Coverage area simulation for indoor 4G networks in 2.6 GHz and 3.5 GHz

Author

Braga, A.S. ; Lopes, Ramz L. F. ; Fraiha, S.G.C. ; Araujo, J.P.L. ; Gomes, H.S. ; Rodrigues, J.C. ; Ferreira, Helio R. O. ; Cavalcante, G.P.S.

Author_Institution

Univ. Fed. do Para, Belem, Brazil

fYear

2014

fDate

6-11 April 2014

Firstpage

2125

Lastpage

2129

Abstract

This paper conducts a simulation analysis of probability reception in detecting radio signal levels in an indoor environment. Femtocell simulations were performed that considered fourth generation (4G) networks, operating at 2.6 GHz (LTE-4G), and WiMAX, at 3.5 GHz. Two indoor scenarios were chosen for this study and simulated signals with and without and interference. The Padè approximant model was used to calculate the propagation loss and received power probability. Environmental factors such as the number of walls/floors are taken into account in the simulation. Finally, a measurement campaign was carried out to validate the simulated results.

Keywords

4G mobile communication; WiMax; femtocellular radio; indoor radio; probability; radiowave propagation; Pade approximant model; WiMAX; coverage area simulation; environmental factors; femtocell simulations; fourth generation networks; frequency 2.6 GHz; frequency 3.5 GHz; indoor 4G networks; indoor environment; probability reception; propagation loss; radio signal levels detection; received power probability; Antenna measurements; Antennas and propagation; Femtocell networks; Floors; Interference; Laboratories; 4G network; LTE femtocell; Pad approximant; indoor propagation; probability; propagation empirical-statistical model; simulation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2014 8th European Conference on

Conference_Location

The Hague

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6902228

Filename

6902228