Newtec M6100 Broadcast Satellite Modulator for Earth Station

The Newtec M6100 Broadcast Satellite Modulator is the new generation DVB-S2, DVB-DSNG and DVB-S modulator specifically designed for broadcast direct-to-home, primary distribution to head ends and contribution of television and radio content. The M6100 can be used in conjunction with set-top boxes, professional IRD’s or professional satellite demodulators such as the AZ910.

Delivering the highest uptime for vital links Up time  and  reliability  are  essential  in  the design of the modulator, taking a vital role in the satellite network. Input source redundancy, and the shortest redundancy switch-over times of modulators, operating both in 1+1 and N+1 topologies, are setting the standard in our industry.

Advanced capabilities such as a built-in MPEG Transport Stream analyzer, support of SMPTE  2022 FEC at the GbE inputs  (for distributed IP head ends), and native support of Carrier ID insertion in the NIT table of the Transport Stream further increase uptime and QoS.

Get the best performance and lower your costs The  Broadcast  Satellite  Modulator  performs  among the best, offering unmatched bandwidth efficiency optimization options, thereby lowering overall  Total  Cost  of  Ownership.  The  fully automated operation of Newtec´s field-proven Equalink®  pre-distortion  technology  is  now available for any satellite transmission application. Equalink pre- distortion provides up to 10% bandwidth gains.

The modulator also supports Clean Channel Technology TM, the first in a series extensions to DVB-S2, further improving satellite efficiency by up to 15%, enabling much smaller carrier spacing.

At  the  output  of  the  Broadcast Satellite Modulator, the signal is available in IF or extended L-band (950  MHz-2150  MHz),  providing a  compact  and  cost  effective solution.  A  switchable 10  MHz reference  signal  for  an  outdoor BUC is multiplexed on the L-band interface.

The Broadcast Satellite Modulator can  be  easily  monitored  and controlled  via  a  comprehensive front panel menu, advanced web  GUI as well as via SNMP protocol.This enables easy integration into any industry-standard EMS/NMS system.

Evolve towards tomorrow’s technology Built   upon   flexible   and   latest generation programmable technology, the Broadcast Satellite Modulator is a future-proof building block that lets  any  satellite  network  evolve  to  the  next level of capabilities. A scalable, pay-as-you-grow, licensing and software upgrade mechanism facilitates the launch of new services, or last minute network design changes, without rebuilding the entire network infrastructure. Migration from ASI to GbE and IF to L-band are established using simple in-field installation of license keys.

Additional capabilities such as DVB-S2 extensions, RF Carrier ID and other are anticipated to become available on the platform as the standardization efforts materialise in the near future.

Key features

•   DVB-S2 and DVB-DSNG/S compliant

•   QPSK, 8PSK, 16APSK and 32APSK

•   Baud rate range: 0,05 - 68 Mbaud

•   Data rates up to 216 Mbit/s (dependent on configuration)

•   Automatic TS rate adaptation

•   Supports SFN Networks using transparent TS pass-through

•   Exceptional jitter recovery on TS over IP inputs

•   Built-in TS Analyser with PCR jitter measurements

•   Insertion of RFI Carrier-ID in video Transport Stream

•   Optional opportunistic data insertion up to 20Mbps (MPE)

•   Optional redundant ASI transport stream interfaces

•   Optional redundant GbE interfaces with SMPTE 2022 FEC

•   External reference input

•  IF (70/140) and L-Band (950-2150) high power outputs

•  L-band monitoring output

•  Market leading RF purity and performance

•  Programmable amplitude slope equalizer

•  PRBS generator for link performance tests

•  Optional high stability internal clock reference •  Optional 10 MHz reference output

•  Optional Clean Channel Technology^TM

•  Optional automated linear and non linear Equalink® Pre-distortion •  Secure front panel, SNMP, HTTP and CLI interfaces
•  Designed to support future DVB-S2 extensions
•  Feature-based pricing and software upgrades

Main advantages

•  Highest system reliability and service uptime through robust design and industry leading redundancy solutions

•  Low TCO as a result of very high bandwidth efficiency technology options, and ease of monitoring and control

•  Clean Channel Technology™ provides up to 15% bandwidth efficiency gains on top of the DVB-S2 standard

•  Automated Equalink® pre-distortion provides up to 10% bandwidth gains, higher QoS and geographic coverage

•  Built-in support for opportunistic data insertion, interoperable with IRD’s that support Multi Protocol Encapsulation (MPE)

•  Easy integration with industry leading management systems (EMS/NMS/OSS)

•  Safe investment as the platform supports advanced capabilities such as proMPEG FEC at the input, built-in transport stream analyzer and carrier-ID

•  Pay-as-you-grow flexible licensing scheme

•  Platform prepared for future DVB-S2 extensions and other capabilities such as RF carrier-ID*

•  Future-proof design combining video and IP multi-service capabilities, supports transport of today´s and tomorrow´s services