Radwin 5000 HPMP, User Manual

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RADWIN 5000 HPMP User Manual Release 3.5.70 23 ‐ 7
Running the Link Budget Calculator
Figure 23 ‐ 5: Band selector
For the purposes of our example, we will use 5.730 ‐ 5.845 GHz FCC/IC Connectorized.
3. Enter the radio details.
The Fade margin is the minimum required for line ‐ of ‐ sight (LOS) conditions. For
degraded link conditions, a larger Fade margin should be used.
The EIRP is given in dBm and Watts.
4. The Rate item may be used for calculating the Link Budget under best and worst
scenarios. In practice, HBSs are configured for Adaptive rate which may not be
disabled.
5. If the required range between the two link sites is known, you may enter it directly.
Alternatively, you may enter the latitude and longitude of each site in the link, in
which case the distance between them will be calculated and displayed.
Note
• This release supports 5/10/20/40MHz Channel Bandwidths
• Collocated HBSs use RFP E so there is no HSS entry