LB1 – LINK BUDGETS – CDMA Return

CDMA Return Link Data Budget

Satellite and Earth Station Information
Downlink name Las Vegas (6.3 m) Las Vegas (9.3 m)
Satellite longitude (degrees) (- = West) -111.1 -111.1
Uplink elevation angle (degrees) 36.10 36.10
Carrier Information
Reuse plan 4 4
Beam pitch (deg) 0.25 0.25
Number of beams 1 1
Number of CDMA carriers per beam 1 1
Number of traffic channels per CDMA carrier 1 1
CDMA carrier bandwidth (MHz) 1.25 1.25
Information rate (kbps) plus overhead 64 64
Pilot signal (dB below traffic channel) 3.75 3.75
Modulation QPSK QPSK
FEC code rate 0.2 0.2
Required total C/N with margin (dB) -2.98 -2.98
Uplink
Uplink frequency (GHz) 2.01 2.01
Uplink EIRP (not including pilot) (dBW) -7.55 -7.55
Uplink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.06 0.06
Fade + head loss (dB) 3 3
Uplink free space pathloss (dB) 190.12 190.12
Transponder G/T dBi/K 21.50 21.50
Polarization loss (dB) 0 0
Uplink C/N (dB) -2.37 -2.62
C/I inband ATC (dB) 100 100
C/I inter-beam (dB) 14.05 14.05
C/I self Interference (Intra-beam) 100 100
C/I adj-channel 33.91 33.91
Composite uplink C/I (dB) 14.01 14.01
Satellite Transponder
C/I ATC affecting amplifier backoff(dB) -42.55 -42.55
Power control error (dB) 1 1
Per carrier output backoff (dB) 48.55 48.55
Expected C/IM in digital carrier bandwidth at satellite 19 19
(dB)
Downlink
Downlink frequency (GHz) 11 11
Satellite EIRP per carrier (dBW) 6.95 6.95
Downlink free space pathloss (dB) 204.69 204.69
Downlink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.09 0.09
Rain availability (%) 99.99 99.99
Downlink rain fade (dB) 2.2 2.2
Pointing + line losses (dB) 1 1
Earth station on-axis G/T (dBi/K) 31.36 34.46
Downlink C/N (dB) 6.89 10.00
C/I Crosspole Isolation (including rain depole) (dB) 25.29 25.29
Overall Performance Summary
Computed uplink or system margin (dB) 0.00 0.01
Downlink margin (dB) 0.04 0.17

CDMA Return Link Voice Budget

Satellite and Earth Station Information
Downlink name Las Vegas (6.3 m) Las Vegas (9.3 m)
Satellite longitude (degrees) (- = West) -111.10 -111.10
Uplink elevation angle (degrees) 36.10 36.10
Carrier Information
Reuse plan 4.00 4.00
Beam pitch (deg) 0.25 0.25
Number of beams 280.00 280.00
Number of CDMA carriers per beam 2.00 2.00
Number of traffic channels per CDMA carrier 129.00 135.00
CDMA carrier bandwidth (MHz) 1.25 1.25
Information rate (kbps) plus overhead 5.64 5.64
Voice activity factor 0.40 0.40
Number of voice channels per beam 645.00 675.00
Pilot signal (dB below traffic channel) 3.75 3.75
Modulation QPSK QPSK
FEC code rate 0.20 0.20
Required total C/N with margin (dB) -2.98 -2.98
Uplink
Uplink frequency (GHz) 2.01 2.01
Uplink EIRP (not including pilot) (dBW) -7.55 -7.55
Uplink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.06 0.06
Fade + head loss (dB) 9.00 9.00
Uplink free space pathloss (dB) 190.12 190.12
Transponder G/T dBi/K 21.50 21.50
Polarization loss (dB) 0.00 0.00
Uplink C/N (dB) 1.88 1.88
C/I inband ATC (dB) 100.00 100.00
C/I inter-beam (dB) 3.49 3.30
C/I self Interference (Intra-beam) 1.38 1.19
C/I adj-channel 23.35 23.15
Composite uplink C/I (dB) -0.72 -0.91
Satellite Transponder
C/I ATC affecting amplifier backoff(dB) -42.55 -42.55
Power control error (dB) 1.00 1.00
Per carrier output backoff (dB) 56.82 56.99
Expected C/IM in digital carrier bandwidth at satellite 19.00 19.00
(dB)
Downlink
Downlink frequency (GHz) 11.00 11.00
Satellite EIRP per carrier (dBW) -1.32 -1.49
Downlink free space pathloss (dB) 204.69 204.69
Downlink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.09 0.09
Rain availability (%) 99.99 99.99
Downlink rain fade (dB) 2.20 2.20
Pointing + line losses (dB) 1.00 1.00
Earth station on-axis G/T (dBi/K) 31.36 34.46
Downlink C/N (dB) 9.17 12.11
C/I Crosspole Isolation (including rain depole) (dB) 25.29 25.29
Overall Performance Summary
Computed uplink or system margin (dB) 0.05 0.06
Downlink margin (dB) 0.73 1.55
 LB2 – LINK BUDGETS – GMR-1 Return

Next Generation GMR-1 Return Link Voice Budget

Satellite and Earth Station Information
Downlink name Las Vegas, (6.3 m) Las Vegas, (9.3 m)
Satellite longitude (degrees) (- = West) -111.1 -111.1
Uplink elevation angle (degrees) 36.1 36.1
Carrier Information
Frequency reuse 12.0 12.0
Beam pitch (deg) 0.25 0.25
Number of beams 280.0 280.0
Number of carriers per beam 26.7 26.7
Traffic channels per carrier 8.0 8.0
Information rate (Kbps) plus overhead 4.4 4.4
Number of simultaneous voice channels per beam 213.3 213.3
Information burst rate (Kbps) 35.1 35.1
Modulation QPSK QPSK
FEC code rate 0.75 0.75
Transmission rate (kbps) 46.8 46.8
Allocated bandwidth per carrier (kHz) 31.25 31.25
Required total C/N with margin (dB) 5.5 5.5
Uplink
Uplink frequency (GHz) 2.0 2.0
Uplink EIRP (on-axis) (dBW) 0.0 0.0
Uplink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.1 0.1
Uplink free space loss (dB) 190.1 190.1
Fade + head loss(dB) 9.0 9.0
Transponder G/T dBi/K 21.5 21.5
Polarization loss (dB) or dual polarization gain (-) 0.0 0.0
Uplink C/N (dB) 7.2 7.2
C/I inband ATC (dB) 100.0 100.0
C/I inter-beam (dB) 14.8 14.8
C/I adj-channel 22.0 22.0
Composite uplink C/I (dB) 14.0 14.0
Satellite Transponder
C/I ATC affecting amplifier backoff(dB) -35.0 -35.0
Power control error (dB) 1.0 1.0
Per carrier output backoff (dB) 45.3 45.3
Expected C/IM in digital carrier bandwidth at satellite 19.0 19.0
(dB)
Downlink
Downlink frequency (GHz) 11.0 11.0
Satellite EIRP per carrier (dBW) 9.2 9.2
Downlink free space pathloss (dB) 204.7 204.7
Downlink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.1 0.1
Rain availability (%) 99.99 99.99
Downlink rain fade (dB) 2.2 2.2
Pointing + line losses (dB) 1.0 1.0
Earth station on-axis G/T (dBi/K) 31.4 34.5
Downlink C/N (dB) 17.5 20.6
C/I Crosspole Isolation (including rain depole) (dB) 25.3 25.3
Overall Performance Summary
Computed uplink or system margin (dB) 0.3 0.5
Downlink margin (dB) 3.2 6.4

Next Generation GMR-1 Return Link Data Budget

Satellite and Earth Station Information
Downlink name Las Vegas, (6.3 m) Las Vegas, (9.3 m)
Satellite longitude (degrees) (- = West) -111.1 -111.1
Uplink elevation angle (degrees) 36.1 36.1
Carrier Information
Frequency reuse 12.0 12.0
Beam pitch (deg) 0.3 0.3
Number of beams 1.0 1.0
Number of carriers per beam 1.0 1.0
Information burst rate (Kbps) 156.0 156.0
Modulation QPSK QPSK
FEC code rate 0.67 0.67
Transmission rate (kbps) 234.0 234.0
Allocated bandwidth per carrier (kHz) 156.3 156.3
Required total C/N with margin (dB) 4.3 4.3
Uplink
Uplink frequency (GHz) 2.0 2.0
Uplink EIRP (on-axis) (dBW) 0.0 0.0
Uplink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.1 0.1
Uplink free space loss (dB) 190.1 190.1
Fade + head loss(dB) 3.0 3.0
Transponder G/T dBi/K 21.5 21.5
Polarization loss (dB) or dual polarization gain (-) 0.0 0.0
Uplink C/N (dB) 6.2 6.2
C/I inband ATC (dB) 100.0 100.0
C/I inter-beam (dB) 14.8 14.8
C/I adj-channel 22.0 22.0
Composite uplink C/I (dB) 14.0 14.0
Satellite Transponder
C/I ATC affecting amplifier backoff(dB) -35.0 -35.0
Power control error (dB) 1.0 1.0
Per carrier output backoff (dB) 40.0 40.0
Expected C/IM in digital carrier bandwidth at satellite 19.0 19.0
(dB)
Downlink
Downlink frequency (GHz) 11.0 11.0
Satellite EIRP per carrier (dBW) 14.5 14.5
Downlink free space pathloss (dB) 204.7 204.7
Downlink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.1 0.1
Rain availability (%) 99.99 99.99
Downlink rain fade (dB) 2.2 2.2
Pointing + line losses (dB) 1.0 1.0
Earth station on-axis G/T (dBi/K) 31.4 34.5
Downlink C/N (dB) 15.8 18.9
C/I Crosspole Isolation (including rain depole) (dB) 25.3 25.3
Overall Performance Summary
Computed uplink or system margin (dB) 0.6 0.8
Downlink margin (dB) 4.6 7.7
 LB3 – LINK BUDGETS – FDMA Return

FDMA Return Link Voice Budget

Satellite and Earth Station Information
Downlink name Las Vegas, (6.3 m) Las Vegas, (9.3 m)
Satellite longitude (degrees) (- = West) -111.1 -111.1
Uplink elevation angle (degrees) 36.1 36.1
Carrier Information
Frequency reuse 12.0 12.0
Beam pitch (deg) 0.25 0.25
Number of beams 280.0 280.0
Number of voice channels per beam 128.2 128.2
Information rate (Kbps) plus overhead 5.64 5.64
Modulation QPSK QPSK
FEC code rate 0.58 0.58
Transmission rate (kbps) 9.7 9.7
Allocated bandwidth per carrier (kHz) 6.50 6.50
Required total C/N with margin (dB) 3.4 3.4
Uplink
Uplink frequency (GHz) 2.0 2.0
Uplink EIRP (on-axis) (dBW) -6.0 -6.0
Uplink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.1 0.1
Uplink free space loss (dB) 190.1 190.1
Fade + head loss(dB) 9.0 9.0
Transponder G/T dBi/K 21.5 21.5
Polarization loss (dB) or dual polarization gain (-) 0.0 0.0
Uplink C/N (dB) 8.0 8.0
C/I inband ATC (dB) 100.0 100.0
C/I inter-beam (dB) 14.8 14.8
C/I adj-channel 22.0 22.0
Composite uplink C/I (dB) 14.0 14.0
Satellite Transponder
C/I ATC affecting amplifier backoff(dB) -41.0 -41.0
Power control error (dB) 1.0 1.0
Per carrier output backoff (dB) 51.9 51.9
Expected C/IM in digital carrier bandwidth at satellite 19.0 19.0
(dB)
Downlink
Downlink frequency (GHz) 11.0 11.0
Satellite EIRP per carrier (dBW) 2.6 2.6
Downlink free space pathloss (dB) 204.7 204.7
Downlink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.1 0.1
Rain availability (%) 99.99 99.99
Downlink rain fade (dB) 2.2 2.2
Pointing + line losses (dB) 1.0 1.0
Earth station on-axis G/T (dBi/K) 31.4 34.5
Downlink C/N (dB) 17.7 20.9
C/I Crosspole Isolation (including rain depole) (dB) 25.3 25.3
Overall Performance Summary
Computed uplink or system margin (dB) 3.0 3.2
Downlink margin (dB) 11.7 14.8

FDMA Return Link Data Budget

Satellite and Earth Station Information
Downlink name Las Vegas, (6.3 m) Las Vegas, (9.3 m)
Satellite longitude (degrees) (- = West) -111.1 -111.1
Uplink elevation angle (degrees) 36.1 36.1
Carrier Information
Frequency reuse 12.0 12.0
Beam pitch (deg) 0.3 0.3
Number of beams 1.0 1.0
Number of carriers per beam 1.0 1.0
Information rate (Kbps) plus overhead 38.9 38.9
Modulation 16-QAM 16-QAM
FEC code rate 0.50 0.50
Transmission rate (kbps) 77.9 77.9
Allocated bandwidth per carrier (kHz) 26.0 26.0
Required total C/N with margin (dB) 7.4 7.4
Uplink
Uplink frequency (GHz) 2.0 2.0
Uplink EIRP (on-axis) (dBW) -6.0 -6.0
Uplink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.1 0.1
Uplink free space loss (dB) 190.1 190.1
Fade + head loss(dB) 0.6 1.0
Transponder G/T dBi/K 21.5 21.5
Polarization loss (dB) or dual polarization gain (-) 0.0 0.0
Uplink C/N (dB) 10.4 10.0
C/I inband ATC (dB) 100.0 100.0
C/I inter-beam (dB) 14.8 14.8
C/I adj-channel 22.0 22.0
Composite uplink C/I (dB) 14.0 14.0
Satellite Transponder
C/I ATC affecting amplifier backoff(dB) -41.0 -41.0
Power control error (dB) 1.0 1.0
Per carrier output backoff (dB) 46.0 46.0
Expected C/IM in digital carrier bandwidth at satellite 19.0 19.0
(dB)
Downlink
Downlink frequency (GHz) 11.0 11.0
Satellite EIRP per carrier (dBW) 8.5 8.5
Downlink free space pathloss (dB) 204.7 204.7
Downlink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.1 0.1
Rain availability (%) 99.99 99.99
Downlink rain fade (dB) 2.2 2.2
Pointing + line losses (dB) 1.0 1.0
Earth station on-axis G/T (dBi/K) 31.4 34.5
Downlink C/N (dB) 17.6 20.7
C/I Crosspole Isolation (including rain depole) (dB) 25.3 25.3
Overall Performance Summary
Computed uplink or system margin (dB) 0.4 0.5
Downlink margin (dB) 3.0 5.0
 LB4 – LINK BUDGETS – GMR-2 Return

Next Generation GMR-2 Return Link Voice Budget

Satellite and Earth Station Information
Downlink name Las Vegas, (6.3 m) Las Vegas, (9.3 m)
Satellite longitude (degrees) (- = West) -111.1 -111.1
Uplink elevation angle (degrees) 36.1 36.1
Carrier Information
Frequency reuse 12.0 12.0
Beam pitch (deg) 0.25 0.25
Number of beams 280.0 280.0
Number of carriers per beam 16.7 16.7
Time slots per burst 8.0 8.0
Information rate (Kbps) per slot plus overhead 5.6 5.6
Number of simultaneous voice channels per beam 133.3 133.3
Information burst rate (Kbps) plus overhead 45.1 45.1
Modulation QPSK QPSK
FEC code rate 0.67 0.67
Transmission rate (kbps) 67.7 67.7
Allocated bandwidth per carrier (kHz) 50.00 50.00
Required total C/N with margin (dB) 4.3 4.3
Uplink
Uplink frequency (GHz) 2.0 2.0
Uplink EIRP (on-axis) (dBW) 0.0 0.0
Uplink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.1 0.1
Uplink free space loss (dB) 190.1 190.1
Fade + head loss(dB) 9.0 9.0
Transponder G/T dBi/K 21.5 21.5
Polarization loss (dB) or dual polarization gain (-) 0.0 0.0
Uplink C/N (dB) 5.6 5.6
C/I inband ATC (dB) 100.0 100.0
C/I inter-beam (dB) 14.8 14.8
C/I adj-channel 22.0 22.0
Composite uplink C/I (dB) 14.0 14.0
Satellite Transponder
C/I ATC affecting amplifier backoff(dB) -35.0 -35.0
Power control error (dB) 1.0 1.0
Per carrier output backoff (dB) 43.9 43.9
Expected C/IM in digital carrier bandwidth at satellite (dB) 19.0 19.0
Downlink
Downlink frequency (GHz) 11.0 11.0
Satellite EIRP per carrier (dBW) 10.6 10.6
Downlink free space pathloss (dB) 204.7 204.7
Downlink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.1 0.1
Rain availability (%) 99.99 99.99
Downlink rain fade (dB) 2.2 2.2
Pointing + line losses (dB) 1.0 1.0
Earth station on-axis G/T (dBi/K) 31.4 34.5
Downlink C/N (dB) 17.2 20.4
C/I Crosspole Isolation (including rain depole) (dB) 25.3 25.3
Overall Performance Summary
Computed uplink or system margin (dB) 0.3 0.4
Downlink margin (dB) 3.3 6.4

Next Gerneration GMR-2 Return Link Data Budget

Satellite and Earth Station Information
Downlink name Las Vegas, (6.3 m) Las Vegas, (9.3 m)
Satellite longitude (degrees) (- = West) -111.1 -111.1
Uplink elevation angle (degrees) 36.1 36.1
Carrier Information
Frequency reuse 12.0 12.0
Beam pitch (deg) 0.3 0.3
Number of beams 1.0 1.0
Number of carriers per beam 4.2 4.2
Information burst rate (Kbps) plus overhead 180.6 180.6
Modulation QPSK QPSK
FEC code rate 0.67 0.67
Transmission rate (kbps) 270.8 270.8
Allocated bandwidth per carrier (kHz) 200.0 200.0
Required total C/N with margin (dB) 4.3 4.3
Uplink
Uplink frequency (GHz) 2.0 2.0
Uplink EIRP (on-axis) (dBW) 0.0 0.0
Uplink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.1 0.1
Uplink free space loss (dB) 190.1 190.1
Fade + head loss(dB) 2.8 3.0
Transponder G/T dBi/K 21.5 21.5
Polarization loss (dB) or dual polarization gain (-) 0.0 0.0
Uplink C/N (dB) 5.8 5.6
C/I inband ATC (dB) 100.0 100.0
C/I inter-beam (dB) 14.8 14.8
C/I adj-channel 22.0 22.0
Composite uplink C/I (dB) 14.0 14.0
Satellite Transponder
C/I ATC affecting amplifier backoff(dB) -35.0 -35.0
Power control error (dB) 1.0 1.0
Per carrier output backoff (dB) 40.0 40.0
Expected C/IM in digital carrier bandwidth at satellite (dB) 19.0 19.0
Downlink
Downlink frequency (GHz) 11.0 11.0
Satellite EIRP per carrier (dBW) 14.5 14.5
Downlink free space pathloss (dB) 204.7 204.7
Downlink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.1 0.1
Rain availability (%) 99.99 99.99
Downlink rain fade (dB) 2.2 2.2
Pointing + line losses (dB) 1.0 1.0
Earth station on-axis G/T (dBi/K) 31.4 34.5
Downlink C/N (dB) 15.2 18.3
C/I Crosspole Isolation (including rain depole) (dB) 25.3 25.3
Overall Performance Summary
Computed uplink or system margin (dB) 0.3 0.3
Downlink margin (dB) 2.3 4.2
 LB5 – LINK BUDGETS – OFDMA Return

OFDMA Return Link Data Budget

Satellite and Earth Station Information
Downlink Name Las Vegas, (6.3 m) Las Vegas, (9.3 m)
Satellite Longitude (degrees) (- = West) -111.1 -111.1
Uplink Elevation Angle (degrees) 36.1 36.1
Carrier Information
Frequency reuse 4.0 4.0
Code reuse 3.0 3.0
Beam Pitch (deg) 0.25 0.25
Number of beams 280.0 280.0
Number of bins per beam 16.0 16.0
Number of data subcarriers per bin 3.0 3.0
Number of pilots per bin 1.0 1.0
Information Burst Rate (Kbps) 50.8 50.8
Modulation 16-QAM 16-QAM
FEC Code Rate 0.50 0.50
Transmission rate (kbps) 101.6 101.6
Allocated bandwidth per carrier (kHz) 32.8 32.8
Required Total C/N with Margin (dB) 7.4 7.4
Uplink
Uplink Frequency (GHz) 2.0 2.0
Uplink EIRP (not including pilot) (dBW) -1.5 -1.5
Uplink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.1 0.1
Uplink free space loss (dB) 190.1 190.1
Fade + head loss(dB) 3.0 3.0
Transponder G/T dBi/K 21.5 21.5
Polarization Loss (dB) or dual polarization gain (-) 0.0 0.0
Uplink C/N (dB) 11.4 11.4
C/I Inband ATC (dB) 100.0 100.0
C/I Inter Beam (dB) 15.9 15.9
C/I adj-channel 22.0 22.0
Composite Uplink C/I (dB) 14.9 14.9
Satellite Transponder
C/I ATC affecting amplifier backoff(dB) -36.5 -36.5
Power Control Error (dB) 1.0 1.0
Per Carrier Output Backoff (dB) 44.8 44.8
Expected C/IM in Digital Carrier Bandwidth at Satellite (dB) 19.0 19.0
Downlink
Downlink Frequency (GHz) 11.0 11.0
Satellite EIRP per carrier (dBW) 9.7 9.7
Downlink Free Space Pathloss (dB) 204.7 204.7
Downlink Atmospheric Loss (dB) 0.1 0.1
Rain Availability (%) 99.99 99.99
Downlink Rain Fade (dB) 2.2 2.2
Pointing + Line Losses (dB) 1.0 1.0
Earth Station On-axis G/T (with downlink rain fade) (dBi/K) 31.4 34.5
Downlink C/N (dB) 17.6 20.7
C/I Crosspole Isolation (including rain depole) (dB) 25.3 25.3
Overall Performance Summary
Computed Uplink or System Margin (dB) 1.2 1.5
Downlink Margin (dB) 5.5 8.6

OFDMA Return Link Voice Budget

Satellite and Earth Station Information
Downlink Name Las Vegas, (6.3 m) Las Vegas, (9.3 m)
Satellite Longitude (degrees) (- = West) -111.1 -111.1
Uplink Elevation Angle (degrees) 36.1 36.1
Carrier Information
Frequency reuse 4.0 4.0
Code reuse 3.0 3.0
Beam Pitch (deg) 0.25 0.25
Number of beams 280.0 280.0
Number of subcarriers per 2.5 MHz 256.0 256.0
Number of bins per beam 16.0 16.0
Number of data subcarriers per bin 3.0 3.0
Number of pilots per bin 1.0 1.0
Number of voice channels per bin (time slots) 8.0 8.0
Information rate per bin 4.23 4.23
Number of simultaneous voice channels per beam 128.0 128.0
Information Burst Rate (Kbps) 33.9 33.9
Modulation QPSK QPSK
FEC Code Rate 0.67 0.67
Transmission rate (kbps) 50.8 50.8
Allocated bandwidth per carrier (kHz) 32.82 32.82
Required Total C/N with Margin (dB) 4.3 4.3
Uplink
Uplink Frequency (GHz) 2.0 2.0
Uplink EIRP (not including pilot) (dBW) -1.5 -1.5
Uplink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.1 0.1
Uplink free space loss (dB) 190.1 190.1
Fade + head loss(dB) 9.0 9.0
Transponder G/T dBi/K 21.5 21.5
Polarization Loss (dB) or dual polarization gain (-) 0.0 0.0
Uplink C/N (dB) 5.4 5.4
C/I Inband ATC (dB) 100.0 100.0
C/I Inter Beam (dB) 15.9 15.9
C/I adj-channel 22.0 22.0
Composite Uplink C/I (dB) 14.9 14.9
Satellite Transponder
C/I ATC affecting amplifier backoff(dB) -36.5 -36.5
Power Control Error (dB) 1.0 1.0
Per Carrier Output Backoff (dB) 44.8 44.8
Expected C/IM in Digital Carrier Bandwidth at Satellite (dB) 19.0 19.0
Downlink
Downlink Frequency (GHz) 11.0 11.0
Satellite EIRP per carrier (dBW) 9.7 9.7
Downlink Free Space Pathloss (dB) 204.7 204.7
Downlink Atmospheric Loss (dB) 0.1 0.1
Rain Availability (%) 99.99 99.99
Downlink Rain Fade (dB) 2.2 2.2
Pointing + Line Losses (dB) 1.0 1.0
Earth Station On-axis G/T (with downlink rain fade) (dBi/K) 31.4 34.5
Downlink C/N (dB) 17.6 20.7
C/I Crosspole Isolation (including rain depole) (dB) 25.3 25.3
Overall Performance Summary
Computed Uplink or System Margin (dB) 0.2 0.3
Downlink Margin (dB) 3.0 6.1
 LB6 – LINK BUDGETS – EVDO Forward

EVDO Forward Data Link Budget

Satellite and Earth Station Information
Uplink Name Las Vegas (6.3 m) Las Vegas (9.3 m)
Satellite Longitude (degrees) (- = West) -111.1 -111.1
Downlink Elevation Angle (degrees) 36.10 36.10
Carrier Information
Reuse Plan 4 4
Beam Pitch (deg) 0.25 0.25
Number of beams 280 280
Number of CDMA carriers per beam 1 1
Number of users per carrier 1 1
CDMA Carrier Bandwidth (MHz) 1.25 1.25
Information Rate (including overhead) (kbps) 964 964
Modulation QPSK QPSK
FEC Code Rate 0.5 0.5
Required Total C/N with Margin (dB) 1.51 1.51
Uplink
Uplink Frequency (GHz) 12.88 12.88
Uplink EIRP (on-axis) (dBW) 51.93 55.13
Uplink Atmospheric Loss (dB) 0.11 0.11
Rain Availability (%) 99.99 99.99
Uplink Rain Fade (dB) 3.37 3.37
Uplink Free Space Pathloss (dB) 206.05 206.05
Transponder G/T dBi/K 15.06 15.06
Uplink C/N (dB) 26.22 29.42
C/I adj-channel 23.13 23.13
C/I Crosspole Isolation (including rain depole) (dB) 23.01 23.01
Composite Uplink C/I (dB) 20.06 20.06
Satellite Transponder
Power Control Error (dB)-per user 0.50 0.50
Power Control Error (dB)-per uplink 1.00 1.00
Per Carrier Output Backoff (dB) 27.47 27.47
Expected C/IM in Digital Carrier Bandwidth at Satellite 12.50 12.50
(dB)
Downlink
Downlink Frequency (GHz) 2.19 2.19
Satellite EIRP per carrier (dBW) 75.10 75.10
Downlink Free Space Pathloss (dB) 190.87 190.87
Downlink Atmospheric Loss (dB) 0.06 0.06
Shadowing + Fading (dB) 3.00 3.00
Earth Station On-axis G/T (with downlink rain fade) -28.00 -28.00
(dBi/K)
Polarization Loss (dB) 3.00 3.00
Downlink C/N (dB) 18.94 18.94
C/I Intra-Beam (dB) 100.00 100.00
C/I Inter-Beam (dB) 2.16 2.16
C/I adjacent satellite (dB) 100.00 100.00
C/I adj-channel 100.00 100.00
Expected Composite Downlink C/I (dB) 2.16 2.16
Overall Performance Summary
Computed Uplink or System Margin (dB) 0.11 0.12
Downlink Margin (dB) 3.76 3.93

EVDO Forward Voice Link Budget

Satellite and Earth Station Information
Uplink Name Las Vegas (6.3 m) Las Vegas (9.3 m)
Satellite Longitude (degrees) (- = West) -111.1 -111.1
Downlink Elevation Angle (degrees) 36.10 36.10
Carrier Information
Reuse Plan 4 4
Beam Pitch (deg) 0.25 0.25
Number of beams 280 280
Number of CDMA carriers per beam 2 2
Number of users per carrier 1 1
CDMA Carrier Bandwidth (MHz) 1.25 1.25
Information Rate (including overhead) (kbps) 304.56 304.56
Activity Factor 0.4 0.4
Voice rate (including overhead) (kbps) 5.64 5.64
Number of voice channels per beam 270.00 270.00
Modulation QPSK QPSK
FEC Code Rate 0.2 0.2
Required Total C/N with Margin (dB) -3.53 -3.53
Uplink
Uplink Frequency (GHz) 12.88 12.88
Uplink EIRP (on-axis) (dBW) 48.92 52.12
Uplink Atmospheric Loss (dB) 0.11 0.11
Rain Availability (%) 99.99 99.99
Uplink Rain Fade (dB) 3.37 3.37
Uplink Free Space Pathloss (dB) 206.05 206.05
Transponder G/T dBi/K 15.06 15.06
Uplink C/N (dB) 24.23 27.43
C/I adj-channel 28.13 28.13
C/I Crosspole Isolation (including rain depole) (dB) 23.01 23.01
Composite Uplink C/I (dB) 21.85 21.85
Satellite Transponder
Power Control Error (dB)-per user 0.50 0.50
Power Control Error (dB)-per uplink 1.00 1.00
Per Carrier Output Backoff (dB) 30.48 30.48
Expected C/IM in Digital Carrier Bandwidth at Satellite 12.50 12.50
(dB)
Downlink
Downlink Frequency (GHz) 2.19 2.19
Satellite EIRP per carrier (dBW) 52.86 52.86
Downlink Free Space Pathloss (dB) 190.87 190.87
Downlink Atmospheric Loss (dB) 0.06 0.06
Shadowing + Fading (dB) 3.00 3.00
Earth Station On-axis G/T (with downlink rain fade) -28.00 -28.00
(dBi/K)
Polarization Loss (dB) 3.00 3.00
Downlink C/N (dB) -2.28 -2.28
C/I Intra-Beam (dB) 100.00 100.00
C/I Inter-Beam (dB) 3.19 3.19
C/I adjacent satellite (dB) 100.00 100.00
C/I adj-channel 100.00 100.00
Expected Composite Downlink C/I (dB) 3.19 3.19
Overall Performance Summary
Computed Uplink or System Margin (dB) 0.03 0.04
Downlink Margin (dB) 0.04 0.05
 LB7 – LINK BUDGETS – GMR-1 Forward

Next Generation GMR-1 Forward Voice Link Budget

Satellite and Earth Station Information
Uplink name Las Vegas, (6.3 m) Las Vegas, (9.3 m)
Satellite longitude (degrees) (- = West) -111.10 -111.10
Downlink elevation angle (degrees) 36.10 36.10
Carrier Information
Frequency reuse 12.00 12.00
Beam pitch (deg) 0.25 0.25
Number of beams 280.00 280.00
Number of carriers per beam 8.80 8.80
Traffic channels per carrier 8.00 8.00
Information rate (kbps) 4.39 4.39
Activity factor 0.40 0.40
Number of simultaneous voice channels per beam
Information burst rate (Kbps) plus overhead 35.10 35.10
Modulation QPSK QPSK
FEC code rate 0.75 0.75
Transmission rate (kbps) 46.80 46.80
Noise bandwidth (kHz) 23.40 23.40
Allocated bandwidth per carrier (kHz) 31.25 31.25
Required total C/N with margin (dB) 4.76 4.76
Uplink
Uplink frequency (GHz) 12.88 12.88
Uplink EIRP (on-axis) (dBW) 42.48 45.68
Uplink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.11 0.11
Rain availability (%) 99.99 99.99
Uplink rain fade (dB) 3.37 3.37
Uplink free space pathloss (dB) 206.05 206.05
Transponder G/T dBi/K 15.06 15.06
Uplink C/N (dB) 32.92 36.12
C/I adj-channel 22.00 22.00
C/I Crosspole Isolation (including rain depole) (dB) 23.01 23.01
Composite uplink C/I (dB) 19.47 19.47
Satellite Transponder
Power control error (dB)-per user 0.50 0.50
Power control error (dB)-per uplink 1.00 1.00
Per carrier output backoff (dB) 36.92 36.92
Expected C/IM in digital carrier bandwidth at satellite 12.50 12.50
(dB)
Downlink
Downlink frequency (GHz) 2.19 2.19
Satellite EIRP per carrier (dBW) 46.43 46.43
Downlink free space pathloss (dB) 190.87 190.87
Downlink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.06 0.06
Average shadowing + fading (dB) 3.00 3.00
Earth station on-axis G/T (dBi/K) -28.00 -28.00
Polarization loss (dB) 3.00 3.00
Downlink C/N (dB) 6.41 6.41
C/I inter beam (dB) 15.00 15.00
Overall Performance Summary
Computed uplink or system margin (dB) 0.08 0.08
Downlink margin (dB) 0.11 0.12

Next Generation GMR-1 Forward Data Link Budget

Satellite and Earth Station Information
Uplink name Las Vegas, (6.3 m) Las Vegas, (9.3 m)
Satellite longitude (degrees) (- = West) -111.10 -111.10
Downlink elevation angle (degrees) 36.10 36.10
Carrier Information
Frequency reuse 12.00 12.00
Beam pitch (deg) 0.25 0.25
Number of beams 280.00 280.00
Number of carriers per beam 1.00 1.00
Information burst rate (Kbps) plus overhead 623.99 623.99
Modulation 16-QAM 16-QAM
FEC code rate 0.67 0.67
Transmission rate (kbps) 935.98 935.98
Allocated bandwidth per carrier (kHz) 312.50 312.50
Required total C/N with margin (dB) 9.58 9.58
Uplink
Uplink frequency (GHz) 12.88 12.88
Uplink EIRP (on-axis) (dBW) 51.93 55.13
Uplink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.11 0.11
Rain availability (%) 99.99 99.99
Uplink rain fade (dB) 3.37 3.37
Uplink free space pathloss (dB) 206.05 206.05
Transponder G/T dBi/K 15.06 15.06
Uplink C/N (dB) 32.36 35.56
C/I adj-channel 22.00 22.00
C/I Crosspole Isolation (including rain depole) (dB) 23.01 23.01
Composite uplink C/I (dB) 19.47 19.47
Satellite Transponder
Power control error (dB)-per user 0.50 0.50
Power control error (dB)-per uplink 1.00 1.00
Per carrier output backoff (dB) 27.47 27.47
Expected C/IM in digital carrier bandwidth at satellite 12.50 12.50
(dB)
Downlink
Downlink frequency (GHz) 2.19 2.19
Satellite EIRP per carrier (dBW) 75.11 75.11
Downlink free space pathloss (dB) 190.87 190.87
Downlink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.06 0.06
Average fade and head loss (dB) 3.00 3.00
Earth station on-axis G/T (dBi/K) -28.00 -28.00
Polarization loss (dB) 3.00 3.00
Downlink C/N (dB) 25.09 25.09
C/I inter beam (dB) 15.00 15.00
Overall Performance Summary
Computed uplink or system margin (dB) 0.29 0.31
Downlink margin (dB) 5.20 5.33
 LB8 – LINK BUDGETS – GMR-2 Forward

Next Generation GMR-2 Forward Data Link Budget

Satellite and Earth Station Information
Uplink name Las Vegas, (6.3 m) Las Vegas, (9.3 m)
Satellite longitude (degrees) (- = West) -111.10 -111.10
Downlink elevation angle (degrees) 36.10 36.10
Carrier Information
Frequency reuse 12.00 12.00
Beam pitch (deg) 0.25 0.25
Information burst rate (Kbps) plus overhead 361.11 361.11
Modulation 16-QAM 16-QAM
FEC code rate 0.67 0.67
Transmission rate (kbps) 541.67 541.67
Allocated bandwidth per carrier (kHz) 200.00 200.00
Required total C/N with margin (dB) 9.58 9.58
Uplink
Uplink frequency (GHz) 13.13 13.13
Uplink EIRP (on-axis) (dBW) 47.19 47.38
Uplink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.11 0.11
Rain availability (%) 99.99 99.99
Uplink rain fade (dB) 3.37 3.37
Uplink free space pathloss (dB) 206.22 206.22
Transponder G/T dBi/K 15.22 15.22
Uplink C/N (dB) 30.00 30.19
C/I adj-channel 22.00 22.00
C/I Crosspole Isolation (including rain depole) (dB) 23.13 23.13
Composite uplink C/I (dB) 19.52 19.52
Satellite Transponder
Power control error (dB)-per user 0.50 0.50
Power control error (dB)-per uplink 1.00 1.00
Per carrier output backoff (dB) 32.21 35.22
Expected C/IM in digital carrier bandwidth at satellite (dB) 12.50 12.50
Downlink
Downlink frequency (GHz) 2.19 2.19
Satellite EIRP per carrier (dBW) 75.77 75.77
Downlink free space pathloss (dB) 190.87 190.87
Downlink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.06 0.06
Average fade and head loss (dB) 3.00 3.00
Earth station on-axis G/T (dBi/K) -28.00 -28.00
Polarization loss (dB) 3.00 3.00
Downlink C/N (dB) 28.13 28.13
C/I inter beam (dB) 15.26 15.26
Overall Performance Summary
Computed uplink or system margin (dB) 0.43 0.43
Downlink margin (dB) 8.86 8.88
Next Generation GMR-2 Forward Voice Link Budget
Satellite and Earth Station Information
Uplink name Las Vegas, (6.3 m) Las Vegas, (9.3 m)
Satellite longitude (degrees) (- = West) -111.10 -111.10
Downlink elevation angle (degrees) 36.10 36.10
Carrier Information
Frequency reuse 12.00 12.00
Beam pitch ( deg) 0.25 0.25
Number of beams 280.00 280.00
Number of carriers per beam 2.48 2.48
Time slots per burst 32.00 32.00
Information Rate (kbps) per slot 5.64 5.64
Activity factor 0.40 0.40
Number of simultaneous voice channels per beam 198.40 198.40
Information burst rate (Kbps) plus overhead 180.56 180.56
Modulation QPSK QPSK
FEC code rate 0.67 0.67
Transmission rate (kbps) per burst 270.83 270.83
Noise bandwdith (kHz) 135.42 135.42
Allocated bandwidth per Carrier (kHz) 200.00 200.00
Required total C/N with margin (dB) 3.72 3.72
Uplink
Uplink frequency (GHz) 12.88 12.88
Uplink EIRP (on-axis) (dBW) 47.98 51.18
Uplink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.11 0.11
Rain availability (%) 99.99 99.99
Uplink rain fade (dB) 3.37 3.37
Uplink free space pathloss (dB) 206.05 206.05
Transponder G/T dBi/K 15.06 15.06
Uplink C/N (dB) 30.80 34.00
C/I adj-channel 22.00 22.00
C/I Crosspole Isolation (including rain depole) (dB) 23.01 23.01
Composite uplink C/I (dB) 19.47 19.47
Satellite Transponder
Power control error (dB)-per user 0.50 0.50
Power control error (dB)-per uplink 1.00 1.00
Per carrier output backoff (dB) 31.42 31.42
Expected C/IM in digital carrier bandwidth at satellite (dB) 12.50 12.50
Downlink
Downlink frequency (GHz) 2.19 2.19
Satellite EIRP per carrier (dBW) 52.59 52.59
Downlink free space pathloss (dB) 190.87 190.87
Downlink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.06 0.06
Average fade and head loss (dB) 3.00 3.00
Earth station on-axis G/T (dBi/K) -28.00 -28.00
Polarization loss (dB) 3.00 3.00
Downlink C/N (dB) 4.95 4.95
C/I inter beam (dB) 15.26 15.26
Overall Performance Summary
Computed uplink or system margin (dB) 0.06 0.07
Downlink margin (dB) 0.08 0.09
 LB9 – LINK BUDGETS – OFDM Forward

OFDM Forward Data Link Budget

Satellite and Earth Station Information
Uplink name Las Vegas, (6.3 m) Las Vegas, (9.3 m)
Satellite longitude (degrees) (- = West) -111.10 -111.10
Downlink elevation angle (degrees) 36.10 36.10
Carrier Information
Frequency reuse 4.00 4.00
Subcarrier reuse 3.00 3.00
Beam pitch ( deg) 0.25 0.25
Number of beams 280.00 280.00
Total subcarriers 256.00 256.00
Number of data subcarriers 192.00 192.00
Carriier bandwidth (MHz) 2.50 2.50
Number of data subcarriers per beam 64.00 64.00
Percentage of power in data subcarriers (%) 86.00 86.00
Information burst rate (Kbps) per subcarrier 22.58 22.58
Burst rate per beam (Kbps) plus overhead 1445.12 1445.12
Modulation 16-QAM 16-QAM
FEC code rate 0.67 0.67
Transmission rate (kbps) per burst 33.87 33.87
Allocated bandwidth per subcarrier (kHz) 10.94 10.94
Required total C/N with margin (dB) 9.58 9.58
Uplink
Uplink frequency (GHz) 12.88 12.88
Uplink EIRP (on-axis) (dBW) 33.87 37.07
Uplink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.11 0.11
Rain availability (%) 99.99 99.99
Uplink rain fade (dB) 4.52 4.52
Uplink free space pathloss (dB) 206.05 206.05
Transponder G/T dBi/K 2.20 2.20
Uplink C/N (dB) 28.72 31.92
C/I adj-channel 22.00 22.00
C/I Crosspole Isolation (including rain depole) (dB) 23.01 23.01
Composite uplink C/I (dB) 19.47 19.47
Satellite Transponder
Power control error (dB)-per user 0.50 0.50
Power control error (dB)-per uplink 1.00 1.00
Per carrier output backoff (dB) 46.19 46.19
Expected C/IM in digital carrier bandwidth at satellite (dB) 12.50 12.50
Downlink
Downlink frequency (GHz) 2.19 2.19
Satellite EIRP per carrier (dBW) 75.77 75.77
Downlink free space pathloss (dB) 190.87 190.87
Downlink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.06 0.06
Average fade and head loss (dB) 3.00 3.00
Earth station on-axis G/T (dBi/K) -28.00 -28.00
Polarization loss (dB) 3.00 3.00
Downlink C/N (dB) 40.16 40.16
C/I inter beam (dB) 15.26 15.26
Overall Performance Summary
Computed uplink or system margin (dB) 0.47 0.50
Downlink margin (dB) 20.72 20.98

OFDM Forward Voice Link Budget

Satellite and Earth Station Information
Uplink name Las Vegas, (6.3 m) Las Vegas, (9.3 m)
Satellite longitude (degrees) (- = West) -111.10 -111.10
Downlink elevation angle (degrees) 36.10 36.10
Carrier Information
Frequency reuse 4.00 4.00
Subcarrier reuse 3.00 3.00
Beam pitch ( deg) 0.25 0.25
Number of beams 280.00 280.00
Total subcarriers 256.00 256.00
Number of data subcarriers 192.00 192.00
Carriier bandwidth (MHz) 2.50 2.50
Number of data subcarriers per beam 34.00 34.00
Percentage of power in data subcarriers (%) 86.00 86.00
Number of pilots 8.00 8.00
Information burst rate (Kbps) per subcarrier 11.29 11.29
Number of time slots per frame 8.00 8.00
Number of subcarriers per voice call 3.00 3.00
Information rate per voice user (Kbps) 4.23 4.23
Activity factor 0.40 0.40
Number of simultaneous voice channels per beam 255.00 255.00
Modulation QPSK QPSK
FEC code rate 0.67 0.67
Transmission rate (kbps) per burst 16.93 16.93
Allocated bandwidth per subcarrier (kHz) 10.94 10.94
Required total C/N with margin (dB) 3.72 3.72
Uplink
Uplink frequency (GHz) 12.88 12.88
Uplink EIRP (on-axis) (dBW) 36.61 39.81
Uplink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.11 0.11
Rain availability (%) 99.99 99.99
Uplink rain fade (dB) 4.52 4.52
Uplink free space pathloss (dB) 206.05 206.05
Transponder G/T dBi/K 2.20 2.20
Uplink C/N (dB) 31.46 34.66
C/I adj-channel 22.00 22.00
C/I Crosspole Isolation (including rain depole) (dB) 23.01 23.01
Composite uplink C/I (dB) 19.47 19.47
Satellite Transponder
Power control error (dB)-per user 0.50 0.50
Power control error (dB)-per uplink 1.00 1.00
Per carrier output backoff (dB) 43.44 43.44
Expected C/IM in digital carrier bandwidth at satellite (dB) 12.50 12.50
Downlink
Downlink frequency (GHz) 2.19 2.19
Satellite EIRP per carrier (dBW) 40.56 40.56
Downlink free space pathloss (dB) 190.87 190.87
Downlink atmospheric loss (dB) 0.06 0.06
Average fade and head loss (dB) 3.00 3.00
Earth station on-axis G/T (dBi/K) -28.00 -28.00
Polarization loss (dB) 3.00 3.00
Downlink C/N (dB) 4.96 4.96
C/I inter beam (dB) 15.26 15.26
Overall Performance Summary
Computed uplink or system margin (dB) 0.07 0.08
Downlink margin (dB) 0.10 0.10