A statistical approach to Bertoni-Walfisch propagation model for mobile radio design in urban areas

Author

Cavdar, I. Hakki

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Karadeniz Tech. Univ., Trabzon, Turkey

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

279

Abstract

Modeling the radio channel has been one of the most difficult parts of mobile radio system design, and is typically done in a statistical fashion, based on measurements. A model developed by Bertoni-Walfisch considers the impact of rooftops and building heights by using diffraction to predict average signal strength at street level (see Walfisch, J. and Bertoni, H.L., IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol.88, no.36, p.1788-96). A new extension method is proposed by extending the technique of Bertoni-Walfisch which is now valid for generalized conditions in mobile communications. The parameters of Bertoni-Walfisch model are determined by measurements in urban areas

Keywords

UHF radio propagation; cellular radio; electromagnetic wave diffraction; fading channels; multipath channels; parameter estimation; statistical analysis; 800 to 2000 MHz; Bertoni-Walfisch propagation model; COST 231 model; average signal strength; building heights; cellular radio systems; diffraction; mobile radio system design; multipath fading; parameter estimation; radio channel; rooftops; statistical approach; street level; urban areas; Area measurement; Diffraction; Frequency estimation; Land mobile radio; Mobile communication; Predictive models; Propagation losses; Radio transmitters; Receivers; Urban areas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 2001. VTC 2001 Spring. IEEE VTS 53rd

Conference_Location

Rhodes

ISSN

1090-3038

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6728-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETECS.2001.944847

Filename

944847