This book helps you design and plan SDH/SONET broadband networks, backhaul for mobile radio networks such as GSM, transmission links for TETRA networks, TV and utility networks, and Wireless Local Loop networks.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction. Microwave Radio. Applications. LINK PLANNING. Initial Planning. Path Profiles. Radio Repeaters. Radio Surveys. Frequency Considerations. RELIABILITY STANDARDS. Unavailability Standards. Performance Standards. RADIO EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS. Configurations. Primary Multiplex. Secondary Multiplexing and Services. Overhead Channels. Modem. Transceivers. Branching. Power Details. Environmental Considerations. MICROWAVE PROPAGATION. Atmospheric Effects on Propagation. Free Space Propagation. Power Budget. Fading on Microwave Links. ANTENNA CONSIDERATIONS. Electromagnetic Theory Fundamentals. Antenna Characteristics. Types of Microwave Antennas. Feeder Characteristics. FREQUENCY PLANNING. Interference. Frequency Re-Use. Intermodulation Products. LINK DESIGN. Multipath Fading Mechanism. Multipath Fading Outages. Rain Fading Outage. Total Outage. Countermeasures. Reflection Analysis. Synchronous Digital Hierarchy. Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy (PDH). Synchronous Networks (SDH/SONET).