VariableGainAmplifier Class

Model of a non-linear amplifier where the output power is determined by an input back-off/output back-off (IBO/OBO) curve and intermodulation noise temperature can be added to the carrier using an input back-off/carrier to intermodulation noise spectral density (IBO/(C/No)_Im) curve.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
  AGI.Foundation.InfrastructureDefinitionalObject
    AGI.Foundation.Communications.SignalProcessingSignalProcessor
      AGI.Foundation.Communications.SignalProcessingAmplifier
        AGI.Foundation.Communications.SignalProcessingVariableGainAmplifier

Namespace: AGI.Foundation.Communications.SignalProcessing
Assembly: AGI.Foundation.Communications (in AGI.Foundation.Communications.dll) Version: 24.1.418.0 (24.1.418.0)

Syntax

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public class VariableGainAmplifier : Amplifier

Public Class VariableGainAmplifier
	Inherits Amplifier

public ref class VariableGainAmplifier : public Amplifier

type VariableGainAmplifier =  
    class
        inherit Amplifier
    end

The VariableGainAmplifier type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	VariableGainAmplifier	Initializes a new instance.
	VariableGainAmplifier(SignalProcessor)	Initializes a new instance from the given signal input.
	VariableGainAmplifier(VariableGainAmplifier, CopyContext)	Initializes a new instance as a copy of an existing instance.
	VariableGainAmplifier(SignalProcessor, Double, Double, Double, Double)	Initializes a new instance from the given signal input, saturated input power, saturated output power, noise factor, and reference temperature.
	VariableGainAmplifier(SignalProcessor, Double, Double, Double, Double, IListVariableGainAmplifierBackoffCurves)	Initializes a new instance from the given signal input, saturated input power, saturated output power, noise factor, reference temperature, and back-off curves list.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	BackoffCurvesList	Gets the list of back-off curves.
	InputSignalProcessor	Gets or sets the signal processor which produces the set of signals which this processor modifies. (Overrides SignalProcessorInputSignalProcessor.)
	IsFrozen	Gets a value indicating whether this object is frozen. A frozen object cannot be modified and an ObjectFrozenException will be thrown if an attempt is made to do so. (Inherited from DefinitionalObject.)
	NoiseFactor	Gets or sets the noise factor representing the ratio of the NoiseTemperature to ReferenceTemperature plus 1 (i.e. NoiseFactor = NoiseTemperature/ReferenceTemperature + 1). (Inherited from Amplifier.)
	NoiseTemperature	Gets the noise temperature of the amplifier, in kelvin. (Inherited from Amplifier.)
	ReferenceTemperature	Gets or sets the reference temperature for this amplifier, in kelvin. (Inherited from Amplifier.)
	SaturatedInputPower	Gets or sets the saturated input power.
	SaturatedOutputPower	Gets or sets the saturated output power.
	SignalOutput	Gets the signal processor representing the output of the service provider. (Inherited from SignalProcessor.)

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Methods

	Name	Description
	CheckForSameDefinition(Amplifier)	Checks to determine if another instance has the same definition as this instance and returns if it does. Derived classes MUST override this method and check all new fields introduced by the derived class for definitional equivalence. It is NOT necessary to check base class fields because the base class will already have done that. When overriding this method, you should NOT call the base implementation because it will return for all derived-class instances. Derived classes should check the type of other to preserve the symmetric nature of IsSameDefinition(Object). (Overrides AmplifierCheckForSameDefinition(Amplifier).)
	CheckForSameDefinition(DefinitionalObject)	Checks to determine if another instance has the same definition as this instance and returns if it does. Derived classes MUST override this method and check all new fields introduced by the derived class for definitional equivalence. It is NOT necessary to check base class fields because the base class will already have done that. When overriding this method, you should NOT call the base implementation because it will return for all derived-class instances. Derived classes should check the type of other to preserve the symmetric nature of IsSameDefinition(Object). (Inherited from SignalProcessor.)
	CheckForSameDefinition(SignalProcessor)	Checks to determine if another instance has the same definition as this instance and returns if it does. Derived classes MUST override this method and check all new fields introduced by the derived class for definitional equivalence. It is NOT necessary to check base class fields because the base class will already have done that. When overriding this method, you should NOT call the base implementation because it will return for all derived-class instances. Derived classes should check the type of other to preserve the symmetric nature of IsSameDefinition(Object). (Inherited from Amplifier.)
	CheckForSameDefinition(VariableGainAmplifier)	Checks to determine if another instance has the same definition as this instance and returns if it does. Derived classes MUST override this method and check all new fields introduced by the derived class for definitional equivalence. It is NOT necessary to check base class fields because the base class will already have done that. When overriding this method, you should NOT call the base implementation because it will return for all derived-class instances. Derived classes should check the type of other to preserve the symmetric nature of IsSameDefinition(Object).
	Clone	Clones this object using the specified context. (Overrides DefinitionalObjectClone(CopyContext).)
	ComputeCurrentDefinitionHashCode	Computes a hash code based on the current properties of this object. Derived classes MUST override this method and compute a hash code that combines: a unique hash code seed, the base implementation result, and the hash codes of all new fields introduced by the derived class which are used in the CheckForSameDefinition(DefinitionalObject) method. (Overrides AmplifierComputeCurrentDefinitionHashCode.)
	EnumerateDependencies	Enumerates the dependencies of this object by calling EnumerateT(T) for each object that this object directly depends upon. Derived classes which contain additional dependencies MUST override this method, call the base implementation, and enumerate dependencies introduced by the derived class. (Overrides DefinitionalObjectEnumerateDependencies(DependencyEnumerator).)
	Equals	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	Freeze	Freezes this object. Further attempts to modify it will result in an ObjectFrozenException. (Inherited from DefinitionalObject.)
	FreezeAggregatedObjects	Called by Freeze to also freeze any objects that are considered to be a part of this object. Derived classes which contain additional aggregated objects MUST override this method, call the base implementation, and freeze aggregated objects introduced by the derived class. The objects that need to be frozen in this method are frequently created in this object's constructor and are not settable via properties. (Inherited from DefinitionalObject.)
	GetDefinitionHashCode	Gets a hash code representing the definition of this object. (Inherited from DefinitionalObject.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetProcessingDelay	Get an evaluator which computes the time delay between the input and output of this signal processor. (Inherited from SignalProcessor.)
	GetService	Gets the service object of the specified type. (Inherited from SignalProcessor.)
	GetSignalEvaluator(SignalPropagationGraph)	Get an evaluator which can produce the output from the signal processor. (Inherited from SignalProcessor.)
	GetSignalEvaluator(EvaluatorGroup, SignalPropagationGraph)	Get an evaluator which modifies the InputSignalProcessor by applying the computed amplifier gain. (Overrides SignalProcessorGetSignalEvaluator(EvaluatorGroup, SignalPropagationGraph).)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	IsSameDefinition	Determines if this object has the same definition as another object. (Inherited from DefinitionalObject.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ThrowIfFrozen	Throws ObjectFrozenException if this object IsFrozen. This method should be called from any method or property that modifies this object. (Inherited from DefinitionalObject.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

The VariableGainAmplifier class can be used to model non-linear amplifiers operating with a one or more signals (carriers) at the input. The output power and intermodulation noise for each carrier is determined by a set of input back-off curves, one for the amplifier transfer characteristic and one for the carrier to noise spectral density due to intermodulations ((C/No)_Im). The model contains a list of these back-off curve sets, where the index of the list represents the number of carriers present at the input of the amplifier. For example, if two carriers are present at the input of the amplifier, the set of curves at the second index of the list will be used to determine the output power and intermodulation noise for each carrier.

The above figure shows the variation of OBO as a function of IBO, for single carrier operation and multi-carrier operation. The model defines IBO as the carrier power at the input of the amplifier normalized by the saturation input power (Pi/Pi_sat). OBO is defined as carrier power at the output of the amplifier normalized by the saturation output power (Po/Po_sat). In determining the output power for each carrier, the model first selects the set of back-off curves to be used from the list, based on the number of carriers at the amplifier input. From the selected curves set, the IBO/OBO curve is evaluated at the computed IBO for each carrier to determine the OBO. From the carriers OBO, the output power is determined by multiplying by the saturation output power of the amplifier. If an OBO greater than 1.0 is computed for a carrier, the OBO is reset to 1.0 so that the output power will never exceed the saturation output power.

The above figure shows the variation of (C/No)_Im as a function of IBO and number of carriers. In determining the noise temperature due to intermodulation for each carrier, again the model first selects the set of back-off curves based on the number of carriers. If the IBO/(C/No)_Im curve of the set was set to , intermodulation noise is not factored into the noise for each carrier. From the selected curves set, the IBO/(C/No)_Im curve is evaluated at the computed IBO for each carrier to determine the (C/No)_Im. The noise temperature due to intermodulation is then computed by dividing the carrier power by the (C/No)_Im times Boltzmann's constant. The new noise temperature of the carrier is then computed by adding the noise temperature due to intermodulation and the noise temperature of the amplifier and multiplying the result by the gain of the amplifier (Gain = Po/Pi).

Reference:

Maral, G. and M. Bousquet. Satellite Communications Systems: Systems,Techniques and Technology, 3rd Edition. Chichester, England, 1998.

Reference

AGI.Foundation.Communications.SignalProcessing Namespace