CONTENTS

Policy on Intellectual Property Right (IPR)
Annex� Example method for the determination of performance objectives for satellite hypothetical reference digital paths using adaptive coding and modulation
�1���� Background
������� 1.1���� Performance objectives for constant bit rate HRDPs
������� 1.2���� Experimental results of dynamic rain fading characteristics
�2���� Applicable performance parameters
������� 2.1���� The need for new performance objectives for variable bit rate HRDPs
������� 2.2���� Packet error rate
������� 2.4���� Degraded throughput