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Chapter 19: Link Budget
Calculator
19.1 Scope of this Chapter
This chapter describes the Link Budget Calculator and how to use it.
19.2 Overview
The Link Budget Calculator is a utility for calculating the expected performance of the
RADWIN 2000+ Series wireless link and the possible configurations for a specific link range.
The utility allows you to calculate the expected RSS of the link, and find the type of services
and their effective throughput as a function of the link range and deployment conditions.
19.2.1 User Input
You are required to enter or choose the following parameters. Depending on the product,
some of the parameters have a default value that cannot be changed.
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Band, which determines frequency and regulation
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Radio unit series used
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Channel Bandwidth
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Tx Power (maximum Tx power per modulation is validated)
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Antenna Type (currently dual; cannot be changed for radio unit with integrated
antenna)
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Antenna Gain per site (cannot be changed for integrated antenna)
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Cable Loss per site (cannot be changed for integrated antenna)
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Fade Margin (currently 6dB)
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Rate
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Required Range and climate type
RADWIN 2000+ Series User Manual
Release 4.2.40
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