Three - dimensional radio coverage in urban environments using Physical Optics and Physical Theory of Diffraction

An outline is provided of the radio coverage analysis in three-dimensional (3-D) outdoor urban areas for GSM frequencies (900-1800 MHz), through simulation of the propagation phenomena. The calculation of relevant contributions is achieved, taking advantage of the Physical Optics theory, Image theory and Ufimtsev´s Physical Theory of Diffraction with application of Mitzner´s Incremental Length Diffraction Coefficients (ILDC) for building walls scattering, ground reflection and diffraction, respectively.