Table G-2. Modcod Comparison: Acm Vs. Ccm - Comtech EF Data CDM-760 Installation And Operation Manual

Appendix G
CDM-760 Advanced High-Speed Trunking Modem
For a 20 Msps link, this corresponds to the data rates listed in Table G-1. Table G-2 compares the
ACM link with its CCM counterpart. In ACM mode, the link operates most of the time with clear
sky conditions at 34.49 Mbps and drops back to 23.20 Mbps only when the link is faded. In CCM
mode the link must remain in its worst case condition at 23.20 Mbps.
Condition
Clear Sky
Faded
There are a few important factors to consider for ACM operation:
•
The digital communication system must tolerate a change in data rate. This excludes
synchronous interfaces such as G.703 T3/E3 interfaces, which operate at a fixed data rates
(44.768 / 34.368 Mbps).
•
Ethernet is a suitable data stream because the packet nature of this interface accommodates
changing data rates.
•
The bit rate is not allowed to change arbitrarily. Link conditions determine the operational
ModCod, as measured by the far side demod Es/No reading. The ModCod chosen must always
operate at or above the minimum threshold for reliable communications for any given
ModCod.
•
There are generally two types of scenarios where ACM operation is run:
o Minimum Guaranteed DR: A link budget is run using worst case fade conditions and a
fixed availability (ex. 99.8%). The ModCod selected in this link budget is considered to be
the lowest acceptable ModCod that meets the DR and availability of the link budget.
99.8% of the year the data rate of the link will be at or greater than this minimum data
rate. For most of the year the DR will exceed the minimum guaranteed figure, 0.2% of the
year the link will be down or at a DR that does not meet the minimum guaranteed figure.
o Relaxed Availability: A link availability below typical thresholds (ex: 97%) is used to
calculate a worst case fade condition at a desired data rate. It is understood that although
the availability is less than desirable, for the majority of the year the DR will exceed the
customer contracted DR and justify the lower throughput for a larger percentage of the
year. This is essentially a tradeoff between minimum DR contracted and effective DR
averaged over the course of a year.

Table G-2. ModCod Comparison: ACM vs. CCM

ACM
Es/No (dB)
ModCod
6.7 QPSK 8/9
3.7 QPSK 3/5
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ACM CCM
Data Rate ModCod
34.49 QPSK 3/5
23.20 QPSK 3/5
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CCM
Data Rate
23.20
23.20