Estimating GSM coverage using 900 MHz multipath measurements

Author

LØvnes, Geir ; Paulsen, Stein Erik ; Raekken, Rune Harald

Author_Institution

Telecom Res., Kjeller, Norway

fYear

1994

fDate

8-10 Jun 1994

Firstpage

1798

Abstract

Digital cellular systems like GSM may in certain areas be seriously affected by multipath propagation, and system planners now face new challenges when selecting suitable base station locations. To verify the relationship between multipath conditions (expressed by the Q ₁₆ parameter) and bit-error-rate in GSM, a series of combined measurements was conducted in Spring 1993. Corresponding results from multipath measurements and values of the RX-QUAL quality parameter reported from a GSM test mobile have been recorded and analysed. Results from 5 measurement routes show that a correct estimate of coverage area based on the Q₁₆ parameter was obtained in 82% of the total measured distance. Allowing a small uncertainty zone, this figure was increased to more than 90%

Keywords

UHF measurement; UHF radio propagation; cellular radio; digital radio; land mobile radio; multipath channels; 900 MHz; AD 1993; GSM coverage; UHF; base station locations; bit error rate; coverage area estimation; digital cellular systems; measured distance; measurement routes; multipath conditions; multipath measurements; multipath propagation; quality parameter; test mobile; uncertainty zone; Area measurement; Base stations; Bit error rate; Delay; GSM; Interference; Pulse measurements; Springs; Telecommunications; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 1994 IEEE 44th

Conference_Location

Stockholm

ISSN

1090-3038

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1927-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETEC.1994.345408

Filename

345408