Carrier Frequency Characteristic of Time-Spatial Profile in Outdoor LOS Environments

In order to evaluate spatial processing techniques such as MIMO for wideband mobile communications, a Time-Spatial Propagation (TSP) model is required. The Time-Spatial profile consists of the delay profile, the spatial arrival angular profiles at the base station (BS) and the mobile station (MS) for traveling waves. One key parameter of the TSP model is carrier frequency. We have proposed a Time- Spatial profile prediction formula for wideband mobile communication systems in Non-line of sight (NLOS) environments and clarified that the Time- Spatial profile does not depend on the carrier frequency. We have also carried out measurements to develop the Time-Spatial profile prediction formula for Line of sight (LOS) environments. In this paper, we evaluate the carrier frequency characteristics of the Time-Spatial profile in Line of sight (LOS) environments based on the measurement data, and show that our proposed Time-Spatial profile prediction formula in LOS environments is valid for various carrier frequencies.