Title :
Propagation measurements for indoor mobile picocell coverage
Author :
Siqueira, G.L. ; Vásquez, E.V. ; Gomes, R.A. ; Sampaio, C.B. ; Costa, V.C.F. ; Socorro, M.A.
Author_Institution :
Center for Telecommun. Studies, Pontificia Univ. Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Abstract :
The rapid increase on the demand for mobile telephony has led the operating companies to use cell splitting in order to increase capacity. This tends to reduce the cells sizes to what is called picocells, which suits office and factory environments. Eventually the next generation of mobile systems, PCS, will be introduced, helping to cope with the high demand. Although the frequency of the PCS system will be around 1800 MHz, the aim of this work is to verify how a 900 MHz signal behaves inside a building with corridors and rooms receiving a signal internally and externally. The attenuation due to obstructing material is determined. In the next set of experiments the 1800 MHz frequency will be used
Keywords :
UHF radio propagation; cellular radio; fading; indoor radio; losses; 900 MHz; UHF; building environment; cell splitting; factory environment; indoor mobile picocell coverage; obstructing material attenuation; office environment; propagation measurements; Attenuation; Base stations; Building materials; Character generation; Floors; Frequency; Indoor radio communication; Personal communication networks; Production facilities; Windows;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 1997. Linking to the Next Century. Proceedings., 1997 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Natal
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4165-1
DOI :
10.1109/SBMOMO.1997.646851
