Ec/Io CALCULATION

Ec/Io =

Xp * Pc * T(r)

[No Bw]mob + Pc * T(r) * (1+ Y)

Where, T(r) = [Lp (r) + Gb + Gm]
Xp = Fractional Cell Power Allocated to the Pilot ~ 15% = 34.77
dBm
Pc = Cell Output Power ~ 20 Watts = 43 dBm
Gb = Cell Antenna Gain including Cable Losses = 6 dB
Gm = Mobile Antenna Gain including Cable Losses = 0 dB
Lp (r) = Maximum Path Loss = 110 dB
[No Bw]mob = Thermal Noise at the Mobile ~ - 185 dBm
T(r) = Maximum Transmission Loss = -116 dB
Yp = Ioc/Io = Other Cell / Serving Cell interference power spectral
density ~ 2.5 dB
Putting the values @ 110 dB Max Path Loss we get,
Ec/Io = 34.77 + 43 - 116 + 185 - [116 + 43 + 3.5]
Ec/Io = -15.73

RSSI UNITS CALCULATION

RSSI Units = dBm + 130
0.78125
Where, dBm always express with negative sign in the formula.
For dBm = -55

RSSI Units = -55 + 130

0.78125
RSSI Units = 96
Note: In the cell site, receive signal strengths at the input to the voice radio are measured in
terms of RSSI units. The conversion example is explained above.The constant value ".78125"
is obtained by dividing 100 by 128. 128 is the true constant and is the number of possible values
represented in the range 0-127 which can be represented by seven binary bits.