DataRate:

Path: Link/LinkUtilities

% Computes communications sytems data rates
 Computes channel data rate. Need 22 Mbps for 1080p HDTV.
 Type DataRate for a demo of the New Horizons X-band system.
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   Form:
   dR = DataRate( power, d )
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   Inputs
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   power       (1,:) Power transmit (W)
   d           (.)   Data structure
                     .fGHz         (1,1) Frequency (GHz)
                     .range        (1,1) Range (km)
                     .areaTransmit	(1,1) Transmission area (m^2)
                     .areaReceive	(1,1) Receiver area (m^2)
                     .tempS        (1,1) Receiver noise temperature (deg-K)
                     .modulation   (1,:) 'BPSK' 'QPSK' 'DE-BPSK' 'DE-QPSK' 'D-BPSK'
                     .sN           (1,1) Signal to nosie ratio

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   Outputs
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   d           (1,:) Data rate (bps)

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   Reference: Bousquet, Maral, "Satellite Communications Systems" , Third Ed.,
              Wiley, 1998. p 130
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  See also ModulationSpectralEfficiency
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Children:

Common: Graphics/Plot2D
Link: LinkUtilities/FrequencyToWavelength
Link: LinkUtilities/ModulationSpectralEfficiency

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