The SkyCom™ 155 Mb/s Series is an established system in the PAV range of Free Space Optical transmission systems.

This series is a Fibre Optic System designed to pass SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) at the Optical Carrier transmission rate OC-3 (155 Mb/s), including both STM-1 (SDH), STS-3 (SONET) and Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM).

Utilising the highly proven plug and play format, a format which has been in operation for over six years, the SkyCom™ ATM Series solution offers a full 155 Mb/s connection over distances of 500, 2000 and 4000 metres.

Connectivity:
Connection of the SkyCom™ Series is made using Fibre Optical cable, a number of industry standard formats are available both in Single-Mode and Multi-Mode. The industry standard connection types include SC duplex, all other types are available upon request. The industry standard Fibre Optical cable wavelengths include 1300nm as standard, with the option of 1500nm or 850nm upon request.

Configuration:
Due to the unique design of the SkyCom™ 155 Mb/s Series a seamless interconnection of the Optical Carrier transmission is achievable. All attached equipment operates at its full rated bandwidth and no topology changes are required. Also due to the seamless design and interconnection of the system no hardware or software configuration is required.

Security:
By utilising unique advanced error resistant coding within the full range of equipment manufactured, a highly secure connection is achievable which is transparent to RF scanners or spectrum analysers.

Performance:
The system offers an industry accepted performance availability figure which, through field trials and independent laboratory testing, has achieved a continuous operational availability in excess of 99.1% to 99.9% within the UK and worldwide.

All PAV systems have been designed to the highest specifications and offer a bit error rate greater than 10^-10 during operational availability.