Design Limits for Supported Remotes

Design Limits for Supported

Remotes
iDirect Evolution™
iDX Release 4.1.x.x

October 11, 2019

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Revision History

The following table shows all revisions for this document. To determine if this is the latest
revision, check the Technical Assistance Center (TAC) Web site. Refer to Getting Help on
page 6 for TAC access information.

Revision Date Updates

A July 11, 2018 Initial version for iDX Release 4.1.x.x.
B March 08, 2019 Updated to align with iDX 4.1.2 release capabilities. Changes in
this document from Rev A include:
• Addition of iQ 200 Board and iQ 200 Rackmount remotes.
• Addition of 438B and 100B Upstream Payload data for DVB-S2X
carriers.
• New chapter on testing and test set-up.
• Rearrangement of the chapter structure.
• All figures are updated.
C April 11, 2019 Made changes to Figures 6-23, 6-24, 6-25, and 6-26.
D July 25, 2019 Updates to this revision include:
• Changes to numerous figures in all chapters.
• Added link encryption performance data to chapters 3 through 6.
• Added Line Card Performance Limits chapter.
E October 11, 2019 Added Testing Remotes for Layer 2 MTU Characterization on
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Contents

Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii

Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.3 Document Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.4 Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.5 Comparing to Prior Releases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.6 Referenced Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Chapter 3 Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.2 Testing in Layer 3 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.3 Testing in L2oS Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.4 Testing Set-Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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3.4.1 Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.4.2 Downstream Carrier Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.4.3 Upstream Carrier Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.4.4 Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.5 Testing Remotes for Layer 2 MTU Characterization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Chapter 3 Performance Limitations in Layer 3 Mode for DVB-S2 Carriers

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3.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.2 UDP Performance in DVB-S2 Layer 3 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.2.1 Layer 3 UDP - Downstream Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.2.2 Layer 3 UDP - Upstream Traffic with 438 Byte Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.2.3 Layer 3 UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 438 Byte Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
3.2.4 Layer 3 UDP - Upstream Traffic with 170 Byte Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
3.2.5 Layer 3 UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 170 Byte Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
3.2.6 Layer 3 UDP - Upstream Traffic with 100 Byte Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
3.2.7 Layer 3 UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 100 Byte Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
3.3 TCP Performance in DVB-S2 Layer 3 Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
3.3.1 Layer 3 TCP - Performance Characterization with 438 Byte Payload . . . . . . 89
3.3.2 Layer 3 TCP - Performance Characterization with 170 Byte Payload . . . . . . 95
3.3.3 Layer 3 TCP - Performance Characterization with 100 Byte Payload . . . . . 101
3.4 UDP Performance in DVB-S2 Layer 3 Mode with Link Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . 107
3.4.1 Link Encryption - Layer 3 UDP Downstream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
3.4.2 Link Encryption - Layer 3 UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional with 438B Payload .
110
3.4.3 Link Encryption - Layer 3 UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional with 170B Payload .
116
3.4.4 Link Encryption - Layer 3 UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional with 100B Payload .
122
3.5 TCP Performance in DVB-S2 Layer 3 Mode with Link Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . 128
3.5.1 Link Encryption - Layer 3 TCP with 438B Payload. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
3.5.2 Link Encryption - Layer 3 TCP with 170B Payload. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
3.5.3 Link Encryption - Layer 3 TCP with 100B Payload. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

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Chapter 4 Performance Limitations in Layer 3 Mode for DVB-S2X Carriers

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4.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
4.2 UDP Performance in DVB - S2X Layer 3 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
4.2.1 Layer 3 UDP -Downstream Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
4.2.2 Layer 3 UDP - Upstream Traffic with 438 Byte Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
4.2.3 Layer 3 UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 438 Byte Payload . . . . . . . . . . . 151
4.2.4 Layer 3 UDP - Upstream Traffic with 170 Byte Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
4.2.5 Layer 3 UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 170 Byte Payload . . . . . . . . . . . 158
4.2.6 Layer 3 UDP - Upstream Traffic with 100 Byte Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
4.2.7 Layer 3 UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 100 Byte Payload . . . . . . . . . . . 165
4.3 TCP Performance in DVB-S2X Layer 3 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
4.3.1 Layer 3 TCP - Performance Characterization with 438 Byte Payload . . . . . 169
4.3.2 Layer 3 TCP - Performance Characterization with 170 Byte Payload . . . . . 172
4.3.3 Layer 3 TCP - Performance Characterization with 100 Byte Payload . . . . . 175
4.4 UDP Performance in DVB - S2X Layer 3 Mode with Link Encryption . . . . . . . . . 178
4.4.1 Link Encryption - Layer 3 UDP Downstream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
4.4.2 Link Encryption - Layer 3 UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional 438B Payload . 181
4.4.3 Link Encryption - Layer 3 UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional 170B Payload . 187
4.4.4 Link Encryption - Layer 3 UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional 100B Payload . 193
4.5 TCP Performance in DVB - S2X Layer 3 Mode with Link Encryption. . . . . . . . . . 199
4.5.1 Link Encryption - Layer 3 TCP with 438B Payload. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
4.5.2 Link Encryption - Layer 3 TCP with 170B Payload. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
4.5.3 Link Encryption - Layer 3 TCP with 100B Payload. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Chapter 5 Performance Limitations in Layer 2 Mode (L2oS) for DVB-S2

Carriers209
5.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
5.2 UDP Performance in DVB-S2 Layer 2 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
5.2.1 L2oS UDP - Downstream Traffic Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
5.2.2 L2oS UDP - Upstream Traffic with 438 Byte Payload. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
5.2.3 L2oS UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 438 Byte Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

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5.2.4 L2oS UDP - Upstream Traffic with 170 Byte Payload. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
5.2.5 L2oS UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 170 Byte Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
5.2.6 L2oS UDP - Upstream Traffic with 100 Byte Payload. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
5.2.7 L2oS UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 100 Byte Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
5.3 TCP Performance in DVB-S2 Layer 2 Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
5.3.1 L2oS TCP - Performance Characterization with 438 Byte Payload . . . . . . . 243
5.3.2 L2oS TCP - Performance Characterization with 170 Byte Payload . . . . . . . 246
5.3.3 L2oS TCP - Performance Characterization with 100 Byte Payload . . . . . . . 249
5.4 UDP Performance in DVB-S2 Layer 2 Mode with Link Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . 252
5.4.1 Link Encryption - L2oS UDP Downstream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
5.4.2 Link Encryption - L2oS UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional with 438B Payload 255
5.4.3 Link Encryption - L2oS UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional with 170B Payload 261
5.4.4 Link Encryption - L2oS UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional with 100B Payload 267
5.5 TCP Performance in DVB-S2 Layer 2 Mode with Link Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . 273
5.5.1 Link Encryption - L2oS TCP with 438B Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
5.5.2 Link Encryption - L2oS TCP with 170B Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
5.5.3 Link Encryption - L2oS TCP with 100B Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

Chapter 6 Performance Limitations in Layer 2 Mode (L2oS) for DVB-S2X

Carriers283
6.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
6.2 UDP Performance in DVB-S2X Layer 2 Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
6.2.1 L2oS UDP - Downstream Traffic Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
6.2.2 L2oS UDP - Upstream Traffic with 438 Byte Payload. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
6.2.3 L2oS UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 438 Byte Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
6.2.4 L2oS UDP - Upstream Traffic with 170 Byte Payload. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
6.2.5 L2oS UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 170 Byte Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
6.2.6 L2oS UDP - Upstream Traffic with 100 Byte Payload. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
6.2.7 L2oS UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 100 Byte Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
6.3 TCP Performance in DVB-S2X Layer 2 Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
6.3.1 L2oS TCP - Performance Characterization with 438 Byte Payload . . . . . . . 311
6.3.2 L2oS TCP - Performance Characterization with 170 Byte Payload . . . . . . . 314

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6.3.3 L2oS TCP - Performance Characterization with 100 Byte Payload . . . . . . . 317
6.4 UDP Performance in DVB-S2X Layer 2 Mode with Link Encryption . . . . . . . . . . 320
6.4.1 Link Encryption - L2oS UDP Downstream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
6.4.2 Link Encryption - L2oS UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional with 438B Payload 323
6.4.3 Link Encryption - L2oS UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional with 170B Payload 330
6.4.4 Link Encryption - L2oS UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional with 100B Payload 337
6.5 TCP Performance in DVB-S2X Layer 2 Mode with Link Encryption . . . . . . . . . . 343
6.5.1 Link Encryption - L2oS TCP with 438B Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
6.5.2 Link Encryption - L2oS TCP with 170B Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
6.5.3 Link Encryption - L2oS TCP with 100B Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

Chapter 7 DVB-S2 Line Card Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

7.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
7.2 Line Card Performance-DVB-S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
7.2.1 Line Cards Comparison - Downstream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
7.2.2 Upstream with 438B Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
7.2.3 Upstream with 170B Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
7.2.4 Upstream with 100B Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

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Figure 3-1. Remotes Comparison L3 Downstream Frame Rate - S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Figure 3-2. Remotes Comparison L3 Downstream IP Rate-S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Figure 3-3. iQ Desktop iQ 200 L3 Downstream Frame Rate - S2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Figure 3-4. iQ Desktop, iQ 200 L3 Downstream IP Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Figure 3-5. 9350 L3 Downstream Frame Rate - S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure 3-6. 9350 Downstream IP Rate - S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure 3-7. 950mp L3 Downstream Frame Rate - S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Figure 3-8. 950mp L3 Downstream IP Rate - S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Figure 3-9. X7 L3 Downstream Frame Rate - S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Figure 3-10. X7 L3 Downstream IP Rate - S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Figure 3-11. X5 L3 Downstream Frame Rate - S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Figure 3-12. X5 L3 Downstream IP Rate - S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Figure 3-13. X3 L3 Downstream Frame Rate - S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Figure 3-14. X3 L3 Downstream IP Rate - S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Figure 3-15. X1 L3 Downstream Frame Rate - S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Figure 3-16. X1 L3 Downstream IP Rate - S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Figure 3-17. e8350 L3 Downstream Frame Rate - S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Figure 3-18. e8350 L3 Downstream IP Rate - S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Figure 3-19. Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Figure 3-20. Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Figure 3-21. iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Figure 3-22. iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Figure 3-23. iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Figure 3-24. iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Figure 3-25. 9350 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438 (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Figure 3-26. 9350 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Figure 3-27. 950mp L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Figure 3-28. 950mp L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Figure 3-29. X7 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Figure 3-30. X7 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Figure 3-31. X5 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Figure 3-32. X5 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Figure 3-33. X3 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Figure 3-34. X3 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Figure 3-35. X1 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Figure 3-36. X1 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Figure 3-37. e8350 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Figure 3-38. e8350 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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Figure 3-39. iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Figure 3-40. iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Figure 3-41. iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Figure 3-42. iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Figure 3-43. 9350 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Figure 3-44. 9350 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Figure 3-45. 950mp L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Figure 3-46. 42 950mp L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Figure 3-47. X7 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Figure 3-48. X7 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Figure 3-49. X5 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Figure 3-50. X5 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Figure 3-51. X3 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B(S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Figure 3-52. X3 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B(S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Figure 3-53. X1 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Figure 3-54. X1 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Figure 3-55. e8350 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Figure 3-56. e8350 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Figure 3-57. Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Figure 3-58. Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Figure 3-59. iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Figure 3-60. iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Figure 3-61. iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Figure 3-62. iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Figure 3-63. 9350 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Figure 3-64. 58 9350 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Figure 3-65. 950mp L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Figure 3-66. 950mp L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Figure 3-67. X7 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Figure 3-68. X7 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Figure 3-69. X5 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Figure 3-70. X5 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Figure 3-71. X3 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Figure 3-72. X3 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Figure 3-73. X1 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Figure 3-74. X1 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Figure 3-75. e8350 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Figure 3-76. e8350 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Figure 3-77. iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Figure 3-78. iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

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Figure 3-79. iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Figure 3-80. iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Figure 3-81. 9350 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Figure 3-82. 9350 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Figure 3-83. 950mp L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Figure 3-84. 950mp L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Figure 3-85. x7 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Figure 3-86. X7 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Figure 3-87. X5 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Figure 3-88. X5 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Figure 3-89. X3 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Figure 3-90. X3 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Figure 3-91. X1 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Figure 3-92. X1 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Figure 3-93. 83 e8350 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Figure 3-94. e8350 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Figure 3-95. Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Figure 3-96. Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Figure 3-97. iQ200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Figure 3-98. iQ200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Figure 3-99. iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Figure 3-100. iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Figure 3-101. 9350 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Figure 3-102. 9350 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Figure 3-103. 950mp L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Figure 3-104. 950mp L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Figure 3-105. X7 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Figure 3-106. X7 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Figure 3-107. X5 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Figure 3-108. X5 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Figure 3-109. X3 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Figure 3-110. X3 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Figure 3-111. X1 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Figure 3-112. X1 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Figure 3-113. e8350 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Figure 3-114. e8350 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Figure 3-115. iQ200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Figure 3-116. iQ200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Figure 3-117. iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Figure 3-118. iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

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Figure 3-119. 9350 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Figure 3-120. 9350 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Figure 3-121. 950mp L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Figure 3-122. 950mp L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Figure 3-123. X7 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Figure 3-124. X7 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Figure 3-125. X5 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Figure 3-126. X5 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Figure 3-127. X3 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Figure 3-128. X3 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Figure 3-129. X1 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Figure 3-130. X1 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Figure 3-131. e8350 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Figure 3-132. e8350 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Figure 3-133. L3 Bi-Directional TCP Throughput - 438B L3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Figure 3-134. iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Figure 3-135. iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Figure 3-136. 9350 L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Figure 3-137. 950mp L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Figure 3-138. X7 L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Figure 3-139. X5 L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Figure 3-140. X3 L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Figure 3-141. X1 L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Figure 3-142. e8350 L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Figure 3-143. Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Figure 3-144. iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Figure 3-145. iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Figure 3-146. 9350 L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Figure 3-147. 950mp L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Figure 3-148. X7 L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Figure 3-149. X5 L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Figure 3-150. X3 L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Figure 3-151. X1 L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Figure 3-152. e8350 L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Figure 3-153. Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Figure 3-154. iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Figure 3-155. iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Figure 3-156. 9350 L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Figure 3-157. 950mp L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Figure 3-158. X7 L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

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Figure 3-159. X5 L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Figure 3-160. X3 L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Figure 3-161. X1 L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Figure 3-162. e8350 L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Figure 3-163. ENC - L3 Downstream Frame Rate (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Figure 3-164. ENC - L3 Downstream IP Rate (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Figure 3-165. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Figure 3-166. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Figure 3-167. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Figure 3-168. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Figure 3-169. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Figure 3-170. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Figure 3-171. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Figure 3-172. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Figure 3-173. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Figure 3-174. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Figure 3-175. ENC- Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Figure 3-176. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Figure 3-177. ENC - iQ200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Figure 3-178. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Figure 3-179. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Figure 3-180. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Figure 3-181. ENC- iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Figure 3-182. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Figure 3-183. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Figure 3-184. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Figure 3-185. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Figure 3-186. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Figure 3-187. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Figure 3-188. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Figure 3-189. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Figure 3-190. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Figure 3-191. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Figure 3-192. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Figure 3-193. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Figure 3-194. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Figure 3-195. ENC - Remote Comparison L3 TCP Throughput 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Figure 3-196. ENC - iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Figure 3-197. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Figure 3-198. ENC - Remotes Comparison - L3 TCP Throughput 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

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Figure 3-199. ENC - iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Figure 3-200. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Figure 3-201. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Figure 3-202. ENC - iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Figure 3-203. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Figure 3-204. ENC - Remotes Comparison - L3 TCP Throughput 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Figure 3-205. ENC - iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Figure 3-206. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Figure 3-207. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Figure 3-208. ENC - iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Figure 3-209. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Figure 4-1. Remotes Comparison L3 Downstream Frame Rate (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Figure 4-2. Remotes Comparison L3 Downstream IP Rate (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Figure 4-3. iQ 200 L3 Downstream Frame Rate (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Figure 4-4. iQ 200 L3 Downstream IP Rate (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Figure 4-5. iQ Desktop L3 Downstream Frame Rate (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Figure 4-6. iQ Desktop L3 Downstream IP Rate (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Figure 4-7. Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Figure 4-8. Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Figure 4-9. iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Figure 4-10. iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Figure 4-11. iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Figure 4-12. iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Figure 4-13. iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Figure 4-14. iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Figure 4-15. iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Figure 4-16. iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Figure 4-17. Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Figure 4-18. Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Figure 4-19. iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Figure 4-20. iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Figure 4-21. iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Figure 4-22. iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Figure 4-23. iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Figure 4-24. iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Figure 4-25. iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Figure 4-26. iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Figure 4-27. Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Figure 4-28. Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Figure 4-29. iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

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Figure 4-30. iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Figure 4-31. iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Figure 4-32. iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Figure 4-33. iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Figure 4-34. iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Figure 4-35. iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Figure 4-36. iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Figure 4-37. Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Figure 4-38. iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Figure 4-39. iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Figure 4-40. Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Figure 4-41. iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Figure 4-42. iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Figure 4-43. Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Figure 4-44. iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Figure 4-45. iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Figure 4-46. ENC - L3 Downstream Frame Rate (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Figure 4-47. ENC - L3 Downstream IP Rate (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Figure 4-48. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X). . . . . . . . . . . 182
Figure 4-49. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Figure 4-50. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Figure 4-51. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Figure 4-52. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Figure 4-53. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Figure 4-54. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2X). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Figure 4-55. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2X). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Figure 4-56. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2X). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Figure 4-57. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2X). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Figure 4-58. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X). . . . . . . . . . . 188
Figure 4-59. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Figure 4-60. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Figure 4-61. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Figure 4-62. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Figure 4-63. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Figure 4-64. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2X). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Figure 4-65. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2X). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Figure 4-66. ENC - L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Figure 4-67. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2X). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Figure 4-68. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X). . . . . . . . . . . 194
Figure 4-69. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

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Figure 4-70. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Figure 4-71. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Figure 4-72. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Figure 4-73. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Figure 4-74. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2X). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Figure 4-75. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2X). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Figure 4-76. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2X). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Figure 4-77. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2X). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Figure 4-78. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Figure 4-79. ENC - iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Figure 4-80. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Figure 4-81. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Figure 4-82. ENC - iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Figure 4-83. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Figure 4-84. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Figure 4-85. ENC - iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Figure 4-86. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Figure 5-1. Remotes Comparison L2oS Downstream Frame Rate - S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Figure 5-2. Remotes Comparison L2oS Downstream IP Rate - S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Figure 5-3. iQ 200 L2oS Downstream Frame Rate (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Figure 5-4. iQ 200 L2oS Downstream IP Rate (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Figure 5-5. iQ Desktop L2oS Downstream Frame Rate (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Figure 5-6. iQ Desktop L2oS Downstream IP Rate (S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Figure 5-7. Remote Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Figure 5-8. Remote Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Figure 5-9. iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Figure 5-10. iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Figure 5-11. iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Figure 5-12. iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Figure 5-13. X7 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Figure 5-14. X7 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Figure 5-15. iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Figure 5-16. iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Figure 5-17. iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Figure 5-18. iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Figure 5-19. X7 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Figure 5-20. X7 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Figure 5-21. Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Figure 5-22. Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Figure 5-23. iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

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Figure 5-24. iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Figure 5-25. iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Figure 5-26. iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Figure 5-27. X7 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Figure 5-28. X7 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Figure 5-29. iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Figure 5-30. iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Figure 5-31. iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Figure 5-32. iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Figure 5-33. X7 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Figure 5-34. X7 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Figure 5-35. Remote Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Figure 5-36. Remote Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Figure 5-37. iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Figure 5-38. iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Figure 5-39. iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Figure 5-40. iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Figure 5-41. X7 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Figure 5-42. X7 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Figure 5-43. iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Figure 5-44. iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Figure 5-45. iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Figure 5-46. iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Figure 5-47. X7 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Figure 5-48. X7 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Figure 5-49. Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Figure 5-50. iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Figure 5-51. iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Figure 5-52. X7 L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Figure 5-53. Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Figure 5-54. iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Figure 5-55. iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Figure 5-56. X7 L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Figure 5-57. Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Figure 5-58. iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Figure 5-59. iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Figure 5-60. X7 L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Figure 5-61. ENC - L2oS Downstream Frame Rate - S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Figure 5-62. ENC - L2oS Downstream IP Rate - S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Figure 5-63. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . 256

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Figure 5-64. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Figure 5-65. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Figure 5-66. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Figure 5-67. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Figure 5-68. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Figure 5-69. ENC -iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Figure 5-70. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Figure 5-71. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Figure 5-72. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Figure 5-73. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . 262
Figure 5-74. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Figure 5-75. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Figure 5-76. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Figure 5-77. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Figure 5-78. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Figure 5-79. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Figure 5-80. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Figure 5-81. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Figure 5-82. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Figure 5-83. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . 268
Figure 5-84. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Figure 5-85. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Figure 5-86. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Figure 5-87. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Figure 5-88. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Figure 5-89. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Figure 5-90. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Figure 5-91. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Figure 5-92. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Figure 5-93. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Figure 5-94. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2) (iQ 200) . . . . . . . . 275
Figure 5-95. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2) (iQ Desktop) . . . . . 276
Figure 5-96. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Figure 5-97. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Figure 5-98. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Figure 5-99. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Figure 5-100. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Figure 5-101. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Figure 6-1. Remotes Comparison L2oS Downstream Frame Rate (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Figure 6-2. Remotes Comparison L2oS Downstream IP Rate (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

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Figure 6-3. iQ 200 L2oS Downstream Frame Rate (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Figure 6-4. iQ 200 L2oS Downstream IP Rate (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Figure 6-5. iQ Desktop L2oS Downstream Frame Rate (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Figure 6-6. iQ Desktop L2oS Downstream IP Rate (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Figure 6-7. Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Figure 6-8. Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Figure 6-9. iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Figure 6-10. iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Figure 6-11. iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Figure 6-12. iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Figure 6-13. iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Figure 6-14. iQ 200 L20S Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Figure 6-15. iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Figure 6-16. iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Figure 6-17. Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Figure 6-18. Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Figure 6-19. iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Figure 6-20. iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Figure 6-21. iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (SX) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Figure 6-22. iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Figure 6-23. iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Figure 6-24. iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Figure 6-25. iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Figure 6-26. iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Figure 6-27. Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Figure 6-28. Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Figure 6-29. iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Figure 6-30. iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Figure 6-31. iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Figure 6-32. iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Figure 6-33. iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Figure 6-34. iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Figure 6-35. iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Figure 6-36. iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Figure 6-37. Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Figure 6-38. iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Figure 6-39. iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Figure 6-40. Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Figure 6-41. iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Figure 6-42. iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

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Figure 6-43. Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Figure 6-44. iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Figure 6-45. iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Figure 6-46. ENC - L2oS Downstream Frame Rate (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Figure 6-47. ENC - L2oS Downstream IP Rate (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Figure 6-48. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . 324
Figure 6-49. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Figure 6-50. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Figure 6-51. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Figure 6-52. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Figure 6-53. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Figure 6-54. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Figure 6-55. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Figure 6-56. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Figure 6-57. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Figure 6-58. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . 329
Figure 6-59. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . 331
Figure 6-60. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Figure 6-61. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Figure 6-62. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Figure 6-63. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Figure 6-64. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Figure 6-65. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Figure 6-66. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Figure 6-67. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Figure 6-68. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Figure 6-69. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . 338
Figure 6-70. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Figure 6-71. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Figure 6-72. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Figure 6-73. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Figure 6-74. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Figure 6-75. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Figure 6-76. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Figure 6-77. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Figure 6-78. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Figure 6-79. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Figure 6-80. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Figure 6-81. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput 438B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Figure 6-82. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

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Figure 6-83. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Figure 6-84. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput 170B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Figure 6-85. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Figure 6-86. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Figure 6-87. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput 100B (S2X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Figure 7-1. Downstream Frame Rate - S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Figure 7-2. Downstream IP Rate - S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Figure 7-3. DLC-T, ULC-T Downstream Frame Rate - S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Figure 7-4. DLC-T, ULC-T Downstream IP Rate - S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Figure 7-5. eM1D1, XLC-11 Downstream Frame Rate - S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Figure 7-6. eM1D1, XLC-11 Downstream IP Rate - S2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Figure 7-7. Line Cards Comparison Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Figure 7-8. Line Cards Comparison Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Figure 7-9. DLC-R, ULC-R Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Figure 7-10. DLC-R, ULC-R Line Cards Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Figure 7-11. eM0DM, XLC-M SCD Static Mode Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2). . . . . . . . . . . 362
Figure 7-12. eM0DM, XLC-M SCD Static Mode Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Figure 7-13. eM0DM, XLC-M MCD Mode Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Figure 7-14. eM0DM, XLC-M MCD Mode Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Figure 7-15. Line Cards Comparison Upstream Frame Rate - 170 (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Figure 7-16. Line Cards Comparison Upstream IP Rate - 170 (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Figure 7-17. DL-R, ULC-R Upstream Frame Rate - 170 (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Figure 7-18. DL-R, ULC-R Upstream IP Rate - 170 (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Figure 7-19. eM0DM, XLC-M SCD Static Mode Upstream Frame Rate - 170 (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Figure 7-20. eM0DM, XLC-M SCD Static Mode Upstream IP Rate - 170 (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Figure 7-21. eM0DM, XLC-M MCD Mode Upstream Frame Rate - 170 (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Figure 7-22. eM0DM, XLC-M MCD Mode Upstream IP Rate - 170 (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Figure 7-23. Upstream Frame Rate - 100 (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Figure 7-24. Upstream IP Rate - 100 (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Figure 7-25. DLC-R, ULC-R Upstream Frame Rate - 100 (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Figure 7-26. DLC-R, ULC-R Upstream IP Rate - 100 (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Figure 7-27. eM0DM, XLC-M SCD Static Upstream Frame Rate - 100 (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Figure 7-28. eM0DM, XLC-M SCD Static Upstream IP Rate - 100 (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Figure 7-29. eM0DM, XLC-M MCD Mode Upstream Frame Rate - 100 (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Figure 7-30. eM0DM, XLC-M MCD Mode Upstream IP Rate - 100 (S2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373

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Tables

Table 3-1. Ethernet Frame, IP Packet, and Data Payload Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Table 3-2. Ethernet Frame, IP Packet, and Data Payload Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Table 3-3. MTU Characterization - VLAN Mode on Both Hub and Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Table 3-4. MTU Characterization - QinQ Mode on Both Hub and Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Table 3-5. MTU Characterization - QinQ Mode for Hub and VLAN Mode for Remote. . . . . . . . . 11
Table 3-6. MTU Characterization - QinQ Mode for Hub, VLAN Mode for X7 Remote, CE-TT Mode for
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1 Introduction

1.1 Overview
When specifying, building, upgrading, or expanding an iDirect network, it is necessary to have
knowledge of the operational bounds within which the components of that network can
adequately perform. The information in this document has been obtained through a
combination of performance testing, engineering analysis, and informed judgment, and is
published here as a guide for recommending the design and size of iDirect networks.

1.2 Scope
System performance varies widely across the full range of possible configurations and use
cases. Because it is not possible to test all configurations and make definitive determinations
on the performance limits of each one, the performance measurements used as the basis for
guidance in this document have been obtained using only the most popular configuration
settings.
This document is not intended to answer all performance-related questions. It attempts to
answer only the most commonly-asked performance-related questions.
This document contains the operational bounds for the following remotes supported by iDX
Release 4.1.x.x:
• 9350 Satellite Router
• 950mp Satellite Router
• X7 Satellite Router
• X5 Satellite Router
• X3 Satellite Router
• X1 Satellite Router
• e8350 Satellite Router
• iQ Desktop Satellite Router
• iQ 200 Board Satellite Router

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• iQ 200 Rackmount Satellite Router

NOTE: Because the iQ 200 Board and the iQ 200 Rackmount are essentially the
same remote, they are denoted as iQ 200 in the figures in this document.

1.3 Document Structure

At the highest-level, the document is split to separately cover each of the following:
• Limitations on performance in Layer 3 mode for DVB-S2 and DVB-S2X
• Limitations on performance in Layer 2 mode (L2oS) for DVB-S2 and DVB-S2X
The limitations on performance are then organized by type of traffic, rather than by type of
component. This structure was chosen in an effort to match the way in which the document
will most likely be used, where the typical use case is expected to be one where the customer
need has already been defined as a need to carry a certain amount of a certain type of traffic
and it's up to iDirect to determine what can be used to meet that need.

1.4 Approach
The approach used to determine design limits for this software release began with extensive
performance testing. Tests were designed to independently stress the terminals to determine
the point at which it would fail to carry additional traffic or would start to report errors /
losses.The stress came in the form of heavy traffic. The traffic was generated by test gear,
such as the Spirent TestCenter, which was used to generate UDP, TCP, and multicast traffic.
The limits obtained from this testing were often reached by running the terminal to its
breaking points. Obviously, the terminal should never actually be run at these levels, so these
levels haven't been reported here in this document. Instead, 10% margin has been applied to
these levels for the purpose of reporting safe operating limits in this document. This has been
done to make the document easier to use when trying to size and plan a network. The graphs,
especially, become easier to use when there is no need to apply margin while reading the
graphs. The level at which the customer needs to be able to operate can be located directly
on the graph and quickly compared with the safe operating limits of the devices.

1.5 Comparing to Prior Releases

This document is based on the iDX 3.3 Design Limits Guide. The scope of this document is
solely to provide performance recommendations for remotes with UDP and TCP traffic in
Layer 3 and L2oS modes for DVB-S2 and DVB-S2X networks. In most cases, the performance
limits for existing remotes has remained the same between the previous releases.
The changes in this release from the iDX 3.3 Design Limits Guide (with respect to remote
performance) include:
• Changed margin from 20% to 10%
• Changed representation of performance charts to include additional data
• Added performance data for X1, 9350, 950mp, iQ Desktop, iQ 200 Board, and iQ 200
Rackmount remotes

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• Added performance data for L2oS mode

• Added performance data for additional frame sizes for UDP in both Unidirectional and
Bidirectional traffic scenarios
• Added performance data for DVB-S2 and DVB-S2X networks.
• Added link encryption performance data.
• Added DVB-S2 line card performance data.

1.6 Referenced Documents

• iDX 3.3 Design Limits Guide

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 About

About

Purpose
This guide describes the design limits for iDirect remotes supported in iDX Release 4.1.x.x.
The purpose of this document is to provide information about the design limits on the remotes
supported with the iDX Release 4.1.x.x. This information can be helpful for:
• Designing and dimensioning iDirect networks.
• Providing customers with the configuration limits that TAC supports.
The contents of this document are proprietary and confidential to iDirect. This document is
not intended for, nor should any of its contents be directly divulged to, any person or entity
outside of iDirect.

Audience
The intended audience for this document is iDirect employees including:
• Network designers
• Systems engineers
• Pre-sales engineers
• Sales engineers
• Design or proposal engineers

Contents
This document contains the following chapters:
• Introduction on page 1
• Testing on page 7
• Performance Limitations in Layer 3 Mode for DVB-S2 Carriers on page 13
• Performance Limitations in Layer 3 Mode for DVB-S2X Carriers on page 141
• Performance Limitations in Layer 2 Mode (L2oS) for DVB-S2 Carriers on page 209
• Performance Limitations in Layer 2 Mode (L2oS) for DVB-S2X Carriers on page 283

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Getting Help
The iDirect Technical Assistance Center (TAC) and the iDirect Government Technical
Assistance Center (TAC) are available to provide assistance 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Software user guides, installation procedures, FAQs, and other documents that support iDirect
and iDirect Government products are available on the respective TAC Web site:
• Access the iDirect TAC Web site at http://support.idirect.net
• Access the iDirect Government TAC Web site at http://tac.idirectgov.com
The iDirect TAC may be contacted by telephone or email:
• Telephone: 703.648.8151
• E-mail: [email protected]
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iDirect and iDirect Government produce documentation that are technically accurate, easy to
use, and helpful to our customers. Please assist us in improving this document by providing
feedback. Send comments to:
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For sales or product purchasing information contact iDirect Corporate Sales at the following
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3 Testing

3.1 Overview
As is often the case with performance testing, the limits that are obtained are done so under
carefully-controlled, often ideal, conditions. Unfortunately, these conditions rarely occur on
systems running in the field. An attempt has been made here to cull the data and interpret
the results, in order to help provide some insight into the factors that limit performance, and
provide some guidance on how far each system component can reasonably be pushed.
This chapter contains the following additional sections that cover the performance limitations
to be expected in iDirect networks carrying UDP and TCP traffic in L3 and L2 modes:
• Testing in Layer 3 Mode on page 7
• Testing in L2oS Mode on page 8
• Testing Set-Up on page 9

3.2 Testing in Layer 3 Mode

Testing was performed to determine the maximum throughput that could be sustained by
remotes when transferring UDP and TCP traffic in L3 mode. Tests included configurations that
used the largest downstream and upstream carriers possible. The tests were performed on a
user VLAN and the throughput was characterized for 1500, 1024, 512, 256, and 72 byte
Ethernet Frames. The throughput is expressed as the IP data rate that the customer would
see.The following table shows the Ethernet Frame and the resulting IP Packet and Data
Payload size used for throughput testing:

NOTE: The throughput results for a 512 byte Ethernet Frame size are comparable
to an IMIX (short for Internet Mix) traffic profile consisting of 64, 512, and 1500
byte Ethernet Frames with weights of 40%, 40%, and 20% respectively. Such an
IMIX profile results in an average Ethernet Frame size of 530.4 bytes.

Table 3-1. Ethernet Frame, IP Packet, and Data Payload Size

Ethernet Frame IP Packet Size Data Payload Size

Size (Bytes) (Bytes) (Bytes)
1500 1478 1450
1024 1002 974

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Table 3-1. Ethernet Frame, IP Packet, and Data Payload Size (continued)

Ethernet Frame IP Packet Size Data Payload Size

Size (Bytes) (Bytes) (Bytes)
512 490 462
256 234 206
72 50 22

The remotes tested in L3 mode are:

• 9350 Satellite Router
• 950mp Satellite Router
• X7 Satellite Router
• X5 Satellite Router
• X3 Satellite Router
• X1 Satellite Router
• e8350 Satellite Router
• iQ Desktop Satellite Router
• iQ 200 Board Satellite Router
• iQ 200 Rackmount Satellite Router
The result of this testing was data that has been used to determine the highest level of
throughput that each component should be expected to handle. The results of this testing
have been distilled into recommended limitations to be applied when planning to use these
components to meet customer throughput requirements.

3.3 Testing in L2oS Mode

Testing was performed to determine the maximum throughput that could be sustained by
remotes when transferring UDP and TCP traffic in L2oS mode. Tests included configurations
that used the largest downstream and upstream carriers possible. The tests were performed
on a user VLAN and the throughput was characterized for 1500, 1024, 512, 256 and 72 byte
Ethernet Frames.
The throughput is expressed as the IP data rate that the customer would see. Table 3-2 shows
the Ethernet Frame and the resulting IP Packet and Data Payload size used for throughput
testing.

NOTE: The throughput results for a 512 byte Ethernet Frame size are comparable
to an IMIX (short for Internet Mix) traffic profile consisting of 64, 512, and 1500
byte Ethernet Frames with weights of 40%, 40%, and 20% respectively. Such an
IMIX profile results in an average Ethernet Frame size of 530.4 bytes.

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Table 3-2. Ethernet Frame, IP Packet, and Data Payload Size

Ethernet Frame IP Packet Size Data Payload Size

Size (Bytes) (Bytes) (Bytes)
1500 1478 1450
1024 1002 974
512 490 462
256 234 206
72 50 22

The remotes tested in L2oS mode are:

• X7 Satellite Router
• iQ Desktop Satellite Router
• iQ 200 Board Satellite Router
• iQ 200 Rackmount Satellite Router
The result of this testing was data that has been used here to determine the highest level of
throughput that each component should be expected to handle without error or data loss. The
results of this testing have been distilled into recommended limitations to be applied when
planning to use these components to meet customer throughput requirements.

NOTE: All L2oS throughput tests were performed with the L2oS header
compression type set to Simple. This header compression type is enabled by
default in iBuilder for L2oS mode.

NOTE: For 170B and 100B payloads, hub-side custom keys are required to achieve
the upstream TCP throughput rates shown. Contact TAC for details; see Getting
Help on page 6.

3.4 Testing Set-Up

3.4.1 Hardware
• Remotes - iQ Desktop, iQ 200 Board and iQ 200 Rackmount, 9350, 950MP, X7, X5, X3, X1,
e8350
• Line Cards - ULC-T, ULC-R, DLC-T, DLC-R, eM1D1, eM0DM
• Servers - iGW FC630
• Traffic Generators - Spirent Test Center for UDP, iPerf v3 for TCP

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3.4.2 Downstream Carrier Configuration

• DVB-S2X
• iQ Desktop, iQ 200 Board and iQ 200 Rackmount - 119 Msps, minimum MODCOD QPSK
- 9/20, maximum MODCOD 256APSK - 3/4
• DVBS-S2
• iQ Desktop, iQ 200 Board and iQ 200 Rackmount, 9350, 950MP, X7, X5, X3, e8350 -
45 Msps, minimum MODCOD QPSK - 1/2, maximum MODCOD 32APSK - 8/9

3.4.3 Upstream Carrier Configuration

• 438B
• 9350, 950MP - 29 Msps, 8PSK - 6/7 (MIR 49.0 Mbps)
• iQ 200 - 15 Msps, 16QAM - 6/7 (MIR 36.6 Mbps)
• iQ Desktop - 7.5 Msps, 16QAM - 6/7 (MIR 19.4 Mbps)
• X7, X5, X3, e8350 - 7.5 Msps, 8PSK - 6/7 (MIR 14.5 Mbps)
• X1 - 4 Msps, 8PSK 6/7
• 170B
• iQ 200 - 8.45 Msps, 16QAM - 6/7 (MIR 18.1 Mbps)
• iQ Desktop - 7.5 Msps, 16QAM - 6/7 (MIR 16.4 Mbps)
• 9350, 950MP - 11.5 Msps, 8PSK - 6/7 (MIR 18.1 Mbps)
• X7 - 7.5 Msps, 8PSK - 6/7 (MIR 12.0 Mbps)
• X5, X3, X1, e8350 - 3.1 Msps, 8PSK - 6/7 (MIR 5.3 Mbps)
• 100B
• iQ Desktop, iQ 200, 9350, 950MP - 7.5 Msps, 8PSK - 3/4 (MIR 9.4 Mbps)
• X7 - 5.8 Msps, 8PSK - 3/4 (MIR 7.6 Mbps)
• X5, X3, X1, e8350 - 2 Msps, 8PSK - 3/4 (MIR 2.7 Mbps)

3.4.4 Topology
• IF network with simulated delay introduced by Protocol Processor.
• User VLAN for all test traffic.

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3.5 Testing Remotes for Layer 2 MTU Characterization

iQ Series, X1, X7, and 9350 remotes were tested in different SDT modes to determine
Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) characterization. The results are shown in the following
tables.

Table 3-3. MTU Characterization - VLAN Mode on Both Hub and Remote

Total Downstream MTU Size Total Upstream MTU Size

Maximum ICMP (ICMP Header - 8, IP Header Maximum ICMP (ICMP Header - 8, IP
Remote Type Data Bytes in - 20, Ethernet Header - 14, Data Bytes in Header - 20, Ethernet
Downstream VLAN Header - 4, FCS - 4 + Upstream Header - 14, VLAN Header
Payload) - 4, FCS - 4 + Payload)

iQ Desktop / 1472 1522 1472 1522

iQ 200 Rackmount
X7 1472 1522 1472 1522
X1 1486 1536 1486 1536
9350 1472 1522 1472 1522

Table 3-4. MTU Characterization - QinQ Mode on Both Hub and Remote

Total Downstream MTU Size Total Upstream MTU Size

Maximum ICMP (ICMP Header - 8, IP Header Maximum ICMP (ICMP Header - 8, IP
Remote Type Data Bytes in - 20, Ethernet Header - 14, Data Bytes in Header - 20, Ethernet
Downstream QinQ Header - 4 + 4, FCS - 4 Upstream Header - 14, QinQ Header -
+ Payload) 4 + 4, FCS - 4 + Payload)

iQ Desktop / 1468 1522 1468 1522

iQ 200 Rackmount
X1 1482 1536 1482 1536
9350 1468 1522 1468 1522

Table 3-5. MTU Characterization - QinQ Mode for Hub and VLAN Mode for Remote

Total Downstream MTU Size Total Upstream MTU Size

Maximum ICMP (ICMP Header - 8, IP Header Maximum ICMP (ICMP Header - 8, IP
Remote Type Data Bytes in - 20, Ethernet Header - 14, Data Bytes in Header - 20, Ethernet
Downstream QinQ Header - 4 + 4, FCS - 4 Upstream Header - 14, VLAN Header
+ Payload) - 4, FCS - 4 + Payload)

iQ Desktop / 1472 1522 1472 1522

iQ 200 Rackmount
X7 1472 1522 1472 1522
X1 1486 1536 1486 1536
9350 1472 1522 1472 1522

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Table 3-6. MTU Characterization - QinQ Mode for Hub, VLAN Mode for X7 Remote, CE-TT Mode for iQ
Series Remote

Total Downstream MTU Size Total Upstream MTU Size

Maximum ICMP (ICMP Header - 8, IP Header Maximum ICMP (ICMP Header - 8, IP
Remote Type Data Bytes in - 20, Ethernet Header - 14, Data Bytes in Header - 20, Ethernet
Downstream CE-TT Header - 4 + 4, FCS - Upstream Header - 14, VLAN Header
4 + Payload) - 4, FCS - 4 + Payload)

iQ Desktop / 1472 1526 1472 1522

iQ 200 Rackmount
X7 1476 1530 1476 1526

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3 Performance Limitations
in Layer 3 Mode for DVB-
S2 Carriers
3.1 Overview
This chapter contains the following sections that cover the performance limitations to be
expected in iDirect networks carrying UDP and TCP traffic in L3 mode for DVB-S2 networks:
• UDP Performance in DVB-S2 Layer 3 Mode on page 14
• TCP Performance in DVB-S2 Layer 3 Mode on page 88
• UDP Performance in DVB-S2 Layer 3 Mode with Link Encryption on page 107
• TCP Performance in DVB-S2 Layer 3 Mode with Link Encryption on page 128

NOTE: The iQ 200 Board and the iQ 200 Rackmount are denoted as iQ 200 in
order to simplify the figures in this chapter.

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3.2 UDP Performance in DVB-S2 Layer 3 Mode

This section contains the following subsections:
• Layer 3 UDP - Downstream Traffic on page 15
• Layer 3 UDP - Upstream Traffic with 438 Byte Payload on page 25
• Layer 3 UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 438 Byte Payload on page 36
• Layer 3 UDP - Upstream Traffic with 170 Byte Payload on page 46
• Layer 3 UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 170 Byte Payload on page 57
• Layer 3 UDP - Upstream Traffic with 100 Byte Payload on page 67
• Layer 3 UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 100 Byte Payload on page 78

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3.2.1 Layer 3 UDP - Downstream Traffic

This section shows remote downstream performance. It provides both remote comparisons
and individual remote performance.
It contains the following figures:
• Figure 3-1: Remotes Comparison L3 Downstream Frame Rate - S2
• Figure 3-2: Remotes Comparison L3 Downstream IP Rate-S2
• Figure 3-3: iQ Desktop iQ 200 L3 Downstream Frame Rate - S2
• Figure 3-4: iQ Desktop, iQ 200 L3 Downstream IP Rate
• Figure 3-5: 9350 L3 Downstream Frame Rate - S2
• Figure 3-6: 9350 Downstream IP Rate - S2
• Figure 3-7: 950mp L3 Downstream Frame Rate - S2
• Figure 3-8: 950mp L3 Downstream IP Rate - S2
• Figure 3-9: X7 L3 Downstream Frame Rate - S2
• Figure 3-10: X7 L3 Downstream IP Rate - S2
• Figure 3-11: X5 L3 Downstream Frame Rate - S2
• Figure 3-12: X5 L3 Downstream IP Rate - S2
• Figure 3-13: X3 L3 Downstream Frame Rate - S2
• Figure 3-14: X3 L3 Downstream IP Rate - S2
• Figure 3-15: X1 L3 Downstream Frame Rate - S2
• Figure 3-16: X1 L3 Downstream IP Rate - S2
• Figure 3-17: e8350 L3 Downstream Frame Rate - S2
• Figure 3-18: e8350 L3 Downstream IP Rate - S2

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Figure 3-1. Remotes Comparison L3 Downstream Frame Rate - S2

Figure 3-2. Remotes Comparison L3 Downstream IP Rate-S2

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Figure 3-3. iQ Desktop iQ 200 L3 Downstream Frame Rate - S2

Figure 3-4. iQ Desktop, iQ 200 L3 Downstream IP Rate

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Figure 3-5. 9350 L3 Downstream Frame Rate - S2

Figure 3-6. 9350 Downstream IP Rate - S2

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Figure 3-7. 950mp L3 Downstream Frame Rate - S2

Figure 3-8. 950mp L3 Downstream IP Rate - S2

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Figure 3-9. X7 L3 Downstream Frame Rate - S2

Figure 3-10. X7 L3 Downstream IP Rate - S2

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Figure 3-11. X5 L3 Downstream Frame Rate - S2

Figure 3-12. X5 L3 Downstream IP Rate - S2

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Figure 3-13. X3 L3 Downstream Frame Rate - S2

Figure 3-14. X3 L3 Downstream IP Rate - S2

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Figure 3-15. X1 L3 Downstream Frame Rate - S2

Figure 3-16. X1 L3 Downstream IP Rate - S2

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Figure 3-17. e8350 L3 Downstream Frame Rate - S2

Figure 3-18. e8350 L3 Downstream IP Rate - S2

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3.2.2 Layer 3 UDP - Upstream Traffic with 438 Byte Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 3-19: Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-20: Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-21: iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-22: iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-23: iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-24: iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-25: 9350 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438 (S2)
• Figure 3-26: 9350 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-27: 950mp L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-28: 950mp L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-29: X7 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-30: X7 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-31: X5 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-32: X5 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-33: X3 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-34: X3 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-35: X1 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-36: X1 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-37: e8350 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-38: e8350 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-19. Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 3-20. Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-21. iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 3-22. iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-23. iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 3-24. iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-25. 9350 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438 (S2)

Figure 3-26. 9350 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-27. 950mp L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 3-28. 950mp L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-29. X7 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 3-30. X7 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-31. X5 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 3-32. X5 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-33. X3 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 3-34. X3 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-35. X1 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 3-36. X1 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-37. e8350 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 3-38. e8350 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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3.2.3 Layer 3 UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 438 Byte

Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 3-39: iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-40: iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-41: iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-42: iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-43: 9350 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-44: 9350 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-45: 950mp L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-46: 42 950mp L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-47: X7 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-48: X7 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-49: X5 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-50: X5 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-51: X3 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B(S2)
• Figure 3-52: X3 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B(S2)
• Figure 3-53: X1 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-54: X1 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-55: e8350 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-56: e8350 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-39. iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 3-40. iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-41. iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 3-42. iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-43. 9350 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 3-44. 9350 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-45. 950mp L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 3-46. 42 950mp L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-47. X7 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 3-48. X7 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-49. X5 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 3-50. X5 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-51. X3 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B(S2)

Figure 3-52. X3 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B(S2)

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Figure 3-53. X1 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 3-54. X1 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-55. e8350 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 3-56. e8350 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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3.2.4 Layer 3 UDP - Upstream Traffic with 170 Byte Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 3-57: Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-58: Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-59: iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-60: iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-61: iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-62: iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-63: 9350 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-64: 58 9350 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-65: 950mp L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-66: 950mp L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-67: X7 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-68: X7 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-69: X5 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-70: X5 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-71: X3 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-72: X3 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-73: X1 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-74: X1 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-75: e8350 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-76: e8350 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-57. Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-58. Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-59. iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-60. iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-61. iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-62. iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-63. 9350 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-64. 58 9350 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-65. 950mp L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-66. 950mp L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-67. X7 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-68. X7 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-69. X5 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-70. X5 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-71. X3 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-72. X3 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-73. X1 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-74. X1 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-75. e8350 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-76. e8350 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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3.2.5 Layer 3 UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 170 Byte

Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 3-77: iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-78: iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-79: iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-80: iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-81: 9350 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-82: 9350 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-83: 950mp L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-84: 950mp L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-85: x7 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-86: X7 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-87: X5 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-88: X5 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-89: X3 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-90: X3 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-90: X3 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-91: X1 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-93: 83 e8350 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-94: e8350 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-77. iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-78. iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-79. iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-80. iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-81. 9350 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-82. 9350 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-83. 950mp L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-84. 950mp L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-85. x7 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-86. X7 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-87. X5 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-88. X5 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-89. X3 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-90. X3 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-91. X1 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-92. X1 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-93. 83 e8350 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-94. e8350 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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3.2.6 Layer 3 UDP - Upstream Traffic with 100 Byte Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 3-95: Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-96: Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-97: iQ200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-98: iQ200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-99: iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-100: iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-101: 9350 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-102: 9350 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-103: 950mp L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-104: 950mp L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-105: X7 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-106: X7 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-107: X5 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-108: X5 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-109: X3 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-110: X3 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-111: X1 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-112: X1 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-113: e8350 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-114: e8350 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-95. Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-96. Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 3-97. iQ200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-98. iQ200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 3-99. iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-100. iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 3-101. 9350 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-102. 9350 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 3-103. 950mp L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-104. 950mp L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 3-105. X7 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-106. X7 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 3-107. X5 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-108. X5 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 3-109. X3 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-110. X3 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 3-111. X1 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-112. X1 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 3-113. e8350 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-114. e8350 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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3.2.7 Layer 3 UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 100 Byte

Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 3-115: iQ200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-116: iQ200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-117: iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-118: iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-119: 9350 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-120: 9350 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-121: 950mp L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-122: 950mp L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-123: X7 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-124: X7 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-125: X5 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-126: X5 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-127: X3 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-128: X3 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-129: X1 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-130: X1 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-131: e8350 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-132: e8350 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 3-115. iQ200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-116. iQ200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 3-117. iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-118. iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 3-119. 9350 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-120. 9350 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 3-121. 950mp L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-122. 950mp L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 3-123. X7 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-124. X7 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 3-125. X5 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-126. X5 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 3-127. X3 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-128. X3 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 3-129. X1 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-130. X1 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 3-131. e8350 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-132. e8350 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 87

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3.3 TCP Performance in DVB-S2 Layer 3 Mode

Testing was performed to determine the maximum throughput that could be sustained by
remotes when transferring only TCP traffic in L3 mode.
This section contains the following subsections:
• Layer 3 TCP - Performance Characterization with 438 Byte Payload on page 89
• Layer 3 TCP - Performance Characterization with 170 Byte Payload on page 95
• Layer 3 TCP - Performance Characterization with 100 Byte Payload on page 101

NOTE: For 170B and 100B payloads, hub-side custom keys are required to achieve
the upstream TCP throughput rates shown. Contact TAC for details; see Getting
Help on page 6.

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3.3.1 Layer 3 TCP - Performance Characterization with 438

Byte Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 3-133: L3 Bi-Directional TCP Throughput - 438B L3
• Figure 3-134: iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-135: iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-136: 9350 L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-137: 950mp L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-138: X7 L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-139: X5 L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-140: X3 L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-141: X1 L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-142: e8350 L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-133. L3 Bi-Directional TCP Throughput - 438B L3

Figure 3-134. iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-135. iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)

Figure 3-136. 9350 L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-137. 950mp L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)

Figure 3-138. X7 L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-139. X5 L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)

Figure 3-140. X3 L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-141. X1 L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)

Figure 3-142. e8350 L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)

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3.3.2 Layer 3 TCP - Performance Characterization with 170

Byte Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 3-143: Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-144: iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-145: iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-146: 9350 L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-147: 950mp L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-148: X7 L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-149: X5 L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-150: X3 L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-151: X1 L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-152: e8350 L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)

NOTE: For 170B and 100B payloads, hub-side custom keys are required to achieve
the upstream TCP throughput rates shown. Contact TAC for details; see Getting
Help on page 6.

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Figure 3-143. Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-144. iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-145. iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-146. 9350 L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-147. 950mp L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-148. X7 L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-149. X5 L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-150. X3 L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-151. X1 L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-152. e8350 L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)

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3.3.3 Layer 3 TCP - Performance Characterization with 100

Byte Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 3-153: Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-154: iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-155: iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-156: 9350 L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-157: 950mp L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-158: X7 L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-159: X5 L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-160: X3 L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-161: X1 L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-162: e8350 L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)

NOTE: For 170B and 100B payloads, hub-side custom keys are required to achieve
the upstream TCP throughput rates shown. Contact TAC for details; see Getting
Help on page 6.

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 101

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Figure 3-153. Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-154. iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)

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Figure 3-155. iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-156. 9350 L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)

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TCP Performance in DVB-S2 Layer 3 Mode

Figure 3-157. 950mp L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-158. X7 L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)

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Figure 3-159. X5 L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-160. X3 L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)

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Figure 3-161. X1 L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-162. e8350 L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)

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3.4 UDP Performance in DVB-S2 Layer 3 Mode with

Link Encryption
This section contains the following subsections:
• Link Encryption - Layer 3 UDP Downstream on page 108
• Link Encryption - Layer 3 UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional with 438B Payload on
page 110
• Link Encryption - Layer 3 UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional with 170B Payload on
page 116
• Link Encryption - Layer 3 UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional with 100B Payload on
page 122

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3.4.1 Link Encryption - Layer 3 UDP Downstream

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 3-163: ENC - L3 Downstream Frame Rate (S2)
• Figure 3-164: ENC - L3 Downstream IP Rate (S2)

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Figure 3-163. ENC - L3 Downstream Frame Rate (S2)

Figure 3-164. ENC - L3 Downstream IP Rate (S2)

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3.4.2 Link Encryption - Layer 3 UDP Upstream and Bi-

Directional with 438B Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 3-165: ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-166: ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-167: ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-168: ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-169: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-170: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-171: ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-172: ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-173: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-174: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)

110 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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Figure 3-165. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 3-166. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-167. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 3-168. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-169. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 3-170. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-171. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 3-172. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-173. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 3-174. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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3.4.3 Link Encryption - Layer 3 UDP Upstream and Bi-

Directional with 170B Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 3-175: ENC- Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-176: ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-177: ENC - iQ200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-178: ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-179: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-180: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-181: ENC- iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-182: ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-183: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-184: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)

116 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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Figure 3-175. ENC- Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-176. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-177. ENC - iQ200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-178. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-179. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-180. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-181. ENC- iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-182. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-183. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 3-184. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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3.4.4 Link Encryption - Layer 3 UDP Upstream and Bi-

Directional with 100B Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 3-185: ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-186: ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-187: ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-188: ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-189: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-190: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-191: ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-192: ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-193: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-194: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)

122 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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Figure 3-185. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-186. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 3-187. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-188. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 3-189. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-190. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 3-191. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-192. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 3-193. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 3-194. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 127

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3.5 TCP Performance in DVB-S2 Layer 3 Mode with

Link Encryption
This section contains the following sub-sections:
• Link Encryption - Layer 3 TCP with 438B Payload on page 129
• Link Encryption - Layer 3 TCP with 170B Payload on page 135
• Link Encryption - Layer 3 TCP with 100B Payload on page 138

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3.5.1 Link Encryption - Layer 3 TCP with 438B Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 3-195: ENC - Remote Comparison L3 TCP Throughput 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-196: ENC - iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-197: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput 438B (S2)
• Figure 3-198: ENC - Remotes Comparison - L3 TCP Throughput 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-199: ENC - iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-200: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-201: ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-202: ENC - iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-203: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput 100B (S2)

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Figure 3-195. ENC - Remote Comparison L3 TCP Throughput 438B (S2)

Figure 3-196. ENC - iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput 438B (S2)

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Figure 3-197. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput 438B (S2)

Figure 3-198. ENC - Remotes Comparison - L3 TCP Throughput 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-199. ENC - iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput 170B (S2)

Figure 3-200. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput 170B (S2)

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Figure 3-201. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput 100B (S2)

Figure 3-202. ENC - iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput 100B (S2)

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Figure 3-203. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput 100B (S2)

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3.5.2 Link Encryption - Layer 3 TCP with 170B Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 3-204: ENC - Remotes Comparison - L3 TCP Throughput 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-205: ENC - iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput 170B (S2)
• Figure 3-206: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput 170B (S2)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 135

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Figure 3-204. ENC - Remotes Comparison - L3 TCP Throughput 170B (S2)

Figure 3-205. ENC - iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput 170B (S2)

136 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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Figure 3-206. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput 170B (S2)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 137

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3.5.3 Link Encryption - Layer 3 TCP with 100B Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 3-207: ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-208: ENC - iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput 100B (S2)
• Figure 3-209: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput 100B (S2)

138 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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Figure 3-207. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput 100B (S2)

Figure 3-208. ENC - iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput 100B (S2)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 139

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Figure 3-209. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput 100B (S2)

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4 Performance Limitations
in Layer 3 Mode for DVB-
S2X Carriers
4.1 Overview
This chapter contains the following additional sections that cover the performance limitations
to be expected in iDirect networks carrying UDP and TCP traffic in Layer 3 mode:
• UDP Performance in DVB - S2X Layer 3 Mode on page 142
• TCP Performance in DVB-S2X Layer 3 Mode on page 168
• UDP Performance in DVB - S2X Layer 3 Mode with Link Encryption on page 178
• TCP Performance in DVB - S2X Layer 3 Mode with Link Encryption on page 199

NOTE: The iQ 200 Board and the iQ 200 Rackmount are denoted as iQ 200 in
order to simplify the figures in this chapter.

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 141

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4.2 UDP Performance in DVB - S2X Layer 3 Mode

This section contains the following subsections:
• Layer 3 UDP -Downstream Traffic on page 143
• Layer 3 UDP - Upstream Traffic with 438 Byte Payload on page 147
• Layer 3 UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 438 Byte Payload on page 151
• Layer 3 UDP - Upstream Traffic with 170 Byte Payload on page 154
• Layer 3 UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 170 Byte Payload on page 158
• Layer 3 UDP - Upstream Traffic with 100 Byte Payload on page 161
• Layer 3 UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 100 Byte Payload on page 165

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4.2.1 Layer 3 UDP -Downstream Traffic

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 4-1: Remotes Comparison L3 Downstream Frame Rate (S2X)
• Figure 4-2: Remotes Comparison L3 Downstream IP Rate (S2X)
• Figure 4-3: iQ 200 L3 Downstream Frame Rate (S2X)
• Figure 4-4: iQ 200 L3 Downstream IP Rate (S2X)
• Figure 4-5: iQ Desktop L3 Downstream Frame Rate (S2X)
• Figure 4-6: iQ Desktop L3 Downstream IP Rate (S2X)

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Figure 4-1. Remotes Comparison L3 Downstream Frame Rate (S2X)

Figure 4-2. Remotes Comparison L3 Downstream IP Rate (S2X)

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Figure 4-3. iQ 200 L3 Downstream Frame Rate (S2X)

Figure 4-4. iQ 200 L3 Downstream IP Rate (S2X)

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Figure 4-5. iQ Desktop L3 Downstream Frame Rate (S2X)

Figure 4-6. iQ Desktop L3 Downstream IP Rate (S2X)

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4.2.2 Layer 3 UDP - Upstream Traffic with 438 Byte Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 4-7: Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 4-8: Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 4-9: iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 4-10: iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 4-11: iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 4-12: iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 147

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Figure 4-7. Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)

Figure 4-8. Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X)

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Figure 4-9. iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)

Figure 4-10. iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X)

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Figure 4-11. iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)

Figure 4-12. iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X)

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4.2.3 Layer 3 UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 438 Byte

Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 4-13: iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 4-14: iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 4-15: iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 4-16: iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2X)

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Figure 4-13. iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)

Figure 4-14. iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2X)

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Figure 4-15. iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)

Figure 4-16. iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2X)

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4.2.4 Layer 3 UDP - Upstream Traffic with 170 Byte Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 4-17: Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 4-18: Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 4-19: iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 4-20: iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 4-21: iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 4-22: iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X)

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Figure 4-17. Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)

Figure 4-18. Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X)

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Figure 4-19. iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)

Figure 4-20. iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X)

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Figure 4-21. iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)

Figure 4-22. iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X)

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4.2.5 Layer 3 UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 170 Byte

Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 4-23: iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 4-24: iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 4-25: iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 4-26: iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2X)

158 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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Figure 4-23. iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)

Figure 4-24. iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2X)

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Figure 4-25. iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)

Figure 4-26. iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2X)

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4.2.6 Layer 3 UDP - Upstream Traffic with 100 Byte Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 4-27: Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 4-28: Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 4-29: iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 4-30: iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 4-31: iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 4-32: iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X)

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Figure 4-27. Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)

Figure 4-28. Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X)

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Figure 4-29. iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)

Figure 4-30. iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X)

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Figure 4-31. iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)

Figure 4-32. iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X)

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4.2.7 Layer 3 UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 100 Byte

Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 4-33: iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 4-34: iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 4-35: iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 4-36: iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2X)

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Figure 4-33. iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)

Figure 4-34. iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2X)

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Figure 4-35. iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)

Figure 4-36. iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 167

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4.3 TCP Performance in DVB-S2X Layer 3 Mode

This section contains the following subsections:
• Layer 3 TCP - Performance Characterization with 438 Byte Payload on page 169
• Layer 3 TCP - Performance Characterization with 170 Byte Payload on page 172
• Layer 3 TCP - Performance Characterization with 100 Byte Payload on page 175

NOTE: For 170B and 100B payloads, hub-side custom keys are required to achieve
the upstream TCP throughput rates shown. Contact TAC for details; see Getting
Help on page 6.

168 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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4.3.1 Layer 3 TCP - Performance Characterization with 438

Byte Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 4-37: Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 4-38: iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 4-39: iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2X)

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Figure 4-37. Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2X)

Figure 4-38. iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2X)

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Figure 4-39. iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput - 438B (S2X)

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4.3.2 Layer 3 TCP - Performance Characterization with 170

Byte Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 4-40: Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 4-41: iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 4-42: iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2X)

NOTE: For 170B and 100B payloads, hub-side custom keys are required to achieve
the upstream TCP throughput rates shown. Contact TAC for details; see Getting
Help on page 6.

172 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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Figure 4-40. Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2X)

Figure 4-41. iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2X)

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Figure 4-42. iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput - 170B (S2X)

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4.3.3 Layer 3 TCP - Performance Characterization with 100

Byte Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 4-43: Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 4-44: iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 4-45: iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2X)

NOTE: For 170B and 100B payloads, hub-side custom keys are required to achieve
the upstream TCP throughput rates shown. Contact TAC for details; see Getting
Help on page 6.

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Figure 4-43. Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2X)

Figure 4-44. iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2X)

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Figure 4-45. iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput - 100B (S2X)

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4.4 UDP Performance in DVB - S2X Layer 3 Mode with

Link Encryption
This section contains the following subsections:
• Link Encryption - Layer 3 UDP Downstream on page 179
• Link Encryption - Layer 3 UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional 438B Payload on page 181
• Link Encryption - Layer 3 UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional 170B Payload on page 187
• Link Encryption - Layer 3 UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional 100B Payload on page 193

178 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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4.4.1 Link Encryption - Layer 3 UDP Downstream

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 4-46: ENC - L3 Downstream Frame Rate (S2X)
• Figure 4-47: ENC - L3 Downstream IP Rate (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 179

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Figure 4-46. ENC - L3 Downstream Frame Rate (S2X)

Figure 4-47. ENC - L3 Downstream IP Rate (S2X)

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4.4.2 Link Encryption - Layer 3 UDP Upstream and Bi-

Directional 438B Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 4-48: ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 4-49: ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 4-50: ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 4-51: ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 4-52: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 4-53: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 4-54: ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 4-55: ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 4-56: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 4-57: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 181

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Figure 4-48. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)

Figure 4-49. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X)

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Figure 4-50. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)

Figure 4-51. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X)

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Figure 4-52. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)

Figure 4-53. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X)

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Figure 4-54. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)

Figure 4-55. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 185

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Figure 4-56. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)

Figure 4-57. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2X)

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4.4.3 Link Encryption - Layer 3 UDP Upstream and Bi-

Directional 170B Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 4-58: ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 4-59: ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 4-60: ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 4-61: ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 4-62: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 4-63: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 4-64: ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 4-65: ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 4-66: ENC - L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 4-67: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 187

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Figure 4-58. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)

Figure 4-59. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X)

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Figure 4-60. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)

Figure 4-61. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 189

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Figure 4-62. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)

Figure 4-63. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X)

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Figure 4-64. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)

Figure 4-65. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 191

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Figure 4-66. ENC - L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)

Figure 4-67. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2X)

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4.4.4 Link Encryption - Layer 3 UDP Upstream and Bi-

Directional 100B Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 4-68: ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 4-69: ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 4-70: ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 4-71: ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 4-72: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 4-73: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 4-74: ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 4-75: ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 4-76: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 4-77: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 193

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Figure 4-68. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)

Figure 4-69. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X)

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Figure 4-70. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)

Figure 4-71. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 195

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Figure 4-72. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)

Figure 4-73. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X)

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Figure 4-74. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)

Figure 4-75. ENC - iQ 200 L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 197

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Figure 4-76. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)

Figure 4-77. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2X)

198 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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4.5 TCP Performance in DVB - S2X Layer 3 Mode with

Link Encryption
This section contains the following subsections:
• Link Encryption - Layer 3 TCP with 438B Payload on page 200
• Link Encryption - Layer 3 TCP with 170B Payload on page 203
• Link Encryption - Layer 3 TCP with 100B Payload on page 206

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 199

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4.5.1 Link Encryption - Layer 3 TCP with 438B Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 4-78: ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput 438B (S2X)
• Figure 4-79: ENC - iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput 438B (S2X)
• Figure 4-80: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput 438B (S2X)

200 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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Figure 4-78. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput 438B (S2X)

Figure 4-79. ENC - iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput 438B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 201

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Figure 4-80. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput 438B (S2X)

202 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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4.5.2 Link Encryption - Layer 3 TCP with 170B Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 4-81: ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput 170B (S2X)
• Figure 4-82: ENC - iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput 170B (S2X)
• Figure 4-83: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput 170B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 203

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Figure 4-81. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput 170B (S2X)

Figure 4-82. ENC - iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput 170B (S2X)

204 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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Figure 4-83. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput 170B (S2X)

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4.5.3 Link Encryption - Layer 3 TCP with 100B Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 4-84: ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput 100B (S2X)
• Figure 4-85: ENC - iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput 100B (S2X)
• Figure 4-86: ENC - iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput 100B (S2X)

206 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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Figure 4-84. ENC - Remotes Comparison L3 TCP Throughput 100B (S2X)

Figure 4-85. ENC - iQ 200 L3 TCP Throughput 100B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 207

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Figure 4-86. ENC - iQ Desktop L3 TCP Throughput 100B (S2X)

208 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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5 Performance Limitations
in Layer 2 Mode (L2oS)
for DVB-S2 Carriers
5.1 Overview
This chapter contains the following additional sections that cover the performance limitations
to be expected in iDirect networks carrying UDP and TCP traffic in L2oS mode:
• UDP Performance in DVB-S2 Layer 2 Mode on page 210
• TCP Performance in DVB-S2 Layer 2 Mode on page 242
• UDP Performance in DVB-S2 Layer 2 Mode with Link Encryption on page 252
• TCP Performance in DVB-S2 Layer 2 Mode with Link Encryption on page 273

NOTE: All L2oS throughput tests were performed with the L2oS header
compression type set to Simple. This header compression type is enabled by
default in iBuilder for L2oS mode.

NOTE: For 170B and 100B payloads, hub-side custom keys are required to achieve
the upstream TCP throughput rates shown. Contact TAC for details; see Getting
Help on page 6.

NOTE: The iQ 200 Board and the iQ 200 Rackmount are denoted as iQ 200 in
order to simplify the figures in this chapter.

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 209

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5.2 UDP Performance in DVB-S2 Layer 2 Mode

This section contains the following subsections:
• L2oS UDP - Downstream Traffic Performance on page 211
• L2oS UDP - Upstream Traffic with 438 Byte Payload on page 215
• L2oS UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 438 Byte Payload on page 220
• L2oS UDP - Upstream Traffic with 170 Byte Payload on page 224
• L2oS UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 170 Byte Payload on page 229
• L2oS UDP - Upstream Traffic with 100 Byte Payload on page 233
• L2oS UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 100 Byte Payload on page 238

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5.2.1 L2oS UDP - Downstream Traffic Performance

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 5-1: Remotes Comparison L2oS Downstream Frame Rate - S2
• Figure 5-2: Remotes Comparison L2oS Downstream IP Rate - S2
• Figure 5-3: iQ 200 L2oS Downstream Frame Rate (S2)
• Figure 5-4: iQ 200 L2oS Downstream IP Rate (S2)
• Figure 5-5: iQ Desktop L2oS Downstream Frame Rate (S2)
• Figure 5-6: iQ Desktop L2oS Downstream IP Rate (S2)

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Figure 5-1. Remotes Comparison L2oS Downstream Frame Rate - S2

Figure 5-2. Remotes Comparison L2oS Downstream IP Rate - S2

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Figure 5-3. iQ 200 L2oS Downstream Frame Rate (S2)

Figure 5-4. iQ 200 L2oS Downstream IP Rate (S2)

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Figure 5-5. iQ Desktop L2oS Downstream Frame Rate (S2)

Figure 5-6. iQ Desktop L2oS Downstream IP Rate (S2

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5.2.2 L2oS UDP - Upstream Traffic with 438 Byte Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 5-7: Remote Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 5-8: Remote Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 5-9: iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 5-10: iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 5-11: iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 5-12: iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 5-13: X7 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 5-14: X7 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 5-14: X7 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 215

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Figure 5-7. Remote Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 5-8. Remote Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 5-9. iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 5-10. iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 5-11. iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 5-12. iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 5-13. X7 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 5-14. X7 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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5.2.3 L2oS UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 438 Byte Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 5-15: iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 5-16: iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 5-17: iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 5-18: iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 5-19: X7 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 5-20: X7 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)

220 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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Figure 5-15. iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 5-16. iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 221

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Figure 5-17. iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 5-18. iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 5-19. X7 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 5-20. X7 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 223

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5.2.4 L2oS UDP - Upstream Traffic with 170 Byte Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 5-21: Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 5-22: Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 5-23: iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 5-24: iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 5-25: iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 5-26: iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 5-27: X7 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 5-28: X7 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)

224 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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Figure 5-21. Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 5-22. Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 5-23. iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 5-24. iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 5-25. iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 5-26. iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 5-27. X7 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 5-28. X7 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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5.2.5 L2oS UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 170 Byte Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 5-29: iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 5-30: iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 5-31: iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 5-32: iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 5-33: X7 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 5-34: X7 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 5-29. iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 5-30. iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 5-31. iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 5-32. iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 5-33. X7 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 5-34. X7 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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5.2.6 L2oS UDP - Upstream Traffic with 100 Byte Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 5-35: Remote Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 5-36: Remote Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 5-37: iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 5-38: iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 5-39: iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 5-40: iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 5-41: X7 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 5-42: X7 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 5-35. Remote Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 5-36. Remote Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 5-37. iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 5-38. iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 5-39. iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 5-40. iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 5-41. X7 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 5-42. X7 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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5.2.7 L2oS UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 100 Byte Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 5-43: iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 5-44: iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 5-45: iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 5-46: iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 5-47: X7 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 5-48: X7 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 5-43. iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 5-44. iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 5-45. iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 5-46. iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 5-47. X7 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 5-48. X7 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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5.3 TCP Performance in DVB-S2 Layer 2 Mode

Testing was performed to determine the maximum throughput that could be sustained by
remotes when transferring only TCP traffic in L2oS mode.
This section contains the following subsections:
• L2oS TCP - Performance Characterization with 438 Byte Payload on page 243
• L2oS TCP - Performance Characterization with 170 Byte Payload on page 246
• L2oS TCP - Performance Characterization with 100 Byte Payload on page 249

NOTE: For 170 byte and 100 byte payloads, hub-side custom keys are required to
achieve the upstream TCP throughput rates shown. Contact TAC for details; see
Getting Help on page 6.

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5.3.1 L2oS TCP - Performance Characterization with 438 Byte

Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 5-49: Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)
• Figure 5-50: iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)
• Figure 5-51: iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)
• Figure 5-52: X7 L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)

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Figure 5-49. Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)

Figure 5-50. iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)

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Figure 5-51. iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)

Figure 5-52. X7 L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)

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5.3.2 L2oS TCP - Performance Characterization with 170 Byte

Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 5-53: Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)
• Figure 5-54: iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)
• Figure 5-55: iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)
• Figure 5-56: X7 L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)

NOTE: For 170B and 100B payloads, hub-side custom keys are required to achieve
the upstream TCP throughput rates shown. Contact TAC for details; see Getting
Help on page 6.

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Figure 5-53. Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)

Figure 5-54. iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)

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Figure 5-55. iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)

Figure 5-56. X7 L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)

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5.3.3 L2oS TCP - Performance Characterization with 100 Byte

Payload
This section contains the following figure:
• Figure 5-57: Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)
• Figure 5-58: iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)
• Figure 5-59: iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)
• Figure 5-60: X7 L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)

NOTE: For 170B and 100B payloads, hub-side custom keys are required to achieve
the upstream TCP throughput rates shown. Contact TAC for details; see Getting
Help on page 6.

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Figure 5-57. Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)

Figure 5-58. iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)

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Figure 5-59. iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)

Figure 5-60. X7 L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)

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5.4 UDP Performance in DVB-S2 Layer 2 Mode with

Link Encryption
This section contains the following subsections:
• Link Encryption - L2oS UDP Downstream on page 253
• Link Encryption - L2oS UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional with 438B Payload on page 255
• Link Encryption - L2oS UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional with 170B Payload on page 261
• Link Encryption - L2oS UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional with 100B Payload on page 267

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5.4.1 Link Encryption - L2oS UDP Downstream

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 5-61: ENC - L2oS Downstream Frame Rate - S2
• Figure 5-62: ENC - L2oS Downstream IP Rate - S2

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Figure 5-61. ENC - L2oS Downstream Frame Rate - S2

Figure 5-62. ENC - L2oS Downstream IP Rate - S2

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5.4.2 Link Encryption - L2oS UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional

with 438B Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 5-63: ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 5-64: ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 5-65: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 5-66: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 5-67: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 5-68: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 5-69: ENC -iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 5-70: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 5-71: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 5-72: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 5-63. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 5-64. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 5-65. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 5-66. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 5-67. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 5-68. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 5-69. ENC -iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 5-70. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 5-71. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 5-72. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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5.4.3 Link Encryption - L2oS UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional

with 170B Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 5-73: ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 5-74: ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 5-75: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 5-76: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 5-77: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 5-78: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 5-79: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 5-80: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 5-81: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)
• Figure 5-82: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 5-73. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 5-74. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 5-75. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 5-76. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 5-77. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 5-78. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 5-79. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 5-80. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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Figure 5-81. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2)

Figure 5-82. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2)

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5.4.4 Link Encryption - L2oS UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional

with 100B Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 5-83: ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 5-84: ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 5-85: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 5-86: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 5-87: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 5-88: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 5-89: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 5-90: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 5-91: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)
• Figure 5-92: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 5-83. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 5-84. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 5-85. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 5-86. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 5-87. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 5-88. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 5-89. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 5-90. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

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Figure 5-91. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2)

Figure 5-92. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2)

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5.5 TCP Performance in DVB-S2 Layer 2 Mode with

Link Encryption
This section contains the following subsections:
• Link Encryption - L2oS TCP with 438B Payload on page 274
• Link Encryption - L2oS TCP with 170B Payload on page 277
• Link Encryption - L2oS TCP with 100B Payload on page 280

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5.5.1 Link Encryption - L2oS TCP with 438B Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 5-93: ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)
• Figure 5-94: ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2) (iQ 200)
• Figure 5-95: ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2) (iQ Desktop)

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Figure 5-93. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2)

Figure 5-94. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2) (iQ 200)

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Figure 5-95. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2) (iQ Desktop)

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5.5.2 Link Encryption - L2oS TCP with 170B Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 5-96: ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)
• Figure 5-97: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)
• Figure 5-98: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)

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Figure 5-96. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)

Figure 5-97. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)

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Figure 5-98. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2)

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5.5.3 Link Encryption - L2oS TCP with 100B Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 5-99: ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)
• Figure 5-100: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)
• Figure 5-101: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)

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Figure 5-99. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)

Figure 5-100. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)

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Figure 5-101. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2)

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 Overview

6 Performance Limitations
in Layer 2 Mode (L2oS)
for DVB-S2X Carriers
6.1 Overview
This chapter contains the following additional sections that cover the performance limitations
to be expected in iDirect networks carrying UDP and TCP traffic in L2oS mode:
• UDP Performance in DVB-S2X Layer 2 Mode on page 284
• TCP Performance in DVB-S2X Layer 2 Mode on page 310
• UDP Performance in DVB-S2X Layer 2 Mode with Link Encryption on page 320
• TCP Performance in DVB-S2X Layer 2 Mode with Link Encryption on page 343

NOTE: All L2oS throughput tests were performed with the L2oS header
compression type set to Simple. This header compression type is enabled by
default in iBuilder for L2oS mode.

NOTE: For 170B and 100B payloads, hub-side custom keys are required to achieve
the upstream TCP throughput rates shown. Contact TAC for details; see Getting
Help on page 6.

NOTE: The iQ 200 Board and the iQ 200 Rackmount are denoted as iQ 200 in
order to simplify the figures in this chapter.

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6.2 UDP Performance in DVB-S2X Layer 2 Mode

This section contains the following subsections:
• L2oS UDP - Downstream Traffic Performance on page 285
• L2oS UDP - Upstream Traffic with 438 Byte Payload on page 289
• L2oS UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 438 Byte Payload on page 293
• L2oS UDP - Upstream Traffic with 170 Byte Payload on page 296
• L2oS UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 170 Byte Payload on page 300
• L2oS UDP - Upstream Traffic with 100 Byte Payload on page 303
• L2oS UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 100 Byte Payload on page 307

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6.2.1 L2oS UDP - Downstream Traffic Performance

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 6-1: Remotes Comparison L2oS Downstream Frame Rate (S2X)
• Figure 6-2: Remotes Comparison L2oS Downstream IP Rate (S2X)
• Figure 6-3: iQ 200 L2oS Downstream Frame Rate (S2X)
• Figure 6-4: iQ 200 L2oS Downstream IP Rate (S2X)
• Figure 6-5: iQ Desktop L2oS Downstream Frame Rate (S2X)
• Figure 6-6: iQ Desktop L2oS Downstream IP Rate (S2X)

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Figure 6-1. Remotes Comparison L2oS Downstream Frame Rate (S2X)

Figure 6-2. Remotes Comparison L2oS Downstream IP Rate (S2X)

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Figure 6-3. iQ 200 L2oS Downstream Frame Rate (S2X)

Figure 6-4. iQ 200 L2oS Downstream IP Rate (S2X)

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Figure 6-5. iQ Desktop L2oS Downstream Frame Rate (S2X)

Figure 6-6. iQ Desktop L2oS Downstream IP Rate (S2X)

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6.2.2 L2oS UDP - Upstream Traffic with 438 Byte Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 6-7: Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 6-8: Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 6-9: iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 6-10: iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 6-11: iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 6-12: iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 289

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Figure 6-7. Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)

Figure 6-8. Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X)

290 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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Figure 6-9. iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)

Figure 6-10. iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 291

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Figure 6-11. iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)

Figure 6-12. iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X)

292 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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6.2.3 L2oS UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 438 Byte Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 6-13: iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 6-14: iQ 200 L20S Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 6-15: iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 6-16: iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 293

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Figure 6-13. iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)

Figure 6-14. iQ 200 L20S Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2X)

294 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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Figure 6-15. iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)

Figure 6-16. iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 295

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6.2.4 L2oS UDP - Upstream Traffic with 170 Byte Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 6-17: Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 6-18: Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 6-19: iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 6-20: iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 6-21: iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (SX)
• Figure 6-22: iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X)

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Figure 6-17. Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)

Figure 6-18. Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X)

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Figure 6-19. iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)

Figure 6-20. iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X)

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Figure 6-21. iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (SX)

Figure 6-22. iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 299

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6.2.5 L2oS UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 170 Byte Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 6-23: iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 6-24: iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 6-25: iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 6-26: iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2X)

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Figure 6-23. iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)

Figure 6-24. iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 301

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Figure 6-25. iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)

Figure 6-26. iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2X)

302 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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6.2.6 L2oS UDP - Upstream Traffic with 100 Byte Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 6-27: Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 6-28: Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 6-29: iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 6-30: iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 6-31: iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 6-32: iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 303

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Figure 6-27. Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)

Figure 6-28. Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X)

304 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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Figure 6-29. iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)

Figure 6-30. iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X)

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Figure 6-31. iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)

Figure 6-32. iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X)

306 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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6.2.7 L2oS UDP - Bi-Directional Traffic with 100 Byte Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 6-33: iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 6-34: iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 6-35: iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 6-36: iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2X)

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Figure 6-33. iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)

Figure 6-34. iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2X)

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Figure 6-35. iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)

Figure 6-36. iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 309

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6.3 TCP Performance in DVB-S2X Layer 2 Mode

Testing was performed to determine the maximum throughput that could be sustained by
remotes when transferring only TCP traffic in L2oS mode.
This section contains the following subsections:
• L2oS TCP - Performance Characterization with 438 Byte Payload on page 311
• L2oS TCP - Performance Characterization with 170 Byte Payload on page 314
• L2oS TCP - Performance Characterization with 100 Byte Payload on page 317

NOTE: For 170 byte and 100 byte payloads, hub-side custom keys are required to
achieve the upstream TCP throughput rates shown. Contact TAC for details; see
Getting Help on page 6.

310 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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6.3.1 L2oS TCP - Performance Characterization with 438 Byte

Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 6-37: Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 6-38: iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 6-39: iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 311

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Figure 6-37. Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2X)

Figure 6-38. iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2X)

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Figure 6-39. iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput - 438B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 313

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6.3.2 L2oS TCP - Performance Characterization with 170 Byte

Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 6-40: Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 6-41: iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 6-42: iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2X)

NOTE: For 170 byte and 100 byte payloads, hub-side custom keys are required to
achieve the upstream TCP throughput rates shown. Contact TAC for details; see
Getting Help on page 6.

314 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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Figure 6-40. Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2X)

Figure 6-41. iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2X)

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Figure 6-42. iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput - 170B (S2X)

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6.3.3 L2oS TCP - Performance Characterization with 100 Byte

Payload
This section contains the following figure:
• Figure 6-43: Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 6-44: iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 6-45: iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2X)

NOTE: For 170 byte and 100 byte payloads, hub-side custom keys are required to
achieve the upstream TCP throughput rates shown. Contact TAC for details; see
Getting Help on page 6.

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 317

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Figure 6-43. Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2X)

Figure 6-44. iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2X)

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Figure 6-45. iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput - 100B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 319

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6.4 UDP Performance in DVB-S2X Layer 2 Mode with

Link Encryption
This section contains the following subsections:
• Link Encryption - L2oS UDP Downstream on page 321
• Link Encryption - L2oS UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional with 438B Payload on page 323
• Link Encryption - L2oS UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional with 170B Payload on page 330
• Link Encryption - L2oS TCP with 438B Payload on page 344

320 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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6.4.1 Link Encryption - L2oS UDP Downstream

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 6-46: ENC - L2oS Downstream Frame Rate (S2X)
• Figure 6-47: ENC - L2oS Downstream IP Rate (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 321

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Figure 6-46. ENC - L2oS Downstream Frame Rate (S2X)

Figure 6-47. ENC - L2oS Downstream IP Rate (S2X)

322 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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6.4.2 Link Encryption - L2oS UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional

with 438B Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 6-48: ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 6-49: ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 6-50: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 6-51: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 6-52: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 6-53: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 6-54: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 6-55: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 6-56: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 6-57: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2X)
• Figure 6-58: ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 323

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Figure 6-48. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)

Figure 6-49. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X)

324 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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Figure 6-50. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)

Figure 6-51. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 325

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Figure 6-52. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)

Figure 6-53. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2X)

326 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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Figure 6-54. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)

Figure 6-55. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 327

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Figure 6-56. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 438B (S2X)

Figure 6-57. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 438B (S2X)

328 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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Figure 6-58. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 329

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6.4.3 Link Encryption - L2oS UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional

with 170B Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 6-59: ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 6-60: ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 6-61: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 6-62: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 6-63: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 6-64: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 6-65: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 6-66: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 6-67: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)
• Figure 6-68: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2X)

330 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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Figure 6-59. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)

Figure 6-60. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 331

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Figure 6-61. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)

332 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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Figure 6-62. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X)

Figure 6-63. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 333

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Figure 6-64. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 170B (S2X)

Figure 6-65. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)

334 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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Figure 6-66. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2X)

Figure 6-67. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 170B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 335

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Figure 6-68. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 170B (S2X)

336 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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6.4.4 Link Encryption - L2oS UDP Upstream and Bi-Directional

with 100B Payload
This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 6-69: ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 6-70: ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 6-71: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 6-72: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 6-73: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 6-74: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 6-75: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 6-76: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 6-77: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)
• Figure 6-78: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 337

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Figure 6-69. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)

Figure 6-70. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X)

338 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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Figure 6-71. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)

Figure 6-72. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 339

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Figure 6-73. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)

Figure 6-74. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Upstream IP Rate - 100B (S2X)

340 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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Figure 6-75. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)

Figure 6-76. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 341

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Figure 6-77. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional Frame Rate - 100B (S2X)

Figure 6-78. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS Bi-Directional IP Rate - 100B (S2X)

342 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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6.5 TCP Performance in DVB-S2X Layer 2 Mode with

Link Encryption
This section contains the following subsections:
• Link Encryption - L2oS TCP with 438B Payload on page 344
• Link Encryption - L2oS TCP with 170B Payload on page 347
• Link Encryption - L2oS TCP with 100B Payload on page 350

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 343

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6.5.1 Link Encryption - L2oS TCP with 438B Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 6-79: ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput 438B (S2X)
• Figure 6-80: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput 438B (S2X)
• Figure 6-81: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput 438B (S2X)

344 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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Figure 6-79. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput 438B (S2X)

Figure 6-80. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput 438B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 345

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Figure 6-81. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput 438B (S2X)

346 Design Limits for Supported Remotes

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6.5.2 Link Encryption - L2oS TCP with 170B Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 6-82: ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput 170B (S2X)
• Figure 6-83: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput 170B (S2X)
• Figure 6-84: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput 170B (S2X)

Design Limits for Supported Remotes 347

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Figure 6-82. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput 170B (S2X)

Figure 6-83. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput 170B (S2X)

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Figure 6-84. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput 170B (S2X)

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6.5.3 Link Encryption - L2oS TCP with 100B Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 6-85: ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput 100B (S2X)
• Figure 6-86: ENC - iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput 100B (S2X)
• Figure 6-87: ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput 100B (S2X)

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Figure 6-85. ENC - Remotes Comparison L2oS TCP Throughput 100B (S2X)

Figure 6-86. ENC - iQ 200 L2oS TCP Throughput 100B (S2X)

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Figure 6-87. ENC - iQ Desktop L2oS TCP Throughput 100B (S2X)

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7 DVB-S2 Line Card

Performance

7.1 Overview
This chapter provides the performance limitations to be expected in iDirect DVB-S2 networks
for the following line cards carrying UDP traffic :
• DLC-R
• DLC-T
• eM0DM
• eM1D1
• ULC-R
• ULC-T
It contains one section:
• Line Card Performance-DVB-S2 on page 354

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7.2 Line Card Performance-DVB-S2

This section contains the following subsections:
• Line Cards Comparison - Downstream on page 355
• Upstream with 438B Payload on page 359
• Upstream with 170B Payload on page 364
• Upstream with 100B Payload on page 369

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7.2.1 Line Cards Comparison - Downstream

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 7-1: Downstream Frame Rate - S2
• Figure 7-2: Downstream IP Rate - S2
• Figure 7-3: DLC-T, ULC-T Downstream Frame Rate - S2
• Figure 7-4: DLC-T, ULC-T Downstream IP Rate - S2
• Figure 7-5: eM1D1, XLC-11 Downstream Frame Rate - S2
• Figure 7-6: eM1D1, XLC-11 Downstream IP Rate - S2

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Figure 7-1. Downstream Frame Rate - S2

Figure 7-2. Downstream IP Rate - S2

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Figure 7-3. DLC-T, ULC-T Downstream Frame Rate - S2

Figure 7-4. DLC-T, ULC-T Downstream IP Rate - S2

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Figure 7-5. eM1D1, XLC-11 Downstream Frame Rate - S2

Figure 7-6. eM1D1, XLC-11 Downstream IP Rate - S2

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7.2.2 Upstream with 438B Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 7-7: Line Cards Comparison Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 7-8: Line Cards Comparison Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 7-9: DLC-R, ULC-R Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 7-10: DLC-R, ULC-R Line Cards Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 7-11: eM0DM, XLC-M SCD Static Mode Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 7-13: eM0DM, XLC-M MCD Mode Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)
• Figure 7-14: eM0DM, XLC-M MCD Mode Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 7-7. Line Cards Comparison Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 7-8. Line Cards Comparison Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 7-9. DLC-R, ULC-R Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 7-10. DLC-R, ULC-R Line Cards Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 7-11. eM0DM, XLC-M SCD Static Mode Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 7-12. eM0DM, XLC-M SCD Static Mode Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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Figure 7-13. eM0DM, XLC-M MCD Mode Upstream Frame Rate - 438B (S2)

Figure 7-14. eM0DM, XLC-M MCD Mode Upstream IP Rate - 438B (S2)

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7.2.3 Upstream with 170B Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 7-15: Line Cards Comparison Upstream Frame Rate - 170 (S2)
• Figure 7-16: Line Cards Comparison Upstream IP Rate - 170 (S2)
• Figure 7-17: DL-R, ULC-R Upstream Frame Rate - 170 (S2)
• Figure 7-18: DL-R, ULC-R Upstream IP Rate - 170 (S2)
• Figure 7-19: eM0DM, XLC-M SCD Static Mode Upstream Frame Rate - 170 (S2)
• Figure 7-20: eM0DM, XLC-M SCD Static Mode Upstream IP Rate - 170 (S2)
• Figure 7-21: eM0DM, XLC-M MCD Mode Upstream Frame Rate - 170 (S2)
• Figure 7-22: eM0DM, XLC-M MCD Mode Upstream IP Rate - 170 (S2)

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Figure 7-15. Line Cards Comparison Upstream Frame Rate - 170 (S2)

Figure 7-16. Line Cards Comparison Upstream IP Rate - 170 (S2)

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Figure 7-17. DL-R, ULC-R Upstream Frame Rate - 170 (S2)

Figure 7-18. DL-R, ULC-R Upstream IP Rate - 170 (S2)

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Figure 7-19. eM0DM, XLC-M SCD Static Mode Upstream Frame Rate - 170 (S2)

Figure 7-20. eM0DM, XLC-M SCD Static Mode Upstream IP Rate - 170 (S2)

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Figure 7-21. eM0DM, XLC-M MCD Mode Upstream Frame Rate - 170 (S2)

Figure 7-22. eM0DM, XLC-M MCD Mode Upstream IP Rate - 170 (S2)

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7.2.4 Upstream with 100B Payload

This section contains the following figures:
• Figure 7-23: Upstream Frame Rate - 100 (S2)
• Figure 7-24: Upstream IP Rate - 100 (S2)
• Figure 7-25: DLC-R, ULC-R Upstream Frame Rate - 100 (S2)
• Figure 7-26: DLC-R, ULC-R Upstream IP Rate - 100 (S2)
• Figure 7-27: eM0DM, XLC-M SCD Static Upstream Frame Rate - 100 (S2)
• Figure 7-28: eM0DM, XLC-M SCD Static Upstream IP Rate - 100 (S2)
• Figure 7-29: eM0DM, XLC-M MCD Mode Upstream Frame Rate - 100 (S2)
• Figure 7-30: eM0DM, XLC-M MCD Mode Upstream IP Rate - 100 (S2)

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Figure 7-23. Upstream Frame Rate - 100 (S2)

Figure 7-24. Upstream IP Rate - 100 (S2)

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Figure 7-25. DLC-R, ULC-R Upstream Frame Rate - 100 (S2)

Figure 7-26. DLC-R, ULC-R Upstream IP Rate - 100 (S2)

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Figure 7-27. eM0DM, XLC-M SCD Static Upstream Frame Rate - 100 (S2)

Figure 7-28. eM0DM, XLC-M SCD Static Upstream IP Rate - 100 (S2)

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Figure 7-29. eM0DM, XLC-M MCD Mode Upstream Frame Rate - 100 (S2)

Figure 7-30. eM0DM, XLC-M MCD Mode Upstream IP Rate - 100 (S2)

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