Title :
A new empirical model for indoor propagation prediction
Author :
Cheung, Kwok-Wai ; Sau, Jonathan H M ; Murch, R.D.
Author_Institution :
Hong Kong Telecom, Hong Kong
fDate :
8/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this paper, a new empirical model for indoor propagation prediction is presented. The inspiration for our model is to enhance existing empirical models for indoor propagation prediction by incorporating additional phenomena suggested by electromagnetic techniques such as the uniform theory of diffraction (UTD), but still retain the straightforwardness of the empirical approach. The advantage is that computation time for indoor propagation prediction is low without greatly compromising prediction accuracy. Comparisons of our predicted results to measurements indicate that improvements in accuracy over conventional empirical models are achieved
Keywords :
UHF radio propagation; computational complexity; geometrical theory of diffraction; indoor radio; 900 MHz; UTD; accuracy; computation time; electromagnetic techniques; empirical models; indoor propagation prediction; uniform theory of diffraction; Accuracy; Cities and towns; Electromagnetic measurements; Electromagnetic modeling; Electromagnetic propagation; Performance evaluation; Physical theory of diffraction; Predictive models; Ray tracing; Telecommunications;
Journal_Title :
Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on