Title :
A practical method for compliance testing of base stations for mobile communications with exposure limits
Author :
Olivier, C. ; Martens, L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of information Tech, Ghent Univ., Belgium
Abstract :
A measurement procedure is explained which makes the combination of simple simulations, broadband and frequency-selective electromagnetic measurements to check in a practical way if a base station site complies with restrictions regarding the exposure to electromagnetic radiation. The measuring method enables the accurate and objective control of a base station site in a practical and reliable way. The procedure provides a consistency check and makes it possible to reconsider the compliance of a site when slight changes are made to the transmitters of the base station antennas or when new restrictions are issued. In this paper the procedure has been applied to a realistic case and it is shown that the method is easily executed while being accurate and and unambiguous.
Keywords :
dosimetry; field strength measurement; mobile radio; telecommunication equipment testing; base station; broadband measurements; compliance testing; electromagnetic radiation; exposure limits; frequency-selective electromagnetic measurements; mobile communications; simulations; transmitting antennas; Antenna measurements; Base stations; Computational modeling; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic measurements; Electromagnetic modeling; Frequency measurement; Mobile communication; Predictive models; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2001. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7070-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2001.959622
