Measurements and Statistical Analysis of On-Body Channel Fading at 2.45 GHz

Author

Hu, Zhen H. ; Nechayev, Yuriy I. ; Hall, Peter S. ; Constantinou, Costas C. ; Hao, Yang

Author_Institution

Birmingham Univ., Birmingham

Volume

6

fYear

2007

fDate

6/29/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

612

Lastpage

615

Abstract

The fading of an on-body transmission channel at 2.45 GHz is investigated. For the first time a large amount of data has been gathered in practical environments, for realistic activities, and has been subject to statistical analysis. It is clear that significant variations of the path gain and fading can occur due to the movements of body. Extensive statistical analysis has shown that fading in on-body channels is a non stationary process. This letter presents results of a number of significant statistical parameters, including level crossing rate and average fade duration.

Keywords

UHF radio propagation; electromagnetic wave interference; fading channels; statistical analysis; frequency 2.45 GHz; non stationary process; on-body channel fading; statistical analysis; Anechoic chambers; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Bluetooth; Communication standards; Fading; Radio propagation; Statistical analysis; UHF measurements; UHF propagation; On-body propagation channel; UHF radio propagation; on-body propagation channel; radio propagation measurements;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1225

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LAWP.2007.904633

Filename

4357945