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CDM-570A/570AL Satellite Modem with Optional Packet Processor
Appendix G
Co+No/No
Ratio of Carrier Density (C
C/N = C/N – 10log(B) [where B is bandwidth in Hz]
o
E /N = C/N – 10log(DR) [where DR is data rate in bits/sec]
b o o
= C/N + 10log(B) – 10log(DR)
= C/N – 10log(SE) [where SE is Spectral Efficiency]
E /N = 10log (10
b o
[Note: Spectral Efficiency is in bps / Hz]
Power Spectral Density (PSD)
Power Spectral Density (PSD) is the signal power per unit bandwidth: dBW / Hz or dBm / Hz
For example:
PSD Ratio
Ratio of Power Spectral Density (PSD) of the interfering carrier to the desired carrier.
If looking at the two carriers side-by-side on a spectrum
analyzer:
Quasi Error Free (QEF)
Quasi Error Free (QEF) corresponds to PER ~10
[Note: PER (packet error rate) is based upon a 188-byte MPEG frame size]
Spectral Efficiency (SE)
Ratio of the Data Rate to the Symbol Rate.
Symbol Rate & Data Rate
Symbol Rate and Data Rate are related:
• DR = SR * SE [Data Rate = Symbol Rate * Spectral Efficiency]
•
SR = DR / SE [Symbol Rate = Data Rate / Spectral Efficiency]
) + Noise (N ) to Noise Density (N
o o
((Co+No/No)/10)
– 1) – 10log(SE) [where SE is Spectral Efficiency]
Signal power = 20 dBm
Signal bandwidth = 2.5 MHz
PSD = 20 – 10 *log (2,500,000) = -43.98 dBm / Hz
) (unit in dB):
o
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