DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier is complementary to all advances
in modem technology, including advanced FEC and modulation
techniques. As these technologies approach theoretical limits of
power and bandwidth efficiency, DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier
utilizing advanced signal processing techniques provides a new
dimension in bandwidth and power efficiency.
DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier allows satellite users to achieve
spectral efficiencies (i.e. bps/Hz) that cannot be achieved with
traditional links. E.g., DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier when used
with 16-QAM approaches the bandwidth efficiency of 256-QAM
(8bps/Hz).
As DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier allows equivalent spectral
efficiency using a lower order Modulation and/or FEC Code, it
can simultaneously reduce CAPEX by allowing a smaller
BUC/HPA and/or antenna.
When combined with VersaFEC or LDPC/TPC, it can provide
unprecedented savings in transponder bandwidth and power
utilization. This allows for its successful deployment in
bandwidth-limited and power-limited scenarios, as well as
reduction in Earth Station BUC/HPA power requirements.
VERSAFEC FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION
CDM-625 is the first modem to offer VersaFEC, a patented
(covered by U.S. patents 7,353,444 and 7,415,659; other
patents pending) system of high performance short-block lowlatency
LDPC codes designed to support latency-sensitive
applications, such as cellular backhaul over satellite. VersaFEC
provides excellent coding gain with lowest possible latency.
VersaFEC’s Eb/No performance is similar to that of DVB-S2
(short block) or LDPC (16k block) with 70-90% lower latency.
Compared to TPC, VersaFEC can provide coding gain of 1.0 dB
or more.
ADAPTIVE CODING & MODULATION (ACM)
Satellite users have traditionally relied on worst case link
margin to overcome rain fade which leads to significant
inefficiencies. ACM converts the fade margin into increased
throughput – gain of 100% or more is possible. The CDM-625
with VersaFEC was specifically architected to support ACM for
IP/Ethernet traffic. ACM maximizes throughput under all
conditions – rain fade, inclined orbit satellite operation, antenna
mis-pointing, noise, interference and other impairments.
VersaFEC ACM can provide almost 85% reduction in latency
compared to DVB-S2 (short block).
ACM can also be used with DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier.
LOW DENSITY PARITY CHECK CODES (LDPC) & TURBO
PRODUCT CODES (TPC)
CDM-625 offers an integrated LDPC and 2nd Generation TPC
codec. LDPC is an advanced Forward Error Correction
technique capable of providing performance much closer to
Shannon limit. The current LDPC implementation can provide
0.7 to 1.2 dB additional coding gain compared to an equivalent
TPC code.
In order to take full advantage of the increased coding gain
provided by LDPC, Comtech EF Data has developed a patented
8-QAM modulation (U.S. patent 7,254,188) that allows for
acquisition and tracking at much lower Eb/No compared to 8-
PSK.
DUAL BAND CAPABILITY
CDM-625 supports 70/140 MHz and L-Band capability in the
same unit with independently selectable transmit and receive IF.
This simplifies sparing and stocking in networks requiring
70/140 MHz and L-Band units.
4-PORT MANAGED ETHERNET SWITCH WITH VLAN & QoS
CDM-625 base modem incorporates a 4-port 10/100Base-T
managed Ethernet switch with VLAN capability and prioritybased
Quality of Service (QoS). Access (Native) Mode and
Trunk Mode are supported. Traffic can be prioritized using portbased
priority or VLAN priority. The maximum Ethernet frame
size is 1536 bytes.
IP PACKET PROCESSOR
The IP Packet Processor enables efficient IP networking and
transport over satellite by adding routing capability with very
low overhead encapsulation, header compression, payload
compression and Quality of Service to the CDM-625. The
advanced QoS combined with header and payload compression
ensures the highest quality of service with minimal jitter and
latency for real-time traffic, priority treatment of mission critical
applications and maximum bandwidth efficiency.
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Header Compression
The IP Packet Processor incorporates industry-leading header
compression for IP traffic. Header compression can reduce the
40 byte IP/UDP/RTP header to as little as 1 byte. For TCP/IP,
the 40 byte header is reduced to as little as 3 bytes. For
applications such as VoIP, header compression can provide
bandwidth savings exceeding 60%. E.g. the 8 kbps G.729 voice
codec requires 24 kbps of IP bandwidth once encapsulated into
an IP/UDP/RTP datagram. With header compression, the same
voice call needs about 8.5 kbps – a saving of almost 65%. And,
bandwidth requirements for typical Web/HTTP traffic can be
reduced by 10% or more with TCP/IP header compression.
Payload Compression
The IP Packet Processor incorporates industry-leading payload
compression for IP traffic. Implemented in the hardware for
maximum throughput and efficiency, payload compression can
reduce the required satellite bandwidth by as much as 40-50%.
Streamline Encapsulation (SLE)
The IP Packet Processor incorporates Comtech EF Data’s
patent-pending very low overhead Streamline Encapsulation
(SLE). SLE can reduce the encapsulation overhead by as much
as 65% compared to industry standard HDLC.
Advanced Quality of Service (QoS)
The IP Packet Processor incorporates multi-level QoS to
ensure the highest quality service with minimal jitter and
latency for real-time traffic, priority treatment of mission critical
applications and maximum bandwidth efficiency.
Supported modes are:
- DiffServ – Industry-standard method of providing QoS
enabling seamless co-existence in networks that implement
DiffServ
- Max/Priority – Provides multi-level traffic prioritization with
the ability to limit maximum traffic per priority class
- Min/Max – Provides a Committed Information Rate (CIR) to
each user defined class of traffic with the ability to allow a
higher burstable rate depending on availability
QUAD E1 INTERFACE (QDI) WITH ENHANCED D&I++
The CDM-625 supports a Quad E1 interface that can aggregate
up to four full or fractional E1s into a single carrier, with very
low overhead. This provides significant CAPEX savings by
reducing the number of modems and could possibly reduce the
BUC/HPA size by eliminating the multi-carrier backoff. A
proprietary, closed network Drop & Insert (D&I++) allows for
Dropping or Inserting any combination of 1 to 31 time slots on
each E1. D&I++ is supported for E1-CCS only.
For QDI operation, all E1s must have a common clock source.
IP SUB MULTIPLEXER
The IP Sub Mux allows multiplexing IP/Ethernet traffic with
serial or G.703 traffic into a single carrier. This is particularly
useful for cellular backhaul when both E1 and IP backhaul is
required. This reduces the number of modems and could
possibly reduce the BUC/HPA size by eliminating the multicarrier
backoff.
EDMAC & AUPC
The CDM-625 supports EDMAC, EDMAC-2, EDMAC-3 and
AUPC. EDMAC/EDMAC-2/EDMAC-3 can be used to monitor and
control the distant end of a satellite link using a proprietary
overhead channel. EDMAC-3 is also used for SNMP
management of the distant end modem. AUPC enables
automatic uplink power control for a duplex link.
MANAGEMENT & SNMP PROXY
The modem can be managed via the front panel, the remote
M&C port (EIA-232/EIA-485), or the 10/100Base-T Ethernet
port. With support for SNMP, HTTP and Telnet, the modem can
be easily integrated into an IP-based management system.
The CDM-625 can also act as SNMP proxy for the distant end
modem. This allows distant end modem management using
SNMP without requiring an end-to-end IP link.
CDM-600/CDM-600L EMULATION MODE
CDM-625 can be placed in CDM-600 or CDM-600L emulation
mode. This permits easy integration into an existing CDM-600/L
setup without changes to M&C platform or redundancy switches.
FEATURE ENHANCEMENTS
Enhancing the capability of the CDM-625 in the field is easy.
Features that do not require additional hardware can be added
on site, using FAST access codes purchased from Comtech EF
Data.
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