Consider a scenario with a transmitter and a receiver that are separated by some distance. The transmitter uses an absolute power level of 20 dBm. A cable connects the transmitter to its antenna. The receiver also has a cable connecting it to its antenna. Each cable has a loss of 2 dB. The transmitting and receiving antennas each have a gain of 5 dBi. What is the resulting EIRP?

IT Questions Bank › Category: CCNPv8 ENCOR › Consider a scenario with a transmitter and a receiver that are separated by some distance. The transmitter uses an absolute power level of 20 dBm. A cable connects the transmitter to its antenna. The receiver also has a cable connecting it to its antenna. Each cable has a loss of 2 dB. The transmitting and receiving antennas each have a gain of 5 dBi. What is the resulting EIRP?

+20 dBm
+23 dBm
+26 dBm
+34 dBm
None of these answers are correct.

Explanation: Remember that the EIRP involves radiated power, and that is calculated using only the transmitter components. The EIRP is the sum of the transmitter power level (+20 dBm), the cable loss (−2 dB), and the antenna gain (+5 dBi). Therefore, the EIRP is +23 dBm.

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