Title :
On waveguide models of indoor wireless channels: Insights from FDTD simulations
Author :
Leung, Jackie ; Sarris, Costas D.
Author_Institution :
Edward S. Rogers Sr. Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Abstract :
The modeling of indoor radio channels in terms of waveguide propagation offers a substantially simplified wireless planning tool. Yet, a complete assessment of its prospects includes the effects of essential channel characteristics that are not easily incorporated into a waveguide model such as wall discontinuities and the presence of scattering objects. This paper offers an assessment of hallway propagation modeling using dielectric waveguide sections, in comparison to FDTD simulations. Thus, significant insights are obtained on the prospects and limitations of waveguide-based channel modeling.
Keywords :
dielectric waveguides; finite difference time-domain analysis; indoor radio; wireless channels; FDTD simulations; dielectric waveguide sections; hallway propagation modeling; indoor radio channels; indoor wireless channels; scattering objects; waveguide models; waveguide propagation; Dielectric losses; Dielectric measurements; Fading; Finite difference methods; Geometry; Planar waveguides; Scattering; Solid modeling; Time domain analysis; Transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2008. AP-S 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2041-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2042-1
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2008.4619026
