GSM Link Balance and Coverage Distance Estimation

Tools V2.1
Descriptions:
1.Applicable for 800M/900M/1800M network
2. Enhance the association of related parameters
and reduce the user input
3. Add link prediction and coverage estimation
when the tower amplification is used.
4.Modify the Propagation model function
1/5/2005

GSM link balance and coverage distance Estimation too

System scenario
Frequency Band

900MHZ1

Environment

Urban

TMA
Legend
Set by User
Derived value
Result value

Clutter scenario
Indoor 1
Water 0
0

DL
BTS max. transimt power (dBm)
BTS combiner loss (dB)

46

4.5

7/8 feeder length (m)

50.00

5/4 feeder lenght(m)

0.00

1/2 jumper length (m)

5.00

feeder connector loss (dB)

0.50

BTS feeder and connector loss (dB)

3.08

BTS antenna gain (dBi)

18.00

Effective Radiated Power EIRP(dBm)

56.43

e=a-b-c+d

MS sensitivity (dBm)

-102

Noise correction (dB)

Actual environment sensitivity (dB)
Max. path loss (dB)

2.00

-100.00

h=f+g

156.43

I=e-h

3.00

Body loss
Std. Dev. Of Slow Fading(dB)
expected area coverage probability
corresponding edge coverage
probability
expected shadow fading margin (dB)

8
99%1500%

97%
15.0

20

allowed DL Propagation loss (dB)

118.38

m=I-j-k-l

allowed Propagation loss satisfying

link balance (dB)

118.38

clutter loss (dB)

MS antenna height (m)

BTS antenna height (m)
twice environment correction (dB)
coverage radius (km)

1.5
30
0
#VALUE!

verage distance Estimation tools

Clutter scenario
Indoor
Water

0
0

In Car
Outdoor

Dense Tree

UL
MS max. transimt power (dBm)
BTS combiner loss (dB)
7/8 feeder length (m)
5/4 feeder lenght(m)
1/2 jumper length (m)
feeder connector loss (dB)
BTS feeder and connector loss (d
BTS antenna gain (dBi)
BTS antenna diversity gain (dB)
BTS sensitivity (dBm)

Noise correction (dB)

Actual environment sensitivity
Max. path loss (dB)
Body loss
Std. Dev. Of Slow Fading(dB)
expected area coverage probabili 99%
corresponding edge coverage
probability
expected shadow fading margin
clutter loss (dB)
allowed UL Propagation loss
(dB)

33
0
50.00
0.00
5.00
0.50
3.08
18.00
3.00
-110.00
2.00
-108.00
158.93
3.00
8.00
1500%

a
b

c
d
e

f
I=a-b-c+d+e-f
j

97%
15.0
20
120.88

k
l
m=I-j-k-l

Expected coverage area

dimensionkm2
Site type
Cell radiuskm
Cell dimenstionkm2
Expected BTS number

200
1
omnidirectional
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

three-sector BTS

cell coverage radius RBTS distance D=1.5R

single-site coverage dimension 1.949R*R

omnidirectional BTS

cell radius R
single-site coverage dimens

idirectional BTS

cell radius RBTS distance D=1.732R

single-site coverage dimension 2.598R*R

Environment-Loss-Std.Dev
fre.band

Environment

Penetration Loss
(dB)

Std. Dev. Of Slow

Fading(dB)

Dense Urban

25

1800MHZ

Urban

20

800MHZ

SubUrban
Rural Area(Semi-open
Area)
High Way(Open Area)

15

900MHZ

Site Type
omnidirectional
three-sector

Clutter

six-sector

Clutter Type
In Building
In Car
Dense Trees
Water
outdoor

Penetration Loss
(dB)
refer to C5~C9
10
13
-3
3

Area coverage probability to edge coverage probability

50%
20%
20%
20%
17%
6%

Dense Urban
Urban
SubUrban
Rural Area
High Way

60%
30%
30%
30%
27%
14%

75%
49%
49%
49%
46%
32%

80%
57%
57%
57%
54%
50%

60%
-4.2
-4.2
-4.2
-4.3
-4.4

75%
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
-0.6
-1.8

80%
1.4
1.4
1.4
0.8
0

Area coverage probability to expected shadow fading margin

50%
-6.7
-6.7
-6.7
-6.6
-6.1

Dense Urban
Urban
SubUrban
Rural Area
High Way
Cable loss

900MHZ
7/8 FeederdB/100m)
5/4 Feeder(dB/100m)
1/2 Jumper(dB/100m)

4.03
2.98
11.2

2000MHZ
6.46
4.77
17.7

450MHZ
2.7
1.9
7.6

1800MHZ
5.87
4.31
16.1

Probability

50%
60%
75%
80%
85%
90%

fre.band

Site Type

91%
92%
93%

nidirectional

three-sector

94%
95%
96%
97%
98%
99%
100%

85%
66%
66%
66%
63%
51%

90%
75%
75%
75%
73%
64%

91%
77%
77%
77%
76%
66%

92%
79%
79%
79%
78%
69%

93%
81%
81%
81%
80%
72%

94%
84%
84%
84%
82%
75%

85%
3.2
3.2
3.2
2.4
0.1

90% 91% 92% 93% 94%

5.5
5.9
6.5
7.2
7.9
5.5
5.9
6.5
7.2
7.9
5.5
5.9
6.5
7.2
7.9
4.3
4.8
5.4
5.9
6.5
1.4
1.7
2
2.4
2.8

96%
89%
89%
89%
88%
82%

97%
91%
91%
91%
90%
86%

98%
94%
94%
94%
93%
90%

99%
97%
97%
97%
96%
95%

100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%

95% 96%
8.6
9.6
8.6
9.6
8.6
9.6
7.2
8.1
3.2
3.7

97%
10.7
10.7
10.7
9.1
4.3

98%
12.2
12.2
12.2
10.4
5.1

99%
14.6
14.6
14.6
12.3
6.5

100%
21.3
21.3
21.3
19.2
10.4

95%
86%
86%
86%
85%
79%