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yaisa016 Power Spectral Density -Morois not Necessarily Bator (Part 2) - Via Stall SATELLITE 2017 www.SATShow.com | March 6-9 Via SarGwe wort Power Spectral Density — More is not Necessarily Better (Part 2) By Ken Westall | November 19, 2013 | Publications, Technology, Via Satelite Petes ris -As mentioned inlast nth’ par one of tis arte, power densy isthe single most important a operating parameter for ransmitig ert stator and probably the least understood. terminal operator tht doesnot keep his omer ders within str its ous Become a problem intereree Tole t pays inte design of todays satelitecortmuntation systems andistng the amount ot lncerterence every satelite terminal experiences during normal operaton. nhs Second and hal ar, we wll deserbe how tis paramate is used to erable use of small ordlsadvanaged termina how easy sto configure atypical terminalto exceed thelim* and cause rouble and wnat we as snincustry should consider deingto mprove the situation. Performance Considerations eoanenterana SATELLITE 2017 ‘Communications Commission (FC) [EXPLORE THE CONNECTED WORLD neon satelite earth Bo ethrgin comers, ont ‘stations to include power density imi in ‘Washington, De |Marsh 6-9, 2017 what haa been primarily antenna pattern he maximum Click Here to Explore Siddha dete yt gunn 3 the Agenda! 25g dt he new ofan i teuston the reitot combing the Sa — rms owe ensy equa (14 Petes Fuce 4 PSD Compromise Eobles FCC Approval of ee axis ancenna gan envelope (29-25 tog a). This nen curve could be Wewed 35.8 redundant requremers, but the FCC'S using tis curve to provide earth tation applicants wth greater lebily in he design and rrinal. Ris now possible obtas FCC apgrovalfor terminal wth an ntenna thats no fly compliant wth the fax antenna gan envelop, provided ti operated insuch away tat the of-axs ERP envelopes not exceeded, Tiss done by accepting aster capella space Schedules Launch of First {ome an maximum power density that compensates or he antennas non-compliance This wee ule synmeic ances that yplcaly have higher sidelobes due to aperture blockage. This ‘terminal erormance trade-ofisHlustated n gure én his way, alas expensive or more compact erinal an be made svalsbls to urate when mamurr power dense net naceseay. Newtee HTS Solution to Power Avanti, ESAS ECO Project Irgium Absorbs Boeing Employees Working on iridium Next Air Force Slowly Reacting to Reusable Terminal desgnes and operators shut keepin ind that te inverse also true. your terminal Ai Goce Soul Res antenna performs beter han the FCC species foro ais gain, such as nthe case of terminals - ‘employing. well designed ans manufactured oft efector arcenna, then the masimm allowed Gogo Claims Competitive Edge Over Sou creating asigifiant performance advantage ove ether ystems ofthe sre sie and power. he eahass on pawerdensy In the earth station licensing well placed xcecalng this yoursatallteneovork andthe of your neighbors in many ways Ivan has he VIA SATELLITE DECEMBER ISSUE hhtpshwww satelitetoday comipubl eatons/20191tM@power-spectal-density-more-is-nt-necessarly-bstr-par 2 cr yaisa016 Power Spectral Density -Morois not Necessarily Butr (Part 2) - Via Stall potential to degrade she performance of your communications channel Moreis net always beter when discussing power dest. As should be apparent from the previous session, exceding the behavior has on other users on the same satel. Your signals energy not completly contained ‘thin your asstened communications channel Some ofthat enerev stills over inte adjacent amet 3 Tyoar terminal ans pied; Welcome to Via Satellite Srosepeltand chanel UAT Looks tke you are new fo our site. Sign up howasa [0 tay up to date on the latest news that teyours shape the global satelite communications signer industry, reading 00 much power weight and especally powerio ineach vansponder must operates output power wastes satelite Learn More behavior that degrades perormance dagradation How hard isto exceed you” power densy lt wth todays terminals? Ieismuch eas than mary people realize. Consider a 12vetarKu-bans terminal designed primarily te provide 2 medurr-avalabilty, maium data rte uplink o suppor: damage assessment teams ater a dsaster. This terminal willsee secondary use in csaster rl missions providing ‘modulation types The table is alr coded to shaw how the maximum power densi at exch operating pin compares tthe FCC's maximum allowance. shoul be daar that hs terminal conviguration, which prety typicalfor a transportable VSAT terminals a"Teaded gun" when t comes to fring off signals that exces the spect it and ould cause lnveans interference issues. Room for Improvement You Qualy Fora Free Subscription to Via Satelite za Incrference between terminal at acceptable levels surpriingto se how nfequent is mentiones on satelite terminal datasheets anc in marketing Itrature. While the — maximum allowable EIRP (density) detailed on relevant type saturated output poner ofthe HPABUC ar emphasized This ge eis [tuih fe Iswhaccustomers are used to seeing with regards othe Bs Ta OT] 130 ansmt capability fra gen terminal and ung the bass BE Ue att Lake sormaietuying decison, Iney may not apprect the fact fie Zot ahh ay thattney are actually buying more cpabity than they need 18 BO GEO BIE and ineresing the probabil that hey wil inadvertently fedcel mare epetrastmec Suc point atime, As wth the document that sets he anim P densty, the ternal datasheet should include a table detalng maumum allowable HPA/BUC power levels fortyplal dats ates and modulston 3ypes that ment apply to hat prior terminal. Tat table oul be paste along to he operator of he terminal assist in seting guidlines lis As mentioned by many other, the Global SAT Frum in parila, our eae industry oul bane greatly trom improvements nthe training of satelite terminal insalers and operators lonthis topic and mary others. creased awareness in allfaces of our eusiness necessary to ‘make material progress toward optimally managing ou satelite communication resources ang minimizing the waste that rests when we allow interference o ake ts tll With proper safeuaras in pice, the following relaorls seenaro will opefly never be repeated An authorized terminal peated quite we but onthe wrong satelite, alse neighbor ofthe correct satelite, Amenna peaking was accomplshed usng a broadband power detector and the higher power nelghsering "stellte made te correct stelle hard detect. 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