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installation folder.
10. Your Pathloss ready for used
Necessary Data for Microwave Network Design & how to place it in your PATHLOSS Program
The followings data must be placed in PATHLOSS program folder to be able to use the program as a full Microwave system Planner.
1. RAIN file This folder contents Rain data for each area of the world according to 4 standards (Canada, Crane, Crane_96 & ITU). Usually we work according to ITU standard (ITU-R-P.530-7/8)
THIS DATA WILL AUTOMATICALLY PLACED IN PATHLOSS FOLDER AFTER PROGRAM SET UP
2. Equipment File This folder contents 4 folders but for our Microwave design we just use 2 folders as the followings: a. MAS which contents Microwave Antenna Data for different Antenna Manufacturer (Andrew , RFS , ERICSSON , ..) b. MRS which contents Microwave Radio Data for different Manufacturers.
3. Contour map database
To set the contour map database, please follow the following steps :
1. Create a folder in your hard drive, name it with SRTM or another name. 2. Copy the SRTM file (file name.hgt) 3. Run Pathloss, click Configure and the select Terrain Database
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4. On Configure Terrain Database window, choose Primary menu and select SRTM.
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5. Select Setup Primary, then select File -> BIL-HDR-BLW 6. Choose the folder of SRTM data, select the SRTM data and then click Open. 7. The contour map database already set to your Pathloss
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3. Click Module and then select Terrain Data 4. Then, click Operations and select Generate Profile (note: we have to set up the contour database before do this step) 5. The result will shown as figure below
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6. To set obstacle (building or tree), click on structure column, and choose the menu Single Structure or Range of Structures 5. Choose the type of obstacle (building or tree) and set the height of obstacle (in meter). It shown below.
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2. Enter Point frequency & polarization at each site by pressing on Ch. Then click OK As shown in Fig. 10
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3. Select Radio Equipment type by clicking on TR you will get Radio Equipment page as shown in Fig. 11
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4. Click on Code Index then New Index. Go to your pathloss folder Equipment MRS NEC (where you placed NEC equipment folder) as shown in Fig. 12
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5. Select your radio according to Type (3000S , Pasolink , Pasolink+) Frequency band (7G , 8G , 11G, .) Modulation (16 QAM , 32 QAM , 128QAM,.) Capacity (PDH x E1 , STM-0 , STM-1) then click Both to set same Radio for both stations then Press OK as shown in Fig. 13
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6. Set Branching Circuit or Hybrid Loss by clicking on its Symbol (above TR) then press OK as shown in Fig. 14
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7. Enter Feeder Data & connection losses by pressing on Wave Guide symbol then press OK as shown in Fig. 15
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8. Select antenna type for each station by clicking on antenna symbol then press as shown in Fig. 16
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9. Press on Code Index then New Index then brows for pathloss folder (where you placed it) Equipment MAS Antenna manufacturer (Andrew, RFS, ..) Frequency Range (102-132 , 122 132 , 142 153 , .) then press OK as shown in Fig. 17
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10. Select antenna for site 1 & press on Site 1, select antenna for site 2 & press Site 2 or in case of both sites have same antenna press on Both. The press Close OK as shown in Fig. 18
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11. Set Reliability Method In worksheet page go to Operation Menu Reliability Methods Set Reliability criteria as per shown in Fig. 19 for SDH or as Project & Customer requirement & press OK
12. Set of Rain factor Press on Rain symbol select ITU-R-P-530. 7/8 press Load Rain File Select Rain area according to ITU-530 Map Fig. 21 (Rain Files are placed in Pathloss folder Rain) Press Close as per shown in Fig. 20
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13. Set Geoclimatic Factor Press on the Ground Symbol (as shown in Fig. 22) Set Geoclimatic Factor according to ITU-R-P-453 as Shown in Fig. 23)
Ground Symbol
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14. Make sure of either our Path Calculation is correct or we need to revise again. To do that please check the followings - Make sure that your worksheet page has Green Correct sign in right bottom of screen. If it is wrong sign that's mean there are some data mistake - Have a look to RX Signal, Fade Margin & (Annual Availability with rain) Percentage as per shown in Fig. 24 - If any of (RX, Margin, Availability) is less than the required to meet the spec. & recommendations. You have to increase antenna diameter or add Space Diversity Radio to reach to the required specification.
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15. After finish of path calculations go to Report Menu in Worksheet page , select Full Report. You will get full path calculation report as Fig. 25. You can copy it to Word or Excel sheet & save it for reference & submitting with your survey report
Waihaong DCS Elevation (m) Latitude Longitude True azimuth () Vertical angle () Antenna model Antenna height (m) Antenna gain (dBi) TX loss (dB) RX loss (dB) Frequency (MHz) Polarization Path length (km) Free space loss (dB) Atmospheric absorption loss (dB) Net path loss (dB) 7.07 03 41 55.20 S 128 10 32.30 E 50.87 0.45 VHLP2-220 40.00 40.10 0.00 0.00 22799.00 Vertical 0.54 114.35 0.11 34.25 AY.Patty Ex Halong 11.35 03 41 44.01 S 128 10 45.99 E 230.87 -0.45 VHLP2-220 40.00 40.10 0.00 0.00
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Radio model PASOLINK 23G 8MB (V3) TX power (watts) 0.20 TX power (dBm) 23.00 EIRP (dBm) 63.10 TX Channels 22799.0000V RX threshold criteria BER 10-6 RX threshold level (dBm) -85.00 RX signal (dBm) Thermal fade margin (dB) Geoclimatic factor Path inclination (mr) Average annual temperature (C) Worst month - multipath (%) (sec) Annual - multipath (%) (sec) (% - sec) Rain region 0.01% rain rate (mm/hr) Flat fade margin - rain (dB) Rain rate (mm/hr) Rain attenuation (dB) Annual rain (%-sec) Annual multipath + rain (%-sec) Thu, Apr 16 2009 Reliability Method - ITU-R P.530-7/8 Rain - ITU-R P530-7 -11.25 73.75
PASOLINK 23G 8MB (V3) 0.20 23.00 63.10 22799.0000V BER 10-6 -85.00 -11.25 73.75
5.59E-06 7.85 30.00 100.00000 6.23e-10 100.00000 2.81e-09 100.00000 - 0.00 ITU Region P 145.00 73.75 2467.42 73.75 100.00000 - 0.00 100.00000 - 0.00 100.00000 6.23e-10 100.00000 2.81e-09
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