CommSystem: Interference Information

Interference information gives link budget information from each interferer to each receiver in the CommSystem.

Type: Time-varying data. May supply data with duplicate times. Intended to be used only with elements from this same data provider.

Availability: Reports

NameDimensionTypeDescription
TimeDateFormatReal NumberTime.
Xmtr NameUnitlessTextName of the Transmitter used in the link.
Rcvr NameUnitlessTextName of the Receiver used in the link.
Interferer NameUnitlessTextThe interferer name is the path and name of the interferer object(s) in the CommSystem.
Link To IDUnitlessIntegerRefers to the ID of the transmitter in the link analysis.
IF Source IDUnitlessIntegerIF source ID refers to the ID of the interferer(s) in the CommSystem.
Multibeam Antenna Beam-IDUnitlessTextRefers to the ID of the beam within the Multibeam Transmitter used in the link analysis.
Xmtr PowerPowerUnitReal Number The RF power output of the transmitter as measured at the input to the antenna. This is a user selectable value.
Xmtr GainRatioUnitReal NumberThe antenna gain of the transmitter which is dependent on the antenna type selected. For transmitter models that do not have an antenna model, this is a user defined value. For the simple source transmitter, 0 dB is reported since the simple source transmitter is modeled as an isotropic radiator.
EIRPPowerUnitReal NumberThe effective isotropic radiated power in the link direction. This value is the product of the transmitter power and the transmitter gain in the link direction with the inclusion of user defined post transmit gains and losses.
Xmtr Azimuth - PhiAngleUnitReal NumberThe transmitter azimuth (Phi) is the angle between the transmitter body +x axis and the x-y projection of the link vector.
Xmtr Elevation - ThetaAngleUnitReal NumberThe transmitter elevation (Theta) is the angle between the transmitter antenna bore-sight vector and the link vector.
Rcvr Azimuth - PhiAngleUnitReal NumberThe receiver azimuth (Phi) is the angle between the receiver body +x axis and the x-y projection of the link vector.
Rcvr Elevation - ThetaAngleUnitReal NumberThe receiver elevation (Theta) is the angle between the receiver antenna bore-sight vector and the link vector.
Rcvd. FrequencyFrequencyUnitReal NumberThe received frequency is the frequency that the receiver is tuned to in order to communicate with the transmitter. This frequency may be auto-tracked or entered by the user in the receiver properties.
Freq. Doppler ShiftFrequencyUnitReal NumberThe frequency Doppler shift is the offset in frequency between the transmitted frequency and the received frequency. This value is zero for auto tracked receivers.
Rcvd. Iso. PowerPowerUnitReal NumberReceived isotropic power is the power at the receiver before the pre-receive gains/losses and the receiver antenna gain added (in dBW). It is equal to the EIRP with all the channel losses as well as the bandwidth overlap applied.
Power At Rcvr InputPowerUnitReal NumberThe power at the receiver after the receiver antenna gain is added (in dBW). It is equal to the EIRP in the receiver direction with all the channel losses as well as the bandwidth overlap and receiver gain applied.
C/IRatioUnitReal NumberIn the Interference Information data provider, C/I is the carrier power from the desired signal over the individual interferer power. Note that the Link Information data provider defines C/I as the carrier power from the desired signal over the sum of all interferer powers. If only one interferer is part of the CommSystem, the two data providers will report the same value for C/I.
Rcvr GainRatioUnitReal Number Receiver Gain is the antenna gain (in dBi) of the receiver which is dependent on the antenna type used.
Rcvr NormGainRatioUnitReal NumberThe normalized gain of the receiver is the ratio of the gain in the link direction to the max gain of the receiver's antenna.
Rcvr LossRatioUnitReal NumberReceiver loss is the propagation loss through the channel between the transmitter and receiver.
Bandwidth OverlapRatioUnitReal NumberThe bandwidth overlap factor is the fraction (between 0 and 1) of transmitted power which is contained within the receiver's bandwidth. The amount of power received by the receiver is equal to the transmitted EIRP multiplied by the bandwidth overlap factor and taking into account any propagation losses.
Pwr Flux DensityPowerFluxDensityReal NumberThe interference power from an individual interference source, crossing a unit area normal to the direction of wave propagation and computed over a reference bandwidth of either 1 MHz, 40 kHz, 4 kHz, or 1 Hz. See "Power Flux Density Technical Notes".
Pol. Rel. AngleAngleUnitReal NumberThe angle corresponding to the relative mismatch between the transmitted signal polarization and the receiver polarization.
Polarization EfficRatioUnitReal NumberThe polarization match between the transmitted signal polarization and the receiving antenna (or in case of Simple and Medium models implied antenna) polarization. It is computed on a scale of 0 - - 1. The value of 1.0 represents the perfect match between the transmitter and the receiver polarizations. On the opposite end of the scale, the value of 0.0 represents a perfect mismatch. STK also provides an option to model Cross Polarization Leakage value. The polarization mismatch value can not drop below the user specified Cross Pol Leakage value.
Multibeam Xmtr Antenna Beam-IDUnitlessTextUnique ID for beam of a multibeam antenna.
RangeDistanceUnitReal Number The range (i.e., distance between the primary and secondary object) at the given time.
Free Space LossRatioUnitReal NumberLoss due to propagation through free space.
Atmos LossRatioUnitReal NumberLoss calculated by the selected atmosphere model.
UrbanTerres LossRatioUnitReal NumberLoss calculated by the selected Urban and Terrestrial model.
Rain LossRatioUnitReal NumberLoss calculated by the selected rain model.
Flux DensityPowerFluxDensityReal NumberThe power from the desired transmitter crossing a unit area normal to the direction of wave propagation.
Spectral Flux DensityPowerSpectralFluxDensityReal NumberThis is the power per unit area per unit bandwidth. The power is computed across the receiver's bandwidth as seen by the receiver's RF front end. The bandwidth is the receiver's total bandwidth. The dimension is Power / (Area * Bandwidth), and is typically represented in dBW/(m^2*Hz).