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5 ethernet overhead over wan interface – Comtech EF Data CDM-625 User Manual

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CDM-625 Advanced Satellite Modem

Revision 15

Ethernet Network Configuration

MN-CDM625

16–13

16.5 Ethernet Overhead over WAN Interface

16.5.1 Managed Switch Mode (without IP Packet Processor)

When the optional IP Packet Processor is either not installed or installed but disabled

: After

Ethernet packets are sent from the internal switch to the modem WAN interface, the link

overhead per packet is as follows:

1 Byte (HDLC Start Flag) + 2 Bytes HDLC Control + 14 Bytes
Ethernet Header + Ethernet Payload + 2 Bytes HDLC CRC

Additionally, on average, an additional 3% of overhead is added to account for HDLC bit stuffing.

16.5.2 Router Mode or Managed Switch Mode (with IP Packet Processor)

When the optional IP Packet Processor is installed and enabled

: The CDM-625 uses Comtech EF

Data’s patented Streamline Encapsulation (SLE) Framing instead of HDLC Framing.

Note that in SLE Framing, no bit stuffing overhead is involved; hence, WAN overhead is

deterministic. After Ethernet packets are sent from the internal switch to the IP Packet

Processor interface, per packet overhead on the WAN Interface is as follows:

1 Byte SLE start Flags + Control Byte(s)+ Ethernet Payload
(IP + UDP + payload; IP + TCP + payload; etc.) + 2 bytes
CRC

For

Control Byte(s)note the following:

If payload compression or header compression or both are enabled,

Control

Byte(s)= 2 bytes;

If Segmentation and Reassembly (SAR) is enabled,

Control Byte(s)= 2 bytes;

Otherwise,

Control Byte(s)= 1 byte.