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