A mobile terminal located at the cells edge is receiving signal from a BTS in urban area.

The minimum signal level (receiver sensitivity) of the MS is 100 dBm. BTS Tx power is 10 W at 40 m high, feeder loss at BTS is 7 dB, BTS Tx antenna gain is 13 dB, mobile Rx antenna gain is 3 dB, handset body loss is 3 dB. Operating carrier freq is 1.8 GHz. a. Compute cell radius using Hata Model. b. If it were in free space condition, compute the received signal level at the MS.

Answer

Rx_min = Tx Lf + Gt Lu +Gr LB Lu=40 -7+13 +100+33 = 146 dB Hatta Lpu=69.55+26.16 log(1.8x103)-13.82 log(40) + [44.9-6.55 log(40)] log R 146 = 154.7 22.14 + 34.4 log R R = 2.5 km (cell radius).
Lfreespace = 32.45 + 20 log (1.8x103) + 20 log (2.5) = 105.5 dB Rx = 40 7 + 13 105.5 + 3 3 = - 59.5 dBm (Received signal level if freespace)