Title :
Evaluation of exposure levels generated by WiMAX systems
Author :
Barbiroli, Marina ; Carciofi, Claudia ; Guiducci, Doriana ; Violanti, Silvia
Author_Institution :
DEIS, Univ. of Bologna, Pontecchio Marconi, Italy
Abstract :
In this work the impact of WiMAX systems is investigated in terms of electromagnetic field exposure evaluations. This study is performed in collaboration with the Regional Protection Agency (ARPA), in order to identify some guidelines to simplify the environmental evaluation procedures. According to the information given by the operators, typically WiMAX installations have been analyzed by means of simulation tools. The obtained results show that exposure due to these systems is compliant with limits provided by the regulation. The ongoing activity foresees also the realization of measurement campaigns to validate simulation results.
Keywords :
WiMax; electromagnetic wave propagation; WiMAX system; electromagnetic field exposure evaluation; environmental evaluation procedure; propagation model; regional protection agency; simulation tool; Base stations; Collaborative work; Directive antennas; Electromagnetic fields; Frequency; Guidelines; Performance evaluation; Protection; Transmitting antennas; WiMAX;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, 2009. ICEAA '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3385-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3386-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICEAA.2009.5297352
