A Below-Rooftop Dense Urban Wireless Channel Model Based on Empirical Measurements

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dc.contributor.advisorMessier, Geoffrey
dc.contributor.authorWasson, Michael William
dc.contributor.committeememberFapojuwo, Abraham
dc.contributor.committeememberO'Keefe, Kyle
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-22T17:26:05Z
dc.date.available2015-12-22T17:26:05Z
dc.date.issued2015-12-22
dc.date.submitted2015en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis presents a wireless propagation channel model for the below-rooftop dense urban environment based on empirical measurements conducted in the downtown core of Calgary, Alberta. The measurements characterize a 2x1 multiple input single output channel in the 2.47 GHz band. Two communication scenarios were examined: a picocell mobile scenario consisting of a stationary base station and mobile handsets, and a point-to-point fixed-position wireless communication system consisting of two immobile wireless nodes mounted on utility poles above pedestrian traffic. Measurements were conducted with two antenna types: an omnidirectional dipole, and a polarized directional antenna. Low path-loss values measured with both omnidirectional and directional antennas suggest that buildings lining the downtown streets behave like a waveguide. Directional antennas experience substantially less small scale fading, but are more susceptible to shadowing obstructions. Directional antenna rejection measurements suggest that systems employing space-division multiplexing will experience little interference.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWasson, M. W. (2015). A Below-Rooftop Dense Urban Wireless Channel Model Based on Empirical Measurements (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24631en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/24631
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2692
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEngineering--Electronics and Electrical
dc.subject.classificationWirelessen_US
dc.subject.classificationPropagationen_US
dc.subject.classificationChannel Measurementsen_US
dc.subject.classificationMISOen_US
dc.subject.classificationDense Urbanen_US
dc.titleA Below-Rooftop Dense Urban Wireless Channel Model Based on Empirical Measurements
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical and Computer Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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