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DVB-S2 Decoder Intellectual Property FPGA Implementation & License

Dan Zeleznikar

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1 OVERVIEW

The NASA Glenn Research Center requires a DVB-S2/S2X-compliant LDPC/BCH forward error correction decoder intellectual property FPGA implementation and license for a ground demonstration of Ka-band communications through a LEO/MEO/GEO relay satellite. This purchase will be deliverable electronically as an implementable computer coded-design compatible with Xilinx Vivado Design Suite tools. The decoder will be used initially in a laboratory setting for the development of a compatible waveform for a custom software-defined radio implementation.

2 MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS

2.1 APPLICABLE STANDARDS

The DVB-S2X decoder design shall be compliant with the DVB-S2/S2X standards, ETSI EN 302 307-1 and ETSI EN 302 307-2 respectively.

2.2 FEATURES

The DVB-S2 decoder shall support the following features in the table below:

Parameter Minimum Specification Input Interface Likelihood ratios (LLR) or quadrature IQ symbol amplitudes from a demodulator / constellation demapper Input Symbol Rate / User Data Rate

Full bit rate output for 100 Mbaud channel symbol rate input on a single Xilinx XQ7K410TRF900-1M FPGA with device utilization <25%

Forward Error Correction (FEC)

BCH + LDPC

Include all code rates per ETSI EN 302 307-1 and ETSI EN 302 307-2

FEC Block size Short (16,200 bits) and Normal (64,800 bits) Decoding Algorithm Implementation Loss

<1.0dB relative to quasi-error-free performance specified in ETSI standards

Modes Constant Coding and Modulation (CCM) Variable Coding and Modulation (VCM) Support for Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM)

Support Code Test bench and simulation code, preferably compatible with Vivado Simulator

Software Model MATLAB, C/C++, or other bit-accurate model

2.3 DELIVERY FORMAT

Designs should be delivered as an encrypted RTL source (preferred) or netlist.

2.4 LICENSE TERMS

Single project use. Deployed on up to three (3) development units including Xilinx 7-series and/or Ultrascale parts.

2.5 DELIVERY

Electronic delivery of IP design 30 days after receipt of order.

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Commsonic Andy Coates ajc@commsonic.com St Johns Innovation Park Cowley Road, Cambridge CB4 0WS England +44.1223.421845

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