Model of indoor signal propagation using log-normal shadowing

Author

Desimone, Robert ; Brito, Betsy Mendieta ; Baston, John

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng. Technol., Farmingdale State Coll., Farmingdale, NY, USA

fYear

2015

fDate

1-1 May 2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Indoor signal propagation characteristics can be difficult to predict accurately. Factors such as building layout and building materials can have a major effect on signal propagation. In this paper we will model indoor signal propagation using lognormal shadowing characteristics. The benefit of this model over others is its simplicity. The accuracy of this model at predicting the relationship between received signal strength (RSS) and the distance from transmitter to receiver will be determined. The link that was tested and modeled uses the IEEE 802.11n standard. Both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Industrial Scientific and Medical (ISM) bands were tested and modeled.

Keywords

building materials; indoor communication; log normal distribution; radiowave propagation; IEEE 802.11n standard; ISM bands; RSS; building layout; building materials; frequency 2.4 GHz; frequency 5 GHz; indoor signal propagation; industrial scientific and medical bands; log-normal shadowing; received signal strength; Accuracy; Data models; Fading; Loss measurement; Shadow mapping; Standards; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Systems, Applications and Technology Conference (LISAT), 2015 IEEE Long Island

Conference_Location

Farmingdale, NY

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LISAT.2015.7160217

Filename

7160217