Glossary - Comtech EF Data CDM-570A Installation And Operation Manual

G.8 Carrier-in-Carrier Summary
Comtech EF Data's DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier can provide significant savings in operational
expenses. The following should be considered when evaluating DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier:
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DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier can only be used for full duplex links where the transmitting
earth station is able to receive itself.
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DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier can be used in both bandwidth limited and power limited
situations.
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The maximum savings is generally achieved when the original link is symmetric in data
rate.
G.9

Glossary

Bandwidth, Allocated or Occupied
Bandwidth or Allocated Bandwidth or Occupied Bandwidth is the frequency space required by a
carrier on a transponder.
For example: A 5 Mbps Carrier with 8QAM Modulation, FEC Rate 0.78 and 1.1 Spacing
requires:
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Allocated BW = (DR / SE) * CSF [(Data Rate / Spectral Efficiency) * Carrier Spacing
Factor]
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Allocated BW = 2.35 MHz = (5 / 2.34) * 1.1
For a 36 MHz transponder, 2.53 MHz corresponds to 6.53% Bandwidth Utilization.
Bandwidth, Leased (LBW)
Almost all satellite operators charge for the Leased Bandwidth (LBW). Leased Bandwidth or
Leased Resource is the greater of the Allocated Bandwidth and Power Equivalent Bandwidth.
For example: If a carrier requires 2 MHz of Allocated BW and 4.1 MHz of PEB, the Leased
Bandwidth is 4.1 MHz
Bandwidth, Power Equivalent (PEB)
Power Equivalent Bandwidth (PEB) is the transponder power used by a carrier, represented as
bandwidth equivalent.
PEB Calculation Example:
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Transponder EIRP = 37 dBW
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Output Backoff (OBO) = 4 dB
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Available EIRP = 37 – 4 = 33 dBW = 10
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Transponder Bandwidth = 36 MHz
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Power Available / MHz = 1995.26 / 36 = 55.424 W
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If a carrier uses 21 dBW, its PEB = 10
This corresponds to 6.31% of available transponder power.
DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier Option
CDM-570A/570AL Satellite Modem with Optional Packet Processor
3.3
= 1995.26 Watts
2.1
/ 55.424 = 2.271 MHz
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