RF Specifications
Rev 6 Mar.13
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Conducted Rx sensitivity / Tx power
Table 5-4: GSM frequency band support
Band
Frequencies
EGSM 900
Tx: 880–915 MHz
Rx: 925–960 MHz
GSM 1800
Tx: 1710–1785 MHz
Rx: 1805–1880 MHz
GSM 1900
Tx: 1850–1910 MHz
Rx: 1930–1990 MHz
Table 5-5: Conducted Rx (Receive) sensitivity — LTE bands
LTE bands
Conducted Rx sensitivity (dBm)
Primary
(Typical)
Secondary
(Typical)
SIMO
(Typical)
SIMO
1
(Worst case)
LTE Band 1
Full RB
BW: 10 MHz
2
-98.5
-98.5
-101.5
-96.3
LTE Band 3
-100.0
-99.0
TBD
-93.3
LTE Band 7
-97.5
-98.5
-99.5
-94.3
LTE Band 8
-100.0
-100.0
-102.5
-93.3
LTE Band 20
-97.5
-96.5
-99.5
-93.3
1. Per 3GPP specification
2. Sensitivity values scale with bandwidth:
x_MHz_Sensitivity = 10_MHz_Sensitivity - 10*log(10 MHz/x_MHz)
Table 5-6: Conducted Rx (Receive) sensitivity — UMTS bands
UMTS bands
Conducted Rx sensitivity (dBm)
Primary
(Typical)
Secondary
(Typical)
Primary / Secondary
(Worst case)
Band 1 (UMTS 2100)
0.1% BER
12.2 kbps
-111.5
-111.5
-106.7
Band 8 (UMTS 900)
-111.0
-111.5
-106.7
Table 5-7: Conducted Rx (Receive) sensitivity — GSM / EDGE bands
GSM / EDGE bands
Conducted Rx sensitivity (dBm)
Typical
Worst case
EGSM 900
2% BER
CS
1
-109
-102
10% BLER
GMSK (CS1)
-111
-104
EDGE (MCS5)
-102
-98
