Research Article

Link Budget Analysis for 5G Communication in the Tropical Regions

Table 1

Parameters of the proposed link budget.

Assumption 1Assumption 2
ParametersValuesParametersValues

Distance (km)1.6Distance (m)400
Frequency (GHz)71.5Frequency (GHz)24.5
Transmitted output power (dBm)16Transmitted output power (dBm)18.5
Transmitting antenna gain (dBi)41Transmitting antenna gain (dBi)42.5
Receiving antenna gain (dBi)41Receiving antenna gain (dBi)42.5
Background noise (dBm/Hz)-174Background noise (dBm/Hz)-174
Bandwidth (MHz)26Bandwidth (MHz)748
Noise figure at receiver (dB)4Noise figure at receiver (dB)3
Loss for rain (dB)30Loss for rain (dB)27
Link margin (dB)20Link margin (dB)35