Title :
Path Loss Measurements at 3.5 GHz: A Trial Test WiMAX Based in Rural Environment
Author :
Imperatore, Pasquale ; Salvadori, Elio ; Chlamtac, Imrich
Author_Institution :
CREATE-NET, Trento
Abstract :
This paper addresses the dimensioning of the emerging wireless broadband networks operating in 3.5 GHz band by focusing on the key problem of propagation loss. The characteristics of the path loss in the 3.5 GHz band measured in a rural macro-cellular environment are presented. The existing empirical prediction models are compared with the measured data and a comparative analysis is carried out. The measurements are performed within the experimental activities developed on a WiMAX based platform located in an Italian rural area.
Keywords :
WiMax; broadband networks; microwave propagation; WiMAX; empirical prediction models; frequency 3.5 GHz; path loss measurements; propagation loss; rural macro-cellular environment; wireless broadband networks; Area measurement; Broadband communication; Frequency; Loss measurement; Predictive models; Propagation losses; Radio propagation; Testing; WiMAX; Wireless networks; 3.5 GHz; Path loss; WiMAX; measurements; propagation model;
Conference_Titel :
Testbeds and Research Infrastructure for the Development of Networks and Communities, 2007. TridentCom 2007. 3rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0739-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0739-2
DOI :
10.1109/TRIDENTCOM.2007.4444709
