EE6390 Intro. to Wireless Comm.

Systems
Prof. Murat Torlak
dB in Communications
dB in Communications
The db (decIbel) Is a relatIve unIt of measurement
commonly used In communIcatIons for provIdIng a
reference for Input and output levels.
Power gaIn or loss.
0ecIbels are used to specIfy measured and calculated
values In
audIo systems, mIcrowave system gaIn calculatIons, satellIte
system lInkbudget analysIs, antenna power gaIn, lIghtbudget
calculatIons and In many other communIcatIon system
measurements
n each case the d8 value Is calculated wIth respect to a
standard or specIfIed reference.
EE6390 Intro. to Wireless Comm. Systems
Prof. Murat Torlak
Calculation of dB
Calculation of dB
The d8 value Is calculated by takIng the log of the ratIo of
the measured or calculated power (P2) wIth respect to a
reference power (P1).
The result Is multIplIed by 10 to obtaIn the value In d8.
t can be modIfIed to provIde a d8 value based on the ratIo
of two voltages. 8y usIng the power relatIonshIp P = 72/F
P
1
P
2
EE6390 Intro. to Wireless Comm. Systems
Prof. Murat Torlak
Definitions of
Definitions of
dBm
dBm
and
and
dBW
dBW
d8m IndIcates that the specIfIed d8 level Is relatIve to a 1
mIllIwatt reference.
f Power Is expressed In watts Instead of mIllIwatts.
the d8 unIt Is obtaIned wIth respect to 1 watt and the d8 values are
expressed as d8W.
1mW P
2
EE6390 Intro. to Wireless Comm. Systems
Prof. Murat Torlak
Examples
Examples
mportant Note: The decIbel (d8) Is "the logarIthm of a
power ratIo" and NDT a unIt of power;
However, d8W and d8m are unIts of power In the
logarIthmIc system of numbers
Convert the followIng Into d8m or d8W
P=1mW, P(d8m)=:
P=0.1mW, P(d8m)=:
P=10W, P(d8W)=:
P=1W, P(d8m)=:
EE6390 Intro. to Wireless Comm. Systems
Prof. Murat Torlak
Signal
Signal
-
-
to
to
-
-
Noise Ratio (SNR)
Noise Ratio (SNR)
The receIved sIgnal should be greater than the average
noIse level at the receIver
The average noIse level Is calculated by
Where C
sys
Is the overall receIver gaIn due to cascaded stages
NF Is the noIse fIgure of the receIver
K Is 8oltzmann's constant (1.J810
2J
)
T
e
Is the effectIve noIse temperature
T
0
Is ambIent room temperature (290K)
SIgnaltonoIse ratIo Is defIned as
EE6390 Intro. to Wireless Comm. Systems
Prof. Murat Torlak

A mobIle receIver system