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UMTS Link Budget

The document is an example link budget spreadsheet for a UMTS system. It calculates key parameters like transmit power, antenna gains, losses, noise levels, and path loss for different cell types (urban microcell, urban macrocell, suburban, rural). It then uses the path loss calculations to determine the maximum cell radius for each cell type based on a standard propagation model, ranging from 0.58km for an urban microcell to 11.82km for a rural cell.

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UMTS Link Budget

The document is an example link budget spreadsheet for a UMTS system. It calculates key parameters like transmit power, antenna gains, losses, noise levels, and path loss for different cell types (urban microcell, urban macrocell, suburban, rural). It then uses the path loss calculations to determine the maximum cell radius for each cell type based on a standard propagation model, ranging from 0.58km for an urban microcell to 11.82km for a rural cell.

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EXAMPLE LINK BUDGET SPREADSHEET

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INITIAL PARAMETERS (blue indicates user definable parameters)

System: UMTS
Frequency: 1965 MHz (1500 - 2000 MHz)
Bearer Rate: 64 kbps
Coverage Probability - Cell edge: 95 %
Cell loading: 80 %

LINK BUDGET (Uplink)


Urban Microcell Urban Macrocell Suburban Rural
Label ****************** ****************** ****************** ******************
a Tx Power (dBm) 21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00
b Tx Antenna Gain (dBi) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
c Cable and combiner losses (dB) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
__________________ __________________ __________________ __________________
d=a+b+c EIRP Tx Power (dBm) 21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00

j Thermal Noise density (dBm/Hz) -174.00 -174.00 -174.00 -174.00


q Bandwidth factor (dBHz) 48.06 48.06 48.06 48.06
k Noise Figure (dB) 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00
m Interference to thermal noise (dB) 6.99 6.99 6.99 6.99
__________________ __________________ __________________ __________________
n=j+k+m+q Interference Noise density N (dBm/Hz) -114.95 -114.95 -114.95 -114.95
r Average Eb/No (dB) 2.20 3.80 3.80 3.80
__________________ __________________ __________________ __________________
t=n+r Rx Sensitivity (dBm) -112.75 -111.15 -111.15 -111.15

e Rx Antenna Gain (dBi) 10.00 17.00 17.00 17.00


f Cable/Feeder Loss (dB) -2.00 -2.00 -2.00 -2.00
g Diversity Gain (dB) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
u Fading Margin - cell edge (dB) -1.64 -1.64 -1.64 -1.64
v Soft Handover Gain (dB) 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
w Building/Car Penetration Loss (dB) -15.00 -15.00 -12.00 -6.00
__________________ __________________ __________________ __________________
x = d+t+e+f+g+u+v+w Max Path Loss (dB) 130.10 135.50 138.50 144.50

y = Prop(x) COST 231 Cell Radius (km) 0.58 1.80 8.03 11.82

SHADOW FADING MARGIN (calculation)

Urban Microcell Urban Macrocell Suburban Rural


****************** ****************** ****************** ******************
Decay Law (n) 3.57 3.57 3.57 3.57
Std dev of Fading Margin (dB) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Std Dev / n 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.28

Coverage Probability - cell edge 95.00 %


u Fading Margin - cell edge (dB) 1.64 1.64 1.64 1.64

Coverage Probability - whole cell 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00


Fade Margin - whole cell (dB) 14.46 dB 14.46 14.46 14.46

CELL RADIUS FROM COST 231 FORMULA (calculation)

UE Height: 1.5 m

Antenna Correction factor 0.05 dB


Urban Correction 0.00 dB
Suburban correction 12.22 dB
Open Country Correction 32.42 dB

Urban Microcell Urban Macrocell Suburban Rural


****************** ****************** ****************** ******************
BS Height (m) 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00
Path Loss (dB) 130.10 135.50 138.50 144.50
Distance (km) 0.58 1.80 8.03 11.82

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