Teledyne Q-Lite Rugged User manual

3.1.43, January 2022
2017
EN 55032 - Class A
EN 55035
EN 62368
Teledyne Paradise Datacom
106 Waterhouse Lane, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 2QU, England.
Tel: [phone]
https://www.teledynedefenseelectronics.com/paradisedatacom
Copyright © 2013-2017 Teledyne Paradise Datacom Ltd. All rights reserved.
Q-Lite Rugged Satellite Modem
Installation and Operating Handbook

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Welcome............................................................................................1-1
Chapter 2 About This Handbook.......................................................................2-1
2.1 Conventions .......................................................................................................2-1
2.2 Trademarks........................................................................................................2-1
2.3 Disclaimer...........................................................................................................2-1
Chapter 3 Safety and Compliance Information ................................................3-1
3.1 Safety Compliance .............................................................................................3-1
3.2 Environmental Compliance.................................................................................3-1
3.3 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Compliance..............................................3-2
Chapter 4 Installation.........................................................................................4-1
4.1 Unpacking ..........................................................................................................4-1
4.2 Line Supply.........................................................................................................4-1
4.3 Enclosure ...........................................................................................................4-1
4.4 Getting Started ...................................................................................................4-1
Chapter 5 Introduction.......................................................................................5-2
5.1 Overview ............................................................................................................5-2
5.2 Standard-Fit Hardware .......................................................................................5-3
5.2.1 IF and L-band Operation.................................................................................5-3
5.2.2 Ethernet Operation .........................................................................................5-3
5.3 Hardware Options...............................................................................................5-3
5.3.1 Terrestrial Interface.........................................................................................5-3
5.3.2 Other Option Cards.........................................................................................5-3
5.4 Software Options................................................................................................5-4
5.5 Front Panel.........................................................................................................5-7
5.5.1 Status Indicators.............................................................................................5-7
5.6 Q-Lite Rugged Chassis Connectors....................................................................5-8
Chapter 6 User Interfaces................................................................................ 6-10
6.1 User Control.....................................................................................................6-10
6.2 Web User Interface...........................................................................................6-10
6.2.1 Login Screen ................................................................................................6-10
6.2.2 Status Screen...............................................................................................6-11
6.2.2.1 Status Setup .........................................................................................6-13
6.2.2.2 Status Demodulator ..............................................................................6-14
6.2.2.3 Status Paired Carrier™.........................................................................6-15
6.2.2.4 Status ACM...........................................................................................6-15
6.2.2.5 Status AUPC.........................................................................................6-16
6.2.2.6 Status BUC...........................................................................................6-16
6.2.3 Edit Screen...................................................................................................6-16
6.2.4 Edit->Tx-Rx->Service Screen .......................................................................6-17
6.2.4.1 Rx Values Track Tx...............................................................................6-18

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6.2.4.2 Tx/Rx Service........................................................................................6-18
6.2.4.3 Tx/Rx Rate Control................................................................................6-19
6.2.4.4 Tx/Rx Data Rate ...................................................................................6-19
6.2.4.5 Tx/Rx Symbol Rate...............................................................................6-19
6.2.4.6 Tx Clock Source....................................................................................6-20
6.2.4.7 Rx Clock Source...................................................................................6-20
6.2.4.8 Tx/Rx FEC Type ...................................................................................6-20
6.2.4.9 Tx/Rx Modulation..................................................................................6-21
6.2.4.10 Tx/Rx FEC Code Rate.......................................................................6-21
6.2.4.11 Tx/Rx Frequency Band......................................................................6-22
6.2.4.12 Tx/Rx Carrier Frequency...................................................................6-22
6.2.4.13 Tx/Rx Spectral Roll-off ......................................................................6-23
6.2.4.14 Tx/Rx Spectral Inversion...................................................................6-23
6.2.4.15 L-band Output Power........................................................................6-24
6.2.4.16 Modem/BUC Carrier..........................................................................6-24
6.2.5 Edit->Tx-Rx->Service->Advanced Screen ....................................................6-24
6.2.5.1 FastLink™Optimisation Mode..............................................................6-24
6.2.5.2 DVB-S2 Tx/Rx Pilot Tones....................................................................6-25
6.2.5.3 DVB-S2/S2X Tx/Rx Frame Size............................................................6-25
6.2.5.4 Sweep Mode.........................................................................................6-25
6.2.5.5 Sweep Width.........................................................................................6-25
6.2.5.6 Acknowledge Power Break ...................................................................6-26
6.2.1 Edit->Tx-Rx->Advanced Timeslot Screens ...................................................6-26
6.2.2 Edit->Tx-Rx->Framing Screen......................................................................6-26
6.2.3 Edit->Tx-Rx->AUPC Screen .........................................................................6-26
6.2.3.1 AUPC Mode..........................................................................................6-26
6.2.3.2 Target Remote Eb/No...........................................................................6-27
6.2.3.3 Maximum AUPC Power Offset..............................................................6-27
6.2.3.4 Maximum Negative AUPC Power Offset...............................................6-27
6.2.3.5 AUPC Method.......................................................................................6-27
6.2.3.6 Carrier Loss Action................................................................................6-27
6.2.3.7 Local Demod Unlocked Action ..............................................................6-27
6.2.4 Edit->Tx-Rx->BUC/LNB Screen....................................................................6-28
6.2.4.1 BUC Interface .......................................................................................6-28
6.2.4.2 BUC LO Frequency...............................................................................6-29
6.2.4.3 BUC Attenuation...................................................................................6-29
6.2.4.4 DC to BUC............................................................................................6-29
6.2.4.5 10MHz to BUC......................................................................................6-29
6.2.4.6 Mute BUC Services in Standby.............................................................6-29
6.2.4.7 LNB Type..............................................................................................6-30
6.2.4.8 LNB LO Frequency ...............................................................................6-30
6.2.4.9 DC to LNB.............................................................................................6-30
6.2.4.10 10MHz to LNB...................................................................................6-30
6.2.4.11 Mute LNB Services in Standby..........................................................6-31
6.2.5 Edit->Unit Screen .........................................................................................6-31
6.2.6 Edit->Unit->M&C Screen ..............................................................................6-31
6.2.6.1 Modem Control and Passwords ............................................................6-32
6.2.6.2 RADIUS Server IP Address and Fallback Address................................6-32
6.2.6.3 RADIUS Shared Secret.........................................................................6-32
6.2.6.4 RADIUS Authentication Validity.............................................................6-33
6.2.6.5 RADIUS Server Timeout.......................................................................6-34
6.2.6.6 Modem Identity .....................................................................................6-34

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6.2.6.7 Submit Mode.........................................................................................6-34
6.2.7 Edit->Unit->M&C->SNMP Screen.................................................................6-34
6.2.8 Edit->Unit->M&C->Email Screen ..................................................................6-35
6.2.9 Edit->Unit->M&C->HTTPS Screen................................................................6-38
6.2.10 Edit->Unit->Alarms Screen .......................................................................6-38
6.2.10.1 LinkGuard™ Interference..................................................................6-39
6.2.10.2 Tx/Rx AIS Alarm Action.....................................................................6-39
6.2.10.3 Local/Remote Eb/No Alarm Threshold ..............................................6-39
6.2.10.4 Buffer Slip Alarm Threshold...............................................................6-39
6.2.10.5 BUC DC Current Alarm.....................................................................6-39
6.2.10.6 Ethernet Port Down Alarms...............................................................6-40
6.2.11 Edit->Unit->SAF Screen............................................................................6-40
6.2.12 Edit->Unit->Upgrade Screen.....................................................................6-41
6.2.13 Edit->Unit->Miscellaneous->Time Screen.................................................6-42
6.2.1 Edit->Unit->Miscellaneous->Reset Screen ...................................................6-43
6.2.1 Edit->Unit->Miscellaneous->NTP Screen......................................................6-43
6.2.2 Edit->Unit->Carrier ID Screen.......................................................................6-44
6.2.2.1 Carrier ID Global Unique Identifier ........................................................6-44
6.2.2.2 Carrier ID Latitude and Longitude .........................................................6-44
6.2.2.3 Carrier ID Custom Message and Telephone Number............................6-45
6.2.2.4 Carrier ID..............................................................................................6-45
6.2.3 Edit->IP Screen ............................................................................................6-45
6.2.3.1 IP Mode ................................................................................................6-46
6.2.3.2 Bridge M&C...........................................................................................6-49
6.2.3.3 TCP Accleration....................................................................................6-49
6.2.3.4 Round-trip Satellite Delay......................................................................6-50
6.2.3.5 Header Compression............................................................................6-50
6.2.3.6 Payload Compression...........................................................................6-50
6.2.3.7 ACM Mode............................................................................................6-50
6.2.3.8 ACM Rain Fade Margin.........................................................................6-51
6.2.3.9 M&C IP Address, Subnet Mask & Modem IP Gateway..........................6-51
6.2.3.10 Traffic/Satelite IP Addresses and Subnet Masks...............................6-52
6.2.3.11 IP Encapsulation Type ......................................................................6-53
6.2.3.12 Encapsulation PID.............................................................................6-53
6.2.3.13 MPE MAC Address...........................................................................6-54
6.2.3.14 Weighted QoS...................................................................................6-54
6.2.3.15 Ethernet Speed/Duplex.....................................................................6-55
6.2.3.16 IPv4/IPv6 Mode.................................................................................6-55
6.2.3.17 Ethernet MTU....................................................................................6-56
6.2.3.18 M&C VLAN........................................................................................6-56
6.2.4 Edit->IP->Advanced Screen..........................................................................6-56
6.2.4.1 Terrestrial Buffer Size ...........................................................................6-57
6.2.4.2 Satellite Buffer Size...............................................................................6-58
6.2.4.3 Active Queue Management...................................................................6-58
6.2.4.4 Ethernet DHCP Server..........................................................................6-59
6.2.4.5 Enable NAT...........................................................................................6-59
6.2.4.6 DHCP Server Start/End Addresses and Traffic IP Address...................6-59
6.2.4.7 DNS IP Address....................................................................................6-59
6.2.4.8 Ethernet Address Learning....................................................................6-60
6.2.4.9 VLAN Filtering.....................................................................................6-60
6.2.4.10 Web Acceleration............................................................................6-60
6.2.4.11 DNS IP Address................................................................................6-61

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6.2.4.12 Enable Dynamic Routing...................................................................6-61
6.2.4.13 sFlow Metrics Collection....................................................................6-61
6.2.4.14 Null Packet Insertion .........................................................................6-62
6.2.4.15 PCR Restamping ..............................................................................6-62
6.2.4.16 MPEG Over IP Type..........................................................................6-62
6.2.4.17 TS Data Rate and Nominal De-jitter Buffer Delay..............................6-63
6.2.4.18 Destination Address and Destination Port.........................................6-63
6.2.4.19 Local Multicast Address and Local Port.............................................6-64
6.2.4.20 Stream Tx/Rx Terrestrial Interface.....................................................6-64
6.2.4.21 Stream Tx/Rx Identifier......................................................................6-64
6.2.4.22 Stream Tx Data Rate.........................................................................6-64
6.2.4.23 Stream Tx Modulation.......................................................................6-64
6.2.4.24 Stream Tx FEC Code Rate................................................................6-65
6.2.4.25 Stream Tx Pilot Tones.......................................................................6-65
6.2.4.26 Stream Tx Frame Size ......................................................................6-65
6.2.4.27 Tx/Rx Symbol Rate ...........................................................................6-65
6.2.4.28 Point-to-multipoint Operation.............................................................6-65
6.2.4.29 VLAN Filtering...................................................................................6-66
6.2.4.30 Download Root Authority Security Certificate....................................6-67
6.2.5 Edit->IP->QoS Screen..................................................................................6-67
6.2.6 Edit->IP->Static Routes Screen....................................................................6-67
6.2.7 Edit->IP->Header Compression Routes Screen............................................6-68
6.2.8 Edit->Paired Carrier Screen..........................................................................6-69
6.2.8.1 Paired Carrier Enable............................................................................6-69
6.2.8.2 Round-trip Delay...................................................................................6-72
6.2.8.3 Satellite Longitude.................................................................................6-73
6.2.8.4 Earth Station Longitude.........................................................................6-73
6.2.8.5 Earth Station Latitude............................................................................6-74
6.2.8.6 Minimum Round-trip Delay....................................................................6-74
6.2.8.7 Maximum Round-trip Delay...................................................................6-74
6.2.9 Edit->Memories Screen................................................................................6-74
6.2.9.1 Edit->Memories->Recall Screen............................................................6-75
6.2.9.2 Edit->Memories->Recall->Advanced Reversionary Control Screen.......6-75
6.2.9.3 Edit->Memories->Store Screen.............................................................6-77
6.2.9.4 Edit->Memories->Download Screen......................................................6-77
6.2.9.5 Edit->Memories->Upload Screen..........................................................6-77
6.2.10 ClearLinQ™ Tx Adaptive Predistorter Screens.........................................6-78
6.2.11 View Screen..............................................................................................6-80
6.2.11.1 Rx Spectrum Monitor.........................................................................6-81
6.2.11.2 Rx Constellaton Monitor....................................................................6-83
6.2.11.3 IP Graphs..........................................................................................6-85
6.2.11.4 Other Time-based Graphs.................................................................6-87
6.2.11.5 Alarms...............................................................................................6-88
6.2.11.6 System Log.......................................................................................6-89
6.2.11.7 View->Setup Screen .........................................................................6-89
6.2.11.8 View->Unit Screen ............................................................................6-90
6.2.11.9 View->SAF Screen............................................................................6-90
6.2.12 Test Screen ..............................................................................................6-91
6.2.13 BER Test ..................................................................................................6-92
6.2.14 IP Test Features .......................................................................................6-93
Chapter 7 Modem Concepts............................................................................7-95

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7.1 System Clocking.....................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
7.1.1.1 Satellite.......................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
7.1.1.2 Tx Clock In..................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
7.1.1.3 Internal Clock..............................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
7.1.2 Guidelines for Clocking Configuration.................Error! Bookmark not defined.
7.1.2.1 Clock Loop at One End................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
7.1.2.2 No Clock Loop.............................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
7.1.2.3 Determining Buffer Size ..............................Error! Bookmark not defined.
7.2 Automatic Uplink Power Control.......................................................................7-95
7.2.1 Introduction...................................................................................................7-95
7.2.2 Configuring AUPC ........................................................................................7-95
7.3 Software Activated Features.............................................................................7-96
7.4 Software Upgrading..........................................................................................7-96
7.5 LinkGuard™ Interference Detection..................................................................7-97
7.6 FastLink Low-latency LDPC..............................................................................7-98
7.7 IP Functionality.................................................................................................7-99
7.7.1 Base Modem IP............................................................................................7-99
7.7.2 IP Addressing...............................................................................................7-99
7.7.2.1 Gateways............................................................................................7-100
7.7.3 Throughput Performance............................................................................7-100
7.7.4 Jumbo Ethernet Frame Support..................................................................7-100
7.7.5 M&C VLAN.................................................................................................7-100
7.7.6 IP Over ESC...............................................................................................7-100
7.7.7 IP Interoperability........................................................................................7-102
7.7.8 IP Connectivity Modes................................................................................7-102
7.7.9 TCP Acceleration........................................................................................7-102
7.7.10 Traffic Shaping........................................................................................7-103
7.7.10.1 Guaranteed Bandwidth....................................................................7-103
7.7.10.2 Maximum Bandwidth.......................................................................7-103
7.7.10.3 Priority.............................................................................................7-103
7.7.10.4 Stream Classification.......................................................................7-104
7.7.10.1 IP Address ......................................................................................7-104
7.7.10.2 Traffic Shaping Graphs ...................................................................7-108
7.7.11 Static and Dynamic Routing....................................................................7-108
7.7.12 Header Compression..............................................................................7-109
7.7.13 VLAN Operation......................................................................................7-110
7.7.14 Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM).................................................7-110
7.8 DVB-S2X, DVB-S2 and SmartLink..................................................................7-112
7.9 Paired Carrier+..............................................................................................7-114
7.10 Antenna Control..............................................................................................7-118
7.11 Beacon Receiver............................................................................................7-120
7.12 Point-to-multipoint Interoperation with QMultiFlex-400 Hub.......................7-121
Chapter 8 Remote Control Protocol.................................................................. 8-1
Chapter 9 Data Interfaces.................................................................................. 9-1
Chapter 10 Fault Messages.............................................................................. 10-1
10.1 Transmit Faults.................................................................................................10-2
10.2 Transmit Warnings ...........................................................................................10-3
10.3 Receive Faults..................................................................................................10-4

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10.4 Receive Warnings ............................................................................................10-5
10.5 Unit Faults........................................................................................................10-7
10.6 Unit Warnings...................................................................................................10-7
10.7 Start-up Problems.............................................................................................10-8
Chapter 11 Specification Summary ................................................................. 11-9
11.1 Common Main Specifications ...........................................................................11-9
11.2 Tx Modulator Specifications............................................................................11-11
11.3 Rx Demodulator Specifications.......................................................................11-12
11.4 Clocking and Buffering Specifications.............................................................11-12
11.5 Framing and Deframing Specifications ...........................................................11-13
11.6 BERT Option Specifications............................................................................11-13
11.7 AUPC Specifications.......................................................................................11-13
11.8 Traffic Log Specifications................................................................................11-14
11.9 Common Specifications..................................................................................11-14
11.10 Internet Traffic ............................................................................................11-15
11.11 BUC / LNB facilities ....................................................................................11-15
11.12 FEC BER/PER Performance.......................................................................11-16
11.12.1 DVB-S2/S2X performance for Q-Lite.......................................................11-16
11.12.2 FastLink..................................................................................................11-19
11.12.3 TPC ........................................................................................................11-19
11.12.4 DVB-S/DSNG .........................................................................................11-20
11.13 FEC Minimum/Maximum Data Rates..........................................................11-21
Chapter 12 Glossary .........................................................................................12-1
Chapter 13 Technical Support.......................................................................... 13-1

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Chapter 1 Welcome
The Q-Lite Rugged satellite modem (Figure 1-1) embodies a new concept in satellite
modem technology: the IP65 weatherproof outdoor satellite modem houses our industrial
temperature grade Q-Lite™modem card and is ideal for portable communications and
comms-on-the-move.
Figure 1-1 Q-Lite Rugged Advanced COTM Satellite Modem
The Q-Lite Rugged L-band modem has a powerful processor that is ideal for handling IP
traffic. In common with other Q Series modems, it incorporates a software suite called
XStream IP™. This has been created in response to a perceived widespread
dissatisfaction in the industry with the usability and quality of service provided by IP-over-
satellite in general. Paradise has re-engineered every aspect of IP support from the
ground up to ensure ease of use, a high degree of integration between features and
outstanding performance and efficiency.
Specifically:
•XStream IP™is the most advanced integrated suite of IP optimisation and traffic
management features available in any satellite modem.
•XStream IP™is specifically optimised to be highly efficient and reliable over satellite.
•XStream IP™provides 150,000 packets-per-second processing capability for
lightning-fast IP throughput.
•XStream IP™is simple to set up and use.
•XStream IP™includes all IP features as standard making it very good value.

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The design aim for Paradise’s Q Series modems, of which the Q-Lite Rugged is one,
was to create the industrys most versatile and bandwidth-efficient satellite modem.
Among the satellite band-width saving features available are:
•Paired Carrier™, allowing two carriers to be overlapped in the space segment,
saving up to 50% bandwidth.
•DVB-S2 and DVBS2X state-of-the-art Forward Error Correction (FEC)
representing the most bandwidth-efficient FEC technology available.
•Spectral roll-off factors down to 5%, saving up to 15% bandwidth compared
with 20% roll-off.
•IP compression, saving up to 50% bandwidth.
•Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM), saving up to 50% bandwidth.
•TCP Acceleration, enabling up to 93% bandwidth utilization for TCP traffic.
•ClearLinq™Tx adaptive pre-distorter, providing up to 2dB compensation for
linear and non-linear distortion in the channel.
•9-tap Rx equaliser, providing compensation for linear distortion in the channel,
such as from group delay. The equaliser is automatically switched on in all
modes of operation above 10Msps.
New levels of usability are provided by a leading set of built-in diagnostic tools including
spectrum and constellation monitors that facilitate the detection of any link degradation. In
addition, LinkGuard™(U.S. patent 8351495) monitors underneath the received carrier
for any interference, while on traffic.
The Q-Lite Rugged modem is backwards compatible with all Quantum and Evolution
series modems.
DVB-S2X, the successor to DVB-S2, is the most efficient and robust coding and
modulation standard available for satellite transmission.
Although the Q-Lite Rugged is primarily used for IP links, Paradise’s SmartLink™
technology allows non-packetized continuous traffic, such as EIA-530 traffic, to also be
used with DVB-S2. The Q-Lite Rugged therefore provides a painless migration path to
newer, more efficient communications technology while fully supporting legacy services.
FastLink™Low-Density Parity-Check (LDPC) Forward Error Correction (FEC) combines
high coding gain with low latency. FastLink™can therefore be used to replace both
conventional LDPC (which has high latency) and Turbo Product Code FEC (which has a
lower coding gain).
Paired Carrier™allows space segment reuse. It overlays transmit and receive carriers in
the same space segment reducing satellite bandwidth requirements by up to 50%. It can
be used in addition to, not instead of, other bandwidth saving techniques. It incorporates
ViaSat’s patented PCMA technology, which is protected under U.S. patent numbers
5,596,439, 6,011,952 and 6,725,017.
This handbook will guide you through the process of installing and using your Q-Lite
Rugged satellite modem.
Redundancy Switch operation is documented separately –see ‘Installation and Operating
Handbook for Q Series Redundancy Switches’.

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Chapter 2 About This Handbook
2.1 Conventions
This warning symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence
of a hazard that may cause death or serious injury.
This information symbol is intended to alert the user to the
presence of important operating instructions critical to correct
system function.
2.2 Trademarks
All trademarks used in this handbook are acknowledged to be the property of their
respective owners.
2.3 Disclaimer
Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the
information in this handbook, this cannot be guaranteed and the information contained
herein does not constitute a product warranty. A separate product warranty statement is
available. Teledyne Paradise Datacom maintains a programme of continuous product
improvement and reserves the right to change specifications without prior notice.