New Generation DVB-RCS Hardware

  • Status
    Ongoing
  • Status date
    2011-11-04
Objectives

Project objectives include:

  • Two types of terminal IDUs:
    • High-volume, low cost for consumer & SME market (SatLink 2000),
    • High-performance, high-capacity for industrial, telecom, government, military, and mobile VSAT markets (SatLink 2900),
    • Both are evolutions of prior SatLink terminal IDUs (SatLink 1000 and 1910) with more powerful CPUs and FPGAs.
  • Common 1U hardware module (SatLink 8560) for both Return Link System (RLS) and Forward Link System (FLS), where the function is determined by firmware/software load and fully integrated with IP packet processing.
    • Both are more powerful evolutions of prior SatLink 8550 RLS and FLS.

SatLink2000 IDU


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SatLink2900 IDU


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SatLink8560 RLS & FLS


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Challenges
  • Obtaining low manufacturing cost for SatLink 2000,
  • Obtaining effective multi-channel burst reception with ACM per timeslot,
  • Maintaining high IP throughputs on all modules,
  • Time-to-market.
Benefits

Increased rate of adoption and competitiveness for DVB-RCS2, generally, and for SatLink products, specifically, especially for Ka band networks, where these higher Return Link MODCODs are feasible and ACM on Return Links offers significant gains.

Features

SatLink 2000

  • IP throughput (Rx+Tx): 30 Mbps,
  • DVB-S2 Rx: up to 45 Msps, 16APSK 9/10,
  • DVB-RCS & RCS2 Tx: up to 5 Msps,
  • QoS, ODU Power Control & Monitoring, Low power consumption.

SatLink 2900

  • IP throughput (Rx+Tx): 40 Mbps,
  • DVB-S2 Rx: up to 45 Msps, 16APSK 9/10,
  • DVB-RCS & RCS2 Tx: up to 8 Msps,
  • Built-in wideband (36 MHz) multi-channel burst receiver for mesh support,
  • QoS, ODU Power Control & Monitoring, Low power consumption.

SatLink 8560 FLS (DVB-S2)

  • 100 Mbps of IP packet throughput with ACM 45 Msps from QPSK ¼ to 16APSK 9/10,
  • DVB-S2 ACM.

SatLink 8560 RLS

  • 50 Mbps of IP packet throughput,
  • Dual, wideband (36 MHz) multi-channel burst receivers for reception of many concurrent bursts with diverse MODCODs and symbol rates and ACM per timeslot,
  • Supports both DVB-RCS and DVB-RCS2.

 

Plan

The following main activities are planned:

  • Hardware development of new VSAT models SatLink 2000 and SatLink 2900,
  • Hardware development of new SatLink 8560 FLS & RLS for Hubs,
  • Industrialization of the new hardware including development of production test, CE marking, and pilot production.
Current status

The project has been successfully completed.

Documentation

Documentation may be requested

Last update
2025-02-17 09:20