ibuc intelligent upconverters

IBUC

Intelligent

Block

Upconverters

Terrasat Communications

Quick Biography

• Originated 1994, private in 2001

• 50 employees

• Over 14,000 IBUCs/IBUC2s in service

• Manufactured in our modern facility in

Morgan Hill, CA

• Four worldwide Service Centers

Modern Production Facility

IBUC Customers

European Broadcasting Union

Managing the Network

Monitor everything…

Except your RF

Satellite Network Operators

Our vision for the industry is Intelligent BUCs that

give our customers options for managing their RF

network from anywhere - the IBUC.

Terrasat’s Vision

IBUC Integrated Package

Management &

Control

IF Interface

Converter

Unit

SSPA

Fan

IBUC Interfaces

IBUC

Modem

FSK

with

M&C

L-band IF

10 MHz

DC

TCP/IP

Alarm contact

RS485

RS232

Handheld

Terminal

Local Diagnostics

NMS Interface

Options

SNMP-

compliant

IBUC Diagnostics

Served as web pages

for:

Installation tool

Remote monitoring

Troubleshooting

IBUC Diagnostics

Drill down for finer

detail

• Ability to manage the remote site – from

anywhere

• Tools for optimizing the installation

• Tools for troubleshooting both the IBUC and

the inputs to it – faster service restoration

• Reduced number of returns with no problem

found

What That Means

IBUC Product Line-up

2013-2014 Expansion

• Increased floor space by 40%

• Expanded Automated Testing Capacity

• Introduced Automated Optical

Inspection

• Added a fourth service center in Brazil

Nitrogen distribution system

Factory Expansion

Automated Optical Inspection

Factory Expansion

Product Line Direction

• Consolidate packaging

• Size/weight reduction

• Include RJ45 on all IBUC models

• Push to higher output power

IBUC2

Available Bands and Power

C 5W-60W

X 5W-60W

Ku 4W-40W

Low Ku (30B) 4W-40W

DBS 5W-25W

Ka 5W-25W

Available Options

• Direct AC input

• External DC input– Connector

– Through IFL cable

• Internal 10 MHz reference

• Optional F-type input connector

• Waveguide or N-type output for C & X

• Non-inverting option on C-band

IBUC2 1+1

IBUC2 1+1

• Uses RJ45 Ethernet for M&C

• Mating RJ45 connector included

• One Ethernet cable for TX and RX

system

• Not compatible with earlier IBUC 1+1

New LC IBUC2s

New LC IBUC2s

C-band 10W

Ku-band 8W

Power Consumption = 65W

IFL power only

Application

GaN IBUC G

GaAs Power Transfer Curve

GaN Power Transfer Curve

Spectral Regrowth

C-Band Spectral Regrowth

Ku-Band Spectral Regrowth

IMD3

C-Band IMD3

Ku-Band IMD3

IBUC Family

C-Band X-Band Ku-Band DBS Ka-Band

IBUC2 To 60W To 60W To 40W To 25W To 25W

IBUC

(Original)

80-200W 80-175W 50-100W 40W

IBUCG 400W 400W 150/200W

Thank You!

Contact Info:

Ron Merritt

+1 770 476 3205

Rmerritt@terrasatinc.com

Web site:

www.terrasatinc.com

IBUC

Intelligent

Block

Upconverters

Terrasat Communications