Contents

› ADM operation for one set step (availability and operation)

– 16QAM without ADM
– 16QAM with possibility for 8PSK
› Interference example
– ADM parameters
– Link designs
– Start settings
› Clear sky conditions
› Shape of the cloud (amount of rain)
– Stepwise changes to the attenuation
Single step ADM
16QAM 8PSK LOS

-60 -60

-70 -70

-80 -80

Without ADM With ADM

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Single step ADM
16QAM 8PSK LOS

-60 -60

-70 -70

-80 -80

Without ADM With ADM

2/12
Single step ADM
16QAM 8PSK LOS

-60 -60

-70 -70

-80 -80

Without ADM With ADM

3/12
Single step ADM
16QAM 8PSK LOS

-60 -60

-70 -70

-80 -80

Without ADM With ADM

4/12
Single step ADM
16QAM 8PSK LOS

-60 -60

-70 -70

-80 -80

Without ADM With ADM

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Single step ADM
16QAM 8PSK LOS

-60 -60

-70 -70

-80 -80

Without ADM With ADM

6/12
Single step ADM
16QAM 8PSK LOS

-60 -60

-70 -70

-80 -80

Without ADM With ADM

7/12
Single step ADM
16QAM 8PSK LOS

-60 -60

-70 -70

-80 -80

Without ADM With ADM

8/12
Single step ADM
16QAM 8PSK LOS

-60 -60

-70 -70

-80 -80

Without ADM With ADM

9/12
Single step ADM
16QAM 8PSK LOS

-60 -60

-70 -70

-80 -80

Without ADM With ADM

10/12
Single step ADM
16QAM 8PSK LOS

-60 -60

-70 -70

-80 -80

Without ADM With ADM

11/12
Single step ADM
16QAM 8PSK LOS

-60 -60

-70 -70

-80 -80

Without ADM With ADM

12/12
Single step ADM
16QAM 8PSK LOS

-60 -60

FM16QAM FM16QAM FM16QAM

-70 -70

FM8PSK ↑ FM8PSK ↑

-80 -80

Without ADM With ADM

Margin
ADM parameters
Modulation step Value (dBm)
128QAM ↑ 256QAM -59.5
64QAM ↑ 128QAM -62.5
32QAM ↑ 64QAM -64.5
16QAM ↑ 32QAM -66.5
Modulation step Value (dBm) 8PSK ↑ 16QAM -70.0
256QAM ↓ 128QAM -62.5 4QAM ↑ 8PSK -71.5
128QAM ↓ 64QAM -65.5
64QAM ↓ 32QAM -67.5
32QAM ↓ 16QAM -69.5
16QAM ↓ 8PSK -73.0
8PSK ↓ 4QAM -74.5
Link designs
Link 1: Link 2:
› 1.5 km › 4.5 km
› 38 GHz › 38 GHz
› 28 MHz › 28 MHz
› Max modulation: 128QAM › Max modulation: 64QAM
› Ref modulation: 64QAM › Ref modulation: 32QAM
› Min modulation: 8PSK › Min modulation: 4QAM

› RSLRTPC: -45.5 dBm › RSLATPC: -47.5 dBm

› TxRTPC: -3.0 dBm › TxATPC, max: +8.0 dBm
› TxATPC: -3.0 dBm
Clear sky conditions
Tx Rx Tx Rx

Link 1 20 Link 2
20

0 0

-20 -20
-40 -40

-50 -50

2
-60 -60

-70 -70

1
-80 -80

-90 -90
The thunderstorm
Tx Rx Tx Rx

Link 1 20 Link 2
20

Difference in attenuation is clear

0 as the length of the hop that is 0
covered by rain is about twice as
much.
-20 -20
-40 -40

-50 -50

2
-60 -60

-70 -70

1
-80 -80

-90 -90
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