700 MHz (4G) Indoor Propagation - Measurement and Correlation with Different Numerical Methods
Keywords:
Indoor Wave Propagation, Propagation Measurements, Ray Tracing, Wave Propagation ModelingAbstract
This article details the comparison of three different approaches of indoor propagation modeling – Ray Tracing, Dominant Path Model and the empirical Multi-Wall, the latter based on the COST-231. These methods are implemented inside the Altair Winprop suite, and are correlated with measurements taken at the frequency of 700 MHz. The choice of this frequency is due to its future use as LTE (4G) for applications in public security services.
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