Path loss models

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EE161 Handout #3 March 31, 2009 EE161 Spring 2009 Wireless Communications Path Loss Models The transmitted signal s(t)= u(t)e j (2πft+φ 0 ) , where u(·) is a complex baseband signal, f is the carrier frequency and φ 0 is a random initial phase (uniformly distributed between 0 and π). Basic propagation mechanisms 1. Reflection 2. Diffraction 3. Scattering Free space loss The received signal r(t)= u(t) λ G t G r e j 2πd λ 4πd , where d is the distance, G t and G r are the transmit and receive antenna power gains and λ is the wavelength. The received power P r = P u λ 4πd 2 G t G r . 1

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EE161 Handout #3March 31, 2009

EE161 Spring 2009

Wireless Communications

Path Loss Models

The transmitted signals(t) = u(t)ej(2πft+φ0),

whereu(·) is a complex baseband signal,f is the carrier frequency andφ0 is arandom initial phase (uniformly distributed between 0 andπ).

Basic propagation mechanisms

1. Reflection

2. Diffraction

3. Scattering

Free space loss

The received signal

r(t) = u(t)λ√GtGre

j 2πd

λ

4πd,

whered is the distance,Gt andGr are the transmit and receive antenna powergains andλ is the wavelength.

The received power

Pr = Pu

(

λ

4πd

)2

GtGr.

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Ground reflection – Two-path model

See figure 2.4 of Goldsmith.

r(t) =λ

GtGr

u(t)ej2πd

λ

d′+u(t+ τ)Rej

2πd′′

λ

d′′

, (1)

whered′

is the LOS distance,d′′

is the ground reflected distance,τ = d′′

−d′

c is thepath delay and

R =sin θ −

√ǫr − cos2θ

sin θ +√ǫr − cos2θ

,

for horizontal polarization and

R =sin θ −

√ǫr − cos2θ/ǫr

sin θ +√ǫr − cos2θ/ǫr

,

whereθ is the angle of reflection.Ford > dc = 4hthr

λ , we have

Pr ≈GtGr(hthr)

2

d4Pu,

i.e., the signal decays asd−4. For all values ofd a reasonable approximation is

Pr ≈GtGrd

20

d2(1 + (d/dc)2q)1/qPu,

for some values ofq andd0.

General ray tracing

r(t) =λ

GtGr

u(t)ej2πl

λ

l+

i∈all paths

u(t+ τi)Riej

2πli

λ

li

.

Simplified path loss model

Pr = PuK

(

d0

d

,

with γ often between two and six.

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Log-normal shadowing

10 log10

Pr

Pu= 10 log10K − 10γ log10

d

d0+ ψdb,

whereψdb is a zero-mean Gaussian random variable.

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