6 3.865
32APSK5/6 16.5 10.4 4.030
32APSK8/9 18.5 12.2 4.303
32APSK9/10 18.9 12.5 4.355

DVB-S2 Performance spec for short frames

Required QEF Required QEF Spectral efficiency

ModCod
Es/N0 [dB] Eb/N0 [dB] [bits/symbol]
QPSK1/4 -1.2 3.3 0.358
QPSK1/3 -0.1 2.0 0.616
QPSK2/5 0.1 1.4 0.745
QPSK1/2 1.0 1.8 0.831
QPSK3/5 2.8 2.3 1.132
QPSK2/3 3.6 2.6 1.261
QPSK3/4 4.4 3.0 1.390
QPSK4/5 5.1 3.4 1.476
QPSK5/6 5.7 3.8 1.562
QPSK8/9 6.8 4.5 1.691
8PSK3/5 6.8 4.5 1.692
8PSK2/3 7.3 4.5 1.885
8PSK3/4 8.7 5.5 2.078
8PSK5/6 10.1 6.4 2.335
8PSK8/9 11.3 7.3 2.528
16APSK2/3 9.9 5.9 2.506
16APSK3/4 10.9 6.5 2.762
16APSK4/5 11.8 7.1 2.933
16APSK5/6 12.3 7.4 3.103
16APSK8/9 13.7 8.4 3.360
32APSK3/4 15.2 9.9 3.419
32APSK 4/5 16.7 11.1 3.631
32APSK 5/6 17.7 11.9 3.842
32APSK 8/9 19.5 13.3 4.160

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MF-TDMA RTN Link (Inbound) Specifications – for DVB-S2 VSATs

Topology Multi-channel / multi-frequency TDMA, bandwidth-on-demand

access – multiple remote terminals transmit simultaneously on
different RTN channels
Channel rates and 128, 160, 192, 256, 320, 384, 512, 640, 768, 1024, 1280, 1536, 2048,
waveform 2560, 3072, 4096, 5120 and 6144 Ksps.
BPSK, QPSK, 8PSK and 16QAM.
Channels may be static or dynamic, based on Gilat’s dynamic
channels algorithm
Spacing factor 1.2 (roll-off factor 0.2)
BUC and typical Linear BUC / remote terminal transmitter.
back-off Typical Gilat-provided SkyEdge II-c BUCs or transceivers operate at
0.8dB back-off from saturated rating

Notes for the MF-TDMA 4 ATM and 2 ATM performance tables below:

• Typical LBA will assume 4ATM RTN frame

• Required Quasi Error Free Es/N0 and Eb/N0 performance is defined at Packet Error Rate (PER)
= 10-5 (for AWGN channel)
• Spectral efficiency considers preambles, pilot insertion and FEC but not guard time
• 16QAM2/3, 16QAM3/4, 16QAM4/5 and 16QAM6/7 must be transmitted with back-off, from
P1dB reference, of 0.3dB, 0.5dB, 0.5dB and 1.0dB, respectively, due to peak-to-average ratio
and ACI
• For SatMaster or similar tools, put FEC = Spectral Efficiency / Modulation Order, where
spectral efficiency appears in the tables below, and modulation order is the number of
modulated bits per symbol: 1 for BPSK, 2 for QPSK, 3 for 8PSK, etc.
• The default margin to determine the RTN modcod is 1dB. This margin is configurable by the
system operator

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MF-TDMA specs for 4ATM frames (216 Bytes)

Required QEF Required QEF Spectral efficiency

ModCod
Es/N0 [dB] Eb/N0 [dB] [bits/symbol]
BPSK1/3 -2.7 2.4 0.307
BPSK2/5 -1.7 2.6 0.372
BPSK1/2 -0.3 3.0 0.465
QPSK1/3 0.3 2.4 0.615
QPSK2/5 1.3 2.6 0.742
QPSK1/2 2.7 3.0 0.931
QPSK2/3 4.4 3.6 1.213
QPSK3/4 5.5 4.2 1.358
QPSK4/5 6.5 4.9 1.450
QPSK6/7 7.6 5.7 1.554
8PSK2/3 8.3 5.7 1.815
8PSK3/4 9.7 6.6 2.038
8PSK4/5 11.0 7.6 2.182
8PSK6/7 12.3 8.6 2.323
16QAM1/3 5.4 4.6 1.202
16QAM2/5 6.3 4.7 1.450
16QAM1/2 7.8 5.2 1.815
16QAM2/3 10.3 6.5 2.411
16QAM3/4 11.8 7.5 2.700
16QAM4/5 12.9 8.3 2.899
16QAM6/7 14.5 9.6 3.086

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MF-TDMA specs for 2ATM frames (110 Bytes)

Required QEF Required QEF Spectral efficiency

ModCod
Es/N0 [dB] Eb/N0 [dB] [bits/symbol]
BPSK1/3 -2.4 2.7 0.307
BPSK2/5 -1.5 2.8 0.372
BPSK1/2 -0.1 3.2 0.465
QPSK1/3 0.6 2.7 0.611
QPSK2/5 1.5 2.8 0.743
QPSK1/2 2.9 3.3 0.909
QPSK2/3 4.7 3.9 1.202
QPSK3/4 5.9 4.6 1.352
QPSK4/5 7.0 5.4 1.452
QPSK6/7 8.1 6.2 1.546
8PSK2/3 8.9 6.5 1.746
8PSK3/4 10.5 7.6 1.968
8PSK4/5 11.9 8.6 2.122
8PSK6/7 13.0 9.5 2.255
16QAM1/3 5.6 4.9 1.166
16QAM2/5 6.6 5.1 1.415
16QAM1/2 8.1 5.7 1.719
16QAM2/3 10.8 7.2 2.290
16QAM3/4 12.3 8.2 2.578
16QAM4/5 13.8 9.4 2.724
16QAM6/7 14.9 10.2 2.966

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SCPC RTN Specifications – for Capricorn S2/S2X VSATs

Topology SCPC - dedicated channel per modem, DVB-S2 waveform, ACM short-
framing
Channel rates 1Msps to 40Msps
Spacing factor 1.2 (roll-off factor 0.2)
Waveform QPSK, 8PSK, 16APSK DVB-S2 ACM normal and short framing
BUC and typical Linear BUC / remote terminal transmitter.
back-off Typical Gilat-provided SkyEdge II-c BUCs or transceivers operate at
0.8dB back-off from saturated rating

Reception thresholds per framing and supported MODCODs (SkyEdge II-c SCPC RTN link is
DVB-S2 based):

Short frames (16,200 bits):

Required QEF Required QEF Spectral efficiency
ModCod
Es/N0 [dB] Eb/N0 [dB] [bits/symbol]
QPSK1/4 -1.2 3.3 0.358
QPSK1/3 -0.1 2.0 0.616
QPSK2/5 0.1 1.4 0.744
QPSK1/2 1.0 1.8 0.830
QPSK3/5 2.8 2.2 1.157
QPSK2/3 3.6 2.5 1.288
QPSK3/4 4.4 2.9 1.420
QPSK4/5 5.1 3.3 1.508
QPSK5/6 5.7 3.7 1.596
QPSK8/9 6.8 4.4 1.728
8PSK3/5 6.8 4.5 1.692
8PSK2/3 7.3 4.5 1.885
8PSK3/4 8.7 5.5 2.079
8PSK5/6 10.1 6.4 2.335
8PSK8/9 11.3 7.2 2.578
16APSK2/3 9.9 5.9 2.506
16APSK3/4 10.9 6.4 2.810
16APSK4/5 11.8 7.1 2.984
16APSK5/6 12.3 7.3 3.157
16APSK8/9 13.7 8.4 3.418

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