Link budget definition and calculation (Important point in Transmission)

Link budget

A link budget is an accounting of all of the gains and losses from the transmitter, through the medium (free space, cable, waveguide, fiber, etc.) to the receiver . 

It accounts for the attenuation of the transmitted signal due to propagation, as well as the antenna gains  and other losses. Randomly varying channel gains such as fading are taken into account by adding some margin depending on the anticipated severity of its effects. The amount of margin required can be reduced by the use of mitigating techniques such as antenna diversity or frequency hopping.

A simple link budget equation looks like this:

Received Power (dB) = Transmitted Power (dB) + Gains (dB) − Losses (dB)

 

A link budget equation including all these effects, expressed logarithmically, might look like this:

${\displaystyle P_{RX}=P_{TX}+G_{TX}-L_{TX}-L_{FS}-L_{M}+G_{RX}-L_{RX}\,}$

where:

${\displaystyle P_{RX}}$ = received power (dBm)

${\displaystyle P_{TX}}$ = transmitter output power (dBm)

${\displaystyle G_{TX}}$ = transmitter antenna gain (dBi)

${\displaystyle L_{TX}}$ = transmitter losses (coax, connectors...) (dB)

${\displaystyle L_{FS}}$ = path loss, usually free space loss (dB)

${\displaystyle L_{M}}$ = miscellaneous losses (fading margin, body loss, polarization mismatch, other losses...) (dB)

${\displaystyle G_{RX}}$ = receiver antenna gain (dBi)

${\displaystyle L_{RX}}$ = receiver losses (coax, connectors...) (dB)

The loss due to propagation between the transmitting and receiving antennas, often called the path loss, can be written in dimensionless form by normalizing the distance to the wavelength:

${\displaystyle L_{FS}{\text{(dB)}}=20\log _{10}\left(4\pi {{\text{distance}} \over {\text{wavelength}}}\right)}$ (where distance and wavelength are in the same units)

When substituted into the link budget equation above, the result is the logarithmic form of the Friis transmission equation.

In some cases, it is convenient to consider the loss due to distance and wavelength separately, but in that case, it is important to keep track of which units are being used, as each choice involves a differing constant offset. Some examples are provided below.

${\displaystyle L_{FS}}$ (dB) = 32.45 dB + 20×log[frequency(MHz)] + 20×log[distance(km)] [1]

${\displaystyle L_{FS}}$ (dB) = - 27.55 dB + 20×log[frequency(MHz)] + 20×log[distance(m)]

${\displaystyle L_{FS}}$ (dB) = 36.6 dB + 20×log[frequency(MHz)] + 20×log[distance(miles)]

These alternative forms can be derived by substituting wavelength with the ratio of propagation velocity (c, approximately 3×10^8 m/s) divided by frequency, and by inserting the proper conversion factors between km or miles and meters, and between MHz and (1/sec).

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