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100 Network Design and Engineering Guide 2010-10-26
Outdoor Unit and Satellite Link Design
Link Budget Examples
3.6 Link Budget Examples
The following examples should present some typical link budget calculation scenarios and typ-
ical optimization steps.
3.6.1 Scenario 1: Ku-Band 5 Stations Fully Meshed
The first scenario is a fully meshed 5 station network located in a Ku-Band spot beam over Eu-
rope and North Africa. Possible amplifier types should be ND Satcom RFT 5000 Ku-Band with
8, 20 or 30 Watt. Master stations should be located in Berlin and Madrid.
Figure 3-32 Scenario 1 - Uplink Footprint
Figure 3-33 Scenario 1 - Downlink Footprint