March 1975 | Technical Memorandum OT TM 75 194
Measurement of interference effects between TDM-FM and FDM-FM microwave systems
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Darren L. Smith, “Measurement of interference effects between TDM-FM and FDM-FM microwave systems ,” Technical Memorandum OT TM 75 194, U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Telecommunications, Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, March 1975.
Darren L. Smith
Abstract: Following the alignment and tuning of an analog FM microwave radio to handle a 12.6 Mb/s, 3-level partial response baseband, the effects of various types of interference on system performance were investigated. Since TDM-FM and FDM-FM microwave systems will be operating in the same frequency band, the mutual interference effects were investigated to determine the degree of degradation of system performance for each type of transmission. Bit-error-rate and orderwire signal-to-noise ratio were used as indices of TDM-FM system performance, and noise power ratio was used as the index for the FDM-FM system evaluation. These measurements indicate that the TDM-FM system can operate at higher interference levels than the Fm1:-FM system when subjected to TDM-FM interference.
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