iQ 800 Aero Modem Board

The iQ 800 Aero Modem Board is architected specifically for integration into commercial airborne enclosures. It provides performance, efficiency and security for reliable IP-based satellite communications on iDirect’s DVB-S2/S2X modem series with Adaptive TDMA returns.

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iQ 800 Aero Modem Board
  • Today the iQ 800 is being integrated rapidly to meet future aero requirements. It supports high-speed aeronautical comms-on-the-move with multiple receivers and an ATDMA transmitter featuring a powerful architecture for maximum flexibility and expansion.

    The iQ 800 modem board offers full feature parity with its predecessor, the CX780, as well as immediate benefits and long-term features. The iQ 800 supports up to three times the performance and up to 50% shorter beam switch times immediately.

    Ultimately, the iQ 800 becomes a multi-personality aero modem with continuous support on Velocity and new support for the iDirect next-generation VSAT platform. The result is long-term options for network operators and service providers navigating the future needs of their customers.

    On our next-gen platform, the iQ 800 will offer a 475Msps DVB-S2X forward and iDirect’s award-winning Mx-DMA MRC return to the aero market. iQ 800 integrators will convey these continual enhancements to their own customers through proactive testing and certification now.

  • The iQ 800 Aero Modem Board supports high-speed aeronautical comms-on-the-move with multiple receivers and an ATDMA transmitter featuring a powerful architecture for maximum flexibility and expansion.

    • iQ 800 Aero ModemFull feature parity with CX780 and these immediate benefits:
      • Up to 3x performance
      • 25-50% faster beam switching
      • Extended transmit frequency range
    • Integrates directly into an ARINC 600 enclosure and facilitates compliance with DO-160G and ARINC 791 standards
    • Manufactured to strict aerospace AS9100 standard for quality
    • DVB-S2 capable on Velocity up to 45Msps
    • DVB-S2X capable on iDirect next generation VSAT platform up to 475Msps
    • Adaptive TDMA returns up to 7.5Msps on Velocity [with support for Spread Spectrum (SF – 2,4,8)]
    • High-speed mobility features including support for OpenAMIP and OpenBMIP
    • Industry’s fastest beam switching
      • Seamless (make-before-break) beam switching
      • Fast (<2.5s) break-before-make beam switching
    • Satellite blockage mitigation and quick outage recovery
    • Supports larger and more efficient spread returns with skew angle compensation to support small, phased array antennas
    • Configurable 10/50Mhz reference for BUC and LNB
    • AES 256-bit link encryption
    • Aggregate performance currently exceeding 160Mbps UDP and 107Mbps TCP on Velocity
    • Integrated Web-service-APIs for terminal integration and beam switching
    • Multi-receiver- 500MHz
    • Very efficient, reaching up to 64APSK in iDirect next generation VSAT platform