Angular dependency of line-of-sight building transmission loss at 1.8 GHz

Author

Börjeson, Henrik ; De Backer, Bernard

Author_Institution

Dept. of Appl. Electron., Lund Univ., Sweden

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

8-11 Sep 1998

Firstpage

466

Abstract

In order to provide designers of mobile communication networks with more refined prediction tools, the angular dependency is studied of 1.8 GHz wave transmission through typical building walls. To this end, measurements are presented for two separate buildings, and compared to two existing path-loss models. Good agreement is found, especially with the COST-231 model, and the viability of using this model in micro cellular system design is assessed. In addition, it is shown how a near-constant loss of 28 dB is to be expected under perfectly grazing line-of-sight conditions. Both moment method and ray-tracing simulations are presented to explain this, and to provide a better understanding of the propagation mechanisms behind building penetration at UHF frequencies

Keywords

UHF measurement; UHF radio propagation; loss measurement; method of moments; microcellular radio; ray tracing; 1.8 GHz; 28 dB; COST-231 model; UHF; angular dependency; building penetration; building walls; line-of-sight building transmission loss; measurements; micro cellular system design; mobile communication networks; moment method; near-constant loss; path-loss models; perfectly grazing LOS conditions; prediction tools; radiowave transmission; ray-tracing simulation; Base stations; Buildings; Frequency; Industrial plants; Information technology; Mobile communication; Moment methods; Propagation losses; Ray tracing; Strategic planning;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 1998. The Ninth IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4872-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PIMRC.1998.733611

Filename

733611