manpack: robust field-ready satellite communications

SPACE
MANPACK: ROBUST
FIELD-READY SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS
Satellite communications, earth observation, navigation and
positioning and control stations
indracompany.com
MANPACK
MANPACK: ROBUST
FIELD-READY SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS
Indra’s advanced technology provides security
and mobility to satellite communications
Introduction
Nowadays two of the most important trends
within the telecommunications users
community are secure communications and
mobility.
Indra’s satellite communications remote
terminal MANPACK is designed to meet both
requirements by means of using advanced
and proven technology.
MANPACK
The use of spread-spectrum allows both to
use small antenna suitable for portable
terminals, as well as provides a robust and
secure modulation.
Manpack and portable antenna
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Characteristics
SHF-band
Antenna type
Cassegrain D=0.6 m (4 petals)
Tx bandwidth
7.9-8.4 GHz
Rx bandwidth
7.25-7.75 GHz
Polarization
Tx/Rx RHCP/LHCP (user configurable)
Tx power (SSPA)
Three available output powers:
• 4 Watt
• 10 Watt
• 16 Watt
EIRP
• 36 dBW (4 Watt)
• 39.7 dBW (10 Watt)
• 41.2 dBW (16 Watt)
G/T
8.5 dB/ºK
Data rate
Up to 2 Mbps
Crypto equipment
Serial interface included
Max. prime power comsuption
• 70 Watt DC (Tx 4 W)
• 110 Watt DC (Tx 10 W)
• 126 Watt DC (Tx 16 W)
Power supply
• Rechargable battery
• DC 10 V to 30 V
• Solar panel
• BA-5590/2590 compatible
• Optional additional battery box (for Tx 10 W and 16 W)
Autonomy with batteries
• 130 minutes (Tx 4 W, 1 battery)
• 230 minutes (Tx 10 W, with additional battery box)
• 195 minutes (Tx 16 W, with additional battery box)
• 185 minutes (Rx only)
• Unlimited when using solar panel
Total weight
• Starting 13 kg (HPA 4 W)
Transport
1 or 2 backpack
System overview
MANPACK remote terminal
The terminal can operate in point to point
mode or in network mode. The network is a
fully-automated Demand Assigned Multiple
Access (DAMA) multistar and multibeam
system that provides a very efficient use of
the highly-valued space segment. The
system provides communications to either
fixed, portable or mobile remote terminals;
one single network can handle all those
types at the same time. Services available
are voice, data (IP) and SMS-like messaging.
The design of the remote communications
terminal developed by Indra is built around
the most advanced concept of efficient
military and civilian satellite communications
networks, and has been in operation for
several years now.
The Software-radio design concept of the
modem of the MANPACK allows different
waveforms to be selectable by the user
without any change in hardware: QPSK
Single Channel Per Carrier (SCPC), Direct
Sequence Spreading SCPC, Frequency
Hoping SCPC, and CDMA. Other modems can
be integrated into the terminal by request.
• Batteries
• Portable AC and DC universal battery
charger
• Solar panel
• Rugged telephone handset
• Rugged PDA or laptop
• Compass
• Protection cover
• Backpacks
• Digital camera
• Asymmetrical and bidirectional
communications up to 2 Mbps
• Fully automated network, including DAMA,
access control, accounting, terminal,
services, QoS and group/priorities
management, full-network SNMP
monitoring and control, automatic power
control…
• X-band and Ku-band front-ends available,
which allow the terminal to operate in
military or civilian satellites in any theatre
of operations
• IP router-modem, optional 2 wire voice
interface available
• Customer-specific applications can be
loaded on to the terminal upon request
• Interface for data encryption (IP or linklayer)
Elements and accessories
Highlights
• Full software-defined radio terminal: wave
form definition by software configuration,
SCPC, SCPC DVB-S2, DS-SCPC, FH-SCPC
and CDMA (network mode), which allows
the use of more appropriate wave form for
each deployment
• Modem ready for SOTM: STANAG 4485
and high-speed vehicles (up to 300 km/h)
• Point-to-point and network managed
modes, configurable through the front
menu
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Specifications
SCPC SPECIFICATION
User data rates
64 kbps – 2048 kbps
Modulation
QPSK
FEC (selectable)
Convolutional 1/2 or 3/4 Reed-Solomon
Performance
Meets IESS308
Waveform based on
IESS 308/309, STANAG 4486
SCPC (DVB-S2) SPECIFICATION
User data rates
100 Kbps – 30 MSps
Modulation
QPSK, 8 PSK, 16 APSK
FEC
LDPC/BCH
Performance
CCM/VCM/ACM
Waveform
ESTI EN 3O2 307
DS-SCPC SPECIFICATION
User data rates
12 kbps – 2048 kbps
Equivalent spreading factor
from 4 and 127
FEC (selectable)
Convolutional
BW
600 kHz – 10 MHz
or 3/4+Reed-Solomon/Turbo codes 1/3,1/2, 2/3,3/4,7/8,(option)
1/
2
FH-SCPC SPECIFICATION
User data rates
8 kbps – 256 kbps
Hopping rate
2000 hops/second
FEC
fixed (convolutional 1/2 + RS)
SW jamming detector
Yes
Waveform based on
STANAG 4606
CDMA SPECIFICATION (STANAG 4708)
User data rates
8 kbps – 1522 kbps
Spreading factor
31, 63, 127
Pilot FEC (fixed)
Convolutional
User FEC (selectable)
Convolutional 1/2 or
BW
500 kHz – 5 MHz
2 Reed-Solomon
1/
Environmental characteristics
Operation temperature
-20ºC < T < +50ºC
Storage and transport temperature
-20ºC < T < +60ºC
Low pressure (air transportation)
MIL-STD-810 F
Operating humidity
100%
MIL-STD-108 E
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3/
4
Turbo codes 1/2 (option)
Reed-Solomon/Turbo codes1/3,1/2, 2/3,3/4,7/8,(option)
C/Mar Egeo, 4
Polígono industrial, 1
28830 San Fernando de Henares
Madrid (Spain)
T + 34 91 627 30 00
F + 34 91 627 30 51
space@indracompany.com
indracompany.com
Roc Boronat 133
08018 Barcelona (Spain)
T + 34 93 463 00 00
F + 34 93 463 09 22
Indra reserves the right
to modify these
specifications without
prior notice.