Application of the geometrical theory of diffraction to predicting channel impulse responses for cellular systems

Author

Foose, William A.

Author_Institution

TEC Cellular, West Melbourne, FL, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

18-20 May 1993

Firstpage

503

Lastpage

507

Abstract

A brief introduction to the 2-D geometrical theory of diffraction (GTD) propagation prediction model (PPM) is presented. The author describes the application of this model to predicting channel phase, signal attenuation versus frequency, and the use of the fast Fourier transform to predict the channel impulse response from the GTD PPM predictions. The signal delay and delay spread values are computed. The results provide a powerful addition to the tools available to the RF engineer for digital system performance predictions

Keywords

cellular radio; delays; digital radio; fast Fourier transforms; geometrical theory of diffraction; land mobile radio; multipath channels; radiowave propagation; transient response; 2-D geometrical theory of diffraction; cellular systems; channel impulse responses; channel phase; delay spread; digital system performance; fast Fourier transform; propagation prediction model; signal attenuation; signal delay; Attenuation; Delay; Fast Fourier transforms; Physical theory of diffraction; Power engineering and energy; Power engineering computing; Predictive models; Radio frequency; Solid modeling; Systems engineering and theory;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 1993., 43rd IEEE

Conference_Location

Secaucus, NJ

ISSN

1090-3038

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1267-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETEC.1993.507521

Filename

507521