Title :
Measurements of the vehicle penetration loss characteristics at 800 MHz
Author :
Kostanic, Ivica ; Hall, Chris ; McCarthy, John
Author_Institution :
TEC Cellular Inc., West Melbourne, FL, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a series of vehicle penetration loss measurements performed in 800 MHz-frequency band. Measurements were conducted for three different vehicle types (mini van, full size car and sports car), two different propagation environments (urban and suburban), and two characteristic positions of the mobile receiver antenna. The statistical properties of the vehicle penetration loss are examined in order to determine benchmark parameters to be used in the design of wireless communication systems
Keywords :
UHF devices; UHF measurement; UHF radio propagation; automobiles; cellular radio; fading; land mobile radio; loss measurement; mobile antennas; receiving antennas; 800 MHz; UHF; benchmark parameters; cellular service provider; fade margin; frequency band; full size car; in-vehicle coverage; mini van; mobile receiver antenna positions; penetration loss measurements; sports car; statistical properties; suburban propagation environment; urban propagation environment; vehicle penetration loss characteristics; wireless communication system design; Antenna measurements; Antennas and propagation; Loss measurement; Mobile antennas; Performance evaluation; Position measurement; Receiving antennas; Size measurement; Vehicles; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 1998. VTC 98. 48th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4320-4
DOI :
10.1109/VETEC.1998.686461
