Deterministic model of multipath fading for circular and parabolic reflector patterns

Author

Hutchenson, Dwight K. ; Noneaker, Daniel L.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Clemson Univ., SC, USA

fYear

2005

fDate

8-10 April 2005

Firstpage

251

Lastpage

256

Abstract

Traditionally, a probabilistic model has been used to analyze a wireless communication system´s susceptibility to multipath fading. However, the characteristics of fading in an actual wireless communication link depend on the particular deterministic geometry of reflectors that the signal encounters. In this paper, we present a deterministic model of multipath propagation, and we apply the model to two reflector geometries: a circular pattern of reflectors and a parabolic pattern of reflectors. Numerical results for each case are included, and it is shown that the geometry of the reflectors that the signal encounters has a substantial effect on the rate of change in signal strength observed by a mobile receiver.

Keywords

electromagnetic wave reflection; fading channels; mobile radio; multipath channels; circular reflector pattern; deterministic multipath fading model; deterministic reflector geometry; mobile receiver signal strength change rate; multipath propagation; parabolic reflector pattern; wireless mobile communication system; Fading; Frequency; Gaussian channels; Geometry; Mobile communication; Pattern analysis; Performance analysis; Phased arrays; Solid modeling; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

SoutheastCon, 2005. Proceedings. IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8865-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SECON.2005.1423255

Filename

1423255