THE 15 GHz BAND (14.5 - 15.

35 GHz)

RF CHANNEL ARRANGEMENTS

14.5 fo
14.925

5 5 5 5 5 5 83
04 11 18 25 32 39 50 64 78 92 06 27 55
.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .6 .6 .6 .6
14 1 1 1 1 1 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3

7 MHz 14 MHz 28 MHz

fo
14.925 15.35

5 5 5 5 5 5 1 27
48 55 62 69 76 83 94 08 22 36 50 27 99
.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 5. .2 .3
15 1 1 1 1 1 15 15 15 15 15 1 15 15

1' 2' 3' 4' 5' 6' 1' 2' 3' 4' 5' 1' 2' 3'

7 MHz 14 MHz 28 MHz

644 MHz

ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

This band is designated for use by low and medium capacity fixed point-to-point links.

Typical Use : low capacity - 2/8 Mbit/s

: medium capacity - 34 Mbit/s
Assignment Priority : See Note 1.
Minimum Path Length : 5 km
Antenna Requirements : refer to Appendix 11

Note:

1. Assignment priorities are defined as follows:

28 MHz channels - from highest channel downward;

14 MHz channels - from lowest channel upward; and
7 MHz channels - from lowest channel upward.

References

1. Rec. ITU-R F.636-3, “Radio-frequency channel arrangements for radio-relay systems operating
in the 15 GHz band”.

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FX 3 Appendix 1 - RF Channel Arrangements and Assignment Instructions April 2004

 THE 15 GHz BAND (14.5 - 15.35 GHz)
PROTECTION RATIOS
1. Protection ratios between digital systems operating on the same channel arrangements.
Co Channel 60 dB
1st Adjacent Channel 30 dB
2nd Adjacent Channel 0 dB
2. Protection ratios between digital systems requiring 7 and 14 MHz channels.
Frequency Offset PROTECTION RATIO (dB)
(MHz) Digital Interferer Tx → Digital Victim Rx
7 MHz → 14 MHz 14 MHz → 7 MHz
7 60 59
10.5 58 49
14 44 37
17.5 32 26
21 23 13
24.5 15

3. Protection ratios between digital and analogue systems requiring 14 and 28 MHz channels.
Frequency PROTECTION RATIO (dB)
Offset
(MHz) Digital Tx Analogue Tx Digital Tx
↓ ↓ ↓
Digital Rx Digital Rx Analogue Rx
14 MHz 28 MHz 28 MHz 14 MHz
↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
28 MHz 14 MHz 14 MHz 28 MHz
0 60 60 60 60
7 60 58 60 60
21 35 33 30 30

4. Protection ratios between digital and analogue systems requiring 28 MHz channels.
Frequency Offset PROTECTION RATIO (dB)
(MHz)
Analogue Tx Analogue Tx Digital Tx
↓ ↓ ↓
Analogue Rx Digital Rx Analogue Rx
0 60 60 60
28 20 21 30

Notes:
1. Protection ratio for digital systems are based on a 20 km path length and R (Rainfall rate in
mm/hr for 0.01% of the worst month) of 80 mm/hr. For other path lengths and rainfall rates refer
to the appropriate protection ratio correction factors graph on the following page.

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FX 3 Appendix 1 - RF Channel Arrangements and Assignment Instructions August 1998

 THE 15 GHz BAND (14.5 - 15.35 GHz)
PROTECTION RATIO CORRECTION FACTORS
RAIN AND MULTI PATH

10

-5
Correction Factor (dB)

-10

-15

-20

-25

PL=5
-30 PL=10
PL=20
R=40 mm/hr
-35 R=60 mm/hr
R=80 mm/hr

-40
0 10 20 30 40 50

Path Length (km)

PL:Percentage of time that the average refractivity gradient in the lowest 100 m of the atmosphere is less than or
equal to -100 N units/km.
R: Rainfall rate in mm/hr for 0.01% of the worst month. For further details refer to Annex A to Appendix 1.

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FX 3 Appendix 1 - RF Channel Arrangements and Assignment Instructions October 1999