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2114 West 7th Street, Tempe, Arizona 85281 USA

Product Bulletin
March 24, 2009

VersaFEC

Forward Error Correction



Comtech EF Data is pleased to announce the release of
VersaFEC

, the next generation Forward Error Correction


(FEC). VersaFEC provides maximum coding gain with the
lowest possible latency to support cellular backhaul and
other latency-sensitive voice, video and data applications.

The release of VersaFEC demonstrates Comtech EF Datas
continued leadership in introducing cutting edge
technologies to optimize satellite communications.

VersaFEC Forward Error Correction
VersaFEC is a system of short-block, low latency Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) codes designed to support latency-sensitive
applications, such as cellular backhaul over satellite. Designed to provide maximum coding gain while minimizing the end-to-end
latency, VersaFEC provides an excellent alternative to existing LDPC and DVB-S2 codes.

VersaFEC is designed to:

(a) Provide an expanded choice of modulation and code combinations (ModCods). These new combinations provide
equivalent coding gains to our existing LDPC offering, and also significantly reduce latency. The existing LDPC codes
(as as well as DVB-S2 short-block codes) use 16 kbit blocks, whereas VersaFEC uses blocks ranging from 2 kbits to
8.2 kbits.
(b) Support a patent-pending Adaptive Modulation and Coding (ACM) system. The ModCods have been chosen to provide
a continuous progression in terms of Eb/No and spectral efficiency, while reducing latency to near-theoretical
minimums.

VersaFEC Coding Performance
VersaFEC includes 12 Modulation and Code sets (ModCods):

Modulation
Code
Rate
Spectral
efficiency,
bps/Hz
Block
size,
bits
Typical
Eb/No, for
BER = 5 x 10
-8
Latency at
64 kbps, in
milliseconds
Min. Data
Rate,
CCM mode
Max. Data
Rate,
CCM mode
BPSK 0.488 0.49 2k 2.4 dB 26 18 kbps 5.7 Mbps
QPSK 0.533 1.07 4.1k 2.2 dB 53 20 kbps 10 Mbps
QPSK 0.631 1.26 4.1k 2.7 dB 59 23 kbps 10 Mbps
QPSK 0.706 1.41 4.1k 3.4 dB 62 26 kbps 10 Mbps
QPSK 0.803 1.61 4.1k 3.8 dB 66 28 kbps 12 Mbps
8-QAM 0.642 1.93 6.1k 4.6 dB 89 35 kbps 12 Mbps
8-QAM 0.711 2.13 6.1k 5.2 dB 93 39 kbps 12 Mbps
8-QAM 0.780 2.34 6.1k 5.6 dB 97 43 kbps 12 Mbps
16-QAM 0.731 2.93 8.2k 6.3 dB 125 53 kbps 12 Mbps
16-QAM 0.780 3.12 8.2k 7.0 dB 129 57 kbps 14 Mbps
16-QAM 0.829 3.32 8.2k 7.5 dB 131 60 kbps 14 Mbps
16-QAM 0.853 3.41 8.2k 8.0 dB 132 62 kbps 16 Mbps

The performance of the VersaFEC codes compared with the Shannon Bound is shown in the below Figure. VersaFEC is at or
near the DVB-S2 performance with 16 kbit blocks.

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B, 0.488
Q, 0.533
Q, 0.631
Q, 0.706
Q, 0.803
8, 0.642
8, 0.711
8, 0.780
16, 0.731
16, 0.780 16, 0.829
16, 0.853

Compared to Turbo Product Codes, VersaFEC generally provides 1.0 dB or more reduction in Eb/No. This translates into leased
bandwidth savings and reduced BUC/HPA sizes.

Low Latency
VersaFEC is specifically designed for low latency applications. As a comparison, Comtech EF Datas current LDPC Rate 2/3 8-
QAM and VersaFEC Rate 0.642 8-QAM provide essentially identical spectral efficiency and Eb/No performance. However, at
64 kbps, the latency has been reduced from 350 milliseconds to 89 milliseconds a reduction by a factor of 4.

Compared to DVB-S2 short block, the VersaFEC provides a latency reduction of anywhere from a factor of 4 to as much as a
factor of 10. E.g. DVB-S2 QPSK Rate 2/3 and VersaFEC QPSK 0.631 have near identical spectral efficiency and Eb/No
performance. However, at 64 kbps, the VersaFEC latency is 59 ms compared to over 500 ms for DVB-S2 a reduction by a
factor of over 8.

In addition to using smaller block sizes, to further reduce latency, VersaFEC uses non-interleaved systematic LDPC codes.
Compared to DVB-S2s interleaved codes, this achieves a significant reduction in latency. The total end-to-end latency for a high
code rate systematic code (such as VersaFEC) asymptotically approaches half the latency of an interleaved code (such as
DVB-S2).

Compared to the DVB-S2 short block ACM, VersaFEC ACM could reduce the system latency by as much as one order of
magnitude.

Availability
VersaFEC is available as a plug-in module for Comtech EF Datas CDM-625 Advanced Satellite Modem. It can be shipped
factory installed or can be field upgraded.

VersaFEC Constant Coding and Modulation (CCM) is available for immediate shipment. VersaFEC ACM mode is planned for
release within the next 60 days. Customers with the VersaFEC module will be able to upgrade to ACM without requiring
additional hardware.

To learn more about the VersaFEC Forward Error Correction, please refer to the datasheet and user documentation available
on our web site, www.comtechefdata.com. To place your order, please contact your Comtech EF Data sales associate.


[email protected] +1.480.333.2200 +1.480.333.2540


VersaFEC is a registered trademark of Comtech AHA.

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