1 Freq. Desig.

Linkend A: High 2030 Linkend B : Low HSIDC-Kundli

Mandatory dd mm ss 1 dd mm ss 1
To Play with Lattitude 28 52 16 N 28 51 36.1 N
Results Longitude 77 17 57.7 E 77 4 35.9 E
Decimal: 28.8711 77.2994 0.0034 Decimal: 28.8600 77.0766
21.7089214 km A B 266.80 B A 86.80 Deg.
3
B 7 GHz
2 7.561 GHz
21.71 Km 43.00 30.00 m
2 1 26 XPD (dB) 30
1.2 ####### 1 50 XPIF (dB) 0
1.8 4 0.25 Average 1
4
Terrain: GLOBE
24 dBm 2 Lattitude: Geoclimatic Factor K 7.89632E-05
-69 dBm 3
-97 dB 1 16.070271%
SDH Radio Category Config: 0.00160398
13 1 0.00008260%
0
dB
0.03550560%
40
o
C 0.00002252%
20 g/m3
1000 mb 0.026 Min Sig Depth(dB) 17
0.026 Non-Min Sig Depth(dB) 17
0.003672598
Loss free space 136.754781 dB 0.035610716% 99.964389284% 3.119499
99.999393328%
0.05314 Hours/Year Method
Rx Level : -36.1094 dBm 36.1094
Flat Fade Margin : 32.8906 dBm 36.4 36.31 dBi
40.5 39.83 dBi
2.5 1.67 deg.
0.254650775 dB
Frequency 7.561 GHz
d1 0.5 Km
d2 21.21 Km
Hop Length(d) 21.71 Km
95 mm/h
1st. Fresnel Radius 4.4 m 0.00265
1.312
1.0424 dB/km
6.0658 km
6.323 dB
Icumulative -98 dBm
0.000014045%
THDeg 2.53901891 dB 0.009476869 %
INTMargin 3 dB
Atmospheric Absorption
Antenna Beamwidth
FkTB
Water Vap. Density
Radio Threshold
FREE SPACE LOSS
Pressure
Rain Region
26-Oct-2014
Version : 7
Hop length
Tx Power
Polarization
MULTIPATH
Radio Type
Operating Frequency Sub-Band
Operating Frequency
Outage due to Precipitation Effect,PXPR
Ant. Hts.@ Linkend A, and B
Unavail. Due to Rain, Pr :
Effective Hop Length
Unavailability Due to Rain
Fading Activity Factor, (Neta)
C/I Objective (dB)
Atmos. Absorption, Aa
Non-Min Sig Width(Ghz)
Tx-Power has been set within Range!
Reqrd FMagainst Rain
Eqpt. Signature Factor, sf
k factor
a- factor
Antenna Gain
Ant Gain @ End B
Ant Gain @ End A
Specific Attn.,gr
Rain Rate (0.01%of time)
Total Noise Power = -114 dBm/MHz + 10*LOG(noise BW)+10*LOG(NF)
Rx LEVEL
Threshold= C/N + NF+ BW +kT [ All in dB,i.e., 10*LOG value]
Antenna selection OK
FRESNEL RADIUS
Radio selection Successful !
WARNING !!
THRESHOLD DEGRADATION
Feeder Losses
Temperature
Antenna Dia in mtr @ End A
Antenna Dia in mtr @ End B
Frequency Band
Azimuth :
N
Vertical
Hop Length :
PL Value
Total Outage due to Multipath Fading, Ptot :
Prob. Of Selective Fade exceeded in W.M., Ps
Outage due to Clear-Air X-Poln. For Co-Chan. System,Pxp
Min Sig Width(Ghz)
Low Altitudes, 0-400m, Hills
Prob. Of Flat Fade exceeded in W.M., Pns
Fading Occurance Factor, Po
Link Outage :
NERA INTERLINK
1+0
Vigants & Barnett
Average
Link Availability :
53 S >= Lat <= 53 N
Others
18 GHz 15 GHz 7 GHz
Copyright: Alok K Tiwari 10/26/2014 7:14 PM
Site AMSL
A 210 m
B 220 m
Hop Length 21.71 km
K
factor 0.666666667 3
13.79 m
N 2
Antenna Height @ Linkend A 35
Antenna Height @ Linkend B 23
1 Y
14 Mtr
8.05 Mtr
Rx-Level -36.1737
Height @ A 43 m Terrain Details
Height @ B 30 m
Particulars
Distance
from A AMSL
Obstacle
Height
Fresnel
radii AGL Obstruction 15
2030 0 210 10 0 220 220 0 15 13.5467
X1 5 210 10 12.3424052 232.3424052 220 5 1.204293
X2 10 212 5 14.6118438 231.6118438 217 10 1.934855
X3 15 210 10 13.5466984 233.5466984 220 15 0
X4 18 215 5 11.0344268 231.0344268 220 18 0
X5 20 220 5 7.89659065 232.8965907 225 20 0.650108
HSIDC-Kundli 21.71 220 10 0 230 230 21.71 3.546698
Path Profile: Freq 7
Site A : 2030 Site B : HSIDC-Kundli Link Ends Hop LengthAMSL Ant Hts Ant Hts AMSL Max F1 Ref+
28 52' 16" 28 51' 36.1" 0 21.71 210 43 253 0 253 250
77 17' 57.7" 77 4' 35.9" 10.855 21.71 215 251.5 15.2334054 266.73 225
21.71 21.71 220 30 250 0 250 200
Pol Freq 10.855 236.27
Vertical F2 0 253
Antenna Height Estimation
Back to Sheet: Calculations
233.5467
Extra Attenuation Due to Obstruction:
Clearance to Direct Path:
1
st
Fresnel Clearance: Attenuation (dB)
0.0643
Max Earth Bulge,h
eb
Want to Fix the Antenna Ht !
200
220
240
260
280
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
A
M
S
L

(

m

)

Hop Length ( Km )
PATH - PROFILE
Freznel Zone Actual Terrain Terrain Approximated Over Obstacles
Frequency of Operation 7.00 GHz
Tx Power 28.00 dBm
Tx Antenna Dia, m 2.40 42.33
Rx Antenna Dia, m 2.40 42.33
Feeder Loss 0.00 dB
Branching Losses 0.00 dB Hop Length: Rep
passive
to Site A:Path
1
9.00 Km
Other Losses ( Attenuation, ThDeg) 0.00 dB Hop Length: Rep
passive
to Site B:Path
2
13.00 Km
Attenuation due to Atmos. Gases 0.00 dB
Free Space Loss- Path1: Lfs1 128.44 dB
Free Space Loss- Path2: Lfs2 131.63 dB Repeater Ant
1
Dia, m 2.40 42.33
Repeater Ant
2
Dia, m 2.40 42.33
Rx Signal Level -64.76 dBm Coupling Loss Between Antennas, L
c
2.00 dB
Rx Level at Active Sites :
Gain: G
1
, G
2
Gain: G
r1
, G
r2
Back-to-Back coupled Passive Receiver
Site A
Site B
G
1
G
2
G
r1
G
r2
L
fs1
L
fs2
L
c
Rep
passive
Antenna Dia Antenna Gain K-values
0.3 34 H Y 1 1/3
0.6 38.7 V N 1.00
1.2 44.9 2/3
1.8 48 1/3
2.4
3.0
Link Availability
Climate Factor Cf
1 Average 0.25
2 Dry 0.1
3 Humid 0.5
Terrain Factor Tf
1 Average 1
2 Mountainous 0.25
3 Smooth 4
Antenna Dai Antenna Gain Antenna Dai Antenna Gain Frequency:
0.3 31.9 1.2 36.4 1 F1
0.6 36.6 15 GHz 1.8 40.5 7 GHz 2 F2
1.2 42.6 2.4 42.5 3 F3
1.8 46 3.0 44.5 4 F4
5 F5
6 F6
Back to Sheet: Calculations
Center Frequency Lo Hi Center Frequency Lo Hi Center Frequency Lo
18.6175 18.1125 19.1225 14.725 14.515 14.935 7.533 7.456
18.645 18.14 19.15 14.753 14.543 14.963 7.561 7.484
18.6725 18.1675 19.1775 14.781 14.571 14.991 7.589 7.512
18.7 18.195 19.205 14.809 14.599 15.019 7.617 7.54
18.7275 18.2225 19.2325 14.837 14.627 15.047 0 0
18.755 18.25 19.26 14.865 14.655 15.075 0 0
18 GHz 15 GHz 7 Ghz
Hi 1 18
7.610 2 15
7.638 3 7
7.666
7.694
0
0
Frequency Kh Kv Alpha_H Alpha_V
1 0.0000387 0.0000352 0.9116 0.8802 INTERPOLATION
2 0.000154 0.000138 0.9632 0.9234 fx 18 Ghz
4 0.00065 0.000591 1.121 1.075 f1 15 Ghz
6 0.00175 0.00155 1.308 1.265 f2 20 Ghz
7 0.00301 0.00265 1.132 1.312
8 0.00454 0.00395 1.327 1.31 Alpha_h 0.057776
10 0.0101 0.00887 1.276 1.264 Alpha_v 0.053005
12 0.0188 0.0168 1.217 1.2
15 0.0367 0.0335 1.154 1.128 Kh 1.119143
18 0.05777621 0.0530054 1.11914317 1.088073084 Kv 1.088073
20 0.0751 0.0691 1.099 1.065
25 0.1244 0.113 1.061 1.03
30 0.1871 0.1674 1.02 0.9997
35 0.2629 0.2334 0.9789 0.9633
40 0.3495 0.3098 0.9391 0.9287
45 0.4424 0.3932 0.9032 0.8965
50 0.5362 0.4793 0.8725 0.8683
60 0.7069 0.6419 0.8621 0.8243
70 0.8514 0.7836 0.793 0.7925
80 0.9753 0.9063 0.7687 0.7693
90 1.064 0.9992 0.7529 0.7537
100 1.12 1.06 0.743 0.744
120 1.18 1.13 0.731 0.732
150 1.31 1.27 0.71 0.711
200 1.45 1.42 0.689 0.69
300 1.36 1.35 0.688 0.689
400 1.32 1.31 0.683 0.684
Back to Sheet: Calculations
%age of Time Rain
Region 1 0.3 0.1 0.03 0.01 0.003 0.001
A 0.12 0.8 2 5 8 14 22
B 0.5 2 3 6 12 21 32
C 0.7 2.8 5 9 15 26 42
D 2.1 4.5 8 13 19 29 42
E 0.6 2.4 6 12 22 41 70
F 1.7 4.5 8 15 28 54 78
G 3 7 12 20 30 45 65
H 2 4 10 18 32 55 83
J 8 13 20 28 35 45 55
K 1.5 4.2 12 23 42 70 100
L 2 7 15 33 60 105 150
M 4 11 22 40 63 95 120
N 5 15 35 65 95 140 180
P 12 34 65 105 145 200 250
Q 24 49 72 96 115 142 170
Back to Sheet: Calculations
NOKIA FLEXIHOPPER
Frequency Duplex Frq.
Sig. Width.( Ghz) Notch Depth, Bn(dB) Sig. Width.( Ghz)
13 154 0.026 13.1 0.026
15 420 0.03 10.8 0.03
18 1010 0.031 10.7 0.031
NERA CITYLINK
Frequency Duplex Frq.
Sig. Width.( Ghz) Notch Depth, Bn(dB) Sig. Width.( Ghz)
15 420 0.026 17 0.026
NERA INTERLINK
7 154 0.026 17 0.026
CERAGON:FibeAir 3128
15 420 0.026 17 0.026
RADIO TYPE Radio Name THRESHOLD @^ -6 BER FkTB Max Tx-Poer
1 NOK FLEXI HOPPER -77 -97 18
2 NERA CITYLINK -69 -97 19.5
3 CERAGON:FibeAir 3128 -68 -97 18
4 NERA INTERLINK -69 -97 28
Back to Sheet: Calculation
Min. Phase Non-Min. Phase
Non-Min. Phase Min. Phase
N.A.
Tx-Power Out of Range !
Notch Depth, Bn(dB) Freq Out of Range !
13.1 Radio selection Successful !
10.7 Radio dos'nt support this FREQ !
10.6 FREQ selection Successful !
Tx-Power has been set within Range!
Antenna size not available in this band
Antenna selection OK
Notch Depth, Bn(dB)
17
17
17
C/I @ 10^-6 BER Category
23 PDH
26 SDH
28 SDH
26 SDH
Non-Min. Phase
Non-Min. Phase
Coefficient, U 41.35738 dB
Coefficient, V 19.002
Path Attenuation,A0.01 6.32299 dB
Equivalent Path Attn.,Ap 6.429807 dB
Parameter ,m 21.58747
Parameter, n -2.02334
GEOCLIMATIC FACTOR CALCULATION
Terrain C
0 (dB)
Lattitude
1 Low Altitudes, 0-400m, Plains 0 53 S >= Lat <= 53 N
2 Low Altitudes, 0-400m, Hills 3.5 53 N or S < Lat > 60 N or S
3 Medium Altitudes, 400-700m, Plains 2.5 Lat >= 60 N or S
4 Medium Altitudes, 400-700m, Hills 6
5 High Altitudes,>700m, Plains 5.5
6 High Altitudes,>700m, Hills 8
7 High Altitudes,>700m, Mountains 10.5
Calculated Value 3.5
BACK to "Calculation"
OUTAGE DUE TO PRECIPITATION EFFECTS FOR CO_CHANNEL SYSTEMS
Yw
Y0
Yp
ATMOSPHERIC ABSORPTION
0.987167
0.004792 dB/Km
0.006938 dB/Km
C
Lat
(dB) Globe C
Long
(dB)
0 Europe & Africa 3
-24.1289 North and South America -3
7 Others 0
0 0
OUTAGE DUE TO PRECIPITATION EFFECTS FOR CO_CHANNEL SYSTEMS
Wireless Supporting Information
Free-space Loss. The Friis free-space propagation equation is commonly used to determine the attenuation of a
signal due to spreading of the electromagnetic wave.
Free space loss is given as:
Attenuation (dB) = 92.467 + 20 log10(f
GHz
) + 20 log10(D
km
); or,
Attenuation (dB) = 96.6 + 20 log10(f
GHz
) + 20 log10(D
mi
)
Where: f
GHz
= frequency in GHz, and
D
km
= distance between antennas (link) in kilometers; or,
D
mi
= distance between antennas (link) in miles.
Frequencies above 10 GHz. For frequencies above 10 GHz there are several additional issues that effect
propagation, including:
Absorption due to gasses or water vapor;
Attenuation due to mist, fog, or rainfall.
Many gasses and pollutants have absorption lines in the millimeter bands but, due to their low densities, their effect
is negligible in microwave and millimeter wave frequencies below 30 GHz. Water vapor, though, has an absorption
line at 22.235 GHz and can effect microwave frequencies above 10 GHz. The amount of water vapor in the
atmosphere at sea level can vary from 0.001 grams per cubic meter in a cold, dry climate to as much as 30 grams per
cubic meter in hot, humid climates. In addition, the effects of precipitation can be significant at microwave
frequencies above 10 GHz. The attenuation due to rainfall is dependent on the size and distribution of the water
droplets. Because snowfall rates are generally less than rainfall rates, propagation is less effected by snowfall. For
both snow and fog, the attenuation loss is a function of temperature and can vary by a factor of 3 between 0C and
40C .
Total transmission loss for a microwave/millimeter link is given by Freeman as:
Attenuation (dB) = 96.6 + 20 log10(f
GHz
) + 20 log10(D
mi
) + excess attenuation (dB) due to water vapor, mist, fog,
and rainfall.
Where: f
GHz
= frequency in GHz, and
D
mi
= distance between antennas (link) in miles.
Total Path Loss. The total path loss (dB) is the gain of both antennas (dB) added together, minus the free space
loss (dB) and any additional loss (water vapor, mist, fog, rainfall, and Fresnel reflection loss).
Fading. Fades, or variations with time, in path loss are encountered during abnormal propagation conditions. The
most common type of fading is that due to multipath transmission. Combinations of irregularities and fluctuations in
atmospheric temperature, humidity, and pressure cause more than one and often many propagation paths to exist
between the transmitting antenna and the receiving antenna. As the atmospheric conditions vary, the routes and
distances of paths also vary, causing signals of differing phases and amplitudes to arrive at the receiving antenna at
the same instant. Multipath, or interference, fading is characterized by rapid fluctuations of received carrier power.
Fade Margin. Fade margin is the depth of fade, expressed in dB, that a microwave receiver can tolerate while
still maintaining acceptable circuit quality .
Fresnel Loss. The primary component to path loss is the free-space signal loss from the transmitting antenna to
the receiving antenna. But additional path loss may also exist from multi-path reflections (sometimes called Fresnel
reflective loss) due to reflective surfaces such as water near the direct wave, and intervening obstacles such as
buildings, mountain peaks, etc., in the Fresnel zone.
Fresnel Zone. Fresnel (fr nel'), named after Jean Augustin Fresnel, 1788-1827, French physicist. The Fresnel
zone is an elliptically shaped conical zone of power that propagates from the transmitting antenna to the receiving
antenna due to cancellation of some part of the wavefront by other parts that travel different distances. If the total
path distance between the transmitting antenna, mountain peak, and receiving antenna is one wavelength greater than
the direct distance between antennas, then the clearance is said to be two Fresnel zones.
The first Fresnel zone: R = 72.1 ((d1
mi
)(d2
mi
) / (Dt)(f))
Fresnel boundaries. The outer boundary of the first Fresnel zone is defined as the additional path length of all
paths, which are one-half wavelength (1/2 ) of the frequency transmitted longer than the direct line-of-sight path
between antennas. If the total path distance is one wavelength (1) longer than the direct path, then the outer
boundary is said to be two Fresnel zones. There are an infinite number of Fresnel zones located coaxially around the
center of the direct wave path. Odd number Fresnel zones reinforce the direct wave path and even order number
Fresnel zones cancel the direct wave path.
Clearance. For reliability, point-to point links are designed to have at least 0.6 of the first Fresnel zone clearance
from any obstruction from all sides (top, bottom, left and right of the first Fresnel zone).
Refraction. The earth's curvature, as well as atmospheric conditions (temperature, pressure, and water vapor), can
refract or bend electromagnetic waves either up, away from, or down toward the earth's surface. This bending can
change frequently, hour to hour, day to night, season to season, and weather pattern to weather pattern. Refractivity
is usually greatest close to the earth's surface and becomes smaller the higher above the surface you go. To
compensate for this effect, a refractivity gradient, or 'K' factor, is used when designing point-to-point communication
links. The 'K' factor is the ratio of the effective Earth radius to the actual Earth radius. A 'K' factor of 1 indicates no
bending of the signal; a 'K' factor of less than one means the electromagnetic wave is bent up, away from the surface.
A 'K' factor greater than one indicates a slight bending downward, towards the earth. The 'K' factor value commonly
used for microwave links is 1.333 (4/3) for normal atmospheric conditions, which means that the radio horizon is
further away than the visual horizon.
Earth's curvature at obstruction: h = ((d1
mi
)(d2
mi
) / (1.5)(K)) ft
Antenna Gain. For a paraboloid reflector microwave antenna (greater than 960 MHz) consisting of a dishshaped
surface illuminated by a feed horn mounted at the focus of the reflector, the antenna gain is given as [6]:
Antenna Gain (dBi) = 20 log10(D
ft
) + 20 log10(f
GHz
) + 7.5; or,
Antenna Gain (dBi) = 20 log10(D
m
) + 20 log10(f
GHz
) + 17.82
Where: dBi = decibels over an isotropic radiator
D
ft
= Antenna dish diameter in feet; or,
D
m
= Antenna dish diameter in meters, and
f
GHz
= Frequency in GHz.
Note: The above formula is based on the efficiency of a paraboloid antenna being on the order 55%. Some
manufacturers may be able to improve on this number, therefore, the gain given by a manufacturer for a specific
antenna should be used, when available, otherwise the above formula will suffice.
The general formula for computing the gain of any antenna is given as: 4A / 2
where A = effective area of antenna ( efiiciency of 55% for a parabolic dish reflector antenna)
= wave length
Area and Wavelength must be in same unit (feet, meters, etc.)
Beamwidth. Antenna beamwidth refers to the width of the main radiated beam (main lobe) between two equal
power levels that are 3 dB down from the peak power of the center of the main beam. Antenna gain and beamwidth
are interrelated quantities and are inversely proportional; thus the higher the gain an antenna has, the smaller the
beamwidth[3]. Therefore, increased care must be taken when aligning high gain antennas to insure that the antenna is
accurately aligned on the center of the main beamwhich could be only a few degrees wide. For example; a 6-foot
parabolic dish antenna at 6 GHz has an antenna gain of 38.63 dB and a beamwidth of only 1.91.
Beam Width is given as:
(70 *
cm
100) (antenna ft * 0.3048), or
(70 *
cm
100) antenna meters
where
cm
= wave length in centimeters
Radiation Fields. There are three traditional radiation fields (regions) in free space as a result of the radiated
power of an antenna. These three radiation fields are known as:
1. The near-field, also called the reactive near-field region, is that region that is closest to the antenna and
for which the reactive field dominates over the radiative fields.
2. The, Fresnel zone, also called the radiating near-field, is that region between the reactive near-field and
the far-field regions and is the region in which the radiation fields dominate and where the angular field
distribution depends on distance from the antenna (see earlier definition of Fresnel Zone).
3. The far-field, or Rayleigh distance (historically called the Fraunhofer region), is that region where the
radiation pattern is independent of distance.
Polarization. The polarization of an antenna refers to the orientation of the electric field vector in the radiated
wave. For linear polarization (horizontal or vertical), the vector remains in one plane as the wave propagates through
space. To eliminate polarization mismatch loss, the receiving antenna must have the same polarization orientation as
the transmitting antenna (Note: If the waveguide connection at the antenna is vertically oriented, the antenna is
said to have horizontal polarization, and vice-versa).
Many gasses and pollutants have absorption lines in the millimeter bands but, due to their low densities, their effect
is negligible in microwave and millimeter wave frequencies below 30 GHz. Water vapor, though, has an absorption
atmosphere at sea level can vary from 0.001 grams per cubic meter in a cold, dry climate to as much as 30 grams per
droplets. Because snowfall rates are generally less than rainfall rates, propagation is less effected by snowfall. For
both snow and fog, the attenuation loss is a function of temperature and can vary by a factor of 3 between 0C and
Attenuation (dB) = 96.6 + 20 log10(f
GHz
) + 20 log10(D
mi
) + excess attenuation (dB) due to water vapor, mist, fog,
most common type of fading is that due to multipath transmission. Combinations of irregularities and fluctuations in
distances of paths also vary, causing signals of differing phases and amplitudes to arrive at the receiving antenna at
the receiving antenna. But additional path loss may also exist from multi-path reflections (sometimes called Fresnel
path distance between the transmitting antenna, mountain peak, and receiving antenna is one wavelength greater than
boundary is said to be two Fresnel zones. There are an infinite number of Fresnel zones located coaxially around the
Refraction. The earth's curvature, as well as atmospheric conditions (temperature, pressure, and water vapor), can
change frequently, hour to hour, day to night, season to season, and weather pattern to weather pattern. Refractivity
compensate for this effect, a refractivity gradient, or 'K' factor, is used when designing point-to-point communication
bending of the signal; a 'K' factor of less than one means the electromagnetic wave is bent up, away from the surface.
A 'K' factor greater than one indicates a slight bending downward, towards the earth. The 'K' factor value commonly
power levels that are 3 dB down from the peak power of the center of the main beam. Antenna gain and beamwidth
beamwidth[3]. Therefore, increased care must be taken when aligning high gain antennas to insure that the antenna is
accurately aligned on the center of the main beamwhich could be only a few degrees wide. For example; a 6-foot
wave. For linear polarization (horizontal or vertical), the vector remains in one plane as the wave propagates through
space. To eliminate polarization mismatch loss, the receiving antenna must have the same polarization orientation as
How To Use : The Guidelines...
Important: If the file name is changed from the supplied "Link Planning Tool.xls," some of the macros will not
function properly. It would be best to save the completed workbook under a new name, then start on new
systems with the original file.
Here is the description for using the utility:
1. We mainly enter the parameter value into the sheet
"Calculations".
a. Entries shown in YELLOW cells are mandatory.
b. Entries shown in GREY cells are to play with in order to
get the desired result wrt Standard Link Design Criteria.
c. Entries shown in LIGHT BROWN are ONE-TIME entries like
temperature, pressure etc.
PASSWORDS: Sheet "Calculations" : Password "link "
Sheet "Antenna Heights": Password "antennae "
Sheet "Report": Password "report "
Sheet "DB_Ant1(18Ghz)": Password "antennae "
Sheet "DB_Ant2(15Ghz)": Password "antennae "
Sheet "DB_RadioEqpt": Password "radio "
Sheet "PassiveRepeater": Password "passive "
Above Passwords are activated.
Please be careful while making any change to Sheet "Calculations" for
it contains the most important formulae.
The "Calculation" sheet looks up for the required data :
a. For Antennae (of 18 GHz band) from the sheet: "DB_Ant1 (18GHz)
Using the Password sizes and gains can be modified.
Note that only FOUR sizes are permissible to provide into
this sheet.
b. For Antennae (of 15 GHz band) and Frequency of
Operation from the sheet:"DB_Ant2 (15GHz). Using
Password sizes and gains can be modified. Note that
only FOUR antennae sizes EIGHT Frequencies in TWO
separate bands can be used. Also do not change the
frequency named F1,F2,....F6,G1,G2.Only their respective
values can be changed.
c. For Radio Specific Data form the sheet:DB_RadioEqpt.
Using Password we can also modify the Radio Names,
their signature data and Radio Parameters. Here THREE
different type of Radios can be used.
2. The Sheet "Antenna Heights" is to calculate the antennae
heights based on LOS survey feedback data.
3. The Sheet "Report" is just the compilation of information used in link implementation.
This is to bring to your kind notice that formulae used into this workbook are as per ITU-T.As I'm using the Tool
like Nokia's NETACT PLANNER and CTE's PATHLOSS, I've observed the similar results at least for Link Design
NEW (v2): Passive Repeater worksheet
Back-to-back coupled Passive Repeater calculations. Use: 'passive' to unlock the worksheet to edit values.
Hope this will suffice. For further clarification/suggestion feel free to contact under signed.
NEW (v3): Selection Buttons
To make this spreadsheet more useful I have made this spreadsheet more user friendly by putting some
"buttons" so that one can select the values by using these buttons without typing or looking for the other sheets.
NEW (v4): Graphical Link Analysis
Provision to view/analyse the link graphically ( Addition of : Path Profile) over a approximated Terrain.
NEW (v5): "Technical Information"
A "Technical Information" page has been added in order to have easy understanding of the principles involved in
a Microwave Link Designing. Also, more automated buttons have been added.
NEW (v6): "Technical Information"
Select any one of the THREE frequency bands, namely 15 GHz, 18 GHz and 7 GHz. Each band is provided with
6 frequency spots. The same provision is there for Radio selection too.
Alok K Tiwari
Transmission Planning
Idea Cellular Ltd - Delhi(INDIA)
alok.tiwari@ideacellular.com
Mobile # +91 9891005329
Landline # +91 51679999 Ext- 5338
FAX # +91 51679999 Ext- 5399