Simplified link budget for GSM system

Transmitter power
TX antenna gain
TX cable loss
TX Body loss
Combiner loss
Transmitter EIRP

Receiver characteristics

unit
W
dBm
dBi
dB
dB
dB
dBm

0
102
0
-2
0
100

dBi
dBm
dB
dB
dB
dB

RX antenna gain
RX sensitivity
RX Cable loss
RX Body loss
Diversity gain
Total receiver gain
System gain

Margins

Downlink
20
43.0103
17.42531
-4
0
-4
52.43561

152.4356 dB

Coverage probability (cell edge)

Shadow fading std deviation
Shadow Fading Margin
Indoor penetration loss
Total margin
Allowed propagation loss

Shadow Fading Margin (cell edge approach)

Antenna Gain

Uplink

0.9
6
7.5
0
7.5

2
33.0103
0
0
-2
0
31.0103

unit
W
dBm
dBi
dB
dB
dB
dBm

17.42531
104
-4
0
3
120.4253

dBi
dBm
dB
dB
dB
dB

151.4356 dB
0.9
6
7.5
0
7.5

dB
dB
dB
dB

144.9356 dB

65
7.493795
6
7.781513
9.931513
17.42531

Range (Okumura-Hata path loss model)

Carrier frequency
BS antenna height
MS antenna height
Parameter A
Parameter B
Parameter C
MS antenna gain function (large city)
Path loss exponent
Path loss constant
Downlink range
Uplink range
Cell range

Note: Usually we use cell coverge probability

dB
dB
dB
dB

Note: Margin computed below

10

143.9356 dB

Given coverage probability on cell edge (P)

Shadow fading standard deviation
1-P
Closest 1-P in table
Argument (inverse of Q)
Shadow fading margin

Horizontal 3dB beam width

Horizontal gain
Number of dipoles
Vertical gain (dBd)
Vertical gain (dBi)
Total antenna gain

Note: Gain computed below

1800
25
1.5
46.3
33.9
44.9
-0.000919
3.574349
137.3351
1.631697
1.529898
1.529898

0.9
6 dB
0.1
0.1
1.25
7.5 dB

degrees
dB
dBd
dBi
dBi
Unit
MHz
m
m

dB
km
km
km

1-P(=Q) Argument
0.5
0
0.4
0.25
0.3
0.5
0.22
0.75
0.17
1
0.1
1.25
0.07
1.5
0.04
1.75
0.023
2
0.01
2.25

-1

10

-2

10

Q(x)

Transmitter characteristics

-3

10

-4

10

-5

10

0.5

1.5

2
x

2.5

3.5