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Table 1 Link budget calculations for the D band channels. Values in brackets are the exact theoretical values

From: A line-of-sight channel model for the 100–450 gigahertz frequency band

Parameter

\(\text {D}_1\)

\(\text {D}_2\)

\(\text {D}_3\)

\(\text {D}_4\)

Center frequency (GHz)

132.00

144.75

157.75

170.90

Bandwidth (GHz)

3

7.5

12.5

7.8

Transmit power (dBm)

0

Tx/RX antenna gain (dBi)

48.3

49.1

49.9

50.6

Noise figure (dB)

10

Noise floor (dBm)

\(-69.2\)

\(-65.2\)

\(-63.0\)

\(-65.0\)

Link distance (m)

1,000

Path loss (dB)

135.1 (135.2)

136.0 (136.1)

137.0 (137.1)

139.4 (139.4)

Rx power (dBm)

\(-38.5\) (\(-38.5\))

\(-37.8\) (\(-37.8\))

\(-37.3\) (\(-37.4\))

\(-38.2\) (\(-38.2\))

SNR (dB)

30.6 (30.6)

27.4 (27.3)

25.6 (25.6)

26.8 (26.8)