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Why Rxlev in -dBm

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  • #59356
    raza
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    can anyone tell me why the rxlev is in negative?

    And if suppose rxlev is -60 dbm then do we address it as high rxlev or low rxlev.

    #59357
    Rex
    Guest

    Hi,
    Negative value cause it’s less then 1 mW.

    #59358
    Baig
    Guest

    As far as i know about this, it is not due to absolute value of power. actually the rxlevel is calculated with referece to RSSI(Recieve Signal Strength Indicator). RSSI is a vendor based parameter. RxLevel in turn is calculated through manipulation of it. couldn’t find the exact formulation though.please share if anybody knows

    #59359
    Pix
    Guest

    Hi all,

    RxLev is a measurement of absolute power.

    If RxLev = 0 dBm it means the received level is 1mW
    if Rxlev = -3dBm –> 0.5mW
    RxLev = -6dBm –> 0.25mW
    RxLev = -9dBm –> 0.125 mW
    -12dBm –> 0.0625 mW

    and so on.

    a MS has a measurement range from -47dBm to -110dBm.
    -47dBm : high received power
    -110dBm : low received power

    but the MS can hear stronger than -47dBm, it just can’t report a measurement higher than -47dBm.

    RSSI is a coded value representing the RxLev. It is very simple :
    -110dBm –> RSSI = 0
    -109dBm –> RSSI = 1
    -100dBm –> RSSI = 10
    -90dBm –> RSSI = 20
    -80dBm –> RSSI = 30

    Cheers,
    Pix

    #59360
    Baig
    Guest

    Thanx for the correction Pix

    What measurement would you get if the level is less than -47. I’ve also found level less than -47 on TEMS.

    #59361
    pix
    Guest

    hi,

    tems is not standard ms, it can display a wider range of values. however, it can report only within the -47 to -110 dBm (in the meas report, sent to bts/bsc)

    if rxlev higher than -47 then the value -47 is used.
    if lower than -110dBm then -110dBm is used 🙂

    cheers
    pix (writing with one hand… sorry for the missing caps)

    #59362
    ALI SIDICK
    Guest

    HI
    is someone help me ,how to make process&analyse with tems investigation.and also can help me to find more experience about optimisation network.
    BR//
    ALI SIDICK

    #59363
    Salah
    Guest

    Sorry engineers but i want to ask what are the best,accepted,poor ranges of rxlev and rxqual?

    #59364
    pix
    Guest

    rxlev good > -75dBm
    rxqual good > 4

    rxlev bad < -85dBm rxqual bad < 5 cheers pix

    #59365
    pix
    Guest

    oops
    rxqual good 0…4
    rxqual bad 5…7

    sorry 🙁

    #59366
    NA
    Guest

    The formula for W to dBm conversion is X (dBm)=10 log Y (mW)

    so when we convert the smaller power as 0.3 mW
    that will be written as :-

    X dBm = 10 log 0.3
    = 10 log 3^(-1)
    = – 10 log 3
    = – 10*0.477
    = – 4.77 dBm

    gives 0.3 mW = -4.77 dBm

    so, it is clear here why -ve sign pops out to the value when we calculate the Rx level, as Rx level is always smaller, but Tx is always +ve because it is near the transmitter giving much power.

    thanx

    #59367
    vicky
    Guest

    i think what we are receiving is the addition and subtraction of Tx power,various gains and losses encountered and when we calculate ( LB) final fig is -ve i.e. rx lev expected.

    #59368
    Arif
    Guest

    can anybody tell me about sudden CSBR increment on any gsm Ericsson’s cell? Parameter tuning didn’t decrease FR traffic. Is it the affect of VOIP call? As it removes automatically!

    #59369
    Santos
    Guest

    hello there would you please help me

    I have this

    14=-96dbm
    15= ??

    can you please show me how to calculate this

    #59370
    Rex
    Guest

    Hi Santos,
    it’s RSSI coded value against RxLev.
    RSSi ranges from 0 to 63 which is equal to range -110 dBm to -47 dBm.
    So,
    -110 dBm : RSSI=0
    -109 dBm : RSSI=1 and so on till
    .
    .
    -47 dBm : RSSI=63.
    In your question if -96 dBm is 14 then 15 is -95 dBm.
    Regards,
    Rex

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