Comtech EF Data DMD-2050E - Manual (Page 190)

DMD2050E Universal Satellite Modem Technical Specifications
MN-DMD2050E Revision 2 7–16
7.12.8 BER Performance (16QAM Viterbi with Reed-Solomon)
Figure 7-8. DMD2050E 16QAM BER Performance (Viterbi with Reed-Solomon)
Note: Eb/No values include the effect of using differential decoding.
1E-9
1E-8
1E-7
1E-6
1E-5
1E-4
1E-3
1E-2
1E-1
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BE
R
Eb/No in dB
Viterbi Decoder -
Reed Solomon
Specification
3/4 Rate w/RS
Specification
7/8 Rate w/RS
Typical
Performance
16QAM Uncoded Theory