Results of distributed antenna and leaky feeder systems tests at 800 MHz in the Washington D.C. metro system tunnels

Author

Jakubowski, Ronald J.

Author_Institution

Allen Telecom Group, Cleveland, OH, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

8-10 Jun 1994

Firstpage

1113

Abstract

The Washington D.C. Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) in cooperation with Bell Atlantic Mobile is planning to cover the entire underground portion of their subway system with cellular and an 800 MHz public safety trunked (PST) radio system. The Allen Telecom Group. Systems Division, is responsible for the antenna system design and in the first mile compared the coverage provided by a leaky-feeder system in one tunnel, and a distributed antenna system in a parallel tunnel. The coverage results were used to design the most cost-effective system for the balance of the 37-km (23-mi) system

Keywords

cellular radio; optical fibre networks; optical links; radio links; railways; rapid transit systems; testing; 800 MHz; Allen Telecom Group, Systems Division; Bell Atlantic Mobile; Washington D.C. Metropolitan Transit Authority; antenna system design; cellular radio; cost-effective system; coverage results; design; distributed antenna system tests; leaky feeder system tests; public safety trunked radio system; subway system; underground communication; Antenna feeds; Distributed amplifiers; Life testing; Microcell networks; Mobile antennas; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber cables; System testing; Systems engineering and theory; Telecommunications;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 1994 IEEE 44th

Conference_Location

Stockholm

ISSN

1090-3038

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1927-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETEC.1994.345264

Filename

345264