1. The application of antenna parameters to the system planning for
mobile communication.
1) Radiation pattern
(1) horizontal pattern has to do with beam width and coverage area.
(2) the beam width in vertical pattern determines the power distribution over
coverage.
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áT(dB)=áR(dB)+20log4ʌR(m)/Ȝmin(m)-GT(dBi)-GR(dBi)-Lc(dB)-L0(dB)
In the equation, Lc stands for the loss of the feeder cable for BTS
antennas; L0 the wave loss during propagation.
In system designing, a margin should be reserved for L0. In general,
wave propagation loss has a bearing on the environmental condition
during propagation. For example, radio waves suffer a loss of 10-
15dB, upon penetrating civil construction or trees; 25-30dB in the
case of concrete walls.
As for mobile phones in CDMA /GSM of 800MHz or 900MHz, it is
generally believed that the receiving threshold is ±1.4dBm. But
actually, the received signal should be 10dB higher than this value, so
that the received signal can reach the standard in signal-to-noise ratio.
As a matter of face,receiving power is taken as ±170dBm in calculating,
so as to guarantee good telecommunication.
A BTS is supposed to features the following constants:
Transmitting power á
Receiving power á
Cable loss
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The gain of the receiving antenna
Operating wave length
Substituting the above values yields 80.1dB +GT (dBi )=20logR(m)+ L0
It is believed that good communication can be maintained when GT
(dBi )>20logR(m) -80.1dB + L0.
If the BTS adopt omni-directional antenna of GT 11dBi, good
communication will be ensured within 1km when r ¬31.1dB.
With r the same value as mentioned above, the communication
distance can be doubled,that is,R=2km, if GT is increased by 6dBi.
If GT remains 11db and r is reduced by20dB, R can be increased
by ten times,that is,R=10km. Closely related with environmental
condition, propagation loss is high in urban cities densely covered with
high building while it is low in countryside thinly scattered with low
house. Therefore, configuration in communication system the same,
different environmental condition effects different coverage, hence
different communication performance. So, it is a must to select the
BTS antennas according to application environmental condition.
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Railway and
highway
(4) Highway&town antennas:In the low-volume areas where both
highway/railway and nearby town should be covered, weak directional
antenna is used to satisfy the coverage need.
Highway;railway
town
Highway;railway
Intended for:
coverage control
reduction of IM
Two methods
Mechanical
Electrical
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No tilt Tilt
Feeding lines of the same length Feeding lines of different length
To adopt the electrical tilt function, it has
fixed electrical tilt products and
continuous tilt adjustment products. For
the continuous tilt adjustment products,
they can be adjusted directly at the bottom
of the antenna or be adjusted through a
control unit remotely.