A statistical characterization of on-body fading using the shadowed к-μ fading model

Author

Cotton, Simon L. ; Seong Ki Yoo ; Doone, Michael G.

Author_Institution

ECIT Inst., Queen´s Univ. Belfast, Belfast, UK

fYear

2014

fDate

6-11 July 2014

Firstpage

717

Lastpage

718

Abstract

In this paper we investigate the received signal characteristics of on-body communications channels at 2.45 GHz. The hypothetical body area network configuration considered a transmitter node situated on the person´s left waist and receiving nodes positioned on the head, knee and wrist of the person´s right side. The on-body channel measurements were performed in both anechoic and reverberant environments while the person was moving. It was found that the recently proposed shadowed κ-μ fading model provided an excellent fit to the measured data.

Keywords

anechoic chambers (electromagnetic); body area networks; fading channels; radio receivers; radio transmitters; statistical analysis; anechoic environment; frequency 2.45 GHz; hypothetical body area network configuration; on-body channel measurements; on-body communications; on-body fading; received signal characteristics; receiving nodes; reverberant environment; shadowed κ-μ fading model; statistical characterization; transmitter node; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Fading; Mathematical model; Reverberation chambers; Shadow mapping; Wrist;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE

Conference_Location

Memphis, TN

ISSN

1522-3965

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-3538-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2014.6904689

Filename

6904689