
CDM-625 Advanced Satellite Modem with DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier
Modems
Advanced Communication Solutions
DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier is complementary to all advances in
modem technology, including advanced FEC and modulation
techniques. As these technologies approach theoretical limits of
power and bandwidth efficiency, DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier
utilizing advanced signal processing techniques provides a new
dimension in bandwidth and power efficiency.
As DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier allows equivalent spectral
efficiency using a lower order Modulation and/or FEC Code, it can
simultaneously reduce CAPEX by allowing a smaller BUC/HPA
and/or antenna. Alternatively, DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier can
be used to achieve very high spectral efficiencies E.g.,
DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier when used with 16-QAM approaches
the bandwidth efficiency of 256-QAM (8bps/Hz).
When combined with VersaFEC or LDPC/TPC, it can provide
unprecedented savings in transponder bandwidth and power
utilization. This allows for its successful deployment in bandwidth-
limited as well as power-limited scenarios as well as reduction in
Earth Station BUC/HPA power requirements.
VERSAFEC FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION
CDM-625 is the first modem to offer VersaFEC, a patented
(Covered by US Patents 7,353,444 and 7,415,659. Other patents
pending) system of high performance short-block low latency
LDPC codes designed to support latency-sensitive applications,
such as cellular backhaul over satellite. VersaFEC provides
excellent coding gain with lowest possible latency. VersaFEC’s
Eb/No performance is similar to that of DVB-S2 (short block) or
LDPC (16k block) with 70-90% lower latency. Compared to TPC,
VersaFEC can provide coding gain of 1.0 dB or more.
ADAPTIVE CODING & MODULATION (ACM)
Satellite users have traditionally relied on worst case link margin
to overcome rain fade which leads to significant inefficiencies.
ACM converts the fade margin into increased throughput – gain of
100% or more is possible. CDM-625 with VersaFEC was
specifically architected to support ACM for IP/Ethernet traffic.
ACM maximizes throughput under all conditions – rain fade,
inclined orbit satellite operation, antenna mispointing, noise,
interference and other impairments.
VersaFEC ACM can provide almost 85% reduction in latency
compared to DVB-S2 (short block).
ACM can also be used with DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier.
LOW DENSITY PARITY CHECK CODES (LDPC) & TURBO
PRODUCT CODES (TPC)
CDM-625 offers an integrated LDPC and 2nd Generation TPC
codec. LDPC is an advanced Forward Error Correction technique
capable of providing performance much closer to Shannon limit.
The current LDPC implementation can provide 0.7 to 1.2 dB
additional coding gain compared to an equivalent TPC code.
In order to take full advantage of the increased coding gain
provided by LDPC, Comtech EF Data has developed a patented 8-
QAM modulation (US Patent 7,254,188) that allows for acquisition
and tracking at much lower Eb/No compared to 8-PSK.
DUAL BAND CAPABILITY
CDM-625 supports 70/140 MHz and L-Band capability in the same
unit with independently selectable transmit and receive IF. This
simplifies sparing and stocking in networks requiring 70/140 MHz
and L-Band units.
QUAD E1 INTERFACE (QDI) WITH ENHANCED D&I++
The CDM-625 supports a Quad E1 interface that can aggregate up
to 4 full or fractional E1s into a single carrier, with very low
overhead. This provides significant CAPEX savings by reducing
the number of modems and could possibly reduce the BUC/HPA
size by eliminating the multi-carrier backoff. A proprietary, closed
network Drop & Insert (D&I++) allows for Dropping or Inserting
any combination of 1 to 31 Time Slots on each E1. D&I++ is
supported for E1-CCS only.
For QDI operation, all E1s must have a common clock source.
IP SUB MULTIPLEXER
IP Sub Mux allows multiplexing IP/Ethernet traffic with serial or
G.703 traffic into a single carrier. This is particularly useful for
cellular backhaul when both E1 and IP backhaul is required. This
reduces the number of modems and could possibly reduce the
BUC/HPA size by eliminating the multi-carrier backoff.
4-PORT MANAGED ETHERNET SWITCH WITH VLAN & QOS
CDM-625 incorporates a 4-port 10/100 BaseT Managed Ethernet
Switch with VLAN capability and priority based Quality of Service
(QoS). Access (Native) Mode and Trunk Mode are supported.
Traffic can be prioritized using port based priority or VLAN
priority.
EDMAC & AUPC
The CDM-625 support EDMAC, EDMAC-2, EDMAC-3 and AUPC.
EDMAC/EDMAC-2/EDMAC-3 can be used to monitor and control
the distant end of a satellite link using a proprietary overhead
channel. EDMAC-3 is also used for SNMP management of the
distant end modem. AUPC enables automatic uplink power control
for a duplex link.
MANAGEMENT & SNMP PROXY
The modem can be managed via the front panel, the remote M&C
port (EIA-232/EIA-485), or the 10/100BaseT Ethernet port. With
support for SNMP, http and telnet, the modem can be easily
integrated into an IP based management system.
The CDM-625 can also act as SNMP proxy for the distant end
modem. This allows distant end modem management using SNMP
without requiring an end-to-end IP link.
CDM-600/CDM-600L EMULATION MODE
CDM-625 can be placed in CDM-600 or CDM-600L emulation
mode. This permits easy integration into an existing CDM-600/L
setup without changes to M&C platform or redundancy switches.
FEATURE ENHANCEMENTS
Enhancing the capability of CDM-625 in the field is easy. Features
that do not require additional hardware can be added on site,
using FAST access codes purchased from Comtech EF Data.
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