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- From: rfranken@cs.umr.edu
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
- Subject: Re: What Is dBm0
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- Date: 23 Jan 93 19:33:10 GMT
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- > I just read a paper taken from AT&T Technical Journal. The subject of
- > this paper is "THE 32 KB/S ADPCM CODING STANDARD". In this paper the
- > author use "dBm0" as a unit to represent the level of input signal. I
- > don't know what the definition of "dBm0" is. Is "dBm0" same as "0
- > dBm"? Is there anyone who knows the answer and can answer this
- > question for me? I will be appreciated if someone answer my question.
-
- dBm0 is power referenced to the test level for the circuit in
- question. (i.e. if the test level is -16 dBm and the signal currently
- being measured is -18dBm, then it would be -2dBm0). This is used
- because most communication circuits have some gain or loss built into
- them. (The company I work for has +23dB of gain on all of its
- circuits). By measuring in dBm0, it is possible to have consistent
- levels. For example, if I have a circuit that has a test level of
- -16dBm at the transmit, and +7dBm at the far end receive, then I can
- put in a -16dBm0 tone at the transmit (-32dBm) and get a -16dBm0 tone
- out at the other end (-9dBm).
-
-
- Brett (rfranken@cs.umr.edu)
-