Porting of an FPGA Based High Data Rate DVB-S2 Modulator

Abstract

This paper covers a high data rate (HDR) DVB-S2 (Digital Video Broadcasting - Second Generation Satellite) modulator implementation that was designed to allow for rapid porting across a multitude of different software defined radio (SDR) platforms and scale accordingly to each platforms capabilities and limitations. The Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) basic digital radio - one (BDR-1) SDR platform was chosen as a good candidate SDR platform to demonstrate the portability and scalability of the modulator implementation. The BDR-1 provided a significantly smaller form factor than the platform originally used to develop the HDR DVB-S2 modulator. It already had successfully demonstrated an NRL develop HDR waveform implementation, introduced in previous papers, which made it an ideal candidate. This paper will discuss the coding and architectural techniques used in order to increase the portability and scalability of the waveform; the steps taken to port the waveform to the BDR-1; and the end results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 13, 2011
Accession Number
ADA573526

Entities

People

  • Andrew Miller
  • Chayil Timmennan
  • Ivan Corretjer
  • John Glancy

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

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  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Best Practices
  • Command And Control
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Data Rate
  • Department Of Defense
  • Intermediate Frequencies
  • Military Research
  • Modulation
  • Modulators
  • Software Defined Radio
  • Software Design
  • Standards
  • United States Government
  • Waveforms

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  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.

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