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M7 Modular Series Introduction

May 2016

• Manufacturer of Low Cost Bandwidth Efficient Satellite Modems

• Highly Respected Company in San Jose, California USA

• Solely Focused on Quality Satellite Modems for Over 20 Years

• Innovative and Modular Modem Platforms for SCPC/MCPC

• Specializing in SCPC Point-to-Point, Point-to-Multipoint, Mesh & SCADA

• Released 4th Next Generation Modem “M7 Modular Series”

• New Card Based Modular Modem Design that’s Future Proof

• DVBS2(X) Card-Set, Data Rates Up to 350 Mbps (72 MHz)

• Leaders of Smart Features and Affordability

• 30,000+ Modems Sold Worldwide

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Company Highlights

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Compact 1/2 Rack Wide Space Saver (50% Savings) IF or L-BandModem or Dual-Demod

M7 / M7L / M7D / M7LD

Full Featured 1:1 Redundancy in 1RU 2 Units in a Single RackModem or Dual-Demods 4 Independent Demods in 1 RU

M7 Side x Side

M7LT Remote Sat-Terminal L-Band High Stability BUC & LNB Power

M7 Modem Card Sets Stand-alone IF or L-Band DC PowerAdvanced Web Interface Modem, Mod or Demod Dual-Demod Configurable

New M7 Modular Base Modem Serieswith “Smart” Technology

The most modular, flexible and future proof modem imaginable…

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Earth Station Benefits- Saves Rack Space- Power Efficient Design- Smaller Shipping Containers- Lower Shipping Costs

Mounting Options- M7/M7L/M7D/M7LDM7 / M7L / M7D / M7LD

Desktop

Compact and Efficient Design

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M7 Series Rear Panel Options

• M7, M7L M7D, M7LD

• M7, M7D IF Version (BNC)

• M7L/M7LD LB Version (SMA)

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Future Proof Flexible Slots Fast Card Level Repairs Low Cost Spares Easy Hardware Replacement

Easy Key SW Upgrades• Data Rate Increases• Modulation Types• FEC Types

M7 Superior Modularity

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Professional SCPC Remote TerminalMost Flexible Featured Modem Low Cost Highly Reliable and Rugged Supports Independent Outbound/Inbound Data Rates

M7LT Remote Terminal

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Rear Panel RF Connections• TX Out N(50Ω) or F(75Ω) Type• RX In N(50Ω) or F(75Ω) Type• BUC and LNB Indicators• Common M7 Assemblies Interfaces, Controller, Front Panel, Backplane

Features• Integrated BUC/LNB Power• High Stability 10 MHz Reference• Common M7 Interfaces• Light Weight – only 11” Deep

Same M7 Rear Configuration

M7LT Features and Flexibility

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BUC Power Supply Input Voltage

BUC Power Supply Output Voltage

BUC power Supply Power Rating

BUC power Supply Max Current

90-264 VAC 24 VDC 100 Watt 4.2 Amps90-264 VAC 24 VDC 120 Watt 5.0 Amps90-264 VAC 48 VDC 100 Watt 2.1 Amps90-264 VAC 48 VDC 150 Watt 3.2 Amps90-264 VAC 48 VDC 240 Watt 5.0 Amps20-60 VDC 24 VDC 100 Watt 4.2 Amps20-60 VDC 24 VDC 120 Watt 5.0 Amps20-60 VDC 48 VDC 100 Watt 2.1 Amps20-60 VDC 48 VDC 150 Watt 3.2 Amps20-60 VDC 48 VDC 200 Watt 4.2 Amps

Features• AC and DC Input Optional• 5 BUC Power Supply Options• LNB Power 13 and 18 VDC

BUC P.S. Location

Available Input & BUC Power Options

M7LT Input and BUC PS Options

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IF 50 – 180 MHz or L-Band 950 to 2150 MHz (M7LT L-Band Only) TX/ RX Carrier Filter Roll-Off Values: 5, 8,10,15,20,25,30,35,40% AUPC Point-to-Point , Point-to-Multipoint or Mesh Modes Compact Space Saver, Light Weight and Lowest Power Highly Configurable Modem Platform with many Software Upgrade Features Full Modem, Mod-Only or Dual Demod Configurations Viterbi, Reed Solomon (Optional FlexLDPC SW Upgradeable, TPC HW Option) Best Spectral Efficiency of ANY SCPC Modem Lowest Latency in Industry, <15 ms at 64 kbps ¾ QPSK 1.2 kbps to 1 Mbps (Optional SW Data Rate Upgrades up to 59 Mbps) Unmatched EB/No vs. BER Performance Fastest Carrier Acquisition TimeModulation BPSK, QPSK & OQPSK (8PSK/8QAM & 16QAM Optional) SNMP v1 & v2, plus an Advanced Web Browser InterfaceMCC for very Efficient Remote Monitor and Control Channels Easy Local and Remote (Over-the-Air) Software Upgrades via Web Browser Up to 99 Store, Recall and Restore Locations (Auto Configuration Recall- ACR) Built-in 1:1 Redundancy ControlMeaningful Event Log with over 2000 Time Stamped Events Available

Standard Features and Highlights

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FlexLDPC (Flexible LDPC FEC)

Sharp Carrier TX/RX Filter Roll-Off

Datum’s 8QAM Advantage

Smart Carrier Cancelling

IP Optimization

DVBS2/DVBS2X Card-Sets

Smart Features and DVBS2X Options

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M7 Series Spectral Efficiency: Typical Performance

Most Spectral Efficient LDPC Modem

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New Link Margin Monitor/Function

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Datum Performance Comparison

DatumCompetitive Technology

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FlexLDPC vs. TPC Comparisons

M7 Series: FlexLDPC vs. TPC Typical Performance

FlexLDPC vs. TPC Comparisons

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Carrier Alpha 0.4 0.35 0.3 0.25 0.2 0.15 0.1 0.08 0.05

# of 1Msps carriers

25 26 27 28 30 31 32 33 34

% improvement from 0.4 Alpha

0% 4% 8% 12% 20% 24% 28% 32% 36%

Sharp Carrier TX/RX Roll-Off Filters

TX/RX Roll-off Selections of 5, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40%

Example: Going from 35% to 8%, bandwidth savings of 20%!

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10 dB Higher Adjacent Channels Sharp Carrier Plot

Adjacent Channel Sharp Carrier Plots

Equal Power Adjacent Channels Sharp Carrier Plot

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Datum's 8QAM Performance Advantage

Datum Competitive Technology

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The Smarter and More Affordable Carrier Cancelling!!From

Up to 50 % Bandwidth Savings Channel Capacity Increase of 2 dB Robust Operation Nonlinear CompensationModulation Independent

To

Smart Carrier Cancelling

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Up to 60% Bandwidth Savings!

35% to 8% Roll-Off

to Smart Carrier

Be Smart!

FlexLDPC + Sharp & Smart Carrier

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No Canceller vs. Canceller Plot

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Shannon Capacity no CancellingDatum QPSKDatum 8QAMDatum 16QAMShannon Capacity, Symmetrical Carrier CancellingDatum QPSK 2 Carriers SharedDatum 8QAM 2 Carriers SharedDatum 16QAM 2 Carriers Shared

Datum16 K ModCods Shannon Plot with Cancelling

C/N (dB)

Bits

/Hz

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Datum M7 Comparison Calculator Tool

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• Meets New DVBS2X Open Standard• Capacity up to 72 MHz• TX/RX Filter Roll-off’s (35% down to 5%)• Higher order modulations: 32APSK/64APSK• Data Rates to 350 Mbps (SR = 72 Msps)• Supports Smart Carrier Cancelling• ACM

M70 DVBS2/DVBS2X Mod and DemodDVBS2/DVBS2X Card-Sets

M70 DVBS2/DVBS2X Demodulator for M7

M70 DVBS2/DVBS2X Modulator for M7

Independent Mod and Demod Cards Easily Installs in existing M7 Platform

DVBS2X Outbound

DVBS2X Inboundor

Perfect for

Point-to-MultipointConfigurations

25

M70 Card-Set Highlights for DVBS2X

DVB-S2X Preferred ModCods

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00

2.50

3.00

3.50

4.00

4.50

5.00

5.50

-3.00 -2.00 -1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.0011.0012.0013.0014.0015.0016.0017.0018.00

Bits

/Hz

Es/No

Mode QEF Es/No Bits/Hz PilotQPSK 13/45 -2.03 0.567805 NoQPSK 9/20 0.22 0.889135 NoQPSK 1/2 1.00 0.988858 No

QPSK 11/20 1.45 1.088581 NoQPSK 3/5 2.23 1.188304 NoQPSK 2/3 3.10 1.322253 NoQPSK 3/4 4.03 1.487473 NoQPSK 4/5 4.68 1.587196 NoQPSK 5/6 5.18 1.654663 NoQPSK 8/9 6.20 1.766451 No

QPSK 9/10 6.42 1.788612 No8APSK 5/9-L 4.73 1.647211 No

8APSK 26/45-L 5.13 1.713601 No8PSK 3/5 5.50 1.739569 Yes

8PSK 23/36 6.12 1.853113 Yes8PSK 2/3 6.62 1.935658 Yes

8PSK 25/36 7.02 2.062148 No8PSK 13/18 7.49 2.145136 No

8PSK 3/4 7.91 2.228124 No8PSK 5/6 9.35 2.478562 No8PSK 8/9 10.69 2.646012 No8PSK 9/10 10.98 2.679207 No

16APSK 1/2-L 6.07 1.972253 No16APSK 8/15-L 6.65 2.104850 No16APSK 5/9-L 6.94 2.193247 No16APSK 26/45 7.61 2.281645 No

16APSK 3/5 7.90 2.370043 No16APSK 28/45 8.20 2.458441 No16APSK 23/36 8.48 2.524739 No16APSK 2/3-L 8.53 2.635236 No16APSK 2/3 9.07 2.637201 No

16APSK 25/36 9.37 2.745734 No16APSK 13/18 9.81 2.856231 No

16APSK 3/4 10.31 2.896320 Yes16APSK 7/9 10.75 3.077225 No16APSK 4/5 11.13 3.165623 No16APSK 5/6 11.71 3.300184 No

16APSK 77/90 12.09 3.386618 No16APSK 8/9 12.99 3.523143 No16APSK 9/10 13.23 3.567342 No32APSK 2/3-L 11.35 3.289502 No32APSK 32/45 12.00 3.510192 No32APSK 11/15 12.42 3.620536 No

32APSK 3/4 12.98 3.703295 No32APSK 7/9 13.30 3.841226 No32APSK 4/5 13.89 3.866247 Yes32APSK 5/6 14.53 4.119540 No32APSK 8/9 15.94 4.397854 No32APSK 9/10 16.30 4.453027 No

64APSK 32/45-L 14.38 4.206428 No64APSK 11/15 15.21 4.338659 No

64APSK 7/9 15.87 4.603122 No64APSK 4/5 16.27 4.735354 No64APSK 5/6 16.95 4.936639 No

Normal Frame DVB-S2X

Available Modcods (54 Combinations)

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Embedded Xiplink Optimizer TCP/IP Acceleration X1/X2 Payload Compression ROHC Header Compression Web and Byte Caching Advanced QoS Modern Web Browser with IP Monitoring

Embedded Sevis Backhaul Optimizer 2G-IP, 3G-Iuh, 3G-Iub, 4G/LTE

• Compression• Packet Coalescing• Acceleration

IP Optimization

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Simple Point to Multi-Point

All Remotes in Same Sub Network

Separate Remote Networks via VLAN

Provision Provider and Subscriber Ports

802.1Q Tunneling / Q-in-Q

Easy QoS

• RWED or String Priority Queuing

• VLAN Priority by PCP (Pri) Bits

• No VLAN - IPV4 Diffserv / IPV6 TC Bits

Express Satellite Bridge

Ultra Efficient Overhead Channel

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Ultra Efficient Overhead “Modem Control Channel” (MCC)

Supports the following Overhead CapabilitiesAutomatic Uplink Power Control for

Point-to-Point (P2P) Point-to-Multipoint (P2MP)Mesh

Local to Remote SNMP for Monitor & Control

Local Control of SNMP enabled equipment out the Remote IP Control Port

Local to Remote Web Browser Connectivity

Using local IP Control to Efficiently Access the Remote Modem Web Browser

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Local and Remote SNMP

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Remote Web Browser Interface

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Local & Remote Web Browser Identification

Local M7 under control

Remote M7 under control

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Express Ethernet

Serial

Dual G.703/E1Drop & Insert

Advanced IP

HSSI

Easy Plug-in Interface Cards

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* M7 Supports 2 Full Independent Interface Slots

Express Ethernet 5 Port Bridge Interface 4 Std RJ-45, 1 SFP Port (Layer 2 Switched Bridge) QoS and VLAN (Line Speed 10/100/GbE, Jumbo)

Synchronous Serial (RS422/RS232/V.35/EIA-530)

HSSI Interface Supports full Data Rate of Modem

Adv IP Interface (10/100/Gigabit Ethernet) Vyatta/Linux Bridge & Router Modes 70,000 Packets Per Second, Jumbo Packets

Dual G.703/E1 Full or Fractional E1 (D&I) Supports 2 Independent G.703/E1 Ports, D&I Fully Independent Time Slot Selections Ultra Low Overhead

M7 Series Interface Highlights

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Serial (S7) -

Advanced IP (I7) -

Advanced IP (I7) -

Express Ethernet (E7) -

Dual G.703 (G7) - More Combinations

Available!

Dual G.703 (G7) -

M7 Dual Interface Examples

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M7/M7L/M7LT Web Browser

Summary Page Example

Unit Page Example

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Mod IF Page Example Demod Data Page Example

WB Configuration Examples Cont’

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Live Web Browser Monitors

Spectrum Analyzer Page Example I/Q Constellation Page Example

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Idle packets sent in placeof unused bandwidth for live PER

IP (E7 & I7) Web Browser Statistics

I7/E7 IP Statistics Page Example

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M7 Series Event Log

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Software Downloads via Web Browser

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Backward compatibility with the PSM-500 Series Same low price as PSM-500 Smaller, lighter and more power efficient IF is now 50 to 180 MHz in same chassis Extended TX/RX L-Band Frequency range of 950 to 2150 MHz Sharper TX/RX Roll-offs all the way down to 5% (standard with all modems) Real time clock with event monitoring and event logsAdvanced Web Browser interface

Easy Software Downloads Spectrum Analyzer and I&Q Constellation Monitoring Efficient MCC In-Band Channel for Remote Web Browser access

Efficient MCC In-Band Channel for Remote SNMP access Super Efficient Multiplexer for ESC Channel (supports 300 bits to 3 Mbps) Dedicated Remote IP interface (Web Browser & SNMP)M7 Advanced IP Interface (I7), supports 70,000 + PPS Low cost 4 Port Layer 2-Bridge Express Ethernet interface (E7) -supports SFP Port for Optic Fiber Plug-in QoS and VLAN standard with Express Ethernet Interface (E7) Preprogrammed E7 interface for both Hub and Remote PtP, PtMP and Mesh applications Efficient and time independent Dual G.703/E1 interfaces with fully flexible Drop and Insert timeslotsModular Design, Same basic hardware for Point-to-Point, Point-to-Multipoint and Mesh P2MP AUPC for all return channels Data Rates up to 59 Mbps Same Modular platform supports Modem, Mod-only, Demod-only or Dual Demod in half-rack wide chassisM7LT Model (full-rack wide) supports both AC and DC input versions (5 types of BUC power options each) Future SW upgradeable to ACM

M7 Advantages over Legacy PSM-500

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On-the Move

Point-to-Point

Point-to-Multipoint

Mesh

M7 Multi-Purpose Platform

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Five Interface

Types

Serial(S7)

Advanced IP (I7) Dual G.703 (G7)

Express Ethernet (E7)

HSSI (H7)

Point-to-Point Link

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P2MP Diagram

Point-to-Multipoint Network Diagram

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• Remote Sites Benefit from Shared MCPC Outbound

• Stat-Mux BW Saving Benefits on Outbound Traffic

• Supports Full Asymmetrical Traffic Patterns

• Reduced Cost of Hub Equipment using Multi-Demods

Why MCPC Point-to-Multipoint?

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11.11.21.31.41.51.61.71.81.9

22.12.22.32.42.5

BPSK-2D16SQPSK-2D16S-170BQPSK-2D16S-438B8PSK-2D16SShannon Channel CapacityDatum QPSK 16K Block Alpha 5%Datum 8QAM 16K Block Alpha 5%

Spectral Efficiency vs. Required C/N

C/N (dB)

Spec

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(bps

/Hz)

Datum Spectral Efficiency vs. leading TDMA Solution

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Very Simple to Configure!!

M7 Smart Point-to-Multipoint Network

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Easy Hub and Remote Site Connections!

Point-to-Multipoint Hub and Remote

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MCPC/SCPC Mesh

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M7 Mesh Network Example

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M7 Mesh Network

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On-the-Move Diagram

On-the-Move Diagram

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• High Coding Gain LDPC• Exceptionally Robust Demod

• locks to very low SNR’s• Light Weight• Low Power• Low Cost• Easy to operate

On-the-Move Performance

M7 Modular Card Sets

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Key Benefits Free StandingSmall & Compact 3.5” x 7” x 1.5” DC Input 8 – 36 VDC Data Rates as low as 1.2 kbps High Coding Gain FlexLDPC Exceptional EB/No vs. BER Performance

Applications: Small Fly-Away VSAT Terminals On-the-Move Systems Integrated Outdoor Products

Compact, Lightweight& Low Power!!

1:1 Redundancy in 1 RU

On-the-Move Options

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Quick Quotes (Direct or Distributor) Easy Order Process Short Lead-times Guaranteed Quality and Reliability 2 Year Standard WarrantyMeets CE Standards for:

EN50022 Emissions EN50024 Immunity ETSI EN301 489-1 V1.9.2 Emissions and Immunity EN60950 Safety

Fully RoHS Compliant Friendly Customer Service and Support No Annual Maintenance Contracts Required

Datum Systems Intangibles