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CTF Earth Station Family

The Commercial Terminal Family (CTF 2001) offers flexibility within the context of a wide set of options

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 Commercial Terminal Family

The Commercial Terminal Family (CTF 2001) offers flexibility within the context of a wide set of options available with the standard design. This terminal product line provides antenna sizes from 1.2 to 9.3 meters, with High-Power Amplifiers (HPA) from 16 to 400 Watts in C-band, and 300 Watts in Ku-band.

Non-redundant and redundant transceiver designs minimize space requirements and cost. The industry standard 70 MHz Intermediate Frequency interface provides flexibility in choice of baseband modulation equipment. Both SCPC and TDMA baseband equipment options are available.

Other options, such as uplink power control, deicing, tracking, test translator, and AxxSys™ Earth Station Management Systems are available as part of the standard product line.

Features:

  • Antennas are Intelsat/Panamsat/Asiasat/Eutelsat/Orion/FCC compliant
  • G/T available from 19 to 31 dB/K at C-band
  • G/T available from 19 to 37 dB/K at Ku-band
  • EIRP available from 53 to 76 dBw at C-band
  • EIRP available from 54 to 76 dBw at Ku-band
  • Transceiver design supports independent receive/transmit tuning
  • RS485 Serial bus for earth station management
  • Test Loop Translation (option)
  • Ease of use through Advanced AxxSys™
  • Earth Station Management System

Application Information:

The Globecomm Systems Commercial Terminal Family (CTF 2001) is designed to provide reliable service in the most demanding applications of satellite communications data and voice networks. These terminals fall into the following general categories:

  • SCPC voice/data network nodes
  • Digital video uplink terminals
  • TDMA voice/data network nodes
  • Intelsat IBS/IDR service
  • VSAT hub terminals
  • Eutelsat SMS service

The baseline antennas are provided with manually positioned mounts. Options for Jog Control, and Advanced Step Track Antenna Control Units are available. The Advanced Step Track Control system tracks satellites within up to 10 degrees inclination.

  • Supports 9.6 KB to 2.048 Mbps links
  • Uplink power control for Ku-band has beacon and loopback modes
  • Non-redundant/redundant options
  • Reliability through environmental stress screening of critical components
  • Redundancy switching - less than 500 msec
  • Lightening protection - all interfaces

Up Front Engineering:

Globecomm Systems believes in simulation of link performance up front, in order to ensure that the station will meet or exceed all requirements. We provide application engineering services to our customers to assure that the selected earth terminal is optimum for the specific customer requirements and satellite system.

Ease of Use:

Globecomm Systems applies the latest information technology to reduce the operating complexity and cost of Gateway Earth stations. Features include x-windows or Microsoft NT windows graphical user interface for ease of operator interaction with the system, and relational data base management system options for integration of maintenance and operations functions. Our AxxSys™ Earth Station Management System provides the ultimate in configurability by the user, based on software models of the earth station devices. This approach allows new systems to be generated quickly and cost effectively and allows upgrades to be handled without software development. Integration of maintenance and operations functions allows the user to minimize paperwork, manual processing of data, and consequently, the manpower required to operate a major gateway facility.

AxxSys™ Earth Station Management System

The AxxSys™ Earth Station Management System consists of a computer workstation which interfaces with the RF equipment (and other system related hardware). The system constantly monitors the RF equipment for faults and, where applicable, provides the ability to control these items through their remote interfaces. The workstation can also be connected to another workstation which acts as an interface to a remote operator.

A key feature of the Globecomm Systems AxxSys™ Earth Station Management System is the ability to remotely log into the system to update software, or to perform software maintenance. This means our customers can obtain the latest version of software, or request software maintenance, without a Globecomm Systems representative on site, thereby saving time and money for everyone. The workstation acts as a command console which enables constant monitoring, remote operator control, event logging, and system configuration. It is provided with a high-resolution color graphics monitor for displaying equipment status, as well as a printer for making hard copy of activity logs and reports. The software permits different security levels of operator interaction with the equipment. Monitor and Control of the Gateway Earth Station is possible from a remote location, using a second workstation connected to the local earth station control center computer.

The monitoring functions associated with the AxxSys™ Earth Station Management System include uplink/downlink frequency, HPA forward power, operational condition (online/standby), readiness condition (normal/alarm), and other system status indications for all uplink/downlink equipment. Control functions include HPA beam on/off, uplink/downlink frequency, and selection of online uplink/downlink equipment.

Earth station management software options include Operations Level and Enterprise Level. The Operations Level includes a Training Mode, automatically generated Trouble Reports, Outage Reports, Equipment History Logs, Equipment Inventory Reports, etc. The Enterprise Level integrates business functions like scheduling of traffic feeds, billing, payroll, accounting, etc. These options allow the earth station operator to reduce the cost of Operations and Maintenance by leveraging the capability of modern Relational Data Base Management System technology. This technology allows functions which previously required manual labor to be consolidated and automated.

Uplink System:

The uplink system consists of an up converter, a High-Power Amplifier (HPA) subsystem, and an optional uplink power control subsystem. The uplink subsystem is supplied in either non-redundant or redundant configuration. The IF input level to the uplink is adjustable in 0.125 dB steps over a 20 dB range. The 1:1 redundancy implementation allows for automatic replacement of a single failed uplink. Each uplink is a synthesized dual conversion unit capable of automatically tuning to a locally or remotely selected frequency. The RF output of each uplink is monitored through a coupler.

The HPA subsystem is comprised of either a Solid-state or TWT High-Power Amplifier, with power output determined by the EIRP option selected on order. The online HPA feeds a waveguide transmission line which is connected to the antenna OMT. The output of the standby HPA is connected to a dummy load. The Indoor Unit provides interfaces to the optional Uplink Power Control Unit, optional AxxSys™ Earth Station Management System, and optional satellite modem subsystems.

Downlink System:

The downlink system consists of the Low-Noise Amplifier (LNA) and down converter subsystems. The RF signals from the receive port of the antenna OMT are fed through a Transmit Reject Filter (TRF) to the Low-Noise Amplifier whose outputs are connected to the down converter subsystem.

The LNA is a GaAs FET amplifier with a noise temperature consistent with the G/T for the antenna/frequency band selected at order. The redundant LNA subsystem (option) is mounted on a plate with a transmit reject filter and input waveguide switches. The plate is mechanically mounted inside the antenna hub so it rotates with feed polarization adjustment for linear polarization configurations, and is fixed for circular polarization configurations.

The downlink subsystem is supplied in a non-redundant or redundant configuration. The IF output of each downlink is available for signal monitoring. The IF output level of each down converter is adjustable in 0.125 dB steps over a 20 dB range. 1:1 redundancy implementation allows for automatic replacement of a failed downlink. Each downlink is a synthesized dual conversion unit capable of automatically tuning in 1 MHz steps to a locally or remotely selected frequency.