Fiber Type
Passive Cable System Attenuation
Fiber Loss at Operating Wavelength (Distance x Fiber Loss)
Connector Loss (Connector Loss x Connector Pairs)
Splice Loss (Splice Loss x Splices)
Calculate Link Loss Budget
Determine System Gain (Avg. Transmitter Power - Receiver Sensitivity)
Power Penalties (Operating Receiver Power Pen Repair Margin # Splices at 0.3dB each)
Determine link Loss Budget (System Gain - Power Penalty)
Verify Adequate Power (Total Link Loss Budget - Total System Attenuation)
Verify Performance
* System Performance Margin must be greater
than 0 dB in order for the system to operate
using the specified electronics.
Operating Wavelength
Appendix H - Link Budget Calculation Worksheet
Total Cable Distance
km
Individual Fiber Loss (at operating wavelength)
dB/km
Total Fiber Loss
dB
Individual Connector Loss
dB
Number of Connector Pairs
Total Connector Loss
dB
Individual Splice Loss
dB
Number of Splices
Total Splice Loss
dB
Other Components
dB
Total System Attenuation
(Fiber Loss + Connector Loss + Splice Loss + Other Components)
dB
Avg. Transmitter Power
dBm
Receiver Sensitivity
-9
dBm @ 10 BER
System Gain
dB
Operating Margin
dB
Receiver Power Penalties
dB
Repair Margin
dB
Total Power Penalty
dB
System Gain
dB
Total Power Penalty
dB
Total Link Loss Budget
dB
Total Link Loss Budget
dB
Total System Attenuation
dB
System Performance Margin*
dB
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UNIT 3
APPENDICES
APPENDICES
UNIT 4