Equipment performance
For more information please email: esapproval@eutelsat.com
Earth station line-ups demonstrate that antenna and associated equipment meet the mandatory requirements and the expected performance described in the earth station standards and transmission plans.
Tests can be categorised as follows:
ESVA (Earth Station Verification and Assistance)
Verification via satellite of the antenna transmit sidelobe co-polar and cross-polar pattern characteristics of the earth station. For more information: ESOG 130: ESVA (PDF, 1.37 MB)
PTLU (Pre-transmission Line-ups)
These tests are mandatory prior to any access to the Eutelsat space segment (e.g. SNGs). The Eutelsat CSC will control transmit EIRP, frequency, cross-polarisation, bit rate. For more information: ESOG 140: Operational management, co-ordination etc. (PDF, 106 KB)
IFLU (Initial Full Line-ups)
These tests are strongly recommended to fully evaluate the RF and Base-band performance of a new earth station (e.g. E/S for Digital Broadcasting, Internet Backbone connections, SNGs). For more information: ESOG 210: Leased services Line-ups (PDF, 369 KB) and Infonote 7: Line-Up of Digital Carriers (PDF, 18 KB)
SMS Line-ups
These tests are strongly recommended to fully evaluate the satellite link for a given earth station (e.g. E/S for Data transmission). For more information: ESOG 220: Business Services Line-ups (PDF, 209 KB)
VSAT Alignment
For more information: ESOG 230: VSAT line-ups/registration (PDF, 118 KB)