A Propagation-Measurement-Based Evaluation of Channel Characteristics and Models Pertinent to the Expansion of Mobile Radio Systems to Frequencies Beyond 2 GHz

Author

Bultitude, Robert J C ; Schenk, Tim C W ; Den Kamp, Nicole A A Op ; Adnani, Nikhil

Author_Institution

Commun. Res. Centre, Ottawa, Ont.

Volume

56

Issue

2

fYear

2007

fDate

3/1/2007 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

382

Lastpage

388

Abstract

This paper concerns the measurement-based comparison of urban microcellular mobile radio channel characteristics at 1.9 GHz and a higher frequency, i.e., 5.8 GHz, where future wireless systems could operate. Characteristics that are reported include transmission loss, root-mean-square delay spread, frequency correlation, and envelope fading statistics. Conclusions are drawn concerning whether significant differences in the performance of mobile radio links operating under the same signal-to-noise ratio conditions in the two bands would be expected in the area where the measurements were made

Keywords

least mean squares methods; microcellular radio; wireless channels; 1.9 GHz; 5.8 GHz; envelope fading statistics; frequency correlation; propagation-measurement-based evaluation; root-mean-square delay spread; signal-to-noise ratio conditions; transmission loss; urban microcellular mobile radio channel characteristics; wireless systems; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Delay; Electromagnetics; Fading; Frequency measurement; Land mobile radio; Propagation losses; Signal to noise ratio; Wideband; Correlation bandwidth; fading channels; frequency correlation; frequency-selective fading; multipath channels; radio channel modeling; radio propagation measurements; transmission loss;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9545

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TVT.2006.889566

Filename

4138006