Stanag Turbo Coding - Comtech EF Data DMD1050TS Installation And Operation Manual

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STANAG Turbo Coding

The DMD1050TS provides STANAG Turbo coding FEC for all specified baseband data rates (64
kbps to 20.0 Mbps) and modulation formats (BPSK, QPSK, 8-PSK, and 16-APSK) with the
following code rates: None, 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 7/8, or 19/20. A decoding function for all Turbo encoded
data is also provided.
Turbo codes come extremely close to achieving the absolute maximum channel capacity, in bits
per second, for a given transmit power level. For traffic that can tolerate decoding delay and
require a low BER (i.e., 1×10–10), Turbo coding can be used. For traffic such as speech, where
excessive decoding delays cannot be tolerated and higher BER can be tolerated.
Block Size (Bits)
Theory of Operation
STANAG Turbo Block Sizes
1024
4096
16384
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Total Composite Data Rate
Data Rate =<1024 kbps
1024 kbps < Data Rate < 4096 kbps
Data Rate ≥ 4096 kbps
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