Link Power Budget
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Agenda
Overview
Power Budget Definition.
Purpose of calculating power Budget.
What’s is the Decibel (dB).
Power Budget Calculations
Power Budget Calculation tools.
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Objective
Ability to understand the meaning of power budget?
Why power budget is needed to be calculated?
What’s the main parameters affects on Link budget?
The different tools that can be used for calculations?
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Overview
• One of the first things that should be considered when planning a new
Network or expanding a new one is the distance.
• Distance effects on the optical network behavior by two main parameters:
Dispersion.
Attenuation need to be calculated?
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Power Budget Definition
• The Power Budget sometimes named as “Loss Budget”.
• The power budget refers to the amount of fiber optic cable plant
loss that a datalink (transmitter to receiver) can tolerate in order to
operate properly.
• Power Budget has Minimum and Maximum Value.
• Minimum Value: a minimum value of loss so that it does not overload
the receiver.
• Maximum Value: loss to ensure the receiver has sufficient signal to
operate properly.
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The purpose of Calculating Power Budget?
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The purpose of Calculating Power Budget?
• The loss budget has two main purposes:
• Design stage it is used to ensure the cabling being designed will work with
the links intended to be used over it
• After installation, the loss budget for the cabling is compared to the actual
test results to ensure the cable plant is installed properly.
• Which means : a data link will only operate if the cable plant loss is
within the power budget of the link.
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What’s the Decibel (dB)?
• Decibels (dB): is a unit used for power gain or loss.
• The Decibel is used to represent the logarithmic relation of two power levels
(P1 and P2) which measured in watt.
𝑷𝟏
𝒅𝑩 = 𝟏𝟎 𝐥𝐨𝐠 ,
𝑷𝟐
• Decibels-mille-watt(dBm): is used when the power measured relative to a
certain level in mille-watt (i.e.; P2=1mw).
• dBm mainly used for output power and receiver Sensitivity.
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Power Budget Calculation
• The power budget is the difference between the output
power of the transmitter and the input power requirements of
the receiver.
Note: cable plant loss is only a part of the power budget
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What effects on optical Power Budget
• Splitter
• Fiber cable Loss.
• Splices. High
To
• Connectors Low
• Optical Components (filters, amplifiers,…)
• Bends in Fiber.
• Contamination (dirt, oil,….).
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Power Budget calculation
Element Losses
Optical Splitter
1:2 3dB
1:4 6dB
1:8 9dB
1:16 2n 12dB +3dB
1:31 15dB
Cable loss
At 1310nm 0.3dB/Km
At 1550nm 0.2dB/Km
Splices 0.3dB
Connectors
APC 0.5dB
PC 0.75dB
Safety Margin 3dB
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Optical Power Budget
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Example 1
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Example 2
• Attenuation coefficient=4.5dB/km
• Connector Loss=0.5 dB
• Margin=2dB
• IS this system Good?
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Answer
• Total Losses=0.5*4.5+0.5*2=3.25dB
• Prec=Ptx-total loss-Margin
• Prec=-15-3.25-2=-20.25dB
• Prec>Psens system will work
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Practice Example
• Attenuation coefficient=0.25dB/km
• Splice loss=0.1 dB
• Number of splices=46
• Connector Loss=0.2 dB
• Margin=6dB
• IS this system Good?
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Answer
• Total Losses=0.25*185+0.1*46+0.2*2=51.3dB
• Prec=Ptx-total loss-Margin
• Prec=0-51.3-6=-57.3dB
• Prec<Psens system will not work!!!!!
• How To solve??????
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How to solve?
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Step 1: Amplifier Gain
• 𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛 ≥ 𝑝𝑠𝑒𝑛 − 𝑃𝑅𝑥
• 𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛 ≥ −28 − −57.3
• 𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛 ≥ 29.3𝑑𝐵
• 𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛 ≥ 30𝑑𝐵
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Step2: Where to put Amplifier?
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Where is -30dBm point?
• 30 = 𝛼 ∗ 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡.
• Point length=30/0.25=120Km,
• But at 120 km from the transmitter No of splice=120/4=30
• Splice loss=0.1*30=3dB
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Amplifier Location
• Also there is one connector at TX and two connectors for the amplifier
• Actual loss at 120Km= 30+3+0.6=33.6dB which is greater than 30dB
• Decrease Amplifier position by 3.6/0.25=14.4km
• 120-14.4=105.6km
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Power Budget parameters
• Transmitter: launch power, temperature and aging
• Fiber connections: splitter, connectors and splices
• Cable: fiber loss and temperature effects
• Receiver: detector sensitivity
• Others: safety margin and repairs
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BPON/GPON ODN Class Loss Budgets
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GPON Loss budget
Component Typical Loss
WDM 1dB
Splitter (1x32) 17 dB
Splice 0.2dB
APC connector 0.4dB
Fiber length 18.2km
1310nm 0.35dB/km 6.4dB
1490nm 0.27dB/km 4.9dB
1550nm 0.2dB/km 3.6dB
Total loss Budget if launch power of the transmitter at 1310 nm
1310nm 25 is –4 dBm with a detector sensitivity of –28 dBm, the allowed loss
1490nm 23.5 budget of 24 dB will compromise the system’s
performance at 1310 nm (upstream).
1550nm 22.3
Will this system work?????
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Power Budget Tools
• FOA Calculator
• https://www.thefoa.org/tech/ref/Loss_Budget/Loss_Budget.htm
• Corning Calculator
http://view.ceros.com/corning/link-loss-calculator/p/1
• Huawei Calculator
• https://info.support.huawei.com/AccessInfoTool/PON_Budget_Tool/index?language=e
n&domain=0
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Summary
• Power budget calculation is important step in Network Design and plans.
• The main parameters that effect on link losses are:
• Splitters, cable attenuation, splicing, connectors
• The power received should be greater than receiver sensitivity to ensure that
the system will work properly.
• Recognize Different Link power budget calculator tools.
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