Title :
A Link Budget Model for UWB-WPAN Applications
Author :
Irahhauten, Zoubir ; Dacu, Javier ; Janssen, Gerard J M ; Nikookar, Homayoun
Author_Institution :
Wireless & Mobile Commun. Group, Delft Univ. of Technol.
Abstract :
Ultra wide band (UWB) technology is prone to be used in wireless personal area networks (WPAN) applications. In these applications transmit and receive antennas are very close to each other and the far field condition assumed in most of the link budget models may not be satisfied. Under near field conditions, variations in the link budget and pulse shape with respect to the far field can be observed. In this work, near field WPAN measurements have been carried out with three different bi-conical antennas in order to analyze the link budget. A new link budget model is proposed and compared with the measurements. Results can be used in the design and coverage analysis of UWB communication systems for WPAN applications
Keywords :
conical antennas; personal area networks; receiving antennas; transmitting antennas; ultra wideband antennas; ultra wideband communication; UWB; WPAN; biconical antennas; link budget model; receiving antenna; transmitting antenna; ultra wide band technology; wireless personal area network; Antenna measurements; Antennas and propagation; Dipole antennas; Electromagnetic scattering; Frequency; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic fields; Radar antennas; Receiving antennas; Ultra wideband communication;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Technology, 2006. The 9th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Manchester
Print_ISBN :
2-9600551-5-2
DOI :
10.1109/ECWT.2006.280443
