Diffuse channel model and experimental results for array antennas in mobile environments

Author

Nørklit, Ole ; Andersen, Jørgen Bach

Author_Institution

Ind. Res. Ltd., Lower Hurt, New Zealand

Volume

46

Issue

6

fYear

1998

fDate

6/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

834

Lastpage

840

Abstract

A wide-band spatial model of the mobile channel has been developed. The model allows the inclusion of array antennas at the base station. The diffuse scattering is modeled using dense discrete scatterers. An algebraic power decay is used for the path loss to the scatterers of the environment and to the mobile. Results from the model are compared with experimental results obtained at 1800 MHz. The parameters that are used are delay spread, power window, and angular spread of incident power. The model elucidates the general diffuse background scattering in a rural and an urban environment. It can be extended with inclusion of spatial specular scatterers where appropriate

Keywords

UHF radio propagation; antenna arrays; cellular radio; delays; directive antennas; electromagnetic wave scattering; land mobile radio; probability; telecommunication channels; 1800 MHz; UHF; algebraic power decay; angular spread; array antennas; base station; delay spread; dense discrete scatterers; diffuse background scattering; diffuse channel model; diffuse scattering; experimental results; incident power; mobile channel; mobile environments; path loss; power window; probability density functions; rural environment; rural macro cell model; spatial specular scatterers; urban environment; urban micro cell model; wide-band spatial model; Antenna arrays; Base stations; Broadband antennas; Geometry; Mobile antennas; Mobile communication; Propagation delay; Scattering; Solid modeling; Transmitters;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/8.686770

Filename

686770