Radwin 2000+ SERIES User Manual - 19.2.1
RADWIN
2000+
Series
User
Manual
Release
4.2.40
19
‐
1
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.
•
Band,
which
determines
frequency
and
regulation
•
Radio
unit
series
used
•
Channel
Bandwidth
•
Tx
Power
(maximum
Tx
power
per
modulation
is
validated)
•
Antenna
Type
(currently
dual;
cannot
be
changed
for
radio
unit
with
integrated
antenna)
•
Antenna
Gain
per
site
(cannot
be
changed
for
integrated
antenna)
•
Cable
Loss
per
site
(cannot
be
changed
for
integrated
antenna)
•
Fade
Margin
(currently
6dB)
•
Rate
•
Required
Range
and
climate
type