9. Technical parameters
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9. Technical parameters

Tab. 9.1: Technical parameters

Radio parameters
Frequency bands		135-175 MHz 335-400 MHz 400-470 MHz
Channel spacing		6.25 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 300 kHz
Frequency stability		±1.0 ppm, ±0.01 ppm with GPS option (pending)
Modulation		QAM: 256QAM, 64QAM, 16DEQAM, D8PSK, π/4DQPSK, DPSK FSK: 4CPFSK, 2CPFSK
FEC (Forward Error Correction)		2/3, 3/4, 5/6, Off. Trellis code with Viterbi soft-decoder
Transmitter
RF Output power (Both Carrier and Modulated)		QAM: 0.1- 5.0 W (20 – 37 dBm) in 1dB step^[1]^[2] FSK: 0.1 – 10 W (20 – 40 dBm) in 1 dB step
Duty cycle		Continuous
Rx to Tx Time		< 1.5 ms / 25 kHz channel
Intermodulation Attenuation		> 40 dB, > 70 dB (with external circulator/isolator)
Spurious Emissions (Conducted)		< -36 dBm
Radiated Spurious Emissions		< -36 dBm
Adjacent channel power		< -60 dBc
Transient adjacent channel power		< -60 dBc
Receiver
Sensitivity		see details
Anti-aliasing Selectivity		56 kHz @ -3 dB BW applicable for 6.25/12.5/25 kHz 500 kHz @ -3 dB BW applicable for 50/100/150/200 kHz
Tx to Rx Time		< 1.5 ms / 25 kHz channel
Maximum Receiver Input Power		20 dBm (100 mW)
Rx Spurious Emissions (Conducted)		< -57 dBm
Radiated Spurious Emissions		< -57 dBm
Blocking or desensitization		>-23 dBm @ 1 MHz >-19 dBm @ 2 MHz >-15 dBm @ 5 MHz >-13 dBm @ 10 MHz
Spurious response rejection		> 70 dB
^[1] Output power displayed as average power, Max peak envelope power (PEP) 10 W (40 dBm)
^[2] Modulation dependent (DPSK 5 W … QAM256 2 W)

Electrical
Primary power	10 to 30 VDC, negative GND
Rx	8 W / 13.8 V (see details)
Tx – FSK	typ. 40 W, max. 55 W @ 40 dBm (see details)
Tx – QAM	typ. 33 W, max. 40 W @ 40 dBm PEP (see details)
Sleep mode	0.01 W
Save mode	5 W
Interfaces
Ethernet	10/100/1000Base-T Auto MDI/MDIX 10/100/1000Base-T 1000Base-SX / 1000Base-LX user exchangeable SFP power consumption max. 1.25 W	4×RJ45, 1×SFP
COM	RS232/RS485 SW configurable	DB9F
	300 b/s – 1 Mb/s
USB	USB 3.0	Host A
Antenna	50 Ω	2×TNC female
DI / DO	2×DI, 2×DO, 1×DDI, AO, AI, SI	RJ45

Optional interfaces
GNSS (optional, pending)		active antenna 3.3 VDC SMA female
		72-channel u-blox M8 engine GPS/QZSS L1 C/A, GLONASS L10F, BeiDou B1I, Galileo E1B/C, SBAS L1 C/A: WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS, GAGAN
Cellular interface (optional)
Frequency bands E		4G LTE Band 20 (800 MHz), Band 5 (850 MHz), Band 8 (900 MHz), Band 3 (1800 MHz), Band 1 (2100 MHz), Band 7 (2600 MHz)
		3G UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA Band 5 (850 MHz), Band 8 (900 MHz), Band 2 (1900 MHz), Band 1 (2100 MHz)
		2G GSM/GPRS/EDGE GSM 850 MHz, E-GSM 900 MHz, DCS 1800 MHz, PCS 1900 MHz
		Ublox TOBY L-210 FCC ID XPYTOBL210
Frequency bands P		4G LTE Band 28 (750 MHz), Band 5 (850 MHz), Band 8 (900 MHz), Band 3 (1800 MHz), Band 1 (2100 MHz), Band 7 (2600 MHz)
		3G UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA Band 5 (850 MHz), Band 8 (900 MHz), Band 2 (1900 MHz), Band 1 (2100 MHz)
		2G GSM/GPRS/EDGE GSM 850 MHz, E-GSM 900 MHz, DCS 1800 MHz, PCS 1900 MHz
		Ublox TOBY L-280 FCC ID XPYTOBL280
Frequency bands A		4G LTE Band 17 (700 MHz), Band 5 (850 MHz), Band 4 (1700 MHz), Band 2 (1900 MHz), Band 7 (2600 MHz)
		3G UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA Band 5 (850 MHz), Band 8 (900 MHz), Band 4 (AWS, i.e. 1700 MHz), Band 2 (1900 MHz), Band 1 (2100 MHz)
		2G GSM/GPRS/EDGE GSM 850 MHz, E-GSM 900 MHz, DCS 1800 MHz, PCS 1900 MHz
		Ublox TOBY L-200 FCC ID XPYTOBL200
Specification		4G LTE 3GPP Release 9 Long Term Evolution (LTE) Evolved Uni. Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) DL Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) 2×2
		3G UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA 3GPP Release 8 Dual-Cell HS Packet Access (DC-HSPA+) UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA) Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) DL Rx diversity
		2G GSM/GPRS/EDGE 3GPP Release 8 Enhanced Data rate GSM Evolution (EDGE) GSM EGPRS Radio Access (GERA) Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) DL Advanced Rx Performance Phase 1
		Data rates up to 150 Mb/s downlink / 50 Mb/s uplink

LED panel
5× tri-color status LEDs		SYS, AUX, RX, TX, COM
Environmental
IP Code (Ingress Protection)		IP42, (IP52 – see Section 4.1.3, “IP52 mounting”)
Altitude		4000 m
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure)		> 900.000 hours (> 100 years)
Operating temperature		-40 to +70 °C (-40 to +158 °F)
Operating humidity		5 to 95 % non-condensing
Storage		-40 to +85 °C (-40 to +185 °F) / 5 to 95 % non-condensing
Mechanical
Casing		Rugged die-cast aluminium
Dimensions		H × W × D: 60 × 185 × 125 mm (2.34 × 7.2 × 4.9 in)
Weight		1.55 kg (3.4 lbs)
Mounting		DIN rail, L-bracket, Flat-bracket, 19″ Rack chassis
SW
Operating modes		Bridge / Router
User protocols on COM		Transparent, Async Link, DF1, DNP3, IEC101
User protocols on Ethernet		Modbus TCP, IEC104, DNP3 TCP, Comli TCP, Terminal server…
Serial to IP convertors		DNP3 / DNP3 TCP
Protocol on Radio channel
Multi master applications		Yes
Report by exception		Yes
Collision Avoidance Capability		Yes
Remote to Remote communication		Yes
Addressed & acknowledged serial SCADA protocols		Yes
Radio channel data integrity		CRC 32
Radio channel Encryption		AES256-CCM
Diagnostic and Management
SNMP		SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, SNMPv3 Trap / Inform alarms generation as per settings
Monitoring		Real time analysis of all physical interfaces (RADIO, ETH, COM) and some internal interfaces between software modules (e.g. Terminal servers)

Standards
CE	RED, RoHS, WEEE
FCC, IC	FCC Part 90, Pending: IC RSS-119
Spectrum	ETSI EN 302 561 V2.1.1 ETSI EN 300 113 V2.2.1
EMC (electromagnetic compatibility)	ETSI EN 301 489-1 V2.1.1 ETSI EN 301 489-5 V2.1.1 EN 61850-3:2014
Safety	EN 62 368-1:2004 + A1:2017
SAR	EN 50385:2017 EN 50383ed.2:2010
Electric power substations environment	IEEE 1613:2009 IEEE 1613.1:2013 EN 61850-3:2014
ATEX	pending
Environmental	EN 61850-3: 2014
Vibration & shock	EN 60068-2-6:2008 ETS 300 019-2-3:1994, Class 3.4 EN 61850-3:2014
Seismic qualification	EN 60068-2-27:2010
IP rating	EN 60529:1993 + A1:2001 + A2:2014

Tab. 9.2: List of connected cables

Input / Output	Specified length	Shielded / Nonshielded	Recommended cable type
DC power supply 10 – 30 V	As needed	N	V03VH-H 2×0,5
GPIO (Sleep Input, HW Alarm Input, HW Alarm Output)	As needed	S	LiYCY 6×0,14
Antenna connection Rx, Rx/Tx	As needed	S	Coaxial
COM (RS232/485)	As needed, typically up to 15 m (RS232) or up to 400 m (RS485)	S	LiYCY 4×0,14
AUX (used for GPS)	As needed	S	Coaxial
ETH (4 ports)	As needed, typically up to 100 m	S	STP CAT 5e
Optical Ethernet	As needed, typically up to 2 km	N/A	Optical fibre
USB	Max. 3 m	S	USB3
DI / DO	As needed	S	STP CAT 5e

Tab. 9.3: Typical power consumption for 12 to 30 Vdc

	RipEX2-4A	RipEX2-1A
Tx
FSK 40 dBm	33.3 W	44.4 W
FSK 20 dBm	14.0 W	14.0 W
QAM 40 dBm PEP	25.9 W	31.8 W
QAM 26 dBm PEP	12.7 W	12.7 W

	RipEX2
Rx
RipEX2	8.0 W
+Ethernets (1 to 4)	+0.5 W
+1st COM	+0.2 W
+GNSS	+0.5 W
+2nd COM+I/O	+0.1 W
+LTE (Rx .. Tx)	+0.3 .. 3 W
+SFP module typ.	+1 W

9.1. Detailed Radio parameters

Tab. 9.4: 12.5 kHz

12.5 kHz Rx Baudrate 10.42 kBaud (ETSI EN 300 113)
Classification			Sensitivity [dBm]			Co-Channel Rejection Ratio
Bitrate [kb/s]	FEC	Modulation	BER 10^-2	BER 10^-3	BER 10^-6
3.91	3/4	2CPFSK	-120	-119	-117	-7
5.21	Off	2CPFSK	-120	-118	-115	-10
7.81	3/4	4CPFSK	-119	-117	-114	-11
10.42	Off	4CPFSK	-118	-115	-112	-6
7.81	3/4	DPSK	-119	-118	-114	-6.5
10.42	Off	DPSK	-119	-117	-112	-5
15.62	3/4	π/4-DQPSK	-118	-117	-113	-9
20.83	Off	π/4-DQPSK	-117	-115	-110	-10
23.44	3/4	D8PSK	-116	-113	-108	-12
31.25	Off	D8PSK	-113	-109	-103	-14
31.25	3/4	16DEQAM	-112	-109	-103	-16
41.67	Off	16DEQAM	-109	-106	-99	-18.5
41.67	2/3	64QAM	-112	-108	-101	-16
46.88	3/4	64QAM	-110	-106	-99	-19
52.08	5/6	64QAM	-109	-104	-97	-20
62.50	Off	64QAM	-105	-101	-94	-22.5
55.56	2/3	256QAM	-106	-103	-97	-21
62.50	3/4	256QAM	-105	-102	-95	-22
69.44	5/6	256QAM	-103	-100	-93	-24
83.33	Off	256QAM	-100	-97	-90	-28.5

12.5 kHz
Bitrate [kb/s]	Modulation	Emission code	OBW [kHz]	OBW limit [kHz]
Baudrate 5.21 kBaud (ETSI EN 300 113)
5.21	2CPFSK	7K00F1DBN	7.0	11.5
10.42	4CPFSK	7K00F1DDN	7.0	11.5
Baudrate 8.68 kBaud (ETSI EN 300 113)
8.68	DPSK	10K0G1DBN	10.0	11.5
17.36	π/4-DQPSK	10K0G1DDN	10.0	11.5
26.04	D8PSK	10K0G1DEN	10.0	11.5
34.72	16DEQAM	10K0G1DEN	10.0	11.5
52.08	64QAM	10K0G1DEN	10.0	11.5
69.44	256QAM	10K0G1DEN	10.0	11.5
Baudrate 10.42 kBaud (ETSI EN 300 113)
10.42	DPSK	11K9G1DBN	11.9	12.5
20.83	π/4-DQPSK	11K9G1DDN	11.9	12.5
31.25	D8PSK	11K9G1DEN	11.9	12.5
41.67	16DEQAM	11K9G1DEN	11.9	12.5
62.50	64QAM	11K9G1DEN	11.9	12.5
83.33	256QAM	11K9G1DEN	11.9	12.5

Tab. 9.5: 25 kHz

25 kHz Rx Baudrate 20.83 (ETSI EN 300 113)
Classification			Sensitivity [dBm]			Co-Channel Rejection Ratio
Bitrate [kb/s]	FEC	Modulation	BER 10^-2	BER 10^-3	BER 10^-6
7.81	3/4	2CPFSK	-118	-117	-115	-6
10.42	Off	2CPFSK	-118	-116	-113	-7
15.63	3/4	4CPFSK	-117	-115	-112	-10
20.83	Off	4CPFSK	-115	-113	-109	-6
15.62	3/4	DPSK	-117	-116	-112	-6
20.83	Off	DPSK	-117	-115	-110	-6
31.25	3/4	π/4-DQPSK	-116	-115	-111	-9
41.66	Off	π/4-DQPSK	-115	-113	-108	-10
46.87	3/4	D8PSK	-113	-111	-106	-12
62.49	Off	D8PSK	-110	-107	-101	-14.5
62.49	3/4	16DEQAM	-110	-107	-101	-16
83.33	Off	16DEQAM	-108	-105	-98	-18.5
83.33	2/3	64QAM	-110	-106	-99	-16
93.75	3/4	64QAM	-108	-104	-97	-19
104.17	5/6	64QAM	-107	-102	-95	-20
125.00	Off	64QAM	-104	-99	-92	-22.5
111.11	2/3	256QAM	-104	-101	-95	-21
125.00	3/4	256QAM	-103	-100	-93	-22
138.89	5/6	256QAM	-101	-98	-91	-24
166.67	Off	256QAM	-98	-95	-88	-28.5

25 kHz
Bitrate [kb/s]	Modulation	Emission code	OBW [kHz]	OBW limit [kHz]
Baudrate 8.68 kBaud
8.68	2CPFSK	13K5F1DBN	13.5	14
17.36	4CPFSK	12K2F1DDN	12.2	14
Baudrate 10.42 kBaud (ETSI EN 300 113)
10.42	2CPFSK	13K8F1DBN	13.8	16
20.83	4CPFSK	13K8F1DDN	13.8	16
Baudrate 13.89 kBaud (ETSI EN 300 113)
13.89	DPSK	15K9G1DBN	15.9	16
27.78	π/4-DQPSK	15K9G1DDN	15.9	16
41.67	D8PSK	15K9G1DEN	15.9	16
55.56	16DEQAM	15K9G1DEN	15.9	16
83.33	64QAM	15K9G1DEN	15.9	16
111.11	256QAM	15K9G1DEN	15.9	16
Baudrate 17.36 kBaud (ETSI EN 300 113, ETSI EN 302 561)
17.36	DPSK	19K8G1DBN	19.8	20
34.72	π/4-DQPSK	19K8G1DDN	19.8	20
52.08	D8PSK	19K8G1DEN	19.8	20
69.44	16DEQAM	19K8G1DEN	19.8	20
104.17	64QAM	19K8G1DEN	19.8	20
138.89	256QAM	19K8G1DEN	19.8	20
Baudrate 20.83 kBaud (ETSI EN 302 561)
20.83	DPSK	24K0G1DBN	24.0	25
41.67	π/4-DQPSK	24K0G1DDN	24.0	25
62.50	D8PSK	24K0G1DEN	24.0	25
83.33	16DEQAM	24K0G1DEN	24.0	25
125.00	64QAM	24K0G1DEN	24.0	25
166.67	256QAM	24K0G1DEN	24.0	25

Tab. 9.6: 50 kHz

50 kHz Rx Baudrate 41.67 kBaud (ETSI EN 300 561)
Classification			Sensitivity [dBm]			Co-Channel Rejection Ratio
Bitrate [kb/s]	FEC	Modulation	BER 10^-2	BER 10^-3	BER 10^-6	[dB]
31.25	3/4	DPSK	-114	-113	-109	-7
41.67	Off	DPSK	-114	-112	-107	-7
62.50	3/4	π/4-DQPSK	-113	-112	-108	-10
83.33	Off	π/4-DQPSK	-112	-110	-105	-11
93.75	3/4	D8PSK	-110	-108	-103	-13
125.00	Off	D8PSK	-107	-104	-98	-15
125.00	3/4	16DEQAM	-107	-104	-98	-17
166.67	Off	16DEQAM	-105	-102	-95	-19
166.67	2/3	64QAM	-107	-103	-96	-17
187.50	3/4	64QAM	-105	-101	-94	-20
108.33	5/6	64QAM	-104	-99	-92	-21
250.00	Off	64QAM	-101	-96	-89	-23
222.22	2/3	256QAM	-101	-98	-92	-22
250.00	3/4	256QAM	-100	-97	-90	-23
277.78	5/6	256QAM	-98	-95	-88	-25
333.33	Off	256QAM	-95	-92	-85	-31

50 kHz
Bitrate [kb/s]	Modulation	Emission code	OBW [kHz]	OBW limit [kHz]
Baudrate 34.72 kBaud (ETSI EN 302 561)
34.72	DPSK	40K0G1DBN	40.0	40
69.44	π/4-DQPSK	40K0G1DDN	40.0	40
104.17	D8PSK	40K0G1DEN	40.0	40
138.89	16DEQAM	40K0G1DEN	40.0	40
208.33	64QAM	40K0G1DEN	40.0	40
277.78	256QAM	40K0G1DEN	40.0	40
Baudrate 41.67 (ETSI EN 302 561)
41.67	DPSK	45K0G1DBN	45.0	50
83.33	π/4-DQPSK	45K0G1DDN	45.0	50
125.00	D8PSK	45K0G1DEN	45.0	50
166.67	16DEQAM	45K0G1DEN	45.0	50
250.00	64QAM	45K0G1DEN	45.0	50
333.33	256QAM	45K0G1DEN	45.0	50

Tab. 9.7: 100 kHz

100 kHz Rx Baudrate 69.44 kBaud (ETSI EN 300 561)
Classification			Sensitivity [dBm]			Co-Channel Rejection Ratio
Bitrate [kb/s]	FEC	Modulation	BER 10^-2	BER 10^-3	BER 10^-6	[dB]
52.08	3/4	DPSK	-112	-110	-106	-7
69.44	Off	DPSK	-111	-109	-104	-7
104.17	3/4	π/4-DQPSK	-111	-109	-105	-10
138.89	Off	π/4-DQPSK	-110	-108	-102	-11
156.25	3/4	D8PSK	-108	-105	-100	-13
208.33	Off	D8PSK	-105	-101	-95	-15
208.33	3/4	16DEQAM	-104	-101	-95	-17
277.78	Off	16DEQAM	-102	-99	-92	-19
277.78	2/3	64QAM	-104	-100	-93	-17
312.50	3/4	64QAM	-102	-98	-91	-20
347.22	5/6	64QAM	-101	-96	-89	-21
416.66	Off	64QAM	-98	-93	-86	-23
370.37	2/3	256QAM	-99	-95	-89	-22
416.66	3/4	256QAM	-98	-94	-86	-23
462.96	5/6	256QAM	-96	-92	-85	-25
555.55	Off	256QAM	-93	-89	-83	-31

100 kHz
Bitrate [kb/s]	Modulation	Emission code	OBW [kHz]	OBW limit [kHz]
Baudrate 69.44 kBaud (ETSI EN 302 561)
69.44	DPSK	80K0G1DBN	80.0	80
138.89	π/4-DQPSK	80K0G1DDN	80.0	80
208.33	D8PSK	80K0G1DEN	80.0	80
277.78	16DEQAM	80K0G1DEN	80.0	80
416.66	64QAM	80K0G1DEN	80.0	80
555.55	256QAM	80K0G1DEN	80.0	80

Tab. 9.8: 150 kHz

150 kHz Rx Baudrate 115.74 kBaud (ETSI EN 300 561)
Classification			Sensitivity [dBm]			Co-Channel Rejection Ratio
Bitrate [kb/s]	FEC	Modulation	BER 10^-2	BER 10^-3	BER 10^-6	[dB]
86.71	3/4	DPSK	-110	-108	-104	-7
115.74	Off	DPSK	-109	-107	-102	-7
173.61	3/4	π/4-DQPSK	-109	-107	-103	-10
231.48	Off	π/4-DQPSK	-108	-106	-100	-11
260.42	3/4	D8PSK	-106	-103	-98	-13
347.22	Off	D8PSK	-103	-99	-93	-15
347.22	3/4	16DEQAM	-102	-99	-93	-17
462.96	Off	16DEQAM	-100	-97	-90	-19
462.96	2/3	64QAM	-102	-98	-91	-17
520.83	3/4	64QAM	-100	-96	-89	-20
587.71	5/6	64QAM	-99	-94	-87	-21
694.45	Off	64QAM	-96	-91	-84	-23
617.29	2/3	256QAM	-97	-93	-87	-22
694.45	3/4	256QAM	-96	-92	-84	-23
771.61	5/6	256QAM	-94	-90	-83	-25
925.93	Off	256QAM	-91	-87	-81	-31

150 kHz
Bitrate [kb/s]	Modulation	Emission code	OBW [kHz]	OBW limit [kHz]
Baudrate 115.74 kBaud (ETSI EN 302 561)
115.74	DPSK	125KG1DBN	125.0	125
231.48	π/4-DQPSK	125KG1DDN	125.0	125
347.22	D8PSK	125KG1DEN	125.0	125
462.96	16DEQAM	125KG1DEN	125.0	125
694.45	64QAM	125KG1DEN	125.0	125
925.93	256QAM	125KG1DEN	125.0	125

Tab. 9.9: 200 kHz

200 kHz Rx Baudrate 138.89 kBaud (ETSI EN 300 561)
Classification			Sensitivity [dBm]			Co-Channel Rejection Ratio
Bitrate [kb/s]	FEC	Modulation	BER 10^-2	BER 10^-3	BER 10^-6	[dB]
104.17	3/4	DPSK	-109	-107	-103	-7
138.89	Off	DPSK	-108	-106	-101	-7
208.33	3/4	π/4-DQPSK	-108	-106	-102	-10
277.78	Off	π/4-DQPSK	-107	-105	-99	-11
312.50	3/4	D8PSK	-105	-102	-97	-13
416.67	Off	D8PSK	-102	-98	-92	-15
416.67	3/4	16DEQAM	-101	-98	-92	-17
555.55	Off	16DEQAM	-99	-96	-89	-19
555.55	2/3	64QAM	-101	-97	-90	-17
625.00	3/4	64QAM	-99	-95	-88	-20
694.45	5/6	64QAM	-98	-93	-86	-21
833.33	Off	64QAM	-95	-90	-83	-23
740.74	2/3	256QAM	-96	-92	-86	-22
833.33	3/4	256QAM	-95	-91	-83	-23
925.93	5/6	256QAM	-93	-89	-82	-25
1111.11	Off	256QAM	-90	-86	-80	-31

200 kHz
Bitrate [kb/s]	Modulation	Emission code	OBW [kHz]	OBW limit [kHz]
Baudrate 138.89 kBaud (ETSI EN 302 561)
138.89	DPSK	150KG1DBN	150.0	175
277.78	π/4-DQPSK	150KG1DDN	150.0	175
416.67	D8PSK	150KG1DEN	150.0	175
555.56	16DEQAM	150KG1DEN	150.0	175
833.33	64QAM	150KG1DEN	150.0	175
1111.11	256QAM	150KG1DEN	150.0	175

Tab. 9.10: 250 kHz

250 kHz Rx Baudrate 208.33 kBaud
Classification			Sensitivity [dBm]			Co-Channel Rejection Ratio
Bitrate [kb/s]	FEC	Modulation	BER 10^-2	BER 10^-3	BER 10^-6	[dB]
156.25	3/4	DPSK	-107	-106	-102	-7
208.33	Off	DPSK	-107	-105	-100	-7
312.50	3/4	π/4-DQPSK	-106	-105	-101	-10
416.67	Off	π/4-DQPSK	-105	-103	-98	-11
468.75	3/4	D8PSK	-103	-101	-96	-13
625.00	Off	D8PSK	-100	-97	-91	-15
625.00	3/4	16DEQAM	-100	-97	-93	-17
833.33	Off	16DEQAM	-98	-95	-88	-19
833.33	2/3	64QAM	-100	-96	-89	-17
937.50	3/4	64QAM	-98	-94	-88	-20
1041.67	5/6	64QAM	-97	-92	-86	-21
1250.00	Off	64QAM	-96	-91	-84	-23
1111.11	2/3	256QAM	-94	-91	-85	-22
1250.00	3/4	256QAM	-93	-90	-83	-23
1388.89	5/6	256QAM	-91	-88	-81	-25

250 kHz
Bitrate [kb/s]	Modulation	Emission code	OBW [kHz]	OBW limit [kHz]
Baudrate 208.33 kBaud
156.25	DPSK	225KG1DBN	225.0	250
416.67	π/4-DQPSK	225KG1DDN	225.0	250
625.00	D8PSK	225KG1DEN	225.0	250
833.33	16DEQAM	225KG1DEN	225.0	250
1250.00	64QAM	225KG1DEN	225.0	250
1388.89	256QAM	225KG1DEN	225.0	250

Tab. 9.11: 300 kHz

300 kHz Rx Baudrate 260.42 kBaud
Classification			Sensitivity [dBm]			Co-Channel Rejection Ratio
Bitrate [kb/s]	FEC	Modulation	BER 10^-2	BER 10^-3	BER 10^-6	[dB]
195.31	3/4	DPSK	-106	-104	-100	-7
260.42	Off	DPSK	-105	-103	-98	-7
390.63	3/4	π/4-DQPSK	-105	-103	-99	-10
520.83	Off	π/4-DQPSK	-104	-102	-96	-11
585.94	3/4	D8PSK	-101	-99	-94	-13
781.25	Off	D8PSK	-99	-95	-89	-15
781.25	3/4	16DEQAM	-98	-95	-91	-17
1041.67	Off	16DEQAM	-96	-93	-86	-19
1041.67	2/3	64QAM	-98	-94	-87	-17
1171.88	3/4	64QAM	-96	-92	-86	-20
1302.09	5/6	64QAM	-95	-90	-84	-21
1562.50	Off	64QAM	-92	-87	-81	-23
1388.89	2/3	256QAM	-93	-89	-83	-22
1562.50	3/4	256QAM	-91	-88	-81	-23
1736.11	5/6	256QAM	-90	-86	-79	-25

300 kHz
Bitrate [kb/s]	Modulation	Emission code	OBW [kHz]	OBW limit [kHz]
Baudrate 260.42 kBaud
260.42	DPSK	280KG1DBN	280.0	300
520.83	π/4-DQPSK	280KG1DDN	280.0	300
781.25	D8PSK	280KG1DEN	280.0	300
1041.67	16DEQAM	280KG1DEN	280.0	300
1562.50	64QAM	280KG1DEN	280.0	300
1736.11	256QAM	280KG1DEN	280.0	300

Tab. 9.12: MSE

Recommended MSE thresholds
Modulation	FEC	Mean MSE [dB]
2CPFSK	3/4	-10
2CPFSK	Off	-11
4CPFSK	3/4	-12
4CPFSK	Off	-15
DPSK	3/4	-10
DPSK	Off	-11
π/4-DQPSK	3/4	-12
π/4-DQPSK	Off	-14
8DPSK	3/4	-17
8DPSK	Off	-20
16DEQAM	3/4	-19
16DEQAM	Off	-22
64QAM	3/4	-24
64QAM	Off	-27
256QAM	3/4	-30
256QAM	Off	-33

Fig. 9.1: MSE recommended tresholds

Tab. 9.13: Maximal power for individual modulations

Maximum PEP, RMS and PAPR levels
Modulation	PEP Peak Envelope Power [dBm]	RMS Average Power [dBm]	PAPR Peak to Average Power Ratio [dB]
2CPFSK	40	40	0
4CPFSK	40	40	0
DPSK	40	37	3
π/4-DQPSK	40	37	3
D8PSK	40	36	4
16DEQAM	40	35	5
64QAM	40	34	6
256QAM	40	33	7

9.2. Occupied Bandwidth limits overview

Tab. 9.14: Channel spacing 6.25 kHz

Channel spacing [kHz]	6.25
Occupied BW limit [kHz]	5	5
Modulation type	FSK	QAM
RipEX 1 “Mode”	FCC, CE	FCC
OBW [kHz]	3.6	5.0
Baud rate [kBaud]	2.6	4.34
Compliance	FCC Part 90	FCC Part 90

Tab. 9.15: Channel spacing 12.5 kHz

Channel spacing [kHz]	12.5
Occupied BW limit [kHz]	11	11	12.5
Modulation type	FSK	QAM
RipEX 1 “Mode”	FCC, CE	FCC	CE
OBW [kHz]	7.0	10.0	11.9
Baud rate [kBaud]	5.21	8.68	10.42
Compliance	RED	RED	RED
Compliance	FCC Part 90	FCC Part 90

Tab. 9.16: Channel spacing 25 kHz

Channel spacing [kHz]	25
Occupied BW limit [kHz]	16	16	20	25
Modulation type	FSK	QAM
RipEX 1 “Mode”	CE	Narrow	FCC	CE
OBW [kHz]	13.8	15.9	19.8	24.0
Baud rate [kBaud]	10.42	13.89	17.36	20.83
Compliance	RED	RED	RED	RED
Compliance	FCC Part 90	FCC Part 90	FCC Part 90

Tab. 9.17: Channel spacing 50 kHz

Channel spacing [kHz]	50
Occupied BW limit [kHz]	40	50
Modulation type	QAM
RipEX 1 “Mode”	CE	Unlimited
OBW [kHz]	40.0	45.0
Baud rate [kBaud]	34.72	41.67
Compliance	RED	RED

Tab. 9.18: Channel spacing 100 kHz

Channel spacing [kHz]	100
Occupied BW limit [kHz]	80	100
Modulation type	QAM
OBW [kHz]	80.0	90.0
Baud rate [kBaud]	69.44	83.3
Compliance	RED

Tab. 9.19: Channel spacing 150 kHz

Channel spacing [kHz]	150
Occupied BW limit [kHz]	125	150
Modulation type	QAM
OBW [kHz]	125	135
Baud rate [kBaud]	115.74	124.01
Compliance	RED

Tab. 9.20: Channel spacing 200 kHz

Channel spacing [kHz]	200
Occupied BW limit [kHz]	175	200
Modulation type	QAM
OBW [kHz]	150	180
Baud rate [kBaud]	138.89	166.67
Compliance	RED

Tab. 9.21: Channel spacing 250 kHz

Channel spacing [kHz]	250
Occupied BW limit [kHz]	225	250
Modulation type	QAM
OBW [kHz]	205	225
Baud rate [kBaud]	189.39	208.33

Tab. 9.22: Channel spacing 300 kHz

Channel spacing [kHz]	300
Occupied BW limit [kHz]	300
Modulation type	QAM
OBW [kHz]	280
Baud rate [kBaud]	260.42

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