Data Rate vs Signal: SNR, an Approximate Rate Lookup & Throughput per Device
This lesson is part of the course
In this lesson
You turn the received power in six rooms into a signal-to-noise ratio, look up the link rate with an approximate XLOOKUP, share it among the active devices and count the rooms below the needed throughput.
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Lessons in this course
- Decibels for Radio: mW to dBm and Back, Adding Gains & Losses Locked
- Free-Space Path Loss: Distance, Frequency & the 6 dB Rule Locked
- Antennas & Cables: dBi Gain, Cable Loss per Metre, Connectors & EIRP Locked
- Walls & Floors: Obstacle Losses by Material and the Indoor Path Budget Locked
- Receiver Side: Received Power, Sensitivity, Fade Margin & Pass/Fail Locked
- Range Solving: Maximum Distance for a Required Margin, Range per Band Locked
- Data Rate vs Signal: SNR, an Approximate Rate Lookup & Throughput per Device Locked
- Coverage Plan: Access Points per Floor, Worst-Room Check & a Margin Chart Locked