Title :
Experimental characterization of an UWB channel in outdoor environment
Author :
Al-Samman, Ahmed M. ; Chude-Okonkwo, Uche A. K. ; Ngah, Razali ; Nunoo, Solomon
Author_Institution :
Wireless Commun. Centre, Univ. Teknol. Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia
Abstract :
An experimental characterization of the ultrawide-band (UWB) channel in an outdoor environment over the frequency range from 3.1 GHz to 5.3 GHz is presented in this paper. The measurements are taken in time domain and line-of-sight (LOS). The statistical model for the delay spread is characterized and there is no correlation between delay spread and transmitter receiver distance. Different statistical distributions for the delay spread are investigated. The reflective nature of this environment is shown in the Ricean K-factor.
Keywords :
Rician channels; ultra wideband communication; wireless channels; Ricean K-factor; UWB channel; delay spread; frequency 3.1 GHz to 5.3 GHz; line of sight; outdoor environment; statistical distributions; statistical model; time domain; ultrawide band channel; Antenna measurements; Delays; Receiving antennas; Time-domain analysis; Ultra wideband technology; Wireless communication; Ricean K-factor; delay pread; ultrawideband (UWB) measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Signal Processing & its Applications (CSPA), 2014 IEEE 10th International Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3090-6
DOI :
10.1109/CSPA.2014.6805727
