An effective indicator for NLOS, nLOS, LOS propagation channels conditions

Author

Sorrentino, A. ; Nunziata, F. ; Ferrara, G. ; Migliaccio, M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Technol., Univ. di Napoli Parthenope, Naples, Italy

fYear

2012

fDate

26-30 March 2012

Firstpage

1422

Lastpage

1426

Abstract

A simple and physically-based index is proposed to identify among Line-of-Sight (LOS), near Line-of-Sight (nLOS) and Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) channel propagation conditions. The index is based on the Generalized K (GK) fading model which has been proven to embody different channel propagation conditions. Experiments undertaken over a large set of measurements accomplished by emulating different propagation channel conditions at the Reverberating Chamber (RC) of the Università di Napoli Parthenope (formerly Istituto Universitario Navale, IUN) confirm the soundness of the model and the effectiveness of the proposed index.

Keywords

fading channels; radiowave propagation; reverberation chambers; LOS propagation channels conditions; NLOS propagation channels conditions; RC; Universita di Napoli Parthenope; generalized K fading model; line-of-sight channel propagation conditions; nLOS propagation channels conditions; near line-of-sight channel propagation conditions; nonline-of-sight channel propagation conditions; physically-based index; reverberating chamber; Fading; Fresnel reflection; Indexes; Transmitting antennas; Wireless communication; generalized-k (GK) distribution; reverberating chamber;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2012 6th European Conference on

Conference_Location

Prague

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0918-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4577-0919-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6206269

Filename

6206269