PMP450SeriesLinkBudgetToolGuide

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PMP450Seriesintroduction
ThepurposeofthisdocumentistoprovideaquickdescriptiononhowtousethePMP450SeriesLink
BudgetTool.TheCambiumNetworksPMP450Seriesisawirelessaccesssystemdesignedtocreatea
radiolocalareanetwork(RLAN)throughmicrowavelinksinapointtomultipointmodeoperatinginthe
2.4GHz,3GHz,5.4GHzand5.8GHzunlicensedbands.ThePMP450SeriesLinkBudgetToolcanoffera
quickhelptodeterminetheexpectedperformancesintermsofdistancesofaPMP450Seriessystem
operatinginlineofsight(LOS)propagationconditionaccordingtotheconfigurationofseveralsystem
parametersliketransmittedpowerandantennaselection.

ThePMP450Systemcreatesapointtomultipointwirelessbroadbandconnectiontransmittingaradio
signalwithOFDMmodulationandMIMOtransmissiontechnique.

OFDM(OrthogonalFrequencyDivisionmultiplexing)isamulticarrierradiosignalmodulationbasedon
thesubdivisionofthebroadbandchannelintoorthogonallypositionedsubcarriers,eachofwhichis
modulatedbasedonaconventionalmodulationscheme.WiththeOFDMtechnique,averyhighdata
ratecanbeobtainedincreasingthesystemsspectrumefficiency.
ThefollowingarethesubcarriersmodulationschemeswhichcanbeusedbythePMP450System:
QPSK
16QAM
64QAM

TheOFDMchannelbandwidthcanbeconfiguredwithoneoftwopossiblevalues:10MHzand20MHz
(with5MHzchannelbandwidthsupportplannedforafuturerelease).20MHzchannelbandwidth
configurationsallowforgreaterconnectioncapacityasthesignaloccupiesalargerportionofthe
spectrum.Narrowerchannelbandwidths(10MHzor5MHz)increasereceptionsensitivityandallowfor
moreopportunitiestooperateinspectrumconstrainedRFenvironments.
ThechannelbandwidthmustbeconfiguredwiththesamevaluesinboththeAPandSMmodulesofthe
PMP450System.

MIMO(MultipleInputMultipleOutput)radiotransmissionoffersthecapabilityofincreasingthe
capacityofaradioconnectionbytransmittingandreceivingparallelsignalsonseparateTx/Rxchains.
WhenthebenefitsoftheMIMOtechniquesarecombinedwithOFDMsignalingandhighsystemgain,
operatorscanachieveahighlyrobustradioconnectioninconditionsofnonlineofsight(NLOS)
propagation.ThePMP450SystemusesMIMO2x2withtworadioreceiversandtwotransmittersin
boththeAPmoduleandtheSMmodule,transmittinginbothdirectionstworadiosignalsinthesame
frequency.Onesignalisverticallypolarizedandtheothersignalishorizontallypolarized,withMatrixB
mode:thesystemtransmitstwodistinctparalleldataflowsonebywayoftheverticallypolarizedradio
signalandtheotherbywayofthehorizontallypolarizedradiosignal.Inthisway,thePMP450System
doublesitstransmissioncapacity.

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CambiumNetworksofferstwosectorantennastobeusedwiththeAPmoduleofthePMP450System
tocreatetheRFcoverageofserviceareasinmultisectorsites.TheantennasprovidedbyCambium
NetworksarespecificallydesignedtooptimizetheperformanceintermsofradiocoverageofthePMP
450System:
60sectorantennaforsiteswithupto6APmodules
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90sectorantennaforsiteswithupto4APmodules
Bothantennasaredualpolarization(HorizontalandVertical)toimplementtheMIMOfunctionalityof
thePMP450SystemandareequippedwithtwoNtypefemaleconnectorstoconnectthemtotheAP
module.Eachantennaissuppliedwithamechanicalbracketandcanbemountedonapolewith
diameterrangingfrom50mmto75mm.

APantennatechnicalspecifications CAMBIUMNETWORKS90 CAMBIUMNETWORKS60

FrequencyRange 5.46.0GHz 5.46.0GHz
AntennaType AccessPointSector AccessPointSector
Gain 17dBi+1dBi/1dBi 17dBi+/ 1dBi
VSWR 1.5:1max 1.5:1max
PortToPortIsolation 33dB >30dBtoallports
6dBBeamwidthAzimuth 90 60
3dBBeamwidthAzimuth 65 45
3dBBeamwidthElevation 6 8
ElevationNullFill Downto23 Downto25
1stNull 18dBmin 18dBmin
2ndNull 33dBmin 33dBmin
3rdNull 36dBmin 36dBmin
AzimuthSidelobes ETSIEN302.3263SS2 ETSIEN302.3263SS2
Polarization DualLinear,Horizontal/Vertical DualLinear,Horizontal/Vertical
MaximumInputPower 30W 30W
InputImpedance 50Ohms 50Ohms
FronttoBackRatio Vpol>32dB,Hpol>35dB >35dB
CrossPolarization >28dB >25dB
MechanicalSize(mm) 570hx146wx64d 468hx146wx64d
AntennaWeight 2.9kg,w/obracketkit 2.8kg,w/obracketkit
AntennaConnector 2xNTypeFemale,Straight 3xTypeNFemale,Straight
WindSurvival 216km/h(135mph) 216km/h(135mph)
WindLoading(@216km/h) Front:381N(86lbf) Front:318N(72lbf)
Side:188N(42lbf) Side:160N(36lbf)
PoleMountingHardware QuickRelease,1.5to4.5Dia.Pole QuickRelease,1.5to4.5Dia.Pole
MechanicalDowntilt 0to11 0to11

SMintegratedantennatechnicalspecifications
FrequencyRange 5.45.8GHz
Gain 9dBi+1dBi/1dBi
VSWR 1.7:1max
PortToPortIsolation 15dB
Polarization DualLinearPatchHorizontal/Vertical
3dBBeamwidthAzimuth 55deg

TheSMmoduleantennasystemgainmaybeincreasedbyusingapassivedevice:
CLIP:Cassegrainlensthatadds89dBtotheantennagain(dependingonthefrequencyband)
Reflector:dishthatadds1114dBtotheantennagain(dependingonthefrequencyband)

Inbothcases,theaddedgainisobtainedbyreducingtheangleofthemainlobewhichincreases
resiliencetonoiseattheSMsite.

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ThePMP450SeriescanprovideLOS(LineOfSight),nLOS(nearLineOfSight)connectivityandNLOS
(NonLineOfSight)connectivity.Adefinitionofthesedifferentpropagationconditionsarethe
following.

LOS:theopticallinebetweentheAPandtheSMandthefirstFresnelzoneareclear.

nLOS:theopticallinebetweentheAPandtheSMisclear,butaportionofthefirstFresnelzoneis
blocked.

NLOS:theopticallinebetweentheAPandtheSMandaportionorevenmuchofthefirstFresnelzone
areblocked,butsubsequentFresnelzonesareopen.

LinkbudgetcalculationisappliedtoawirelessbroadbandsystembasedonPMP450Seriesthatis
designedinordertooperateinLOSpropagationconditionswithclearanceofthefirstFresnelzone.

Attenuationduetobuildingclutterorfoliageobstructioncanbeaccountedforbyincreasingthefade
margininthelinkbudgetcalculation.

Linkbudgetcalculation
Thelinkbudgetisthelistofallthegainsandlossesthatcontributetothepropagationoftheradio
frequencysignalthattravelsfromthetransmittertothereceiver.

Theparametersthataretakenintoaccountforthecalculationofthelinkbudgetaredescribedbelow:

Transmitteroutputpower:themedianpowerlevelofthetransmitterinthetransmissionchannel
expressedindBm(relativetomilliwatt).ThislevelcanbeconfiguredfortheAPtransmitterwithinthe
regulatorylimitsandisautomaticallyadjustedintheSMtransmitterthroughATPC(AutomaticTransmit
PowerControl)functionalityinordertogetthemaximumvalue.

Cableloss:thelossexpressedindBassociatedwiththecoaxialcableusedtoconnectthetransmitter
withtheantenna.Thelosstypicallydependsonthelengthofthecableanditsquality.

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Transmitterantennagain:assumingthatthetransmitterantennamainaxisisorientedinthedirection
ofthereceiverantenna,themaximumgaingivenindBdeclaredbythemanufacturerisused.

EIRP(EffectiveIsotropicRadiatedPower):isthesumofthetransmitteroutputpowerandtransmitter
antennagainminusthecableloss,expressedindBm.

Receiverantennagain:assumingthatthereceiverantennamainaxisisorientedinthedirectionofthe
transmitterantenna,themaximumgaingivenindBdeclaredbythemanufacturerisused.

Fademargin:theamountofpowergivenindBthatrepresentsthedifferencebetweenthemedian
signallevelatthereceiverinputandthereceiversensitivity.Whenthelinkfadesexceedingthefade
marginanoutageoccurs.Fademarginmustbeselectedbytheuseraccordingtothelinkavailability
targetthatmustbemet.

Receiversensitivity:theminimummediansignallevelneededattheinputofthereceivertoachievea
receiveroutputqualityspecifictoaparticularmodulationscheme.Higherordermodulationschemes
requirehigherqualityreceiveroutputandhigherreceivedpowersignallevels.

SystemGain:thedifference,expressedindB,betweentheEIRPandthelowestordermodulation
receiversensitivityandcableloss.Itconventionallyreferstotheminimumoftheuplinkanddownlink
systemgainsandrepresentsthemaximumFSPLachievablewithaparticularsystemconfiguration.

FSPL(FreeSpacePathLoss):itrepresentstheradiofrequencypropagationcalculationusedinthetool
andistheattenuationbetweenthetransmitterantennaandthereceiverantennainfreespacegivenby
theFriisformula:

FSPL[dB]=32.44+20logf+20logd

WherefisexpressedinMHzanddisexpressedinkilometers

FSPL[dB]=36.6+20logf+20logd

WherefisexpressedinMHzanddisexpressedinmiles

ThislinkbudgetcalculationcanbeconsideredavalidapproximationforLOSpropagationinflatfading
conditionswheretheoperatingbandwidthislessthatthecoherencebandwidthoftheradiochannel,
thatiswhenthesamedegreeoffadingaffectsallfrequenciesofthesignalbandwidth.Incasetheradio
channelisexperiencingfrequencyselectivefadingeffecttheLOSrangeresultsmaynotbevalid.

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Toolsettings
TheuserinterfaceoftheLinkBudgettoolisdividedinthreemainparts:SystemConfiguration,Downlink
andUplinkBudgetsandPerformances.

IntheSYSTEMCONFIGURATIONmenuthefieldsingreenrepresenttheparametersthatcanbesetby
theuseraccordingtothesystemconfigurationthatisappliedtothePMP450system.Thefieldsinwhite
arejustoutputvaluestobeusedasreferencesfortheinputparameterssetting.

Thereferencevaluesarethefollowing:

Lowercenterfrequency:loweredgeoftheselectedfrequencyband

Uppercenterfrequency:upperedgeoftheselectedfrequencyband

Frequencyspacing:frequencyintervalforcentercarrierconfiguration

nofchannelcarriers:numberofcentercarriersavailableintheselectedband

nofnonoverlappingchannels:numberofnonoverlappingchannelsavailableforfrequencyreuse

APEIRPlimit:limitofthecombinedpoweremittedbytheAPantennasystem,asdefinedbythe
regulatoryselected

MaxAPTxPower:upperlimitofthecombinedpowerthatcanbeappliedtotheAPantennasystem,in
ordertobecomplianttotheEIRPlimit

SMEIRPlimit:limitofthecombinedpoweremittedbytheSMantennasystem,asdefinedbythe
regulatoryselected

MaxSMTxPower:upperlimitofthecombinedpowerthatcanbeappliedtotheSMantennasystem,in
ordertobecomplianttotheEIRPlimit

Theinputparametersarethefollowing:

Country:selectionoftheregulatorysetofrulestobeappliedaccordingtothecountryofoperation.

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Frequencyband:selectionofthefrequencyband(2.4GHz,3GHz,5.4GHzor5.8GHz)

FadeMargin:settingofthemarginonsignalfadingthattheuserwantstointroduceinordertoobtain
thedesiredlinkavailability.

ChannelBandwidth:selectionofthewidthoftheoperatingchannel(5MHz,10MHzor20MHz).

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CarrierFrequency:selectionofthecentercarrierfrequencyoftheoperatingchannelwithinthe
frequenciesallowedbytheregulatoryapplied.

APantennasystem:selectionoftheantennausedfortheAPmodule(CambiumNetworks60sector
antenna,CambiumNetworks90sectorantennaorexternalantennacommerciallyavailable).

ExternalAntennagain:definitionofthegainoftheexternalantenna,validonlyincasetheAPantenna
systemparameterissettoExternal.

ExternalAntennacableloss:definitionofthecablelossoftheexternalantenna,validonlyincasethe
APantennasystemparameterissettoExternal.

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Country Others
Frequency band 5.8 [GHz]
Fade Margin 0 [dB]
Channel Bandwidth 20 [MHz]
Carrier frequency 5855 [MHz]
AP antenna system External
External Antenna gain 17 [dBi]
External Antenna Cable Loss 1.0 [dB]
SM antenna system Integrated
Connectorized SM antenna gain 14 [dBi]
Connectorized SM cable loss 1 [dB]
AP Output Power 19 [dBm]
Downlink % 50%
Max cell size 5 [mi]
Number of control slots 4
Environment rural (free space)
Interference level 0 [dBm]

SMantennasystem:selectionoftheSubscriberModuleantennasystem(Integrated,CLIP,REFLECTOR
orConnectorized).

ConnectorizedSMantennagain:definitionofthegainoftheSMantenna,validonlyincasetheSM
antennasystemissettoConnectorized.

ConnectorizedSMcableloss:definitionofthecablelossoftheSMantenna,validonlyincasetheSM
antennasystemissettoConnectorized.

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Country Others
Frequency band 5.8 [GHz]
Fade Margin 0 [dB]
Channel Bandwidth 20 [MHz]
Carrier frequency 5855 [MHz]
AP antenna system Cambium 90
External Antenna gain 17 [dBi]
External Antenna cable loss 1.0 [dB]
SM antenna system Connectorized
Connectorized SM antenna gain 20 [dBi]
Connectorized SM cable loss 1 [dB]
AP Output Power 19 [dBm]
Downlink % 50%
Max cell size 5 [mi]
Number of control slots 4
Environment rural (free space)
Interference level 0 [dBm]

APoutputpower:settingofthecombinedpowertransmittedbytheAPmoduletoitsantennasystem.
ThevalueMUSTbelowerthanthespecifiedMaxAPTxPowerresultingfromtheEIRPlimitandAP
antennagain.

AP EIRP limit 36 [dBm]

Max AP Tx Power 19.0 [dBm]

Aconfigurationerrormessageappearsincasethevalueissetoutsidetheallowedrange.

InadditiontheEIRPoftheAPmoduleisshowninredtohighlightthatitisexceedingthelimitdefinedby
theregulatorysetting.

Downlink%:Percentageofframetimededicatedtodownlink(APtoSM)transmission.

Maxcellsize:distance(inmiles)betweentheAPandthelocationofthefartherSMtheuserwantsto
servewiththeAP.Withasmallercellsize,alargerpercentageofuserscanusehigherordermodulation,
andthesectorcapacityishigher.Ontheotherhand,withsmallercellsnetworkplanningbecomesvery
important,inordertolimitinterferencebetweensectorsusingthesamefrequency.
Ifthevalueinputinthisfieldislargerthanthemaximumdistancecalculatedusingtheotherparameters
selectedinthegreencells,anerrormessageappears.

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Numberofcontrolslots:Numberofuplinksymbolsreservedforrandomaccess(networkentry,
bandwitdhrequests).Alargernumberofcontrolslotsreducetheprobabilityofcollisionwhentwoor
moreSMsattempttosendmessages,butitalsoreducesthenumberofsymbolsdedicatedtodata
transmission,andthereforereducesthemaximumthroughput.

Environment:typeofpropagationenvironment(rural,suburbanorurban)

Interferencelevel:Value(indBm)oftheinterferencemeasuredinthechannelcurrentlyused(co
channel).Avalueof0inthisfieldindicatesnointerference.

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IntheDOWNLINKANDUPLINKBUDGETpartoftheuserinterfacethesettingsofalltheparameters
includedinthelinkbudgetcalculationarelistedintwocolumns:oneforthedownlinkdirection(from
APtoSM)andonefortheuplinkdirection(fromSMtoAP).
DOWNLINK BUDGET (AP to SM) UPLINK BUDGET (SM to AP)
AP Tx Power per chain 16 [dBm] 0.040 [Watts] SM Tx Power per chain 19 [dBm] 0.079 [Watts]
AP Cable Loss 1 [dB] 0.001 [Watts] SM Antenna Gain (including 9 [dBi] Internal SM antenna
AP Antenna Gain 17 [dBi] Cambium 90 cable loss for Connectorized) 0 [dBi] -
AP EIRP 35 [dBm] 3.162 [Watts] SM EIRP 31 [dBm] 1.3 [Watts]
-62 [dBm] 256 QAM 8X -59 [dBm] 256 QAM 8X
-72 [dBm] 64QAM 6X -70 [dBm] 64QAM 6X
SM Rx Sensitivity -80 [dBm] 16QAM 4X AP Rx Sensitivity -77 [dBm] 16QAM 4X
-87 [dBm] QPSK 2X -84 [dBm] QPSK 2X
-87 [dBm] QPSK-S 1X -84 [dBm] QPSK-S 1X
SM Antenna Gain (including 9 [dBi] Internal SM antenna AP Cable Loss 1 [dB] 0.001 [Watts]
cable loss for Connectorized) 0 [dBi] - AP Antenna Gain 17 [dBi] Cambium 90

InthePERFORMANCESsectiontheresultsofthelinkbudgetcalculationareshown.
EachseparatesubsectionshowsthroughputandcoveragevaluesforeachSMantennaconfiguration
(integrated,withtheCLIP,withthereflectorandwithaconnectorizedantenna).

PERFORMANCE WITH INTEGRATED ANTENNA (ANTENNA GAIN = 9 dBi)

Total DL
Gain (8X) = 102.8 [dB] Total UL Gain (8X) = 102.5 [dB]
Total DL
Gain (6X) = 112.8 [dB] Total UL Gain (6X) = 114.0 [dB]
Total DL
Gain (4X) = 120.6 [dB] Total UL Gain (4X) = 121.2 [dB]
Total DL
Gain (2X) = 127.6 [dB] Total UL Gain (2X) = 127.5 [dB]
Total DL
Gain (1X) = 130.6 [dB] Total UL Gain (1X) = 130.5 [dB]
The link is balanced
Modulation System Gain Range Max DL/UL/Total Throughput Capacity (Mbps)
8X 102.5 dB 0.3 mi 0.5 km 63.9/65.5/129.4 Mbps DL 17.4
6X 112.8 dB 1.1 mi 1.8 km 44.1/45.2/89.3 Mbps UL 17.9
4X 120.6 dB 2.7 mi 4.4 km 29.4/30.1/59.5 Mbps Total 35.3
2X 127.5 dB 6.0 mi 9.7 km 14.7/15.1/29.8 Mbps
1X 130.5 dB 8.5 mi 13.7 km 7.4/7.6/15 Mbps

PERFORMANCE WITH CLIP (ANTENNA GAIN = 9 dBi + 9 dB = 18 dBi)

Total DL Gain (8X) = 111.8 [dB] Total UL Gain (8X) = 111.5 [dB]
Total DL Gain (6X) = 121.8 [dB] Total UL Gain (6X) = 123.0 [dB]
Total DL Gain (4X) = 129.6 [dB] Total UL Gain (4X) = 130.2 [dB]
Total DL Gain (2X) = 136.6 [dB] Total UL Gain (2X) = 136.5 [dB]
Total DL Gain (1X) = 139.6 [dB] Total UL Gain (1X) = 139.5 [dB]
Modulation System Gain Range Max DL/UL/Total Throughput Capacity (Mbps)
8X 111.5 dB 1.0 mi 1.5 km 63.9/65.5/129.4 Mbps DL 34.1
6X 121.8 dB 3.1 mi 5.0 km 44.1/45.2/89.3 Mbps UL 34.9
4X 129.6 dB 7.7 mi 12.3 km 29.4/30.1/59.5 Mbps Total 69.0
2X 136.5 dB 17.0 mi 27.3 km 14.7/15.1/29.8 Mbps
1X 139.5 dB 24.0 mi 38.5 km 7.4/7.6/15 Mbps

PERFORMANCE WITH REFLECTOR (ANTENNA GAIN = 9 dBi + 14 dB = 23 dBi)

Total DL Gain (8X) = 116.8 [dB] Total UL Gain (8X) = 116.5 [dB]
Total DL Gain (6X) = 126.8 [dB] Total UL Gain (6X) = 128.0 [dB]
Total DL Gain (4X) = 134.6 [dB] Total UL Gain (4X) = 135.2 [dB]
Total DL Gain (2X) = 141.6 [dB] Total UL Gain (2X) = 141.5 [dB]
Total DL Gain (1X) = 144.6 [dB] Total UL Gain (1X) = 144.5 [dB]
Modulation System Gain Range Max DL/UL/Total Throughput Capacity (Mbps)
8X 116.5 dB 1.7 mi 2.7 km 63.9/65.5/129.4 Mbps DL 45.7
6X 126.8 dB 5.6 mi 8.9 km 44.1/45.2/89.3 Mbps UL 46.9
4X 134.6 dB 13.6 mi 21.9 km 29.4/30.1/59.5 Mbps Total 92.6
2X 141.5 dB 30.2 mi 48.5 km 14.7/15.1/29.8 Mbps
1X 144.5 dB 40.0 mi 64.4 km 7.4/7.6/15 Mbps

PERFORMANCE WITH CONNECTORIZED ANTENNA (ANTENNA GAIN = 20 dBi WITH 1 dB CABLE LOSS)
Total DL Gain (8X) = 112.8 [dB] Total UL Gain (8X) = 112.5 [dB]
Total DL Gain (6X) = 122.8 [dB] Total UL Gain (6X) = 124.0 [dB]
Total DL Gain (4X) = 130.6 [dB] Total UL Gain (4X) = 131.2 [dB]
Total DL Gain (2X) = 137.6 [dB] Total UL Gain (2X) = 137.5 [dB]
Total DL Gain (1X) = 140.6 [dB] Total UL Gain (1X) = 140.5 [dB]
Modulation System Gain Range Max DL/UL/Total Throughput Capacity (Mbps)
8X 112.5 dB 1.1 mi 1.7 km 63.9/65.5/129.4 Mbps DL 35.5
6X 122.8 dB 3.5 mi 5.6 km 44.1/45.2/89.3 Mbps UL 36.4
4X 130.6 dB 8.6 mi 13.8 km 29.4/30.1/59.5 Mbps Total 72.0
2X 137.5 dB 19.0 mi 30.6 km 14.7/15.1/29.8 Mbps
1X 140.5 dB 26.9 mi 43.2 km 7.4/7.6/15 Mbps

SystemGain:lowerofthedownlinkanduplinksystemgains,reportedforeverymodulationmode.

Range:representsforeachmodulationmodethemaximumdistanceatwhichtheradiolinkcanoperate
withtheselectedconfigurationandfademargin.Itisexpressedbothinmilesandinkilometers.Values
ofrangeinredindicatethatthepotentialrangeislargerthanthemaximumrangesetintheMaxcell

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sizefieldintheSYSTEMCONFIGURATIONsection.Also,therangeislimitedat40miles,becausethatis
theconfigurationlimitsupportedbytheradio.

MaxDL/UL/TotalThroughput:theDownlink/Uplink/Totalcapacityofthesectorassumingallthe
registeredSMsareoperatingatthatmodulation

DL/UL/TotalCapacity:Downlink/Uplink/Totalcapacityofthesector,takingintoaccountthepercentage
ofusersusingeachmodulation,undertheassumptionthattheusersareevenlydistributedinthe
coveredareaandthattheyallgeneratethesameamountoftraffic.Thecoveredareaislimitedbythe
MaxcellsizefieldsetintheSYSTEMCONFIGURATIONsection.Seeexamplebelowforexplanationon
calculations.

TheplotsinthePERFORMANCESsectionshowtherangeofcommunicationthatcanbeachievedwith
eachmodulationandcodinglevel,uptothemaximumrangesetintheMaxrangefieldintheSYSTEM
CONFIGURATIONsection.
EachplotcorrespondstooneoftheSMantennaconfigurations:Integrated,CLIP,Reflector,and
Connectorized.

Integrated:

CLIP:

Reflector:
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Connectorized:

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Example of aggregate capacity calculation

Intheaggregatecapacitycalculationtwoassumptionsaremade:

TheSMsaregeographicallyevenlydistributedinthecoveredarea
AllSMsgeneratethesameamountoftraffic

Thesearethestepsforcalculatingtheaggregatecapacity:

ThePotentialRangeforeachmodulationislimitedbytheMaxcellsizefieldintheSYSTEM
CONFIGURATIONsection
ExamplewithMaxrangesetat5milesandintegratedantenna.

Modulation Potentialrange Actualrange

mode

8X 0.3miles 0.3miles

6X 1.1miles 1.1miles

4X 2.7miles 2.7miles

2X 6.0miles 5miles

1X 8.5miles 5miles

Calculatethearea(insquaremiles)coveredwitheachmodulation
ThemodulationandcodinglevelsupportedbyeachSMinLOSconditionsdependsonthe
distancebetweentheAPandtheSM.SMsclosertotheAPcansupporthighermodulation
modes,whileSMsfartherfromtheAPcanonlysupportlowermodulationmodes.
ThisfigureshowstheareacoveredbytheAPandthefiveringscorrespondingtooneofthe
modulationmodessupportedbythePMP450system.

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Assuminga90sectorantennaattheAP,theareascoveredbytheAPateachmodulationlevel
areshowninthenexttable.

Modulation Area(squaremiles) Area(%)

mode

8X 0.09 0.4%

6X 0.88 4.4%

4X 4.83 24.6%

2X 13.82 70.4%

1X 0 0%

Theareacalculatedformodulationmode1Xisequalto0,becausethesectorunder
considerationislimitedat5milerange,sotheassumptionisthattherearenousers(and
thereforenoareacovered)beyond5miles.
Thesametablealsoshowsthepercentageofthetotalarea(withinthe5milerange)covered

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witheachmodulation.SinceallSMsareassumedtobeevenlydistributedinthecoveredarea,
thesepercentagesalsorepresentthepercentagesofSMscommunicatingateachofthe
modulationmodes.

CalculatetheDLtimeandtheULtimeallocatedforeachmodulationmode
ThetimeintheDLandULsubframesisdividedamongSMs(andthereforeMCSlevels)
proportionallytothepercentageofuserscommunicatingateachmodulationmode.The
followingtableshowstheDLandULtimeswhicharecalculatedas
DL(UL)timeformodeX=%areaformodeX/DL(UL)throughputformodeX

MCSlevel DLtime(s) ULtime(s)

8X 0.000072 0.000070

6X 0.001009 0.000984

4X 0.008386 0.008191

2X 0.047918 0.046648

1X 0.000000 0.000000

CalculatetheDL,ULandtotalcapacity
TheDL(UL)capacityistheinverseofthesumoftheDL(UL)timesallocatedforeachmodulation
mode.
DL(UL)capacity=1/sumofallDL(UL)timespermodulationmode
ThetotalcapacityissimplythesumoftheDLandULcapacities.
DLCapacity=17.4Mbps
ULCapacity=17.9Mbps
TotalCapacity=35.3Mbps

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Network planning tab

Thenetworkplanningtabcalculatesthetotalnumberofenterpriseand/orresidentialcustomersthat
canbesupportedinasector,givenaselecteddistributionofplans.

PMP450 NETWORK PLANNER

Cambium Networks confidential, not commercially binding
NETWORK CONFIGURATION
Downlink % 50%
Max Cell Size (miles) 5
Integrated % 50%
Clip % 0%
Connectorized % 0%
Reflector Dish % 50% Avg DL capacity 31.6 Mbps
Ent. Oversubscription rate 5 Avg UL capacity 32.4 Mbps
Res. Oversubscription rate 15 Avg Tot capacity 64.0 Mbps

Enterprise Monthly Service Plan A

Average DL UL Total
Downlink Uplink Distribution Average DL Throughput/user Average UL Throughput/user Users/sector Users/sector Users/sector
3 Mbps 3 Mbps 25% 6.25 Mbps 6.25 Mbps 25 25 25
5 Mbps 5 Mbps 50%
10 Mbps 10 Mbps 20%
20 Mbps 20 Mbps 5%

Residential Monthly Service Plan B

Average DL UL Total
Downlink Uplink Distribution Average DL Throughput/user Average UL Throughput/user Users/sector Users/sector Users/sector
4 Mbps 1 Mbps 10% 19.40 Mbps 9.10 Mbps 24 53 24
15 Mbps 5 Mbps 20%
20 Mbps 10 Mbps 50%
30 Mbps 15 Mbps 20%

Blended Monthly Service Plan C - % of traffic

DL UL Total
Average DL Throughput/user Average UL Throughput/user Users/sector Users/sector Users/sector
Enterprise 50% 12.83 Mbps 7.68 Mbps 24 34 24
Residential 50%

Blended Monthly Service Plan C - % of users

DL UL Total
Users/sector Users/sector Users/sector
Enterprise 50% 24 39 24
Residential 50%

IntheNETWORKCONFIGURATIONsectionthefieldsinwhitecannotbechanged,andtheyarea
summaryoftheselectionsandtheresultsintheLINKBUDGETtab.ThefieldsingreenintheNETWORK
CONFIGURATIONsectionarepopulatedbytheuser.

Downlink%:percentageofframetimeallocatedtothedownlink(APtoSM).Thisfieldcorrespondsto
theDownlink%fieldintheSYSTEMCONFIGURATIONsectionoftheLINKBUDGETtab.

MaxCellSize(miles):distance(inmiles)betweentheAPandthelocationofthefartherSMtheuser
wantstoservewiththeAP.ThisfieldcorrespondstotheMaxcellsizefieldintheSYSTEM
CONFIGURATIONsectionoftheLINKBUDGETtab.

Integrated%,Clip%,Connectorized%,ReflectorDish%:percentagesofSMsusingeachofthefour
possibleSMantennasystems.Thelastthreepercentagesareinputbytheuser,whiletheIntegrated
SMspercentageiscalculatedbasedontheotherinputs.
NotethattheClip%fieldisnotusediftheFrequencybandintheLINKBUDGETsectionisselectedas3
GHz,becauseinthisbandaClipisnotoffered.

Ent.Oversubscriptionrate:oversubscriptionrateselectedfortheenterprisecustomers

Res.Oversubscriptionrate:oversubscriptionrateselectedfortheresidentialcustomers

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AvgDLCapacity:downlinkcapacityofthesector,takingintoaccountthepercentageofusersusingeach
modulationandeachSMantennasystem,undertheassumptionthattheusersareevenlydistributedin
thecoveredareaandthattheyallgeneratethesameamountoftraffic.Thisfieldiscalculatedasthe
weightedaverageoftheDLfieldsintheCapacitysectioninthePERFORMANCESsectionoftheLINK
BUDGETtabforeachofthefourSMantennasystemtypes,wheretheweightsarethepercentages
inputintheNETWORKCONFIGURATIONsectionofthistab.
Example:DLCapacity=DLCapacityIntegratedSMsIntegrated%+DLCapacityCLIPSMsCLIP%+DL
CapacityConnectorizedSMsConnectorized%+DLCapacityReflectorSMsReflector%=17.4Mbps
50%+34.0Mbps0%+35.5Mbps0%+45.7Mbps50%=31.6Mbps.

AvgULCapacity:uplinkcapacityofthesector,takingintoaccountthepercentageofusersusingeach
modulationandeachSMantennasystem,undertheassumptionthattheusersareevenlydistributedin
thecoveredareaandthattheyallgeneratethesameamountoftraffic..Thisfieldiscalculatedasthe
weightedaverageoftheULfieldsintheCapacitysectioninthePERFORMANCESsectionoftheLINK
BUDGETtabforeachofthefourSMantennasystemtypes,wheretheweightsarethepercentages
inputintheNETWORKCONFIGURATIONsectionofthistab.
Example:ULCapacity=ULCapacityIntegratedSMsIntegrated%+ULCapacityCLIPSMsCLIP%+UL
CapacityConnectorizedSMsConnectorized%+ULCapacityReflectorSMsReflector%=17.9Mbps
50%+34.9Mbps0%+36.3Mbps0%+46.9Mbps50%=32.4Mbps.

AvgTotCapacity:total(downlink+uplink)sectorcapacityofthesector,takingintoaccountthe
percentageofusersusingeachmodulationandeachSMantennasystem,undertheassumptionthat
theusersareevenlydistributedinthecoveredareaandthattheyallgeneratethesameamountof
traffic.ThisisthesumoftheAvgDLCapacityandtheAvgULCapacityfields.

Therearethreetypesofplans.PlanAisanenterpriseplan;planBisaresidentialplanandplanCisa
blendedplan,withamixofenterpriseandresidentialcustomers.BoththeEnterpriseandthe
ResidentialplanscompriseofamixofplanswithdifferentDownlink/Uplinkthroughputs.Thecellsin
greenarepopulatedbytheuser,indicatingtheDownlink/Uplinkthroughputsforeachplanandthe
distribution(inpercentage)foreachplan.

ForplansAandB:

AverageDLThroughput/user:averagedownlinkthroughputneededbytheenterpriseorresidential
customerswiththemixofplansselectedbytheuser.ThisistheweightedaverageofthefourDLplans
usingtheAverageDistributionvaluesareweights.
Example:
EnterpriseAverageDLThroughput/user=3Mbps25%+5Mbps50%+10Mbps20%+20Mbps
5%=6.25Mbps
ResidentialAverageDLThroughput/user=4Mbps10%+15Mbps20%+20Mbps50%+30Mbps
20%=19.40Mbps

AverageULThroughput/user:averageuplinkthroughputneededbytheenterpriseorresidential
customerswiththemixofplansselectedbytheuser.ThisistheweightedaverageofthefourULplans
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usingtheAverageDistributionvaluesareweights.
Example:
EnterpriseAverageULThroughput/user=3Mbps25%+5Mbps50%+10Mbps20%+20Mbps
5%=6.25Mbps
ResidentialAverageULThroughput/user=1Mbps10%+5Mbps20%+10Mbps50%+15Mbps
20%=9.10Mbps

DLUsers/sector:numberofusersthatcanbesupportedinthesectorsatisfyingthedownlink
requirements,takingintoaccounttheoversubscriptionrate.ThisistheAvgDLcapacitydividedbythe
averageDLThroughput/userandmultipliedbythecorrespondingoversubcriptionrate.
Example:
EnterpriseDLUsers/sector=FLOOR(31.6Mbps/6.25Mbps5)=25
ResidentialDLUsers/sector=FLOOR(31.6Mbps/19.40Mbps15)=24

ULUsers/sector:numberofusersthatcanbesupportedinthesectorsatisfyingtheuplink
requirements,takingintoaccounttheoversubscriptionrate.ThisistheAvgULcapacitydividedbythe
averageULThroughput/userandmultipliedbythecorrespondingoversubcriptionrate.
Example:
EnterpriseULUsers/sector=FLOOR(32.4Mbps/6.25Mbps5)=25
ResidentialULUsers/sector=FLOOR(32.4Mbps/9.10Mbps15)=53

TotalUsers/sector:lowernumberbetweentheDLUsers/sectorandtheULUsers/sector.Ifparameters
areselectedsothattheDLUsers/sectorandtheULUsers/sectorareclose,thenthetotalcapacityof
thesectorisfullyutilized.
Example:
EnterpriseTotalUsers/sector=min(25,25)=25
ResidentialTotalUsers/sector=min(24,53)=24
Inthisexample,parametersareselectedformoreefficiencywithanenterpriseplan(Downlink%equal
to50%).Withtheresidentialplan,manyuplinkresourcesremainunused.

PlanCisamixofplansAandBwithacertainpercentageselectedbytheuser.Therearetwowaysof
consideringamixofplans:aspercentageoftrafficoraspercentageofusers.

Consideringtheblendedplanasapercentageoftraffic,thenforexample50%ofthetrafficwillbe
generatedbytheenterprisecustomersand50%ofthetrafficwillbegeneratedbytheresidential
customers.
Inthiscase,theAverageDLThroughput/useristheweightedaverageoftheAverageDL
Throughput/userfortheenterpriseandresidentialcustomers,andtheAverageULThroughput/useris
theweightedaverageoftheAverageULThroughput/userfortheenterpriseandresidentialcustomers.
TheDLUsers/sectorandtheULUsers/sectorareagaincalculatedastheAvgDLcapacityandtheAvg
ULcapacitydividedbytheAverageDLThroughput/userandtheAverageULThroughput/user
respectively,multipliedbythecorrespondingoversubscriptionrate.
DLUsers/sector=FLOOR(AvgDLCapacity/(Enterprise%EnterpriseAverageDLThroughput/user/
Enterpriseoversubscriptionrate+Residential%ResidentialAverageDLThroughput/user/Residential
oversubscriptionrate)
ULUsers/sector=FLOOR(AvgULCapacity/(Enterprise%EnterpriseAverageULThroughput/user/

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Enterpriseoversubscriptionrate+Residential%ResidentialAverageULThroughput/user/Residential
oversubscriptionrate)
TheTotalUsers/sectorisagainthelowernumberbetweentheDLUsers/sectorandtheUL
Users/sector.
Example:
DLUsers/sector=FLOOR(31.6Mbps/(50%6.25Mbps/5+50%19.40Mbps/15)=24
ULUsers/sector=FLOOR(32.4Mbps/(50%6.25Mbps/5+50%9.10Mbps/15)=34
TotalUsers/sector=min(24,34)=24

Consideringtheblendedplanasapercentageofusers,thenforexample50%oftheusersareenterprise
customersand50%oftheusersareresidentialcustomers.
Inthiscase,theDLUsers/sectorandtheULUsers/sectoraretheweightedaveragesoftheenterprise
andresidentialDLUsers/sectorandULUsers/sectorrespectively.TheTotalUsers/sectorisagainthe
lowernumberbetweentheDLUsers/sectorandtheULUsers/sector.
Example:
DLUsers/sector=FLOOR(50%25+50%24)=24
ULUsers/sector=FLOOR(50%25+50%53)=39
TotalUsers/sector=min(24,39)=24

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Sector Throughput Calculator tab

ThecalculationsintheLINKBUDGETtabandintheNETWORKPLANNINGtabassumethatallusersare
evenlydistributedintheareacoveredbytheAP.
TheSECTORTHROUGHPUTCALCULATORallowstheusertoeitherinputtheexactlocationofallthe
usersortoinputthepercentageofusersthatcommunicateateachmodulationandcodinglevel.

PMP450 SECTOR THROUGHPUT CALCULATOR

Cambium Networks confidential, not commercially binding
SUBSCRIBERS' LOCATIONS

DL UL Total DL/UL/Total
SM antenna Throughput Throughput Throughput Throughput per
SM number SM distance system Modulation [Mbps] [Mbps] [Mbps] % of SMs per modulation modulation [Mbps]
SM 1 1.3 [mi] REFLECTOR 8X 63.9 65.5 129.4 8X 62.0% 33.88/34.72/68.6
SM 2 0.3 [mi] REFLECTOR 8X 63.9 65.5 129.4 6X 38.0% 20.72/21.24/41.96
SM 3 1.1 [mi] REFLECTOR 8X 63.9 65.5 129.4 4X 0.0% 0/0/0
SM 4 1.2 [mi] REFLECTOR 8X 63.9 65.5 129.4 2X 0.0% 0/0/0
SM 5 1.3 [mi] REFLECTOR 8X 63.9 65.5 129.4 1X 0.0% 0/0/0
SM 6 1.8 [mi] REFLECTOR 6X 44.1 45.2 89.3
SM 7 1.6 [mi] REFLECTOR 8X 63.9 65.5 129.4 DL Average Capacity [Mbps] 54.60
SM 8 1.6 [mi] REFLECTOR 8X 63.9 65.5 129.4 UL Average Capacity [Mbps] 55.96
SM 9 2.1 [mi] REFLECTOR 6X 44.1 45.2 89.3 Total Average Capacity [Mbps] 110.56
SM 10 1.3 [mi] REFLECTOR 8X 63.9 65.5 129.4
SM 11 2.0 [mi] REFLECTOR 6X 44.1 45.2 89.3
SM 12 1.5 [mi] REFLECTOR 8X 63.9 65.5 129.4
SM 13 1.7 [mi] REFLECTOR 6X 44.1 45.2 89.3
SM 14 1.5 [mi] REFLECTOR 8X 63.9 65.5 129.4
SMsLocations
SM 15 1.6 [mi] REFLECTOR 8X 63.9 65.5 129.4 4.5
SM 16 2.0 [mi] REFLECTOR 6X 44.1 45.2 89.3 4
SM 17 1.3 [mi] REFLECTOR 8X 63.9 65.5 129.4 3.5
SM 18 1.8 [mi] REFLECTOR 6X 44.1 45.2 89.3 3
SM 19 1.7 [mi] REFLECTOR 6X 44.1 45.2 89.3 2.5
miles
SM 20 0.8 [mi] REFLECTOR 8X 63.9 65.5 129.4 2
SM 21 1.6 [mi] REFLECTOR 8X 63.9 65.5 129.4
1.5
SM 22 1.3 [mi] REFLECTOR 8X 63.9 65.5 129.4
1
SM 23 1.3 [mi] REFLECTOR 8X 63.9 65.5 129.4
0.5
SM 24 1.7 [mi] REFLECTOR 8X 63.9 65.5 129.4
SM 25 1.3 [mi] REFLECTOR 8X 63.9 65.5 129.4 0
SM 26 1.1 [mi] REFLECTOR 8X 63.9 65.5 129.4 0 1 2 3 4
SM 27 1.3 [mi] REFLECTOR 8X 63.9 65.5 129.4 miles
SM 28 0.6 [mi] REFLECTOR 8X 63.9 65.5 129.4
SM 29 1.2 [mi] REFLECTOR 8X 63.9 65.5 129.4
SM 30 1.6 [mi] REFLECTOR 8X 63.9 65.5 129.4

IntheSUBSCRIBERSLOCATIONSsectiontheuserinputsthevaluesinthegreencells.Thewhitecells
showcalculatedvalues.

SMdistance:inputofdistancebetweentheAPandthecurrentSM.AnynumberofSMscanbeinputup
tothecurrentmaximumintheworksheet(whichis332)

SMantennasystem:selectionoftheantennasystemusedforthecurrentSM.Optionsare:integrated,
Connectorized,CLIP,andREFLECTOR.

Modulation:modulationmodethatcanbesupportedbytheSMatthedistanceinputbytheuserwith
theSMantennasystemselectedbytheuser

DLThroughput:downlinkthroughputsupportedbytheSMatthemodulationmodeindicatedinthe
Modulationfield

ULThroughput:uplinkthroughputsupportedbytheSMatthemodulationmodeindicatedinthe
Modulationfield

TotalThroughput:sumofDLThroughputandULThroughput.

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%ofSMspermodulation:percentageofSMsthatcancommunicateineachofthemodulationmodes,
basedonthedistancesinputforeachSM.

DLAveragecapacity:downlinkcapacityofthesector,takingintoaccountthepercentageofusersusing
eachmodulation,undertheassumptionthattheusersaredistributedinthecoveredareaasindicated
intheSUBSCRIBERSLOCATIONsectionandthattheyallgeneratethesameamountoftraffic.
CalculationsfordeterminingthisfieldaredoneinthesamewaydescribedintheExampleofaggregate
capacitycalculationsection.

ULAveragecapacity:uplinkcapacityofthesector,takingintoaccountthepercentageofusersusing
eachmodulation,undertheassumptionthattheusersaredistributedinthecoveredareaasindicated
intheSUBSCRIBERSLOCATIONsectionandthattheyallgeneratethesameamountoftraffic.
CalculationsfordeterminingthisfieldaredoneinthesamewaydescribedintheExampleofaggregate
capacitycalculationsection.

TotalAveragecapacity:sumofDLAveragecapacityandULAveragecapacity.

DL/UL/TotalThroughputpermodulation:downlink/uplink/totalthroughputassignedtoeach
modulation.ThisistheproductoftheDL/UL/TotalAveragecapacityandthe%ofSMspermodulation.

TheSMsLOCATIONpictureshowsanexampleofadistributionofSMsina90sectorwithSMs
distancesequaltothedistancesinputintheSUBSCRIBERSLOCATIONSsection.

IftheuserdoesnotwanttoinputthedistancesoftheSMsonebyone,andtheyhavethestatisticsof
theSMsdistancesavailable,theINPUTSMs%DIRECTLYsectioncanbeused.

INPUT SMs % DIRECTLY

DL/UL/Total
Throughput per
% of SMs per modulation modulation [Mbps]
8X 0.0% 0/0/0
6X 75.0% 40.95/41.97/82.92
4X 20.0% 10.92/11.19/22.11
2X 5.0% 2.73/2.8/5.53
1X 0.0% 0/0/0

DL Average Capacity [Mbps] 36.75

UL Average Capacity [Mbps] 37.67
Total Average Capacity [Mbps] 74.42

InthissectiontheusercandirectlyinputthepercentagesofSMsforeachmodulationandcodinglevel
(greencells).
TheDL/UL/TotalCapacitycalculationsandtheDL/UL/TotalThroughputpermodulationcalculations
areperformedasexplainedabove,butusingthepercentagesdirectlyinputbytheuserinsteadofusing
theSMslocationsandantennasystemselections.

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References
AllthedetailedinformationsaboutCambiumNetworksPMPSeries450canbefoundintheofficial
productdocumentationavailablefordownloadfromCambiumNetworkspublicwebsite:

http://www.cambiumnetworks.com/products/pmp/pmp450

http://www.cambiumnetworks.com/support/pmp/software/index.php?tag=pmp450

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