Title :
Propagation path loss-a comparison between ray-tracing approach and empirical models
Author :
Erricolo, Danilo ; Uslenghi, Piergiorgio L E
Author_Institution :
Dept. of ECE, Illinois Univ., Chicago, IL, USA
fDate :
5/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The results obtained with a two-dimensional (2-D) propagation model for wireless communications in an urban environment are compared against the results of other propagation models, such as COST-231 Walfisch-Ikegami (1988, 1984), Hata´s (1980), and Zhang´s (1997)
Keywords :
cellular radio; electromagnetic wave absorption; losses; radiowave propagation; ray tracing; 2D propagation model; cell sites; empirical models; geometrical theory of diffraction; propagation path loss; radiowave propagation; ray-tracing; two-dimensional propagation model; urban environment; wireless communications; Analytical models; Computational modeling; Optical diffraction; Optical transmitters; Predictive models; Propagation losses; Ray tracing; Receivers; Wireless communication; Wireless networks;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.2002.1011245
