IF and associated interface requirements applicable to Satellite Communications SATCOM Earth Terminals ET operating over military X-band and Ka-band Super High Frequency SHF channels. Military unique requirements for ET that may operate over commercial C-band, Ku-band, and Ka-band are included. Equipment developers may exceed the requirements herein to satisfy specific program requirements, provided that interoperability is maintained. Thus, incorporating additional standard and nonstandard capabilities and interfaces is not precluded. Existing SHF SATCOM terminals need not conform to this MIL-STD unless they undergo a modernization program.

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MIL-STD-188-164B

G/T antenna receive gain-to-noise temperature

HPA high-power amplifier

IEEE

Hertz

Institute of Electrical and Electronic

Engineers

IESS INTELSAT earth station standard

IF intermediate frequency

INTELSAT International Telecommunications Satellite

Organization

ISO International Organization for

Standardization

ITU-R International Telecommunications Union Radio

communication Sector

K kelvin

kHz kilohertz

LHCP left-hand circular polarization

LNA low-noise amplifier

m2 square meter

Mbps megabits per second

MHz megahertz

MIL-STD military standard

NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization

PM phase modulation

Psat saturated power

Plinear maximum-linear power

RF radio frequency

RHCP right-hand circular polarization

RMS RSS

root-mean-square root-sum-square

Rs symbol rate

Rx receive

SATCOM satellite communications

SHF super high frequency

SNMP simple network management protocol