Measurements and modeling of temporal variations of the indoor radio propagation channel

Author

Hashemi, Homayoun ; McGuire, Michael ; Vlasschaert, Thomas ; Tholl, David

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Sharif Univ. of Technol., Tehran, Iran

Volume

43

Issue

3

fYear

1994

fDate

8/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

733

Lastpage

737

Abstract

The paper reports the results of extensive measurements and analysis of an indoor radio propagation channel´s temporal variations. The empirical data base consists of 192 one-min recordings of CW envelope fading waveforms with both antennas stationary. Measurements were carried out in an office environment at 1100 MHz with four transmitter-receiver antenna separations of 5, 10, 20, and 30 m. Effects of controlled degrees of motion with 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 individuals walking around the high antenna only, around the low antenna only, and around both antennas were investigated. The reported results include amplitude fading distributions, correlation properties, level crossing rates, duration of fades statistics, and spectrum widths of the frequency domain data, The results can be used in fixed wireless computer communication applications, and in supplementing the available spatial variation models of the indoor radio propagation channel

Keywords

computer networks; fading; office environment; personal communication networks; radiowave propagation; telecommunication channels; 1100 MHz; CW envelope fading waveforms; amplitude fading distributions; available spatial variation models; controlled degrees of motion; correlation properties; duration of fades statistics; fixed wireless computer communication applications; frequency domain data; indoor radio propagation channel; level crossing rates; office environment; spectrum widths; temporal variations; transmitter-receiver antenna separations; Antenna measurements; Antennas and propagation; Fading; Frequency domain analysis; Indoor radio communication; Legged locomotion; Motion control; Statistical distributions; Transmitting antennas; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9545

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/25.312774

Filename

312774