Chapter 9. DoubleTalk™

Carrier-in-Carrier®

OPERATION

The Modem optionally incorporates a proprietary technology licensed from Applied Signal Technology, Inc. called DoubleTalk™, hereafter referred to as DoubleTalk Carrier-In-Carrier (CnC) when implemented in Comtech EF Data modems. CnC essentially allows two carriers to share the same channel.

Traditional full-duplex links utilize frequency division multiplexing to allow communications in two directions. This requires allocating two frequency bands, one for each direction (A and B). CnC allows the two carriers to reside on the same center frequency allowing the duplex link to consume half the bandwidth as that of FDMA.

All of the following requirements must be met before carrier in carrier will function correctly.

1.Both of the earth stations must be able to see each other’s carriers.

2.The modulator and demodulator must be “grouped” together for CnC to operate.

3.The relative power level between the two carriers must be < ± 10 dB of each other. For optimal performance the carriers should be < ± 7 dB of each other.

4.The symbol rate ratio of the two carriers should be < 3:1 (either way).

It is recommended that the user start with the traditional FDMA configuration as shown in Figure 10-1. This allows the user to establish the links, make sure the modems and RF equipment are all functioning correctly and that a reasonable Eb/No has been set in each direction for the modulation and code rate selected.

Then the modem generating the “B” carrier in this example should be relocated in frequency to be “on top” of carrier “A”. At this point the demodulator-receiving carrier “A” will loose lock. The carrier in carrier function must now be enabled in the Rx configuration menus. Once CnC is turned on the demodulator will perform a search for a

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Mocomtech CDM-QX operation manual DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier