In-cabin aircraft channel temporal variations due to moving human bodies: Measurements and channel characterization

In this paper in-cabin channel measurements are presented. The scenarios under investigation involve a passenger or passengers walking between the LoS path of the fixed terminals, along the hallway of the aircraft. Three different frequency bands of commercial radio networks and as well as various movement tests have been considered and presented in this paper. Slow and fast fading effects, of the in-cabin aircraft channel under the moving human presence, are examined and statistically characterized. Finally, a modeling approach in terms of a time series generator is also presented and compared with the measured data.