Performance assessment using ACM in DVB-S2/advanced DVB-RCS satellite systems

摘要

This paper presents the benefits of using adaptive coding and modulation in DVB-S2/advanced DVB-RCS satellite systems. The results are based on a satellite system simulator which was developed during an ESA study. Such a simulator aims at making performance assessments before implementing a system, at developing and evaluating new algorithms like schedulers, encapsulators or resource managers. The simulator is capable of reproducing DVB-S2 and advanced DVB-RCS standards and techniques so that system performance can be analysed and optimized without the need of using a real satellite system.