Assignment No.

02

What is Decibel?

 A unit of power ratio, the number of units being equal to a constant

times the logarithm to the base 10 of the intensities of two sources.
dB = 10 • log10 ( Power 1 / Power 2 )
 A unit used to compare two voltages or currents, equal to 20 times the
common logarithm of the ratio of the voltages or currents measured
across equal resistances.
dB = 20 • log10 ( Voltage 1 / Voltage 2 )
 Its Abbreviation is dB, db.

dBm:

 dBm stands for "decibel milliwatts".

 dBm is an abbreviation for the power ratio in decibels of the measured power
referenced to one mill watt.
 The exact formula is P(dBm) = 10 · log10( P(W) / 1mW )

dBW:

 dBW is stand for decibel-watt

 It is a unit of power in decibel scale, referenced to 1 watt (W).
 P(dBW) = 10 ⋅ log10( P(W) / 1W)

dBv:

 dBv stands for "decibel volts".

 dBm is an abbreviation for the voltage ratio in decibels of the measured voltage
referenced to one volt.
 The exact formula is V(dBv) = 20 · log10(voltage1/ 1 volt ).