WiMAX Trial Guard Band / Interference

Analysis
Sept. 05, 2007

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Introduction
> WiMAX systems are highly flexible, it can have different
channel bandwidths from 1.25Mhz to 20Mhz, and can be
deployed in may different frequency bands, from 700Mhz
to 6Ghz.
> No new spectrum has been allocated for WiMAX
> WiMAX may have to be deployed in the existing spectrum
allocated along with TV and FWA systems
> An analysis is needed to understand GB system
requirements for non-coexistence/coexistence of WiMAX,
TV, and FWA systems in the same frequency band

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Spectrum Allocations

CF= 2578Mhz

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WiMAX and TV Carriers

10 MHz

1Mhz

WiMAX
WiMAXCarrier
Carrier

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Guard
Band

TV Carrier

Guard
Band

1Mhz

TV Carrier

Filter Characteristics in WiMAX BTS

> In any BTS, there are two sets of filters: one set in the
TX path and one set in the RX path
> In each of the TX path and RX path, there are also two
kinds of Band-Pass filters
1.

2.

RX path
BPF in the RF band (Wide band RF filter)
RX IF Channel filter
TX path
BPF in the RF band (Wide band RF filter)
TX channel filter

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Filters in WiMAX System (BTS or MS)

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BPF in the RX/TX band

33Mhz Pass bandwidth, 25dB rejection at an offset of 15Mhz, and 60dB at 20Mhz
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BTS TX channel filter

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MS TX Channel filter

35dB @ 1MHz & 100KHz VBW =

25dB @ 1MHz & 1MHz VBW

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Path Loss

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TV BTS TX Interfering with WiMAX BTS RX

@ 1MHz offset

TVA -28dBc @ 1Mhz Offset and -60dBc @ 3Mhz Offset

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TV BTS TX Interfering with WiMAX BTS RX

@ 3MHz offset

TVA -60dBc @ 3Mhz Offset

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Summary for TV BTS TX interference WiMAX BTS RX

> TV BTS TX Interfering WiMAX BTS RX:
Theoretical calculations show that additional 38 dB isolation is
required, with 1MHz GB and 5Km distance.
Theoretical calculations show that additional 6 dB isolation is
required, with 3MHz GB and 5Km distance.
> Recommendations
Take down an additional TV channel for duration of trial (GB)
Select WiMAX sector facing away from the TV broadcast to
minimize impact on WiMAX BTS
Require additional dB isolation for TV TX cavity filter

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TV TX Interfering with WiMAX PCMCIA RX

@ 1MHz offset

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TV TX Interfering with WiMAX PCMCIA RX

@ 3MHz offset

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Summary for TV TX Interfering with WiMAX PCMCIA RX

> TV TX Interfering WiMAX BTS RX:

Further away TV station no issue (2.9Km)

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WiMAX BTS TX Interfering with TV RX

@ 1MHz offset

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WiMAX BTS TX Interfering with TV RX

@ 3MHz offset

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Summary for WiMAX BTS TX Interfering with TV RX

> WiMAX BTS TX Interfering with TV RX:

With 20dB rejection filter and 300m further away no issue
With 40dB rejection filter and 80m further away no issue
> Recommendations:
Execute the tech trial test cases during maintenance window to
minimize impacted
Custom 10Mhz BP filter

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WiMAX PCMCIA TX Interfering with TV RX

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Summary for WiMAX PCMCIA TX Interfering with TV RX

> WiMAX PCMCIA TX Interfering TV RX:
Theoretical calculations show there will be no impact on the TV
receiver at 1.5Km or further away from the WiMAX PCMCIA, with
1Mhz GB.
> Recommendations:
Execute the tech trial test cases during maintenance window to
minimize impacted

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Trial Site Coverage by RSSI

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Trial Site Coverage by C/N

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