Maximum distance evaluation

-9500 MPR MPT-GC 80 GHz-

Prepared by:
Bogdan Buznosu
Alcatel-Lucent Optics GCT
- Network Architecture & Design Engineering
Bucharest, February 01, 2011

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The requirements/design criteria that were considered in the estimation are the following:

Equipment type: 9500 MPR MPT-GC;

Frequency Band: 80 GHz;

Equipment BER threshold: 10-6;

Required capacity: 1000 & 600 Mbps;

Targeted reliability: 99.995% and 99.999%;

Equipment configuration: 1+0;

Theoretical integrated antennas;

Polarization: Vertical and Horizontal;

Rain Zone=A, C, E & K (8, 15, 22, & 42 mm/hr) is according to rain data from ITU.R Rec P.837;
outage due to rain calculated according to ITU.R F.838-3;

Probability dN\dh<-100 = 20%, according to ITU.R Rec. P.453-9;

Reliability Method: Total Annual Time Below Level;

Average annual temperature: 10ºC according to ITU-R P.1510;

Path classification: Low altitude antenna - Plains according to ITU.R Rec. P.530-7/8.

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Maximum distance estimation for Rp 0.01% = 8 mm/hr

Rp 0.01% Rx Threshold BER 99.995% MDE 99.999% MDE

Capacity and modulation
[mm/hr] and Polarization 0.3m/0.3m 0.6m/0.6m 0.3m/0.3m 0.6m/0.6m
BER 10-6 H 4.9 7.1 3.2 4.5
600 Mbps BPSK
BER 10-6 V 5 7.3 3.3 4.6
A=8
BER 10-6 H 4.4 6.6 2.9 4.2
1000 Mbps QPSK
BER 10-6 V 4.5 6.8 3 4.3

Maximum distance - Rp 0.01% = 8 mm/hr

6.8
8 7.3 6.6
7.1
7 4.5
5 4.4 4.3
6
4.9 4.2
5 3 4.6
3.3 2.9 4.5
4
3.2 600 Mbps H
3
2 600 Mbps V
1000 Mbps V
1 1000 Mbps H 1000 Mbps H
0 600 Mbps V 1000 Mbps V
600 Mbps H
0.3m/0.3m

0.6m/0.6m

0.3m/0.3m

0.6m/0.6m

99.995% MDE
99.999% MDE

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Maximum distance estimation for Rp 0.01% = 15 mm/hr

Rp 0.01% Rx Threshold BER 99.995% MDE 99.999% MDE

Capacity and modulation
[mm/hr] and Polarization 0.3m/0.3m 0.6m/0.6m 0.3m/0.3m 0.6m/0.6m
BER 10-6 H 3.4 4.8 2.2 3
600 Mbps BPSK
BER 10-6 V 3.5 4.9 2.3 3.1
C=15
BER 10-6 H 3.1 4.5 2 2.8
1000 Mbps QPSK
BER 10-6 V 3.2 4.6 2.1 2.9

Maximum distance - Rp 0.01% = 15 mm/hr

4.6
4.9 4.5
5 4.8
3.2
3.5 3.1
4 3.4 2.9
2.1 3.12.8
3 2.3 2 3
2.2
2 600 Mbps H
600 Mbps V
1 1000 Mbps V
1000 Mbps H 1000 Mbps H
0 600 Mbps V 1000 Mbps V
600 Mbps H
0.3m/0.3m

0.6m/0.6m

0.3m/0.3m

0.6m/0.6m

99.995% MDE
99.999% MDE

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Maximum distance estimation for Rp 0.01% = 22 mm/hr

Rp 0.01% Rx Threshold BER 99.995% MDE 99.999% MDE

Capacity and modulation
[mm/hr] and Polarization 0.3m/0.3m 0.6m/0.6m 0.3m/0.3m 0.6m/0.6m
BER 10-6 H 2.7 3.8 1.7 2.4
600 Mbps BPSK
BER 10-6 V 2.8 3.9 1.8 2.5
E=22
BER 10-6 H 2.5 3.6 1.6 2.2
1000 Mbps QPSK
BER 10-6 V 2.6 3.7 1.7 2.3

Maximum distance - Rp 0.01% = 22 mm/hr

3.7
3.9 3.6
4 3.8
2.6
3.5 2.8 2.5
2.3
3 2.7
1.7 2.52.2
2.5 1.6 2.4
1.8
2
1.7
1.5 600 Mbps H

1 600 Mbps V
1000 Mbps V
0.5 1000 Mbps H 1000 Mbps H
0 600 Mbps V 1000 Mbps V
600 Mbps H
0.3m/0.3m

0.6m/0.6m

0.3m/0.3m

0.6m/0.6m

99.995% MDE
99.999% MDE

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Maximum distance estimation for Rp 0.01% = 42 mm/hr

Rp 0.01% Rx Threshold BER 99.995% MDE 99.999% MDE

Capacity and modulation
[mm/hr] and Polarization 0.3m/0.3m 0.6m/0.6m 0.3m/0.3m 0.6m/0.6m
BER 10-6 H 1.9 2.6 1.2 1.6
600 Mbps BPSK
BER 10-6 V 2 2.7 1.3 1.7
K=42
BER 10-6 H 1.8 2.4 1.2 1.5
1000 Mbps QPSK
BER 10-6 V 1.8 2.5 1.2 1.6

Maximum distance - Rp 0.01% = 42 mm/hr

2.5
3 2.7
2.4
2.6
1.8
2.5 2 1.8
1.6
1.9
2 1.2 1.71.5
1.2
1.3 1.6
1.5
1.2 600 Mbps H
1
600 Mbps V
1000 Mbps V
0.5
1000 Mbps H 1000 Mbps H
0 600 Mbps V 1000 Mbps V
600 Mbps H
0.3m/0.3m

0.6m/0.6m

0.3m/0.3m

0.6m/0.6m

99.995% MDE
99.999% MDE

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