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Wave Propagation Characteristics for Mobile Communications beyond 3G in Microcellular Environments  

Jo Han-Shin (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University)
Yook Jong-Gwan (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University)
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The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science / v.17, no.5, 2006 , pp. 430-439 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper presents the a measured path-loss characteristics for mobile communications beyond 3G in microcellular residential area and street microcell at 3.4, 5.3, and 6.4 GHz band signals. The residential area is divided into two sections, one of which is composed of fifteen-story appartment buildings. The other section comprises four-story houses. The street microcell is classified line-of-sight(LOS) and nonline-of-sight(NLOS) areas. Both residential areas have standard deviations independent of the residential area classification, whereas the path loss exponents in the apartments is higher than those in area for same frequencies. A two-ray model is applied to analyse the path-loss charateristics in LOS areas. In LOS areas, an empirical breakpoint, whose distance is 6 percent shorter than a theorical breakpoint, is founded. Further, a sudden power level drop occurs at a transition point from LOS region to NLOS area. Path loss exponent is found to be significantly higher for non-LOS region than for LOS region. The power level drop due to corner loss and path-loss exponents both increase as the distance between the transmitter and the corner increases.
Keywords
Microcellular Residential Area; Mobile Communications Beyond 3G; Path Loss; Street Microcell; Wave Propagation;
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