Enhancing mobile services with DVB‐S2X superframing

Summary DVB‐S2X is the cornerstone for satellite communication standards forming the state of the art of broadband satellite waveforms. In this paper, we propose new application scenarios and advanced techniques, including a reference design implementing superframing, predistortion, a robust synchronization chain, and a plug‐and‐play channel interleaver. We demonstrate by means of software simulations and hardware tests that the DVB‐S2X can be a common technology enabler for land‐mobile, aeronautical, and maritime satellite scenarios in addition to the more traditional VSAT scenario, even in very challenging conditions (eg, very low signal‐to‐noise ratio). DVB‐S2X standard is the state‐of‐the‐art of broadband satellite waveforms for communications. In this paper, we propose new application scenarios and advanced techniques, including superframing, predistortion, a robust synchronization chain, and a plug‐and‐play channel interleaver. We demonstrate by means of software simulations and hardware tests that DVB‐S2X can be a common technology enabler for land‐mobile, aeronautical, and maritime satellite scenarios in addition to the more traditional VSAT scenario, even in very challenging conditions.