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IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT THE FOLLOWING:

  • Components of RF communications
    • Transmitter
    • Receiver
    • Antenna
    • Isotropic radiator
    • Intentional radiator (IR)
    • Equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP)
  • Units of power and comparison
    • Watt
    • Milliwatt
    • Decibel (dB)
    • dBi
    • dBd
    • dBm
    • Inverse square law
  • RF mathematics
    • Rule of 10s and 3s
  • Noise floor
  • Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
  • Received signal strength indicator (RSSI)
  • Link budget
  • Fade margin/system operating margin

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