DocumentCode
1398467
Title
Simplified Characterization of the Urban Propagation Environment for Path Loss Calculation
Author
Fernandes, Leandro Carísio ; Soares, Antonio José Martins
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., UnB, Braslia, Brazil
Volume
9
fYear
2010
fDate
7/2/1905 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
24
Lastpage
27
Abstract
This letter presents a study to characterize the urban environment in a simplified way in order to predict the power level received in mobile communication systems. The proposed method considers the morphology of the environment as a function of area occupied by buildings. The method was developed based on field measurement data obtained in Munich, Germany, and validated through comparisons with experimental tests performed in Ottawa, Canada, and Rosslyn, VA.
Keywords
mobile communication; wave propagation; Canada; Germany; Munich; Ottawa; Rosslyn; field measurement; mobile communication systems; path loss calculation; urban propagation; Electromagnetic propagation; UHF radio propagation; land mobile radio cellular systems; radio propagation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1536-1225
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LAWP.2010.2041523
Filename
5401041
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