Here I write on LTE RF link budget basic but important topics and criteria to remember for coverage planning for LTE. Let’s start topics. Why Link Budget Operators are rightfully focused on the service quality of a system and coverage is an important part of the service quality of a system. The aim of radio … Read more
In any two-way radio system, the radio pathlosses and the equipment output powers and sensitivities must be taken into account for both directions. This is especially true in a mobile network (e.g. downlink: BS to UE and uplink: UE to BS), where there are different characteristics for the uplink and downlink paths. These include, for … Read more
The system designer will need to determine the specific RF link budget parameters to be used when designing the system. The following figure shows the typical gains and losses that are encountered in the RF path. An RF link budget must be determined for each sector of each site. The RF link budget for … Read more