TELEPHONY
Typical Equipment

Introduction

Overview of Technology

Telephony Trunks Between Large Earth Stations

Network Configuration
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Terminals

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Telephony on Interactive VSAT Networks

Telephony on Point to Point Links

Telephony on Meshed VSAT Networks

Typical Dedicated Telephony VSAT Equipment

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Typical Dedicated Telephony VSAT Equipment

Typical Telephony VSAT Characteristics
Supplier Comsat
Model CDMA Portable Satcom Terminal
Outbound data rate  
Outbound access Direct sequence spread spectrum with efficient PN sequence
Outbound coding Convolutional rate 1/2 FEC/Viterbi decoding
Outbound modulation BPSK
Inbound data rate  
Inbound access Direct sequence spread spectrum with efficient PN sequence
Inbound coding Convolutional rate 1/2 FEC/Viterbi decoding
Inbound modulation BPSK
Traffic data rate  
Traffic access  
Traffic coding  
Traffic modulation  
Signalling  
Signalling data rate  
Signalling access  
Signalling coding  
Signalling modulation  
Telephony channel assignment  
Data channel assignment  
Uplink frequency  
Downlink frequency  
Hub/NCC  
Antenna diameter  
Tracking  
HPA  
Noise figure  
IF  
Frequency control  
Pilot  
Uplink power control  
Capacity  
Indoor Unit  
Data ports  
Data rates  
Port types  
Protocols  
Telephony subscribers  
Telephony interfaces  
Trunk interface  
Signalling DTMF
Speech coding  
Speech coding rate 4.8 kb/s
Fax  
Fax modem rate  
Data modem rate  
Dimensions  
Outdoor Unit  
Antenna diameter  
HPA  
Noise figure  
IF  
Uplink power control  
Dimensions  

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Typical Telephony VSAT Characteristics (continued)
Supplier Gilat
Model DialAway
Outbound data rate 64 to 2048 kb/s
Outbound access STDM
Outbound coding convolutional or concatenated, Viterbi
Outbound modulation BPSK, QPSK
Inbound data rate 9.6, 19.2, 38.4, 76.8, 153.6 kb/s
Inbound access proprietary TDMA/FDMA
Inbound coding convolutional
Inbound modulation MSK, DPSK
Traffic data rate  
Traffic access  
Traffic coding  
Traffic modulation  
Signalling  
Signalling data rate  
Signalling access  
Signalling coding  
Signalling modulation  
Telephony channel assignment  
Data channel assignment  
Uplink frequency  
Downlink frequency 3.70 - 4.26, 4.50 - 4.80 GHz 10.95 - 12.75 GHz
Hub/NCC  
Antenna diameter  
Tracking  
HPA  
Noise figure  
IF 70 ± 18 MHz or 140 ± 36 MHz
Frequency control  
Pilot  
Uplink power control  
Capacity to 2500 voice channels
Indoor Unit  
Data ports  
Data rates  
Port types 10BaseT, 10Base2
Protocols N/A
Telephony subscribers  
Telephony interfaces 2-wire FXS
Trunk interface 4-wire E&M
Signalling DTMF, pulse, R2
Speech coding G.723
Speech coding rate 4.8 or 6.4 kb/s
Fax  
Fax modem rate 4.8 kb/s
Data modem rate 2.4 kb/s
Dimensions 6 (h) x 40 (w) x 34 (d) cm
Outdoor Unit  
Antenna diameter 1.8 to 2.4 m 0.55 - 1.2 m
HPA  
Noise figure  
IF 70 ± 18 MHz or 140 ± 36 MHz
Uplink power control  
Dimensions  

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Typical Telephony VSAT Characteristics
Supplier Gilat
Model Faraway
Outbound data rate  
Outbound access  
Outbound coding  
Outbound modulation  
Inbound data rate  
Inbound access  
Inbound coding  
Inbound modulation  
Traffic data rate  
Traffic access DAMA FTDMA
Traffic coding rate 3/4
Traffic modulation QPSK
Signalling  
Signalling data rate  
Signalling access  
Signalling coding  
Signalling modulation  
Telephony channel assignment  
Data channel assignment  
Uplink frequency C band, extended C band, Ku band
Downlink frequency C band, extended C band, Ku band
Hub/NCC  
Antenna diameter  
Tracking  
HPA  
Noise figure  
IF  
Frequency control  
Pilot  
Uplink power control  
Capacity to 8,000 remote terminals
to 30,000 calls/hr
Indoor Unit  
Data ports  
Data rates to 128 kb/s
Port types RS 232
Protocols transparent
Telephony subscribers 1 - 256 (2 - 8 trunks per modem)
Telephony interfaces 2 wire loop start and ground start, FXS and FXO, DID
Trunk interface 4 wire E & M, E1/T1
Signalling decadic, DTMF, R1, R2, CCITT No 5
Speech coding G.728 (LD-CELP) G.729A
Speech coding rate 16 kb/s 8 kb/s
Fax  
Fax modem rate 9.6 kb/s
Data modem rate 9.6 kb/s
Dimensions 18 cm (h) x 44 cm (w) x 43 cm (d)
Outdoor Unit  
Antenna diameter 1.2 m min
HPA  
Noise figure  
IF 70 ± 18 MHz
Uplink power control  
Dimensions  

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Typical Telephony VSAT Characteristics
Supplier Hughes Network Systems
Model HES - Hybrid Earth Station
Outbound data rate  
Outbound access TDM
Outbound coding  
Outbound modulation  
Inbound data rate  
Inbound access TDMA
Inbound coding  
Inbound modulation  
Traffic data rate  
Traffic access SCPC/FDMA
Traffic coding  
Traffic modulation  
Signalling  
Signalling data rate  
Signalling access  
Signalling coding  
Signalling modulation  
Telephony channel assignment  
Data channel assignment  
Uplink frequency   Ku band
Downlink frequency   Ku band
Hub/NCC  
Antenna diameter  
Tracking  
HPA  
Noise figure  
IF  
Frequency control  
Pilot  
Uplink power control  
Capacity  
Indoor Unit 4 channel or 14 channel TES Quantum, PES with LAN and serial ports, HES interface with single IF cable
Data ports RS 232, RS 449, V.35, ISDN, Ethernet
Data rates  
Port types  
Protocols  
Telephony subscribers  
Telephony interfaces 2 and 4 wire subscriber lines
Trunk interface T1, E1
Signalling  
Speech coding LD-CELP G.728
Speech coding rate 16 kb/s
Fax  
Fax modem rate  
Data modem rate  
Dimensions  
Outdoor Unit  
Antenna diameter 1.2, 1.8, 2.4, 3.8 m
HPA 5, 20 W 2, 8 W
Noise figure  
IF  
Uplink power control  
Dimensions  

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Typical Telephony VSAT Characteristics
Supplier Hughes Network Systems
Model TES Quantum
Outbound data rate  
Outbound access TDM
Outbound coding  
Outbound modulation  
Inbound data rate  
Inbound access TDMA
Inbound coding  
Inbound modulation  
Traffic data rate  
Traffic access SCPC/FDMA
Traffic coding  
Traffic modulation BPSK or QPSK
Signalling  
Signalling data rate  
Signalling access  
Signalling coding  
Signalling modulation  
Telephony channel assignment demand assigned
Data channel assignment pre assigned
Uplink frequency C band 14 GHz
Downlink frequency C band 12 GHz
Hub/NCC  
Antenna diameter  
Tracking  
HPA  
Noise figure  
IF  
Frequency control  
Pilot  
Uplink power control  
Capacity  
Indoor Unit  
Data ports RS-232, V.35, ISDN
Data rates to 56 kb/s synch, to 19.2 kb/s asynch
Port types  
Protocols  
Telephony subscribers  
Telephony interfaces 2 and 4-wire subscriber lines, teleplay (2-wire loop or ground start), PBX anaolgue or digital
Trunk interface T1, E1
Signalling STE, R1, R2, No 5, DTMF, dial pulse
Speech coding ADPCM G.721 LD-CELP G.728
Speech coding rate 32 kb/s 16 kb/s
Fax  
Fax modem rate 14.4 kb/s
Data modem rate 14.4 kb/s
Dimensions 4 slots 19" rack, 14 slot 19" rack with load sharing PSU
Outdoor Unit  
Antenna diameter 1.2, 1.8, 2.4, 3.8, 4.5 or 6.1 m
HPA 5, 20, 40, 125 W 2, 4, 8, 16 W
Noise figure  
IF 70 MHz
Uplink power control  
Dimensions  

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Typical Telephony VSAT Characteristics
Supplier Hughes Network Systems
Model TES Quantum Direct
Outbound data rate  
Outbound access  
Outbound coding  
Outbound modulation  
Inbound data rate  
Inbound access  
Inbound coding  
Inbound modulation  
Traffic data rate  
Traffic access DAMA SCPC/FDMA
Traffic coding  
Traffic modulation  
Signalling  
Signalling data rate  
Signalling access  
Signalling coding  
Signalling modulation  
Telephony channel assignment  
Data channel assignment  
Uplink frequency  
Downlink frequency  
Hub/NCC  
Antenna diameter  
Tracking  
HPA  
Noise figure  
IF  
Frequency control  
Pilot  
Uplink power control  
Capacity  
Indoor Unit  
Data ports N/A
Data rates N/A
Port types N/A
Protocols N/A
Telephony subscribers  
Telephony interfaces  
Trunk interface  
Signalling R1, China No 1, R2, SS No 7, DTMF, pulse
Speech coding G.729
Speech coding rate 8 kb/s
Fax  
Fax modem rate  
Data modem rate  
Dimensions  
Outdoor Unit  
Antenna diameter  
HPA  
Noise figure  
IF  
Uplink power control  
Dimensions  

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Typical Telephony VSAT Characteristics (continued)
Supplier Linkabit Wireless
Model Xpress Connection
Outbound data rate  
Outbound access  
Outbound coding  
Outbound modulation  
Inbound data rate  
Inbound access  
Inbound coding  
Inbound modulation  
Traffic data rate 4.8 to 32 kb/s
Traffic access SCPC DAMA
Traffic coding Viterbi, rate 1/2, 3/4, 7/8; k=7
Traffic modulation BPSK, QPSK
Signalling  
Signalling data rate 4.8 kb/s
Signalling access TDM
Signalling coding Viterbi, rate 1/2, 3/4, 7/8; k=7
Signalling modulation BPSK, QPSK
Telephony channel assignment demand assigned
Data channel assignment  
Uplink frequency 6.425 to 6.725 GHz
Downlink frequency 3.400 to 3.700 GHz
Hub/NCC  
Antenna diameter  
Tracking  
HPA  
Noise figure  
IF  
Frequency control  
Pilot  
Uplink power control  
Capacity  
Indoor Unit  
Data ports  
Data rates 4.8 kb/s
Port types RS-232, RS-422
Protocols X.25
Telephony subscribers  
Telephony interfaces  
Trunk interface  
Signalling  
Speech coding  
Speech coding rate 4.8 kb/s
Fax Group 3
Fax modem rate 4.8 kb/s
Data modem rate 4.8 kb/s
Dimensions  
Outdoor Unit  
Antenna diameter 1.2 m
HPA 0.5 W
Noise figure  
IF  
Uplink power control  
Dimensions  

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Typical Telephony VSAT Characteristics (continued)
Supplier NEC
Model Nextar-VO
Outbound data rate  
Outbound access  
Outbound coding  
Outbound modulation  
Inbound data rate  
Inbound access  
Inbound coding  
Inbound modulation  
Traffic data rate  
Traffic access SCPC/FDMA
Traffic coding rate 1/2 or 3/4, viterbi decoding
Traffic modulation QPSK
Signalling  
Signalling data rate  
Signalling access  
Signalling coding  
Signalling modulation  
Telephony channel assignment demand assigned
Data channel assignment  
Uplink frequency 5.925 to 6.425 GHz or 5.850 to 6.350 GHz 14.0 to 14.5 GHz
Downlink frequency 3.700 to 4.200 GHz or 3.625 to 4.125 GHz 10.95 to 11.20, 11.45 to 11.70, 11.70 to 12.20, 12.25 to 12.75 GHz
Hub/NCC  
Antenna diameter 4.5 to 11 m
Tracking  
HPA 10 W to 1 kW 6 W to 1 kW
Noise figure 55 K 180 K
IF  
Frequency control  
Pilot  
Uplink power control  
Capacity  
Indoor Unit  
Data ports  
Data rates  
Port types  
Protocols  
Telephony subscribers  
Telephony interfaces 2-wire loop
Trunk interface 4-wire E&M
Signalling  
Speech coding ADPCM (G.721)
Speech coding rate 32 kb/s
Fax  
Fax modem rate  
Data modem rate  
Dimensions  
Outdoor Unit  
Antenna diameter 1.2, 1.8, 2.4 m
HPA 3.3, 20 W 0.5, 1, 2 W
Noise figure 60 K 140 K
IF  
Uplink power control  
Dimensions  

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Typical Telephony VSAT Characteristics (continued)
Supplier NSI Communications
Model VSATPlus II
Outbound data rate  
Outbound access  
Outbound coding  
Outbound modulation  
Inbound data rate  
Inbound access  
Inbound coding  
Inbound modulation  
Traffic data rate 256 kb/s to 8.75 Mb/s
Traffic access PAMA and DAMA MF-TDMA with frequency hopping *
Traffic coding rate 1/2, 3/4, 7/8
Traffic modulation QPSK
Signalling  
Signalling data rate  
Signalling access  
Signalling coding  
Signalling modulation  
Telephony channel assignment  
Data channel assignment  
Uplink frequency  
Downlink frequency  
Hub/NCC  
Antenna diameter  
Tracking  
HPA  
Noise figure  
IF  
Frequency control  
Pilot  
Uplink power control  
Capacity 1000 sites
Indoor Unit  
Data ports  
Data rates 2.4 to 512 kb/s, E1 to 2.048 kb/s, T1 to 1.536 Mb/s
Port types EIA 232, EIA 449, V.35, E1 G.703
Protocols  
Telephony subscribers  
Telephony interfaces 2 wire with loop start and ground start
Trunk interface full and fractional E1/T1 G.703, 2/4 wire E & M (type I - V trunks)
Signalling DTMF, decadic, R2, China No 1, DTMF/S16
Speech coding ADPCM PCM CELP
Speech coding rate 16, 24, 32 kb/s 64 kb/s 4.8, 9.6 kb/s
Fax Group III
Fax modem rate 14.4 kb/s
Data modem rate  
Dimensions 18 (h) x 17 (w) x 46 (d) cm
Outdoor Unit  
Antenna diameter 2.4 m 1.8 m
HPA 5 W 2 W
Noise figure  
IF 70 or 140 MHz
Uplink power control  
Dimensions  

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Typical Telephony VSAT Characteristics (continued)
Supplier Sattel
Model WorldNet
Outbound data rate 400 kb/s*
Outbound access TDM (MPEG 2)*
Outbound coding  
Outbound modulation  
Inbound data rate 19.2 kb/s*
Inbound access TDMA*
Inbound coding  
Inbound modulation  
Traffic data rate  
Traffic access SCPC DAMA
Traffic coding rate 3/4, k=7 viterbi soft decision decoding
Traffic modulation O-QPSK
Signalling  
Signalling data rate  
Signalling access TDM/TDMA
Signalling coding  
Signalling modulation  
Telephony channel assignment demand assigned
Data channel assignment  
Uplink frequency 5.9 - 6.5 GHz 14.0 - 14.5 GHz
Downlink frequency 3.7 - 4.2 GHz 10.9 - 12.8 GHz
Hub/NCC  
Antenna diameter  
Tracking  
HPA  
Noise figure  
IF  
Frequency control  
Pilot  
Uplink power control  
Capacity to 300,000 call attempts per hour
Indoor Unit  
Data ports  
Data rates to 19.2 kb/s
Port types RS-232D asynch
Protocols Hayes AT
Telephony subscribers supported  
Telephony interfaces 2 wire subscriber loop start
Trunk interface 4 wire E & M, G.703 drop/insert trunk (2.048 Mb/s)
Signalling R1, R2, C5, DTMF, pulsed
Speech coding G.728 LD-CELP
Speech coding rate 16 kb/s
Fax  
Fax modem rate 14.4 kb/s
Data modem rate 300 bps to 14.4 kb/s
Dimensions  
Outdoor Unit  
Antenna diameter 1.8 m 1.2 m
HPA 0.5 W 1.0 W
Noise figure 75° K 140° K
IF  
Uplink power control  
Dimensions  

* used for signalling

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Typical Telephony VSAT Characteristics (continued)
Supplier STM Wireless
Model DAMA 1000
Outbound data rate  
Outbound access TDM*
Outbound coding  
Outbound modulation  
Inbound data rate  
Inbound access TDMA*
Inbound coding  
Inbound modulation  
Traffic data rate 4.8 to 384 kb/s (to 2.048 Mb/s with external modem)
Traffic access demand assigned FDMA (SCPC)
Traffic coding rate 1/2 or 3/4, k = 7
Traffic modulation BPSK or QPSK
Signalling  
Signalling data rate  
Signalling access  
Signalling coding  
Signalling modulation  
Telephony channel assignment  
Data channel assignment  
Uplink frequency  
Downlink frequency  
Hub/NCC  
Antenna diameter  
Tracking  
HPA  
Noise figure  
IF 70 MHz ±18 MHz
Frequency control  
Pilot  
Uplink power control  
Capacity 10,000 users
Indoor Unit  
Data ports  
Data rates 4.8 to 256 kb/s
Port types RS-422/499, RS-232C, V.35, G.703 (64 kb/s)
Protocols  
Telephony subscribers supported  
Telephony interfaces E&M, 2W loop start, OPX, SLT, R2
Trunk interface  
Signalling  
Speech coding IMBE (Improved Multi-Band Excitation)
Speech coding rate 4.8, 9.6, 16 kb/s
Fax Group III
Fax modem rate  
Data modem rate  
Dimensions 18 (h) x 43 (w) x 45 (d) cm
Outdoor Unit  
Antenna diameter  
HPA  
Noise figure  
IF  
Uplink power control  
Dimensions  

* used for signalling

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Typical Telephony VSAT Characteristics (continued)
Supplier STM Wireless
Model Subscriber Earth Station (SES)
Outbound data rate  
Outbound access TDM*
Outbound coding  
Outbound modulation  
Inbound data rate  
Inbound access TDMA*
Inbound coding  
Inbound modulation  
Traffic data rate  
Traffic access DAMA SCPC
Traffic coding  
Traffic modulation  
Signalling  
Signalling data rate  
Signalling access  
Signalling coding  
Signalling modulation  
Telephony channel assignment  
Data channel assignment  
Uplink frequency  
Downlink frequency  
Hub/NCC  
Antenna diameter  
Tracking  
HPA  
Noise figure  
IF  
Frequency control  
Pilot  
Uplink power control  
Capacity  
Indoor Unit  
Data ports  
Data rates  
Port types  
Protocols  
Telephony subscribers  
Telephony interfaces  
Signalling  
Trunk interface  
Speech coding  
Speech coding rate  
Fax  
Fax modem rate  
Data modem rate  
Dimensions  
Outdoor Unit  
Antenna diameter  
HPA  
Noise figure  
IF  
Uplink power control  
Dimensions  

* used for signalling

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Typical Telephony VSAT Characteristics (continued)
Supplier STM Wireless
Model X.DAMA
Outbound data rate  
Outbound access  
Outbound coding  
Outbound modulation  
Inbound data rate  
Inbound access  
Inbound coding  
Inbound modulation  
Traffic data rate  
Traffic access  
Traffic coding  
Traffic modulation  
Signalling  
Signalling data rate  
Signalling access  
Signalling coding  
Signalling modulation  
Telephony channel assignment  
Data channel assignment  
Uplink frequency  
Downlink frequency  
Hub/NCC  
Antenna diameter  
Tracking  
HPA  
Noise figure  
IF  
Frequency control  
Pilot  
Uplink power control  
Capacity  
Indoor Unit  
Data ports  
Data rates  
Port types  
Protocols  
Telephony subscribers  
Telephony interfaces  
Signalling  
Trunk interface  
Speech coding  
Speech coding rate  
Fax  
Fax modem rate  
Data modem rate  
Dimensions  
Outdoor Unit  
Antenna diameter  
HPA  
Noise figure  
IF  
Uplink power control  
Dimensions  

* used for signalling

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Typical Telephony VSAT Characteristics (continued)
Supplier ViaSat
Model Skylinx SL6000
Outbound data rate  
Outbound access  
Outbound coding  
Outbound modulation  
Inbound data rate  
Inbound access  
Inbound coding  
Inbound modulation  
Traffic data rate  
Traffic access DAMA SCPC
Traffic coding  
Traffic modulation  
Signalling  
Signalling data rate  
Signalling access  
Signalling coding  
Signalling modulation  
Telephony channel assignment  
Data channel assignment  
Uplink frequency 5.85 to 6.425 GHz 6.7 to 7.1 GHz 14.0 to 14.5 GHz
Downlink frequency 3.625 to 4.2 GHz 4.5 to 4.8 GHz 19.95 to 11.45, 11.70 to 12.2, 12.25 to 12.75 GHz
Hub/NCC  
Antenna diameter  
Tracking  
HPA  
Noise figure  
IF  
Frequency control  
Pilot  
Uplink power control  
Capacity to 4,000 remote sites with up to 16 channels each
30,000 busy hour calls
Indoor Unit  
Data ports  
Data rates  
Port types  
Protocols  
Telephony subscribers supported  
Telephony interfaces 2-wire, RJ-45
Trunk interface  
Signalling DTMF
Speech coding G.728, G.729 (optional)
Speech coding rate 8, 16 kb/s ASET-pf
Fax Group 3
Fax modem rate 14.4 kb/s
Data modem rate 14.4 kb/s
Dimensions  
Outdoor Unit  
Antenna diameter  
HPA +31.7 dBm +31.7 dBm +29.7 dBm
Noise figure  
IF Tx: 1250 ± 11 MHz
Rx: 950 to 1450 MHz
Uplink power control  
Dimensions 13.3 (h) x 53.3 (d) x 43.2 (w) cm

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Typical Telephony VSAT Characteristics (continued)
Supplier ViaSat
Model Skylinx 8000
Outbound data rate  
Outbound access  
Outbound coding  
Outbound modulation  
Inbound data rate  
Inbound access  
Inbound coding  
Inbound modulation  
Traffic data rate  
Traffic access DAMA SCPC
Traffic coding rate 1/2 or rate 3/4 Viterbi
Traffic modulation BPSK or QPSK
Signalling  
Signalling data rate  
Signalling access  
Signalling coding  
Signalling modulation  
Telephony channel assignment  
Data channel assignment  
Uplink frequency 5.85 to 6.425 GHz 6.7 to 7.1 GHz 14.0 to 14.5 GHz
Downlink frequency 3.625 to 4.2 GHz 4.5 to 4.8 GHz 10.95 to 11.45, 11.70 to 12.20, 12.25 to 12.75 GHz
Hub/NCC  
Antenna diameter  
Tracking  
HPA  
Noise figure  
IF  
Frequency control  
Pilot  
Uplink power control  
Capacity to 4,000 remote sites with up to 16 channels each
30,000 busy hour calls
Indoor Unit  
Data ports  
Data rates  
Port types  
Protocols  
Telephony subscribers supported  
Telephony interfaces 2/4 wire E&M
Trunk interface  
Signalling ISDN, SS 7
Speech coding ADPCM or adaptive sub-band excited transform (ASET)
Speech coding rate 32 kb/s (ADPCM), 8 or 16 kb/s (ASET), 32 kb/s, 40 kb/s, 64 kb/s uncompressed PCM
Fax  
Fax modem rate 14.4 kb/s
Data modem rate 14.4 kb/s
Dimensions 13.3 (h) x 53.3 (d) x 43.2 (w) cm
Outdoor Unit  
Antenna diameter  
HPA +37 dBM +37 dBM +34 dBM
Noise figure  
IF Tx: 1250 ± 11 MHz
Rx: 950 to 1450 MHz
Uplink power control  
Dimensions  

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