
Datum Systems PSM-500, 500H & 500L VSAT/SCPC Modem Specification
Rev. 0.86
A-4
PSM-500 Series FEC Option Table Rev. 1.6 Firmware 0.72+
FEC
Type
Sel
#
(T)
FEC Type
Option
Sel
#
(O)
Code
Rates
Available
Sel
#
(C)
R-S
Option
Modulation Modes (see notes)
BPSK
0
QPSK
1
OQPSK
2
8PSK
3
8QAM
4
16APSK
5
16QAM
6
S-Tec 6 Any
0 1/2 0
" " " " "
Interleaver
3/5 1
" " " " "
Block Size
3/4 2
" " " " "
Option 0~4
4/5 3
" " " " "
5/6 4
" " " " "
7/8
Notes: 8QAM requires modem firmware version 0.72 and later. 8QAM with the S-Tec FEC is not
implemented yet.
16APSK modes not implemented yet, and will have added options available.
* TPC4k and TPC16 restrictions apply to that line and Code Rate only.
TPC4k M5 Mode Limits: Rate 1/2 = 2.46 Mbps, Rate 3/4 or 7/8 = 4.92 Mbps.
TPC4k CT Mode Limits: Rate 5/16 = 2.048 Mbps, Rate 21/44 = 3.2 Mbps, Rate 3/4 = 5 Mbps,
Rate 0.95 = 6.6 Mbps.
The Modulation Modes, FEC Types, Option and Code Rates plus Reed-Solomon selection form a
number completely defining that FEC Mode. The acronym for these 5 numbers is “MTOCR”.
Table 7 below shows the Spectral Efficiency of the above FEC modes in bits per Hz of occupied
bandwidth at the 3 dB occupied bandwidth point.
Table 7 – Spectral Efficiency vs. Modulation and FEC Code Rates.
Modulation
Bits/Sym !
BPSK
1
QPSK OQPSK
2
8PSK 8QAM
3
16QAM/16APSK
4
FEC Code Rate
Efficiency in Bits/Hz at 3 dB Bandwidth
5/16
0.3125 0.625** 0.9375** 1.25**
0.453
0.453 0.906 1.359 1.812
21/44
0.477 0.95 1.43 ** 1.91**
1/2
0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00
3/5
0.60 1.20 1.80 2.40
2/3
0.66 1.33 2.00 2.66
3/4
0.75 1.50 2.25 3.00
4/5
0.80 1.60 2.40 3.20
5/6
0.833 1.667 2.50 3.333
7/8
0.875 1.75 2.625 3.50
0.922
0.922 1.844 2.766 3.688
0.95
0.95 1.90 2.85 3.80
** These modes not available in any setting
Each of these FEC Types can operate up to the maximum 20 Mbps, except TPC-4K is limited to 5
Mbps and S-Tec Standard is limited to approximately 10 Mbps at all rates. The S-Tec High speed
version is capable of 20 Mbps or more in all modes.
The possible FEC operating modes has exploded in recent years because of the variety of
available and common FECs in use. The PSM-500 Series has many current modes and additional
ones in development. Below is a table showing the currently available modes depending on
modulation.
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