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! style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" | -60 to 0
! style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |> 60 dBm
| style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" | '''Excellent'''  
| style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" |'''Excellent'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" | Strong signal with maximum data speeds
| style="text-align: left; background: #6ACE61;" | Strong signal with maximum data speeds
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! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" | -75 to -60
! style="text-align: left; background: #A6F0A4;" |-60 dBm to -75 dBm
| style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" | '''Good'''  
| style="text-align: left; background: #A6F0A4;" |'''Good'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" | Strong signal with good data speeds
| style="text-align: left; background: #A6F0A4;" | Strong signal with good data speeds
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! style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" | -85 to -75
! style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |-75 dBm to -85 dBm
| style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" | '''Fair'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" |'''Fair'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" | Fair but useful, fast and reliable data speeds may be attained
| style="text-align: left; background: #FBFB43;" | Fair but useful, fast and reliable data speeds may be attained
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! style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | -95 to -85
! style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" |-85 dBm to -95 dBm
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | '''Poor'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" |'''Poor'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | Marginal data with drop-outs is possible
| style="text-align: left; background: #F7BA30;" | Marginal data with drop-outs is possible, performance will drop drastically
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! style="text-align: left; background: #AB0312;" | -124 to -95  
! style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" |<= -95 dBm
| style="text-align: left; background: #AB0312;" | '''Very poor'''  
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" |'''Very poor'''
| style="text-align: left; background: #AB0312;" | Performance will drop drastically, closer to -124 disconnects are likely
| style="text-align: left; background: #EC031D;" | Connection may be lost
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Latest revision as of 13:26, 22 October 2025

In the UMTS cellular communication system, Received Signal Code Power (RSCP) denotes the power measured by a receiver on a particular physical communication channel. It is used as an indication of signal strength, as a handover criterion, in downlink power control, and to calculate path loss. In CDMA systems, a physical channel corresponds to a particular spreading code, hence the name (Received signal code power). RSCP is also called Receiver Side Call Power.

While RSCP can be defined generally for any CDMA system, it is more specifically used in UMTS. Also, while RSCP can be measured in principle on the downlink as well as on the uplink, it is only defined for the downlink and thus presumed to be measured by the UE (User Equipment) and reported to the Node B.

More information on RSCP values can be found in the 3G section of the Mobile Signal Strength Recommendations page.

RSCP
RSCP Signal strength Description
> 60 dBm Excellent Strong signal with maximum data speeds
-60 dBm to -75 dBm Good Strong signal with good data speeds
-75 dBm to -85 dBm Fair Fair but useful, fast and reliable data speeds may be attained
-85 dBm to -95 dBm Poor Marginal data with drop-outs is possible, performance will drop drastically
<= -95 dBm Very poor Connection may be lost