CDM-Qx
Revision
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 Errata a
Acquisition range
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 Errata B
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 Errata C
Rx Rs n/k ENT IESS-310 network 219/201
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 Errata D
Tx Rs n/k ENT IESS-310 network 219/201
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 Part Number MN/CDMQx.IOM Revision January 20,2007
 Customer Support
 Table of Contents
 Chapter Functional Description External Connections
 Evolution of TPC in Comtech Products
Comparison of all TPC Modes
 11-1
Management Information Base MIB Files
 About this Manual
 Electrical Safety
 International Symbols
 CE Mark
 Warranty Policy
 CDM-Qx Satellite Modem Revision Preface MN/CDMQx.IOM Xii
 Introduction
CDM-Qx/QxL
 Features
 Verification
DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier
Software Flash Upgrading
 Turbo Product Coding
Remote Control
Data Interfaces
 Assembly Description
Major Assemblies
 Fast Options and Hardware Options
Fast
 Implementation
Fast Accessible Options
Fast System Theory
Hardware Options
 Supporting Hardware and Software
 Band
Compatibility
 CDM-Qx Satellite Modem Revision Introduction MN/CDMQx.IOM
 Installation
Unpacking
 Optional Rear-Mounting Installation Bracket
Mounting
 Installation of the Optional Mounting Brackets
 Connect External Cables
Configuration
Select Internal if Loop
Observe the following
 Functional Description
Page
 Modem Block Diagram
Page
 Connections
 Front Panel
LED
 Rear Panel
Rear Panel
Page
 BNC
Modem Rear Panel Connectors
Name Ref. Desig Connector Type Function
IEC
 RF Output 75 or 50Ω
 Remote Control Interface Connector Pin Assignments
2 M&C 10/100BaseT Connector
3 485/232 Connector
Use for 2-wire RS-485 operation
 Pin # Signal Function Name
Alarms Connector
Alarm Interface Connector Pin Assignments
 Balanced G.703 Interface Connector Pin Assignments
Balanced G.703 Connector Tx/Rx Connector
Unbalanced G.703 Tx/Rx Connectors
Pin # Signal Function Name Direction
 Lvds
7 RS-530 Data Interface Connector
Pin # Generic Signal Description Direction RS-422 RS
RS-232 Circuit #
 Quad E1 Data Interface Connectors
Xx6. Quad E1 Data Interface J1 Connector Pin Assignments
 DC Power Connector
RX and TX if Connectors
AC Power Connector
AC Power Specifications
 Ground Connector
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 Operation
 Color Condition
Front Panel LED Indicators
LED
 CLR
Diamond Keypad Presently used on all Units
ENT
 Right Hand Display Area
Left-Hand Display Area
Modems
TXF
 Redundancy
MD MD
 Right-Hand Display Area
Accessing the Display Area
Spectrum Analyzer
RXS
 Principle Menu Tree
 Comtech EF Data CDM-Qx Firmware Version
Main Menu Config Monitor Test Info Save/Load Util ODU
Opening Screen
ODU
 Config
Config Remote Tx Rx Group Frame Interface Ref Mask ODU
 ConfigRemoteSerialInterface
ConfigRemote Remote Control
ConfigRemoteSerial
 ConfigRemoteEthernet
ConfigRemoteSerialInterfaceRS485 RS-485 Bus Address
ConfigRemoteSerialBaudrate
 ConfigRemoteEthernetMAC
ConfigRemoteEthernetGateway
ConfigRemoteEthernetAddress
ConfigRemoteEthernetSNMP
 Snmp
ConfigRemoteEthernetSNMPCommunities
ConfigRemoteEthernetSNMPTraps
 Trap IP Addr#1 ENT
Trap Community , ENT comtech
Trap Version ENT SNMPv1 SNMPv2
Trap IP Addr#2 ENT
 ConfigTx Transmit
Tx FEC Mod Code Data Freq On/Off Pwr Scram Clk Inv Txα
 Tx FEC Vit Vit+RS TCM+RS
ConfigTxFEC TX FEC Type
ConfigTxMod Modulation Scheme
TPC
 Tx Code Rate 5/16 21/44 1/2 3/4 17/18
ConfigTxCode TX Code Rate
ConfigTxData TX Data Rate
Tx Data Rate 05000.000kbps Sym02500.000ksps
 ConfigTxFreq TX if Frequency
Tx if Freq 1156.3456 MHz
 Tx Output State On Off RxTxInhibit Common , ENT
ConfigTxOn/Off Transmit ON/OFF Control
Tx if Freq 1156.3456 MHz RF=14156.3456 ENT
Tx Common Output State Off On
 ConfigTxPwrAUPC Aupc Mode
ConfigTxPwr Transmit Power Level Mode
ConfigTxPwrManual Manual Mode
 ConfigTxPwrAUPC Alarm
ConfigTxPwrAUPC Target Eb/No
ConfigTxPwrAUPC MAX Range
ConfigTxPwrAUPC DEMOD-UNLOCK
 ConfigTxClk TX Clocking Mode
ConfigTxPwrCombined Combined Transmit Power
ConfigTxScram Scrambler
 Tx Spectral Inversion Normal Inverted
ConfigTxInv TX Inversion Functions
Tx Inversion functions Spectrum Data Clock ,ENT
Tx Data Sense
 Tx Roll-off 20% 35% ENT
ConfigTxTxα TX Roll-Off α factor
ConfigRx Receive
RxFEC Demod Code Data Freq Acq Descram Buf Inv Misc CnC
 TCM+RS
ConfigRxFEC RX FEC Type
Rx FEC Vit Vit+RS
Case Rules Comment
 Demodulation Bpsk Qpsk 8-PSK 16-QAM
ConfigRxDemod Demodulation Scheme
ConfigRxCode RX Code Rate
Rx Code Rate 5/16 21/44 1/2 3/4 7/8 17/18
 ConfigRxData RX Data Rate
Rx Data Rate 05000.000kbps Sym02500.000ksps
 Rx if Freq1156.3456 MHz RF=12156.3456 ENT
ConfigRxFreq RX Frequency
ConfigRxAcq Demod Acquisition Range
Demod Acquisition Range
 ENT
ConfigRxDescram Descrambler
ConfigRxBuf RX Buffer Clock Source
 ConfigRxInv RX Inversion Functions
ConfigRxMisc Rx Miscellaneous
 ConfigRxCnC CARRIER-IN-CARRIER→
ConfigRxMiscEbNo Eb/No Alarm
ConfigRxMiscRxα RX Roll-Off α factor
 Please Check TX Power Level
ConfigRxCnCMode CnC→ Mode of Operation
ConfigRxCnCFrqOffs CnC Frequency Offset
Please Wait
 ConfigGroup Grouping MOD/DEMOD Cards
ConfigRxCnCSrchDelay CnC Search Delay
ConfigRxCnCReAcq CnC RE-ACQUISITION Time
ConfigGroupModem
 ConfigGroupRedundancyConfig 11
ConfigGroupRedundancy
ConfigGroupRedundancyConfig
ConfigGroupRedundancyConfig 12
 ConfigFrame Framing Mode
ConfigGroupRedundancyMode
ConfigGroupRedundancyModeManual
ConfigFrameUnframed Unframed
 AUPC+EDMAC
Edmac Mode
Framing mix AUPC-Only
Master Slave
 0240
ConfigFrameD&I++ D&I++
Distant-end Base Address
Address This Slave Unit ENT
 Hssi ASI G.703 QDI None
ConfigInterface Data Interface
Interface RS422 V.35 RS232
RTS/CTS operation , ENT Loop,RTS Controls Tx Out
 HDB3 AMI
 T1 Line Length Feet
703 E1 Line Code HDB3 AMI , ENT
 HDB3 AMI
 Alarm Mask Transmit Receive Reference BUC LNB ,ENT
ConfigRef Reference Oscillator
ConfigMask Mask
Frequency Reference Internal MHz ENT
 Rx Alarm Mask AGC Eb/No Rx-AIS Buffer
Tx Alarm Mask Tx-FIFO BPV Tx-AIS ENT
Tx-FIFO Alarm ENT Active Masked
AGC Alarm
 LNB Alarm
Reference Alarm
BUC Alarm
 ODU
ConfigODU Outdoor Unit for L-Band Unit Only
ConfigODUBUC Block Upconverter BUC
BUC LNB
 ConfigODUBUCM&C-FSKAddress FSK Address
ConfigODUBUCM&C-FSK M&C FSK
ConfigODUBUCM&C-FSKAddress FSK Comms
BUC M&C
 ConfigODUBUC10MHz BUC 10MHz
ConfigODUBUCM&C-FSKTx-On/Off FSK TX-ON/OFF
ConfigODUBUCDC-Pwr BUC DC Power
ConfigODUBUCAlarm BUC Alarm
 BUC Current Alarm Lower Limit1200mA
ConfigODUBUCDelay BUC Delay
BUC Current Alarm Upper Limit1200mA
Power-On Delay
 ConfigODUBUCLO BUC LO
ConfigODUBUCMix BUC MIX
 LNB DC
ConfigODULNB LNB
ConfigODULNBVoltage LNB Voltage
 ConfigODULNBAlarm LNB Alarm
ConfigODULNBPower-On/Off LNB POWER- ON/OFF
ConfigODULNB10MHz LNB 10MHz
 LNB Current Alarm Lower Limit 050mA ENT
ConfigODULNBLO LO
ConfigODULNBMix MIX
LNB Frequency Mix
 MonitorAlarms Alarms
MonitorAlarmsUnit Unit Alarms
 MonitorAlarmsODU Outdoor Unit Alarms
MonitorAlarmsReceive Receive Alarms
MonitorAlarmsTransmit Transmit Alarms
 MonitorRx-Params RECEIVE-PARAMETERS
MonitorEvent-Log EVENT-LOG or Stored Events
 Log 024 30/11/97 Clear Demod Lock 3 ,ENT
Log 023 30/11/02 Fault Demod Lock 3 ,ENT
MonitorEvent-LogView View Stored Events
 MonitorStatsView View Link Statistics
Link Statistics View Clear-All Config ENT
MonitorStats Link Statistics for grouped as modem only
 MonitorStatsClear-All Clear ALL Stats
MonitorStatsConfig Configure Stats
Stats Logging Interval Disabled,ENT
Clear all Stored Stats? No Yes
 MonitorAUPC Monitor AUPCfor grouped as modem only
MonitorCnC Monitor CARRIER-IN-CARRIER CnC
 MonitorODU Monitor ODU for L-Band Unit only
ODU LNB
 Test
Test Mode Bist ENT Spec-Analyzer
Mode Norm if 2 Dig 2 I/O 2 RF Tx-CW Tx1-0 ENT
 TX-1,0
Norm If Loop Dig Loop RF Loop
TX-CW
 Bert Monitor Errs=0000253 BER=8.5E-07
Bist BERT-Config BERT-Mon BERT-Control ENT
Bert Config Tx=ON Rx=ON Tx-Pat=2047 Rx-Pat=2047
Bert Control 10E-3Err=OFF Restart=NO SyncThres=256
 Config Spectrum Analyzer CenterFreq Span
Mode Config
Spectrum Analyzer Mode
Spectrum Analyzer
 If Loopback
 Info Rem Tx Rx Buffer Frame Interface Mask Ref ID
InfoRem Remote Control Information
Info Information
 Tx C N N
InfoTx TX Information
Tx 1140.000 05000.000 TUR 8P 17/18 S EXT -20.0 on N
 Rx C N N
InfoRx RX Information
Rx 1140.000 05000.000 TUR 8P 17/18 D RX BUF +/-32k N
Demod Sweep Acquisition range
 InfoFrame Framing and Edmac Information
Buffer Enabled Tx=Rx ENT
InfoBuffer Buffer Information
InfoInterface Interface Information
 InfoID Circuit Identification
InfoMask Alarm Mask Information
InfoRef Frequency Reference
Character TST Message
 Save/LoadSave Save Configuration
No YES
 Empty ENT
Save/LoadLoad Load Configuration
New Config has been Loaded From Location
Contains No Data! ENT
 Utility RxBuffer Clock Ref ID Display Firmware Fast
UtilityRxBuffer Buffer Recenter
UtilityClock REAL-TIME Clock
Real-Time Clock , ,ENT Time=120000 Date24/04/03
 UtilityID Circuit Identification
UtilityRef Reference Adjust
Warm-up delay ENT
Internal Freq
 UtilityDisplay Display Brightness
UtilityFirmware Firmware
 Programming Cpld
Current Active Image #1 Next Reboot Image #1 #2
Update Cpld to v1.x.x? No Yes ENT
 UtilityFAST Fast Code Options
Fast
 View Options ENT Redun Not Installed
Edit 20 digit Fast Code 00000000000000000000 ENT
 Forward Error Correction Options
 For Against
Viterbi
Viterbi Decoding Summary
 Reed-Solomon Outer Codec
 Closed Network Modes
Concatenated R-S Coding Summary
 Trellis Coding
PSK/TCM Coding Summary
 Turbo Product Codec Hardware Option Introduction
Evolution of TPC in Comtech Products
 Available TPC Modes
End-to-End Processing Delay
Turbo Product Coding processing delay comparison
 Comparison of all TPC Modes
 Turbo Product Coding Summary
 Viterbi Decoding
BER
 Viterbi with
 Without 219, 201 RS
PSK/TCM Rate 2/3
Decoding, with
Outer Code
 CDM-Qx Satellite Modem Forward Error Correction Options
Comtech Turbo Product Codec Rate 3/4 QPSK, 8-PSK 16-QAM
 Comtech Turbo Product Codec Rate 7/8 QPSK, 8-PSK 16-QAM
 Comtech Turbo Product Codec
 Rate 21/44 Bpsk and Rate 5/16 Bpsk Turbo
BPSK/QPSK
 BER
Page
 Edmac Channel
Theory Of Operation
 M&C Connection
 Setup Summary
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 Automatic Uplink Power Control
 Max Range
Setting Aupc Parameters
Target Eb/No
 Compensation Rate
Alarm
Demod Unlock
 Monitoring
 DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier
Page
 Transponder Utilization with and without CnC→
Page
 Redundancy
 CDM-Qx Satellite Modem Revision Redundancy MN/CDMQx.IOM 10-2
 Management
Ethernet Management Interface Protocols
 Web Server Http Interface
Web
 Level
Web Server Menu Tree
Web Server Menu Tree
 11-4
 11-5
 11-6
 11-7
 Snmp Interface
Management Information Base MIB Files
 Snmp Community Strings
Snmp Traps
 Alarms and Faults SNMPv2 notifications
Telnet Interface
 11-11
 11-12
Page
Page
 Modulator
FEC
 Comtech EF Data
Power Spectral Density
Referred to symbol rate
CDM-Qx Transmit
 PSK/TCM Codec
Demodulator
Viterbi
Turbo Product
 Coding
HIGHER-ORDER
Modulation
 Automatic Uplink Power Control Future
Hssi
 Data Rate Ranges
 FCC
Framing Summary Future
Miscellaneous
Page
 Ethernet FTP upload procedure
Appendix B. Flash Upgrading
 Construction
 Sector
 CDM-Qx Satellite Modem Revision Flash Upgrading MN/CDMQx.IOM
 Appendix C. Remote Control
RS-485
 RS-232
Basic Protocol
 Controller-to-target
Packet Structure
Start Of Packet
Example 0135/TRQ=70.2345CR Target-to-controller
 Slot Address
Address
Instruction Code
 Instruction Code Qualifier
‘=’ code Target to Controller is used in two ways
 $ code target-to-controller is only used as follows
 End Of Packet
Remote Commands
Message Arguments
 CDM-Qx Satellite Modem Revision Remote Control MN/CDMQx.IOM
 TX Remote Commands
 TCR
TCR=
TCR?
TCR#
 TSI
TSI=
TSI= TSI?
TSI# TSI$
 TCK
TCK=
TCK= TCK?
TCK#
 RFQ
RFQ=
RFQ= RFQ?
RFQ# RFQ$
 =BPSK RMD
RMD=
RMD= RMD?
=QPSK RMD#
 RDR
RDR=
RDR= RDR?
RDR#
 RSW
RSW=
RSW= RSW?
RSW#
 EBA
EBA=
EBA= EBA?
EBA# EBA$
 ITF
ITF=
ITF= ITF?
ITF#
 ESA
ESA=
ESA= ESA?
ERF=
 TST
TST=
TST= TST?
TST#
 AUP
AUP=
AUP= AUP?
AUP#
 LBO
LBO=
LBO= LBO?
LBO#
 HHC?
Hssi
HHC=
HHC
 Applies to
 CST
CST=
CST?
CST#
 TIM
TIM=
TIM= TIM?
TIM#
 IRM
IRM=
IRM = IRM?
IRM#
 FBU
FBU=
FBU= FBU?
FBU#
 CSD
CSD=
CSD?
CSD#
 Query Commands
EID?
 Bytes
UID?
 =Change in fault
FLT?
 WHO?
REB?
 CC is Fault Code numbers, as in FLT? Or Infor Code, which
RNE=
 RNS=CR
 CRM?
RSL?
RX BER
CDM?
 FRW?
CFM?
SWR?
 IMG
IMG=
IMG= IMG?
IMG#
 ITP?
 Bulk Commands
 OGC
OGC=
OGC= OGC?
OGC#
 Band Unit Only
Arguments For Command or Response to Query
BAD=
 BCL=
BOE=
BCH=
BUC LO BLO=
 BPA?
BUC
BUT?
BSV?
 Parameter Instruction Type Code Qualifier LNB Power
Control Band Unit Only
 Parameter Instruction Type Code Qualifier
 Parameter Command Instruction Type Code Qualifier
 BCT#
BCT=
BCT= BCT?
BCT$
 SPS=
SPM=
SPF=
SPM= SPM?
 DNI=
DNI= DNI? DNI# DNI$ DNI
 Applies to Cards grouped As modem
Parameter Instruction Type Code Qualifier Drop Timeslot
DTS=
 CDM-Qx Satellite Modem Revision Remote Control MN/CDMQx.IOM
 Performance Characterization
Carrier-in-CarrierDescription
 Degradation Due To Carrier Spacing
Figure D-1. Adjacent Carrier a As Tested and BAs Plotted
 Degradation ≤ 0.5 dB
Carrier Spacing For
20% Rolloff
Carrier Spacing For 35% Rolloff
 PSK 3/4 Turbo, α = 35%
 Selecting The Adjacent Carrier Curve
Figure D-5. Adjacent Carrier Cases
 Case Desired Adjacent Carrier
Curve To Use In Figure D-2, Error
Carrier-in-Carrier Ratio CnC Ratio
Found., or D-4
 Figure D-7. CnC Ratio For Qpsk and 8-PSK
 1st CnC Example Adjacent Carriers, CnC Ratio and Rain Fade
Symbol Rate Ratio
CnC Carrier Offset
 Comment
DL Fade UL Fade Site a Site B
Site a Site B
Per Figure D
 Figure D-10. Link With Fading At Site a
 2nd CnC Example CnC Ratio With Asymmetric Links
 Link parameters and results are summarized in the table
Parameters Site a Site B
 Per Figure D- Qpsk
3rd CnC Example Asymmetric Link With Rain Fade
Eb/No Degradation At Site a Parameter Due To Fade At
 Conclusion
Eb/No Degradation At Site B Parameter Due To Fade At
 Metric Conversions
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