UMTS Uplink Budget

Housam Al-Housami
E-mail: halhousami@lucent.com

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Main Objectives
In this presentation you will be able to:

1. Understand how the UMTS uplink budget works.

2. Learn how each parameter in the link budget is derived (or calculated).
3. Differentiate between customer specific and vendor specific parameters.

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What is a Power Link Budget?

Power Link Budget:

A calculation of the achievable path loss while
accounting for all sources of gain, attenuation
and noise.

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Power Link Budget

SNR : Signal to Noise Ratio. Indicates the level of the Rx signal in

comparison to the level of noise (+ Rx interference) so that
communication could be established effectively.

SNR (dB) = Rx signal - noise

SNR (dB) = Tx signal + all gains - path loss - other losses - noise

Path loss (dB) = Tx signal + all gains - other losses - ( SNR + Noise)

Rx Sensitivity

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Uplink Budget
Added
system noise
Loading
converted to
Loading
in the
noise
risecell
due to other users

Bit rate

bit/s

64000

Total TX power available

dBm

21

TX antenna gain

dBi

Body loss

dB

TX EIRP per traffic channel

dBm

23

RX antenna gain

dBi

18

dB

dB

Bit rate
RX cable and connector losses
converted to
Receiver noise figure
dB
TxService
antenna + Thermal noise density
gain,
e.g. 2dBi Cell loading
Bit Rate
Attenuation
due
for a dipole
Effective
to body
Noise rise due to interference
Rx antenna
Max.
UE
power
Isotropic
Power
obstruction.
Total effect of noise
gainthe
in the
from
Tx
Information rate
boresight
Cable
and
Attenuation
antenna
direction
connector
through
Source lossesEffective required Eb/No
between
the
Rx RX sensitivity
building
thermal
noise
We
will walls
antenna
and the Soft Handoff Gain
study
these
cabinet
parameters
Fast fading Margin
in more
Log normal fade margin
detail in
In-building penetration loss (urban)
subsequent
sections
Maximum path loss urban

dBm/Hz
%

-174
70

dB

5.23

dBm/Hz

-171

dBHz
dB
dBm

48.06
2.54
-115.40

dB

4.5

dB

2.5

dB

11.6

dB

20

dB

123.80

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a
b
c
d
e=b+c-d
f
g
h
j
k
l=10*log10(1/(1-(k/100)))
m=h+j
n=db(a)
o
p=l+m+n+o+correction factor
q
r
s
t
pl=e+f+q-g-p-r-s-t
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Path loss = Tx signal + all gains - losses - ( SNR + Noise)

Bit rate

bit/s

64000

Total TX power available

dBm

21

TX antenna gain

dBi

Body loss

dB

TX EIRP per traffic channel

dBm

23

RX antenna gain

dBi

18

RX cable and connector losses

dB

Receiver noise figure

dB

Thermal noise density

dBm/Hz

Cell loading

Noise rise due to interference

dB

5.23

Total effect of noise

dBm/Hz

-171

Information rate

dBHz

Effective required Eb/No

dB

RX sensitivity

dBm

Soft Handoff Gain

dB

4.5

Fast fading Margin

dB

2.5

Log normal fade margin

dB

11.6

In-building penetration loss (urban)

dB

20

Maximum path loss urban

dB

123.80

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-174
70

48.06
2.54
-115.40

a
b
c
d
e=b+c-d
f
g
h
j
k
l=10*log10(1/(1-(k/100)))
m=h+j
n=db(a)
o
p=l+m+n+o+correction factor
q
r
s
t
pl=e+f+q-g-p-r-s-t
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Maximum Path Loss Calculation

EIRP + all the
Gains

Rx sensitivity
+all the losses

Maximum Path
Loss

Bit rate

bit/s

64000 a

Total TX power available

dBm

21 b

TX antenna gain

dBi

2 c

Body loss

dB

0 d

TX EIRP per traffic channel

dBm

23 e=b+c-d

RX antenna gain

dBi

18 f

RX cable and connector losses

dB

3 g

Receiver noise figure

dB

3 h

Thermal noise density

dBm/Hz

Cell loading

Noise rise due to interference

dB

5.23 l=10*LOG10(1/(1-(k/100)))

Total effect of noise

dBm/Hz

-171 m=h+j

Information rate

dBHz

Effective required Eb/No

dB

RX sensitivity

dBm

Log normal fade margin

dB

11.6 q

Soft Handoff Gain

dB

4.5 r

Fast fading Margin

dB

2.5 s

In-building penetration loss (urban)

dB

20 t

Maximum path loss urban

dB

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-174 j
70 k

48.06 n=dB(a)
2.54 o
-115.40 p=l+m+n+o+correction factor

123.80 pl=e+f+r-g-p-q-s-t

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