Propagation prediction in and through buildings

Author

Lee, David J Y ; Lee, William C Y

Author_Institution

AirTouch Commun., Waknut Creek, CA, USA

Volume

49

Issue

5

fYear

2000

fDate

9/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1529

Lastpage

1533

Abstract

The potential implementation of wireless radio local area networks and personal communication services inside buildings require a thorough understanding of signal propagation in a building. In this paper, an in-building prediction is presented. This prediction model focuses on a single floor of a building, but is applicable to different floors of the building. This model is also applicable to the through-building propagation loss by applying the same principle. The validation of this model was done in two different buildings of similar construction in the 900-MHz band. A special feature of this model is its capability to handle different types of obstructions. The model is validated by gathering the measured values for a specific floor of a building and comparing them with the predicted values. The standard deviation for measured versus predicted signal is within 3 dB

Keywords

UHF radio propagation; losses; personal communication networks; wireless LAN; 900 MHz; LOS; UHF; in-building prediction; line of sight; measured signal; obstructions; personal communication services; predicted signal; prediction model; propagation prediction; receiver; signal propagation; single building floor; standard deviation; through-building propagation loss; wireless radio local area networks; Antennas and propagation; Buildings; Directive antennas; Floors; Mobile communication; Predictive models; Propagation losses; Radio transmitters; Receiving antennas; Transmitting antennas;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9545

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/25.892536

Filename

892536