Modulation, Coding, and Synchronization for Mobile and Small Satellite Terminals: An Update of the DVB-S2 Standard

After ten years of successful deployment, the second generation satellite standard for digital video broadcasting, DVB-S2, has been updated to include very low signal-to-noise ratio modes to better support mobile and very small terminal applications without changing its fundamental structure. This paper provides a high level discussion on several of the most important aspects of the updated standard.