9. Technical parameters
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9. Technical parameters

Tab. 9.1: Technical parameters

Radio parameters

Frequency bands

135 – 175 MHz
285 – 335; 335 – 400 MHz
400 – 470; 450 – 520 MHz

Channel spacing

6.25; 12.5; 25; 50; 100; 150; 200; 250; 300 kHz

Frequency stability

±0.5 ppm
±0.01 ppm with internal GPS (optional) or external time sychronisation, see details

Modulation

QAM: 256QAM; 64QAM; 16DEQAM; D8PSK; π/4DQPSK; DPSK
FSK: 4CPFSK; 2CPFSK, see details

FEC (Forward Error Correction)

2/3; 3/4; 5/6; Off
Trellis code with Viterbi soft-decoder

Gross data rate (data speed) ¹⁾

Channel spacing [kHz]	Gross data rate (modulation rate) [kb/s]
6.25	42
12.5	83
25	167
50	333
100	555
150	925
200	1111
250²⁾	1389
300²⁾	1736

Transmitter

RF Output power

QAM: 0.1 – 5.0 W (20 – 37 dBm) RMS in 1dB step³⁾
FSK: 0.1 – 10 W (20 – 40 dBm) in 1dB step
see details

Duty cycle

Continuous

Rx to Tx Time

< 2 ms @ 6.25 kHz channel
< 1.0 ms @ 12.5 kHz channel
< 0.7 ms @ 25 kHz channel

Intermodulation Attenuation

> 40 dBm, > 70 dBm (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

-117 dBm (12.5 kHz; 2CPFSK; BER 10^-6; 3/4 FEC)
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; 250; 300 kHz

Tx to Rx Time

< 2 ms @ 6.25 kHz channel
< 1.0 ms @ 12.5 kHz channel
< 0.7 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

Technical parameters are subject to change without prior notification.

¹⁾

Network throughput varies and depends heavily on the data structure, optimization effectivity, protocol on Radio channel, network topology, signal budgets and many other parameters of the network. Practical tests are recommended.

²⁾

Available only in Bridge mode.

³⁾

Max peak envelope power (PEP) 10 W (40 dBm) .

Electrical
Primary power	10 to 30 VDC, negative GND
Rx	8 W / 13.8 V, see details
Tx	12 – 55 W, see details
Sleep mode	0.01 W
Save mode	5 W
Interfaces
Ethernet	10/100/1000Base-T Auto MDI/MDIX	4× RJ45
SFP	10/100/1000Base-T or 1000Base-SX or 1000Base-LX user exchangeable SFP with max. power consumption 1.25 W	1× SFP
COM	RS232 / RS485 SW configurable	DB9F
	600 b/s – 1 Mb/s
USB	USB 3.0	Host A
Antenna	50 Ω SW configurable 1× Tx / Rx or 1× Rx + 1× Tx	2× TNC female
Inputs/Outputs	1× HW alarm input 1× HW alarm output 1× Sleep input	Power connector
	2× DI, 2× DO, 1× difDI not available when Expansion board ‘C’ (COM ports) is used	RJ45

Optional interfaces
Expansion board ‘G’ GPS (GNSS)	Active antenna 3.3 VDC SMA female (AUX on front panel)
	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
Expansion board ‘C’ COM ports	COM2: RS232 – 5 pin (RxD, TxD, GND, RTS, CTS) 600 b/s to 2 Mb/s COM3: RS232 -3 pin (RxD, TxD, GND) 2.4 kb/s to 921.6 kb/s RJ45 (DI/DO on front panel)
Expansion board ‘E’, ‘P’, ‘A’ Cellular	see details

Indication LEDs
LED panel		5× tri-color status LEDs (SYS, AUX, RX, TX, COM)
ETH		4× RJ45 (Link and Activity LEDs), 1× SFP (Status LED)
Environmental
IP Code (Ingress Protection)		IP41, IP42, IP52 – see details
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure)		> 900 000 hours (> 100 years)
Operating temperature		−40 to +70 °C ( −40 to +158 °F) ⁴⁾
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 see details
SW
Operating modes		Bridge / Router
Radio channel protocols		Transparent @ Bridge Base driven, Flexible @ Router see details
User protocols on COM		DNP3, DF1, IEC101, Modbus RTU, PR2000, RDS, Siemens 3964R, Async Link
User protocols on Ethernet		Modbus TCP, IEC104, DNP3 TCP, Comli TCP, Terminal server…
Serial to IP convertors		DNP3 / DNP3 TCP, Modbus RTU / Modbus TCP
Protocol on Radio channel
Multi master applications		Yes
Report by exception		Yes
Collision Avoidance Capability		Yes
Remote to Remote communication		Yes
Addressed and acknowledged serial SCADA protocols		Yes
Data integrity control		CRC 32
Optimization		Intelligent payload data and header (Eth / IP / TCP / UDP) compression
Security
Management		HTTPS (own certificate), SSH
Role-based access control (RBAC)		4 levels (Guest, Tech, SecTech, Admin)
WiFi management access (optional)		WPA2-PSK secured
Encryption		AES256-CCM
VPN		IPsec, GRE
VLAN		IEEE 802.1Q (tagging), Q-in-Q for Transparent mode
AAA protocol		RADIUS
Firewall		Layer 2 – MAC, Layer 3 – IP, Layer 4 – TCP/UDP
FW		Digitally signed
HW tamper		Case opening evidence

⁴⁾	When full-duplex with full power (40 dBm PEP) and the surrounding temperature above + 60°C the external passive cooler should be used (e.g. RipEX2-RS 19″ Rack chassis).

Diagnostic and Management
Link testing	ICMP ping
Status informations	User interfaces
Statistics	Historical and differential statistics for Rx / Tx Packets on all user interfaces (ETH 1-5, COM 1-3, TS 1-5) and Radio interface – for individual connections. Radio protocol statistics (frame error, replied, duplicated, lost etc.) for individual radio links. Advanced statistics for Radio channel (RSS levels, MSE, Pre-frame RSS, Repeats, etc.)
Statistics history	Several weeks
Event log	Events filtered by time, severity, user, remote IP address and type of event
SNMP	SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, SNMPv3 Trap / Inform alarms generation as per settings
NTP	Client / Server
Monitoring	Real time analysis of all interfaces (RADIO, ETH 1-5 , COM 1-3, TS 1-5) and internal interfaces between software modules, see details

Standards
CE	RED, RoHS, WEEE
FCC, IC	FCC Part 90, 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 V2.2.3 ETSI EN 301 489-5 V3.2.1 EN 61850-3:2014
Product safety	EN 62368-1:2014 + A11:2017
RF health safety	EN 62311:2008
Electric power substations environment	IEEE 1613:2009 IEEE 1613.1:2013 EN 61850-3:2014
Hazardous locations	EN 60079-0:2012 EN 60079-11:2012 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: Maximal power for individual modulations

RipEX2
Modulation	PEP [dBm]	RMS [dBm]	RMS [W]
2CPFSK	20 – 40	20 – 40	0.1 – 10
4CPFSK	20 – 40	20 – 40	0.1 – 10
DPSK	20 – 40	20 – 37	0.1 – 5
π/4-DQPSK	20 – 40	20 – 37	0.1 – 5
D8PSK	20 – 40	20 – 36	0.1 – 4
16DEQAM	20 – 40	20 – 35	0.1 – 3.2
64QAM	20 – 40	20 – 34	0.1 – 2.5
256QAM	20 – 40	20 – 33	0.1 – 2
SW configurable [PEP, dBm] FSK, QAM: 1 dB step
PEP vs. RMS application note

Tab. 9.3: 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. 9.4: Power consumption for 24 Vdc

Tx Power consumption	RipEX2-1			RipEX2-3, RipEX2-4
@24Vdc [W]	Min.	Typ.	Max.	Min.	Typ.	Max.
FSK 20 dBm RMS	12	14	15	12	14	15
FSK 40 dBm RMS	27	33	40	31	40	55
QAM 24 dBm PEP	12	13	14	12	13	14
QAM 40 dBm PEP	24	26	30	24	29	40

Rx Power consumption	RipEX2
@24Vdc [W]
RipEX2	8.3 W
+Ethernet	+0.1 W @ 10BaseT
	+0.12 W @ 100BaseT
	+0.5 W @ 1000BaseT
	per Eth interface with connected equipment
+1st COM	+0.2 W
+GNSS	+0.15 W
+2nd COM	+0.1 W
+LTE	Rx +0.3, Tx +3 W
+SFP module typ.	+1 W

Tab. 9.5: Cellular interface (optional)

Cellular interface (optional)
Frequency bands for expansion board ‘E’ Cellular	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 XPYTOBYL210 TAC 35225506
Frequency bands for expansion board ‘P’ Cellular	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 XPYTOBYL280 TAC 35850306
Frequency bands for expansion board ‘A’ Cellular	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 XPYTOBYL200 TAC 35225406
Specification	ANT1, ANT2 – space diversity (on rear panel)	2× SMA Antenna
	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
	SIM slots	2x Micro SIM (3FF) Both 1.8 and 3 V SIM types supported

Tab. 9.6: Sensitivity

Modulation	2CPFSK	4CPFSK	DPSK	π/4DQPSK	D8PSK	16DEQAM	64QAM	256QAM
Channel spacing	Sensitivity [dbm] @ BER 10^-6, FEC 3/4 (2/3 QAM64 and QAM256)
6.25	-119	-116	-116	-115	-111	-106	-104	-100
12.5	-117	-114	-114	-113	-108	-103	-101	-97
25	-115	-112	-112	-111	-106	-101	-99	-95
50	x	x	-109	-108	-103	-98	-96	-92
100	x	x	-106	-105	-100	-95	-93	-89
150	x	x	-104	-103	-98	-93	-91	-87
200	x	x	-103	-102	-97	-92	-90	-86
250	x	x	-102	-101	-96	-93	-89	-85
300	x	x	-100	-99	-94	-91	-87	-83
	Sensitivity [dbm] @ BER 10^-2 (ETSI 80% PSR eqv.), FEC 3/4 (2/3 QAM64 and QAM256)
6.25	-123	-121	-122	-121	-119	-116	-116	-109
12.5	-120	-119	-119	-118	-116	-112	-112	-106
25	-118	-117	-117	-116	-113	-110	-110	-104
50	x	x	-114	-113	-110	-107	-107	-101
100	x	x	-112	-111	-108	-104	-104	-99
150	x	x	-110	-109	-106	-102	-102	-97
200	x	x	-109	-108	-105	-101	-101	-96
250	x	x	-107	-106	-103	-100	-100	-94
300	x	x	-106	-105	-101	-98	-98	-93

9.1. Detailed radio channel parameters

Tab. 9.7: 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
Baudrate [kBaud]	2.60	4.34
RipEX2 Compliance	FCC, ISED	FCC, ISED

6.25 kHz
Modulation rate [kb/s]	Modulation	Emission code	OBW [kHz]	OBW limit [kHz]
Baudrate 2.60 kBaud
2.60	2CPFSK	3K60F1DBN	3.60	5
5.21	4CPFSK	3K60F1DBN	3.60	5
Baudrate 4.34 kBaud
4.34	DPSK	5K00G1DBN	5.00	5
8.68	π/4-DQPSK	5K00G1DDN	5.00	5
13.02	D8PSK	5K00G1DEN	5.00	5
17.36	16DEQAM	5K00G1DEN	5.00	5
26.04	64QAM	5K00G1DEN	5.00	5
34.72	256QAM	5K00G1DEN	5.00	5

6.25 kHz
Classification				Sensitivity [dBm]
Modulation rate [kb/s]	Bitrate [kb/s]	FEC	Modulation	BER 10^-2	BER 10^-3	BER 10^-6
RX sensitivity, Baudrate 2.60 kBaud
2.60	1.95	3/4	2CPFSK	-122.5	-121.0	-119.0
2.60	2.60	Off	2CPFSK	-122.0	-120.0	-117.0
5.21	3.91	3/4	4CPFSK	-121.0	-119.0	-116.0
5.21	5.21	Off	4CPFSK	-120.0	-117.5	-114.0
RX sensitivity, Baudrate 4.34 kBaud
4.34	3.26	3/4	DPSK	-122.0	-120.5	-116.0
4.34	4.34	Off	DPSK	-121.5	-119.5	-114.0
8.68	6.51	3/4	π/4-DQPSK	-121.0	-119.5	-115.0
8.68	8.68	Off	π/4-DQPSK	-120.0	-118.0	-112.0
13.02	9.77	3/4	D8PSK	-118.5	-116.0	-110.5
13.02	13.02	Off	D8PSK	-115.5	-112.0	-105.5
17.36	13.02	3/4	16DEQAM	-115.5	-112.0	-106.0
17.36	17.36	Off	16DEQAM	-112.5	-109.5	-102.5
26.04	17.36	2/3	64QAM	-115.5	-111.5	-103.5
26.04	19.53	3/4	64QAM	-112.5	-109.0	-102.0
26.04	21.70	5/6	64QAM	-111.5	-106.5	-99.5
26.04	26.04	Off	64QAM	-108.5	-104.0	-96.5
34.72	23.15	2/3	256QAM	-109.0	-106.0	-100.0
34.72	26.04	3/4	256QAM	-108.0	-104.5	-98.0
34.72	28.94	5/6	256QAM	-106.0	-103.0	-96.0
34.72	34.72	Off	256QAM	-104.0	-100.0	-94.5

Tab. 9.8: 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
Baudrate [kBaud]	5.21	8.68	10.42
RipEX2 Compliance	RED	RED	RED
RipEX2 Compliance	FCC, ISED	FCC, ISED	RED

12.5 kHz
Modulation rate [kb/s]	Modulation	Emission code	OBW [kHz]	OBW limit [kHz]
Baudrate 5.21 kBaud
5.21	2CPFSK	7K50F1DBN	7.0	11.0
10.42	4CPFSK	7K50F1DDN	7.0	11.0
Baudrate 8.68 kBaud
8.68	DPSK	10K0G1DBN	10.0	11.0
17.36	π/4-DQPSK	10K0G1DDN	10.0	11.0
26.04	D8PSK	10K0G1DEN	10.0	11.0
34.72	16DEQAM	10K0G1DEN	10.0	11.0
52.08	64QAM	10K0G1DEN	10.0	11.0
69.44	256QAM	10K0G1DEN	10.0	11.0
Baudrate 10.42 kBaud
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

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

Tab. 9.9: Channel spacing 25 kHz

Channel spacing[kHz]	25
Occupied BW limit[kHz]	14	16	16	20	25
Modulation type	FSK		QAM
RipEX 1 “Mode”		CE	Narrow	FCC	CE
Baudrate [kBaud]	8.68	10.42	13.89	17.36	20.83
RipEX2 Compliance	RED	RED	RED	RED	RED
RipEX2 Compliance	FCC, ISED	FCC, ISED	FCC, ISED	FCC, ISED	RED

25 kHz
Modulation rate [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
10.42	2CPFSK	15K5F1DBN	15.5	16
20.83	4CPFSK	15K5F1DDN	15.5	16
Baudrate 13.89 kBaud
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
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
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

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

Tab. 9.10: Channel spacing 50 kHz

Channel spacing [kHz]	50
Occupied BW limit [kHz]	40	50
Modulation type	QAM
RipEX 1 “Mode”	CE	Unlimited
Baudrate [kBaud]	34.72	41.67
RipEX2 Compliance	RED	RED

50 kHz
Modulation rate [kb/s]	Modulation	Emission code	OBW [kHz]	OBW limit [kHz]
Baudrate 34.72 kBaud
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 kBaud
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

50 kHz
Classification				Sensitivity [dBm]			Co-Channel Rejection Ratio
Modulation rate [kb/s]	Bitrate [kb/s]	FEC	Modulation	BER 10^-2	BER 10^-3	BER 10^-6	[dB]
Baudrate 41.67 kBaud
41.67	31.25	3/4	DPSK	-114	-113	-109	-7
41.67	41.67	Off	DPSK	-114	-112	-107	-7
83.33	62.50	3/4	π/4-DQPSK	-113	-112	-108	-10
83.33	83.33	Off	π/4-DQPSK	-112	-110	-105	-11
125.00	93.75	3/4	D8PSK	-110	-108	-103	-13
125.00	125.00	Off	D8PSK	-107	-104	-98	-15
166.67	125.00	3/4	16DEQAM	-107	-104	-98	-17
166.67	166.67	Off	16DEQAM	-105	-102	-95	-19
250.00	166.67	2/3	64QAM	-107	-103	-96	-17
250.00	187.50	3/4	64QAM	-105	-101	-94	-20
250.00	208.33	5/6	64QAM	-104	-99	-92	-21
250.00	250.00	Off	64QAM	-101	-96	-89	-23
333.33	222.22	2/3	256QAM	-101	-98	-92	-22
333.33	250.00	3/4	256QAM	-100	-97	-90	-23
333.33	277.78	5/6	256QAM	-98	-95	-88	-25
333.33	333.33	Off	256QAM	-95	-92	-85	-31

Tab. 9.11: Channel spacing 100 kHz

Channel spacing [kHz]	100
Occupied BW limit [kHz]	80	100
Modulation type	QAM
Baudrate [kBaud]	69.44	83.3
RipEX2 Compliance	RED

100 kHz
Modulation rate [kb/s]	Modulation	Emission code	OBW [kHz]	OBW limit [kHz]
Baudrate 69.44 kBaud
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

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

Tab. 9.12: Channel spacing 150 kHz

Channel spacing [kHz]	150
Occupied BW limit [kHz]	125	150
Modulation type	QAM
Baudrate [kBaud]	115.74	124.01
RipEX2 Compliance	RED

150 kHz
Modulation rate [kb/s]	Modulation	Emission code	OBW [kHz]	OBW limit [kHz]
Baudrate 115.74 kBaud
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

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

Tab. 9.13: Channel spacing 200 kHz

Channel spacing [kHz]	200
Occupied BW limit [kHz]	175
Modulation type	QAM
Baudrate [kBaud]	138.89
RipEX2 Compliance	RED

200 kHz
Modulation rate [kb/s]	Modulation	Emission code	OBW [kHz]	OBW limit [kHz]
Baudrate 138.89 kBaud
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

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

Tab. 9.14: Channel spacing 250 kHz

Channel spacing [kHz]	250
Occupied BW limit [kHz]	250
Modulation type	QAM
Baudrate [kBaud]	208.33

250 kHz
Modulation rate [kb/s]	Modulation	Emission code	OBW [kHz]	OBW limit [kHz]
Baudrate 208.33 kBaud
208.33	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

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

Tab. 9.15: Channel spacing 300 kHz

Channel spacing [kHz]	300
Occupied BW limit [kHz]	300
Modulation type	QAM
Baudrate [kBaud]	260.42

300 kHz
Modulation rate [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

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

9.2. Recommended MSE thresholds

Tab. 9.16: 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

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