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    XPIC, or Cross Polarization Interference Cancellation, allows microwave radios to effectively double the capacity of a microwave path by assigning the same frequency to both the vertical and horizontal polarizations. It does this by using advanced signal processing to cancel out interference between the two polarizations. Key considerations when using XPIC include using high performance cross polarization discrimination antennas, incorporating it into the initial system design, and ensuring adjacent frequencies have similar received signal levels to work properly. XPIC equipment is available from multiple manufacturers like NEC and Alcatel and can significantly increase the efficiency of frequency reuse on microwave backhaul paths.

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    XPIC, or Cross Polarization Interference Cancellation, allows microwave radios to effectively double the capacity of a microwave path by assigning the same frequency to both the vertical and horizontal polarizations. It does this by using advanced signal processing to cancel out interference between the two polarizations. Key considerations when using XPIC include using high performance cross polarization discrimination antennas, incorporating it into the initial system design, and ensuring adjacent frequencies have similar received signal levels to work properly. XPIC equipment is available from multiple manufacturers like NEC and Alcatel and can significantly increase the efficiency of frequency reuse on microwave backhaul paths.

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    XPIC, or Cross Polarization Interference Cancellation, allows microwave radios to effectively double the capacity of a microwave path by assigning the same frequency to both the vertical and horizontal polarizations. It does this by using advanced signal processing to cancel out interference between the two polarizations. Key considerations when using XPIC include using high performance cross polarization discrimination antennas, incorporating it into the initial system design, and ensuring adjacent frequencies have similar received signal levels to work properly. XPIC equipment is available from multiple manufacturers like NEC and Alcatel and can significantly increase the efficiency of frequency reuse on microwave backhaul paths.

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    Cross Polarization Interference

    Cancellation (XPIC)
    Topics of Discussion
    What is XPIC?

    Examples

    Design Considerations
    Some carriers transport system designers are
    not aware that more than one RF channel may
    be assigned to a path

    Some also believe that if you do assign a
    second channel on a path that another antenna
    is required

    And most do not know about XPIC and what it
    allows a design engineer to accomplish
    General Comments
    Disclaimers
    This presentation is not a sales pitch for NEC
    equipment

    According to Dick Laine at Harris Corporation a
    similar capability is available for their Megastar
    Radio

    UPDATE 18 March 2004
    Alcatel has XPIC capable equipment. It is
    available in the ETSI high capacity radios such
    as the 9600 LH and UH, as well as the 9600
    USY ("MDR-9000"). Contact your Alcatel
    representative for additional information.
    Disclaimers
    The presenter only has experience with NEC
    XPIC equipment

    Becky Holland and Bruce Blain of NEC wrote
    an article for RadioResourceMagazine

    Information from that article is presented
    with the permission of Bruce Blaine



    What is XPIC?
    Cross Polarization Interference
    Cancellation (XPIC)

    How does microwave radio having XPIC
    capabilities effectively double the potential
    capacity of a microwave path?

    What is XPIC?
    It allows the assignment of the same frequency
    to both the vertical and horizontal polarization
    on a path

    Where available frequencies are limited then it
    is possible to assign the same frequency twice
    on the same path using both polarizations
    What is XPIC?
    Using standard microwave equipment from any
    of the major manufacturers, if a full block of
    eight frequencies were available for a 6 GHz
    lower band path then eight frequencies could
    be assigned in each direction on the path, four
    per polarization

    Using equipment with XPIC capability sixteen
    frequencies may be assigned each way on the
    same path, eight per polarization
    What is XPIC?
    Standard Frequency Assignments

    4 Frequencies Horizontal

    4 Frequencies Vertical
    XPIC Frequency Assignments

    8 Frequencies Horizontal

    8 Frequencies - Vertical






    Design Considerations
    The use of XPIC requires very high cross
    polarization discrimination antennas such as
    Andrew HSX-40 dB Cross Polarization
    discrimination

    XPIC should be considered in the initial system
    design retrofitting the equipment with the
    required intra bay cables is not easy after the
    equipment is installed, in fact NEC engineers
    told me that it cannot be retrofitted in the field
    Design Considerations
    NEC prefers to have ATPC operational on
    paths using XPIC equipment

    ATPC must be turned ON for both directions of
    a path

    Adjacent frequencies on a path should be
    receiving at nearly the same level in order for
    XPIC equipment to work properly
    Design Considerations
    For Example, if 13T requires ATPC to clear an
    interference case then 12T and 14T are also
    required to use ATPC at the same levels

    Designers must employ XPIC for the protection
    channel and the first operational channel for
    the remaining channels 2 through 7 XPIC may
    be applied on a per channel basis
    Design Considerations
    For circulator coupled XPIC equipment an
    additional 7.1 dB of loss for the transmitters
    and 7.2 dB of loss for the receivers must be
    taken into account in the path calculations

    XPIC equipment will work with one transmit
    antenna and if required a diversity antenna.
    The three-antenna configuration required by
    some equipment manufacturers because of
    intermodulation is not required
    Discussion, Questions, Comments

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