Reed-Solomon Codec Ber (Qpsk); Table 1-3. Reed-Solomon Ber Data - Comtech EF Data SDM-9000 Installation And Operation Manual

Introduction

1.4.2 Reed-Solomon Codec BER (QPSK)

The Reed-Solomon specifications for the E
different configurations are shown in Table 1-3. All values are for QPSK mode
operation. Refer to Figure 1-5 for the Reed-Solomon BER curves.

Table 1-3. Reed-Solomon BER Data

BER
10
10
10
10
BER
10
10
10
10
1–14
Specification
1/2 Rate 3/4 Rate
-6
4.1 dB 5.6 dB
-7
4.2 dB 5.8 dB
-8 4.4 dB 6.0 dB
-10 4.7 dB 6.4 dB
Typical
1/2 Rate 3/4 Rate
-6
3.5 dB 5.0 dB
-7
3.6 dB 5.2 dB
-8 3.8 dB 5.4 dB
-10 4.1 dB 5.8 dB
/N required to achieve 10
b 0
7/8 Rate
6.7 dB
6.9 dB
7.1 dB
7.5 dB
7/8 Rate
6.1 dB
6.3 dB
6.5 dB
6.9 dB
SDM-9000 Satellite Modem
-6 -10
to 10 BER for
Rev. 4