A propagation prediction tool for urban mobile radio systems

Kanatas, AG; Constantinou, P

dc.contributor.author	Kanatas, AG	en
dc.contributor.author	Constantinou, P	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:15:26Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:15:26Z
dc.date.issued	2000	en
dc.identifier.issn	0018-9545	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/13502
dc.subject	mobile	en
dc.subject	propagation	en
dc.subject	ray tracing	en
dc.subject	uniform theory of diffraction (UTD)	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Electrical & Electronic	en
dc.subject.classification	Telecommunications	en
dc.subject.classification	Transportation Science & Technology	en
dc.subject.other	MICROCELLULAR ENVIRONMENTS	en
dc.subject.other	MODEL	en
dc.subject.other	DIFFRACTION	en
dc.title	A propagation prediction tool for urban mobile radio systems	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1109/25.875256	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/25.875256	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2000	en
heal.abstract	This paper presents a propagation prediction toot (PPT), developed mainly to facilitate the path loss computation in urban environments. Based on analytical methods-geometrical optics (GOs), physical optics (POs), and uniform theory of diffraction (UTD)-the tool incorporates an empirical factor, the path loss factor n, used in all unobstructed paths between two points to remedy the deficiencies of the analytical models. Ray tracing techniques were used to model the flow of electromagnetic energy from the transmitter to the receiver. The received field strength is computed by complex vector addition of the fields arriving at the receiver by any of the mechanisms utilized. Path loss results are given for line-of-sight (LOS) and non-line-of-sight (NLOS) cases, indicating the contribution from each mechanism. Finally, comparisons with measured data for DECT systems in urban sites are presented, in order to validate the prediction tool.	en
heal.publisher	IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC	en
heal.journalName	IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1109/25.875256	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000089895800028	en
dc.identifier.volume	49	en
dc.identifier.issue	4	en
dc.identifier.spage	1348	en
dc.identifier.epage	1355	en