MINI-LINK TN

OUTDOOR SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

MINI-LINK Terminal

Outdoor unit
• Radio and Antenna
Sets the radio communication
Frequency and performances

Radio cable
• Traffic, Supervision and DC power

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Antenna units

MINI-LINK Point to point antennas are

directional parabolic antennas which are
available in the following diameters:
0.2m
0.3m
0.6m
0.9m
1.2m
1.8m
2.4m
3.0m
3.7m

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Antennas

“Small” antenna:
+ Less wind load,
+ Less visibility
+ Lower cost

“Large” antenna:
+ Higher gain,
longer hop

Lower radio frequency  Larger antenna

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Single polarized antenna
V (Default)

Vertical pol. Horizontal pol.

V

V H

The polarization is set by turning

H

the Antenna Feeder

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Dual polarized antenna
• “2+0” configuration
• Integrated or Separate mounting of radios
• Cross polarization discrimination (XPIC)

Vertical

Horizontal

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Radio units

• RAU2
Only C-QPSK modulation
RF freq. bands: 13, 15, 18, 23, 26 and 38 GHz
• RAU2 N
Modulation agile, C-QPSK and any QAM-modulation
RF freq. bands: 28, 32 and 38 GHz
• RAU2 X
Modulation agile as RAU2 N
Higher output power and extended power dynamic
range
RF freq. Bands: 6L, 6U, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 18, 23, 24
and 26 GHz

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Radio interfaces
Radio Alarm Power
Red LED Green LED

Alignment port
Radio Cable Earth
Twinnax connector
N-type connector connection
(0.5-2.5VDC)
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 Sub-band pair

17.7 GHz 19.7 GHz

18/11 18/15

Duplex 1010 MHz

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Terminal Configuration
1+0 and 1+1

Unprotected 1+0

Modem Modem

Protected 1+1

Modem Modem
Modem Modem
Switch Switch

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Terminal Configuration
1+1
1+1 Hot stand by

Modem Modem
Modem Modem
Switch Switch

1+1 Working stand by

Modem Modem
Modem Modem
Switch Switch

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1+1 radio protection (Hot Stand By)

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 Power splitter
Asymmetrical Power
Splitter
Radio 1 1dB loss

Radio 2
7dB loss

Symmetrical Power Splitter

Radio 1 3dB loss

Note:
Waveguide losses must be added Radio 2
3dB loss
when a separately mounted
Power Splitter is used
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Radio cable
50 Ω radio cable

Single coaxial cable available in 4 different types

• Ø7,6mm, max 100m
• Ø10mm, max 200m
• Ø16mm, max 400m
• Ø28mm, max 700m
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Alignment procedure

Transforming the Alignment Value

1,95

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Basic Free Space Loss

A = 92.4
0
+ 20 log d + 20 log f

d = distance in km
f = frequency in GHz
A 0= 92.4 + 20 log 30 + 20 log 15 = 145 dB

RSL = P(TX) + Gain (A) + Gain (B) –

A0
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