Electromagnetic engineering for communications in the built environment

Author

Neve, Michael J. ; Austin, Andrew C M ; Rowe, Gerard B.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

fYear

2012

fDate

26-30 March 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

In this paper, two key aspects relating to the electromagnetic engineering of wireless communication systems in built environments are considered. Firstly, the mechanisms by which radio signals propagate in typical built environments are discussed, using results from a comprehensive study of propagation in a representative multi-storey building using the Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) method. Secondly, the influence of these propagation effects on the reliability and capacity of wireless systems from a user perspective are considered. Strategies for how wireless communication systems engineers might best address the challenges imposed by the propagation process on system deployments are then proposed.

Keywords

electromagnetic wave propagation; finite difference time-domain analysis; radiocommunication; FDTD method; built environments; electromagnetic engineering; finite-difference time-domain method; multistorey building; radio signals; wireless communication systems; Attenuation; Buildings; Finite difference methods; Geometry; Interference; Signal to noise ratio; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2012 6th European Conference on

Conference_Location

Prague

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0918-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4577-0919-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6206731

Filename

6206731