Performance With Noise, Viterbi Decoder, And Reed-Solomon (Optional; Table C-9. Viterbi Decoder With Reed-Solomon - Comtech EF Data SDM-300A Installation And Operation Manual

SDM-300A Satellite Modem
C.4.3 Performance with Noise, Viterbi Decoder, and Reed-Solomon
(Optional)
Refer to Figure C-3 for the Viterbi decoder with Reed-Solomon BER curves.
Table C-9 lists the Viterbi decoder with Reed-Solomon specifications for the E
required to achieve 10
Rev. 4
-6 to 10 -10 BER for different configurations.

Table C-9. Viterbi Decoder with Reed-Solomon

E /N (dB) Specification
b 0
BER 1/2 Rate
-6
10 4.1
-7
10 4.2
-8
10 4.4
-10
10 5.0
3/4 Rate 7/8 Rate
5.6 6.7
5.8 6.9
6.0 7.1
6.3 7.5
Specifications
/N
b 0
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