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Unit 1: Mobile Radio Propagation: Large-
Scale Path Loss
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Basics
When electrons move, they create
electromagnetic waves that can propagate
through the space
Number of oscillations per second of an
electromagnetic wave is called its frequency,
f, measured in Hertz.
The distance between two consecutive
maxima is called the wavelength, designated
by .
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Basics
By attaching an antenna of the appropriate
size to an electrical circuit, the
electromagnetic waves can be broadcast
efficiently and received by a receiver some
distance away.
In vacuum, all electromagnetic waves travel
at the speed of light: c = 3x10
8
m/sec.
In copper or fiber the speed slows down to
about 2/3 of this value.
Relation between f, , c: f = c

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Basics
We know the electromagnetic spectrum.
The radio, microwave, infrared, and visible
light portions of the spectrum can all be used
to transmit information
By modulating the amplitude, frequency, or phase
of the waves.
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Basics
We have seen wireless channel concept earlier: it is
characterized by a frequency band (called its
bandwidth)
The amount of information a wireless channel can
carry is related to its bandwidth
Most wireless transmission use narrow frequency
band (Af << f)
Af: frequency band
f: middle frequency where transmission occurs
New technologies use spread spectrum techniques
A wider frequency band is used for transmission
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Basics - Propagation
Characteristics Radio waves
Easy to generate
Can travel long distances
Can penetrate buildings
They are both used for indoor and outdoor communication
They are omni-directional: can travel in all directions
They can be narrowly focused at high frequencies (greater
than 100MHz) using parabolic antennas (like satellite dishes)
Properties of radio waves are frequency dependent
At low frequencies, they pass through obstacles well, but the
power falls off sharply with distance from source
At high frequencies, they tend to travel in straight lines and
bounce of obstacles (they can also be absorbed by rain)
They are subject to interference from other radio wave sources


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Basics - Propagation
At VLF, LF, and MF bands, radio
waves follow the ground. AM radio
broadcasting uses MF band
At HF bands, the ground
waves tend to be absorbed by the
earth. The waves that reach ionosphere
(100-500km above earth surface),
are refracted and sent back to
earth.
absorption
reflection
Ionosphere
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Basics - Propagation
LOS path
Reflected Wave
-Directional antennas are used
-Waves follow more direct paths
- LOS: Line-of-Sight Communication
- Reflected wave interfere with the
original signal

VHF Transmission
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Basics - Propagation
Waves behave more like light at higher
frequencies
Difficulty in passing obstacles
More direct paths
They behave more like radio at lower
frequencies
Can pass obstacles
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Propagation Models
We are interested in propagation
characteristics and models for waves with
frequency in range: few MHz to a few GHz
Modeling radio channel is important for:
Determining the coverage area of a transmitter
Determine the transmitter power requirement
Determine the battery lifetime
Finding modulation and coding schemes to improve the
channel quality
Determine the maximum channel capacity
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Radio Propagation Models
Transmission path between sender and
receiver could be
Line-of-Sight (LOS)
Obstructed by buildings, mountains and foliage
Even speed of motion effects the fading
characteristics of the channel

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Radio Propagation Mechanisms
The physical mechanisms that govern radio
propagation are complex and diverse, but generally
attributed to the following three factors
1. Reflection
2. Diffraction
3. Scattering
Reflection
Occurs when waves impinges upon an obstruction that is
much larger in size compared to the wavelength of the signal
Example: reflections from earth and buildings
These reflections may interfere with the original signal
constructively or destructively


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Radio Propagation Mechanisms
Diffraction
Occurs when the radio path between sender and receiver is
obstructed by an impenetrable body and by a surface with sharp
irregularities (edges)
Explains how radio signals can travel urban and rural environments
without a line-of-sight path

Scattering
Occurs when the radio channel contains objects whose sizes are on
the order of the wavelength or less of the propagating wave and also
when the number of obstacles are quite large.
They are produced by small objects, rough surfaces and other
irregularities on the channel
Follows same principles with diffraction
Causes the transmitter energy to be radiated in many directions
Lamp posts and street signs may cause scattering
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Radio Propagation Mechanisms
Building Blocks
D
R
S
R: Reflection
D: Diffraction
S: Scattering
transmitter
receiver
D
Street
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Radio Propagation Mechanisms
As a mobile moves through a coverage area,
these 3 mechanisms have an impact on the
instantaneous received signal strength.
If a mobile does have a clear line of sight path to the
base-station, than diffraction and scattering will not
dominate the propagation.
If a mobile is at a street level without LOS, then
diffraction and scattering will probably dominate the
propagation.

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Radio Propagation Models
As the mobile moves over small distances,
the instantaneous received signal will
fluctuate rapidly giving rise to small-scale
fading
The reason is that the signal is the sum of many
contributors coming from different directions and since the
phases of these signals are random, the sum behave like a
noise (Rayleigh fading).
In small scale fading, the received signal power may
change as much as 3 or 4 orders of magnitude (30dB or
40dB), when the receiver is only moved a fraction of the
wavelength.


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Radio Propagation Models
As the mobile moves away from the transmitter over
larger distances, the local average received signal
will gradually decrease. This is called large-scale
path loss.
Typically the local average received power is computed by
averaging signal measurements over a measurement track of
5 to 40.
The models that predict the mean signal strength for
an arbitrary-receiver transmitter (T-R) separation
distance are called large-scale propagation models
Useful for estimating the coverage area of transmitters

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Small-Scale and Large-Scale Fading
14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28
T-R Separation (meters)
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
Received Power (dBm)
*This figure is just an illustration
to show the concept. It is not based on real
data.
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Free-Space Propagation Model
Used to predict the received signal strength
when transmitter and receiver have clear,
unobstructed LOS path between them.
The received power decays as a function of
T-R separation distance raised to some
power.
Path Loss: Signal attenuation as a positive
quantity measured in dB and defined as the
difference (in dB) between the effective
transmitter power and received power.
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Free-Space Propagation Model
Free space power received by a receiver antenna
separated from a radiating transmitter antenna by a
distance d is given by Friis free space equation:

P
r
(d) = (P
t
G
t
G
r

2
) / ((4t)
2
d
2
L) [Equation 1]

P
t
is transmited power
P
r
(d) is the received power
G
t
is the trasmitter antenna gain (dimensionless quantity)
G
r
is the receiver antenna gain (dimensionless quantity)
d is T-R separation distance in meters
L is system loss factor not related to propagation (L >= 1)
L = 1 indicates no loss in system hardware (for our purposes
we will take L = 1, so we will igonore it in our calculations).
is wavelength in meters.

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Free-Space Propagation Model
The gain of an antenna G is related to its affective
aperture A
e
by:
G = 4tA
e
/
2
[Equation 2]
The effective aperture of A
e
is related to the physical size of
the antenna,
is related to the carrier frequency by:
= c/f = 2tc / e
c
[Equation 3]
f is carrier frequency in Hertz
e
c
is carrier frequency in radians per second.
c is speed of light in meters/sec
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Free-Space Propagation Model
An isotropic radiator is an ideal antenna that
radiates power with unit gain uniformly in all
directions. It is as the reference antenna in wireless
systems.
The effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) is
defined as:
EIRP = P
t
G
t
[Equation 4]

Antenna gains are given in units of dBi (dB gain with
respect to an isotropic antenna) or units of dBd (dB
gain with respect to a half-wave dipole antenna).
Unity gain means:
G is 1 or 0dBi
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Free-Space Propagation Model
Path loss, which represents signal attenuation
as positive quantity measured in dB, is defined
as the difference (in dB) between the effective
transmitted power and the received power.

PL(dB) = 10 log (P
t
/P
r
) = -10log[(G
t
G
r

2
)/(4t)
2
d
2
] [Equation 5]
(You can drive this from equation 1)

If antennas have unity gains (exclude them)

PL(dB) = 10 log (P
t
/P
r
) = -10log[
2
/(4t)
2
d
2
] [Equation 6]
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Free-Space Propagation Model
For Friis equation to hold, distance d should
be in the far-field of the transmitting antenna.
The far-field, of a transmitting antenna is
defined as the region beyond the far-field
distance d
f
given by:
d
f
= 2D
2
/ [Equation 7]
D is the largest physical dimension of the antenna.
Additionally, d
f
>> D and d
f
>>

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Free-Space Propagation Model
Reference Distance d
0
It is clear the Equation 1 does not hold for d = 0.
For this reason, models use a close-in distance d
0

as the receiver power reference point.
d
0
should be >= d
f
d
0
should be smaller than any practical distance a
mobile system uses
Received power P
r
(d), at a distance d > d
0
from a
transmitter, is related to P
r
at d
0
, which is expressed
as P
r
(d
0
).
The power received in free space at a distance
greater than d
0
is given by:

P
r
(d) = P
r
(d
0
)(d
0
/d)
2
d >= d
0
>= d
f
[Equation 8]
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Free-Space Propagation Model
Expressing the received power in dBm and dBW
P
r
(d) (dBm) = 10 log [P
r
(d
0
)/0.001W] + 20log(d
0
/d)
where d >= d
0
>= d
f
and P
r
(d
0
) is in units of watts.
[Equation 9]
P
r
(d) (dBW) = 10 log [P
r
(d
0
)/1W] + 20log(d
0
/d)
where d >= d
0
>= d
f
and P
r
(d
0
) is in units of watts.
[Equation 10]

Reference distance d
0
for practical systems:
For frequncies in the range 1-2 GHz
1 m in indoor environments
100m-1km in outdoor environments
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Reflection
Reflection occurs when a propagating electromagnetic wave
impinges upon an object which has very large dimensions when
compared to the wavelength of the propagating wave.
Reflections occur from the surface of the earth and from
buildings and walls.
When a radio wave propagating in one medium impinges upon
another medium having different electrical properties, the wave is
partially reflected and partially transmitted
If the wave is incident on a perfect dielectric part of the energy is
transmitted into the second medium and part of the energy is
reflected back into the first medium and there is no loss of energy
in absorption.
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Reflection contd.
If second medium is perfect conductor, then
all incident energy is reflected back into the
first medium without loss of energy.
The electric field intensity of the reflected and
transmitted waves may be related to the
incident wave in the medium of origin through
the Fresnel reflection coefficient
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Ground reflection (Two-Ray) model
In a mobile radio channel, a single direct path
between the base station and a mobile is seldom
the only physical means for propagation and hence
the free space propagation model is in most case
inaccurate when used alone.
The two-ray ground reflection model is based on
geometric optics, and considers both the direct path
and a ground reflected propagation path between
transmitter and receiver.
This model has been found to be reasonably
accurate for predicting the large scale signal
strength over distances of several kilometers for
mobile radio systems that use tall towers.
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Ground Reflection (2-Ray) Model
contd.
Can show (physics) that for large


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Ground Reflection (2-Ray) Model
contd.
The total received E-field, ETOT , is then a
result of the direct line-of-sight component,
ELOS and the ground reflected component, Eg
The received power falls off with distance raised to
the fourth power, or at a rate of 40 dB/decade
This is much more rapid path loss than expected
due to free space
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Diffraction
Diffraction occurs when the radio path between the
transmitter and receiver is obstructed by a surface
that has irregularities (edges).
The secondary waves resulting from the obstructing
surface are present throughout the space and even
behind the obstacle, giving rise to a bending of
waves around the obstacle, even when a line of
sight path does not exist between transmitter and
receiver.
At high frequencies, diffraction depends on the
geometry of the object, as well as the amplitude,
phase and polarization of the incident wave at the
point of diffraction
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Fresnel Zone Geometry

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Fresnel zones
The concept of diffraction loss as a function of the
path difference around an obstruction is explained
by Fresnel Zones.
Fresnel zones represent successive regions where
secondary waves have a path length from
transmitter to receiver which are n/2 greater than
the total path length of line-of-sight path.
The phenomenon of diffraction can be explained by
Huygens principle, which states that all points on a
wavefront can be considered as point sources for
the production of secondary wavelets and these
wavelets combine to produce a new wavefront in the
direction of propagation.
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Fresnel zones contd.
If an obstruction does not block the volume
contained within the first Fresnel zone, then
the diffraction loss will be minimal, and
diffraction effects may be neglected.
As long as 55% of the first Freznel zone is
kept clear, then further Fresnel zone
clearance does not significantly alter the
diffraction loss.
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Knife-edge diffraction model

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Two main channel design issues
Communication engineers are generally concerned
with two main radio channel issues:
Link Budged Design
Link budget design determines fundamental quantities such as
transmit power requirements, coverage areas, and battery life
It is determined by the amount of received power that may be
expected at a particular distance or location from a transmitter
Time dispersion
It arises because of multi-path propagation where replicas of the
transmitted signal reach the receiver with different propagation
delays due to the propagation mechanisms that are described
earlier.
Time dispersion nature of the channel determines the maximum
data rate that may be transmitted without using equalization.
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Link Budged Design Using Path Loss
Models
Radio propagation models can be derived
By use of empirical methods: collect
measurement, fit curves.
By use of analytical methods
Model the propagation mechanisms mathematically and
derive equations for path loss
Long distance path loss model
Empirical and analytical models show that
received signal power decreases logarithmically
with distance for both indoor and outdoor
channels
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Long distance path loss model

The average large-scale
path loss for an arbitrary T-
R separation is expressed
as a function of distance by
using a path loss exponent
n:

The value of n depends on
the propagation
environment: for free space
it is 2; when obstructions
are present it has a larger
value.
) log( 10 ) ( ) (
) ( ) (
0
0
0
d
d
n d PL dB PL
d
d
d PL
n
+ =

dB) in (denoted d distance a at

loss path scale - large average the denotes ) (d PL
Equation 11
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Path Loss Exponent for Different
Environments
Environment Path Loss Exponent, n
Free space 2
Urban area cellular radio 2.7 to 3.5
Shadowed urban cellular radio 3 to 5
In building line-of-sight 1.6 to 1.8
Obstructed in building 4 to 6
Obstructed in factories 2 to 3
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Selection of free space reference
distance
In large coverage cellular systems
1km reference distances are commonly used
In microcellular systems
Much smaller distances are used: such as 100m
or 1m.
The reference distance should always be in
the far-field of the antenna so that near-field
effects do not alter the reference path loss.
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Log-normal Shadowing
Equation 11 does not consider the fact the
surrounding environment may be vastly
different at two locations having the same T-
R separation
This leads to measurements that are different
than the predicted values obtained using the
above equation.
Measurements show that for any value d, the
path loss PL(d) in dBm at a particular location
is random and distributed normally.

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Xo is a zero-mean Gaussian (normal) distributed random variable (in dB)
with standard deviation o (also in dB).
Log-normal Shadowing- Path Loss
) (d PL
o
o
X
d
d
n d PL dB d PL
X d PL dB d PL
+ + =
+ =
) log( 10 ) ( ] [ ) (
) ( ] [ ) (
0
0
Then adding this random factor:
denotes the average large-scale path loss (in dB) at a distance d.
) (
0
d PL
is usually computed assuming free space propagation model between
transmitter and d
0
(or by measurement).
Equation 12 takes into account the shadowing affects due to cluttering on the
propagation path. It is used as the propagation model for log-normal shadowing
environments.
Equation 12
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Log-normal Shadowing- Received
Power
The received power in log-normal shadowing
environment is given by the following formula
(derivable from Equation 12)





The antenna gains are included in PL(d).

(

+ + =
=
] [ ) log( 10 ] )[ ( ] [ ] )[ (
] )[ ( ] [ ] )[ (
0
0
dB X
d
d
n dB d PL dBm P dBm d P
dB d PL dBm P dBm d P
t r
t r
o
Equation 12
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Log-normal Shadowing, n and o
The log-normal shadowing model indicates
the received power at a distance d is
normally distributed with a distance
dependent mean and with a standard
deviation of o
In practice the values of n and o are
computed from measured data using linear
regression so that the difference between the
measured data and estimated path losses
are minimized in a mean square error sense.
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Example of determining n and o
Assume P
r
(d0) = 0dBm
and d
0
is 100m
Assume the receiver
power P
r
is measured
at distances 100m,
500m, 1000m, and
3000m,
The table gives the
measured values of
received power

Distance from
Transmitter
Received Power
100m 0dBm
500m -5dBm
1000m -11dBm
3000m -16dBm
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Example of determining n and o
We know the measured values.
Lets compute the estimates for received
power at different distances using long-
distance path loss model. (Equation 11)
P
r
(d
0
) is given as 0dBm and measured value
is also the same.
mean_P
r
(d) = P
r
(d
0
) mean_PL(from_d
0
_to_d)
Then mean_P
r
(d) = 0 10logn(d/d0)
Use this equation to computer power levels at
500m, 1000m, and 3000m.

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Example of determining n and o
Average_P
r
(500m) = 0 10logn(500/100) = -6.99n
Average_P
r
(1000m) = 0 10logn(1000/100) = -10n
Average_P
r
(3000m) = 0 10logn(3000/100) = -14.77n

Now we know the estimates and also measured
actual values of the received power at different
distances
In order approximate n, we have to choose a value
for n such that the mean square error over the
collected statistics is minimized.
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Example of determining n and o: MSE(Mean
Square Error)
The mean square error (MSE) is given with the following formula:

Since power estimate at some distance depends on n, MSE(n) is a function of n.

We would like to find a value of n that will minimize this MSE(n) value. We
We will call it MMSE: minimum mean square error.

This can be achieved by writing MSE as a function of n. Then finding the
value of n which minimizes this function. This can be done by derivating
MSE(n) with respect to n and solving for n which makes the derivative equal to
zero.
[Equation 14]
samples t measuremen of number the is
distance at that power of estimate the is
distance some at power of value measured actual the is
) (
2
1
k
p
p
p p MSE
i
i
k
i
i i
=
=
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Example of determining n:
Distance Measured Value of Pr
(dBm)
Estimated Value of Pr
(dBm)
100m 0 0
500m -5 -6.99n
1000m -11 -10n
3000m -16 -14.77n
MSE = (0-0)
2
+ (-5-(-6.99n))
2
+ (-11-(-10n)
2
+ (-16-(-14.77n)
2
MSE = 0 + (6.99n 5)
2
+ (10n 11)
2
+ (14.77n 16)
2

If we open this, we get MSE as a function of n which as second
order polynomial.
We can easily take its derivate and find the value of n which
minimizes MSE. ( I will not show these steps, since they are trivial).
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Example of determining o:
slides. previous the in given is formula
error. square mean minimum is
minimizes that value the is where



: that derive can we , of definition above the From
samples t measuremen of number the is
distance that at power of estimate the is
distance some at power of value measured actual the is

MSE(n)
MMSE
MSE(n) N
/k MMSE
/k MMSE
MSE(N)/k

k
d p
d p
k
) p (p

i
i
k
i
i i
=
=
=

=
2
2
2
1 2

We are interested in finding the standard deviation about the mean value
For this, we will use the following formula
Equation 14.1
Equation 14.2
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Some Statistics Knowledge:
Computation of mean (), variance (o
2
) and
standard deviation (o)
Assume we have k samples (k values) X
1
, X
2
, , X
k
:
The mean is denoted by .
The variance is denotes by o.
The standard deviation is denotes by o
2.

The formulas to computer , o, and o
2
is given below:
k
X
k
X
k
X
k
i
i
k
i
i
k
i
i

=
=
=

=
=
1
2
1
2
2
1
) (
) (

[Equation 15]
[Equation 16]
[Equation 17]
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Path loss and Received Power
In log normal shadowing environment:
PL(d) (path loss) and Pr(d) (received power at a
distance d) are random variables with a normal
distribution in dB about a distance dependent mean.
Sometime we are interested in answering
following kind of questions:
What is mean received P
r
(d) power (mean_P
r
(d))at a
distance d from a transmitter
What is the probability that the receiver power P
r
(d)
(expressed in dB power units) at distance d is above (or
below) some fixed value (again expressed in dB power
units such as dBm or dBW).


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Received Power and Normal
Distribution
In answering these kind of question, we have
to use the properties of normal (gaussian
distribution).
P
r
(d) is normally distributed that is
characterized by:
a mean ()
a standard deviation (o)
We are interested in Probability that P
r
(d) >=
or Pr(d) <=

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Received Power and Normal Distribution
PDF
Figure shows the PDF of a normal distribution for the received power P
r
at
some fixed distance d ( = 10, o = 5)
(x-axis is received power, y-axis probability)
EXAMPLE:

Probability that P
r
is
smaller than 3.3
(Prob(Pr <= 3.3))
is
given with value of
the stripped area under
the curve.
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Normal CDF
0.090123
0.5
The figure shows the CDF plot of the normal distribution described previously.
Prob(Pr <= 3.3) can be found by finding first the point where vertical line from 3.3
intersects the curve and then by finding the corresponding point on the y-axis.
This corresponds to a value of 0.09. Hence Prob(Pr <= 3.3) = 0.09

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Use of Normal Distribution
PDF (probability density function of a normal distribution is characterized by
two parameters, (mean)and o (standard deviation), and given with the
formula above.
[Equation 18]
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Use of Normal Distribution
}

= >
0
2
) (
0
2
2
2
1
) Pr(
x
x
dx e x X
o

t o
To find out the probability that a Gaussian (normal) random variable
X is above a value x0, we have to integrate pdf.
This integration does not have any closed form.

Any Gaussian PDF can be rewritten through substitution of y = x / o to yield
}

>
)
0
(
2
0
2
2
1
) Pr(
o

t o
o

x
y
dy e
x
y
Equation 19
Equation 20
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Use of Normal Distribution
}

=
z
y
dy e z Q
2
2
2
1
) (
t o
In the above formula, the kernel of the integral is normalized Gaussian
PDF function with = 0 and o = 1.
Evaluation of this function is designed as Q-function and defined as
Hence Equation 19 or 20 can be evaluated as:
) ( ) ( ) Pr(
0 0
z Q
x
Q
x
y =

>
o

Equation 21
Equation 22
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Q-Function
Q-Function is bounded by two analytical expressions as follows:

2 / 2 /
2
2 2
2
1
) (
2
1
)
1
1 (
z z
e
z
z Q e
z
z

s s
t t
For values greater than 3.0, both of these bounds closely approximate Q(z).

Two important properties of Q(z) are:

Q(-z) = 1 Q(z) Equation 24

Q(0) = 1/2 Equation 25
Equation 23
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Tabulation of Q-function (0<=z<=3.9)
z Q(z) z Q(z) z Q(z) z Q(z)
0.0 0.5 1.0 0.15866 2.0 0.02275 3.0 0.00135
0.1 0.46017 1.1 0.13567 2.1 0.01786 3.1 0.00097
0.2 0.42074 1.2 0.11507 2.2 0.01390 3.2 0.00069
0.3 0.38209 1.3 0.09680 2.3 0.01072 3.3 0.00048
0.4 0.34458 1.4 0.08076 2.4 0.00820 3.4 0.00034
0.5 0.30854 1.5 0.06681 2.5 0.00621 3.5 0.00023
0.6 0.27425 1.6 0.05480 2.6 0.00466 3.6 0.00016
0.7 0.24196 1.7 0.04457 2.7 0.00347 3.7 0.00011
0.8 0.21118 1.8 0.03593 2.8 0.00256 3.8 0.00007
0.9 0.18406 1.9 0.02872 2.9 0.00187 3.9 0.00005
For values of z higher than 3.9, you should use the equations on the
previous slide to compute Q(z).
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Q-Function Graph: z versus Q(z)
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0 1 2 3 4 5
z (1 <= z <= 3.9
Q(z)
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Erf and Erfc functions
}

=
z
x
dx e z erf
0
2
2
) (
t
}

=
z
x
dx e z erfc
2
2
) (
t
The error function (erf) is defined as:
And the complementary error function (erfc) is defined as:
The erfc function is related to erf function by:

) ( 1 ) ( z erf z erfc =
[Equation 26]
[Equation 27]
[Equation 28]
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Erf and Erfc functions
The Q-function is related to erf and erfc functions by:
) 2 ( 2 1 ) (
) 2 ( 2 ) (
)
2
(
2
1
)]
2
( 1 [
2
1
) (
z Q z erf
z Q z erf c
z
erf c
z
erf z Q
=
=
= =
[Equation 29]
[Equation 31]
[Equation 30]
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Computation of probability that the received
power is below/above a threshold
We said that P
r
(d) is a random variable that is
Gaussian distributed with mean and std deviation
o. Then:
Probability that P
r
(d) is above is given by:



Probability that P
r
(d) is below is given by:



P
r
(d) bar denotes the average (mean ) received power at d.


)
) (
( ) ) ( Pr(
o

d P
Q d P
r
r

= >
)
) (
( ) ) ( Pr(
o

= <
d P
Q d P
r
r
Equation 32
Equation 33
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Percentage of Coverage Area
We are interested in the following problem
Given a circular coverage area with radius R from a
base station
Given a desired threshold power level .
Find out
U(), the percentage of useful service area
i.e the percentage of area with a received signal that is
equal or greater than , given a known likelihood of
coverage at the cell boundary

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Percentage of Coverage Area
O
R r
O is the origin of the cell
r: radial distance d from transmitter
0 <= r <= R
Definition: P(P
r
(r) > ) denotes
probability that the random received power at a distance
d = r is greater than threshold within an incrementally
small area dA
Then U() can be found by the following integration over the area of the
cell:
} } }
> = > =
t
u
t

2
0 0
2 2
) ) ( [
1
) ) ( [
1
) ( rdrd r P P
R
dA r P P
R
U
R
r r
Equation 34
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Integrating f(r) over Circle Area
A
B
C
D
} }
}
=
=
A A = A
A
= A
(
(

|
.
|

\
| A
|
.
|

\
| A
+
A
= A
A |
.
|

\
| A
A |
.
|

\
| A
+ = A
A |
.
|

\
| A
=
A
|
.
|

\
| A
=
s s
A |
.
|

\
| A
+ =
A
|
.
|

\
| A
+ =
= = A
A
t
u
u
u
u
u u
u
t
u
t
t u u
u
t
u
t
2
0 0
2 2
2 2
2 2
2 2
) (
) (
: follows as circle the of area surface
over the f(r) function a integrate can Then we
] 2 [
2
2 2 2
2 2
1
2 2
1
2 2
1
2 2
) (
2 0 : radians in expressed is
2 2
1
2 2
) (
Area(OBC) Area(OAD) ~ Area(ABCD) A
: sectors two of areas of difference the as ed approximat be could area The
D. C, B, A, points between A area l incrementa the express Lets
R
rdrd r f F
dA r f F
r r r r A
r
r
r
r A
r
r
r
r A
r
r
r
r OBC AREA
r
r
r
r OAD AREA
R
r
Au
Ar
O
f(r)
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Percentage of Coverage Area
)]) / log( 10 ) ( [ ( )
) (
( ) ) ( (
0 0
d r n d PL P Q
d P
Q d P P
t
r
r
+ =

= >
o

Using equation 32:

The path loss at distance r can be expressed as:
O d0 r R
PL(from O to r) = PL(from O to d0) + PL(from d0 to R) - PL(from r to R)
PL(from O to r) = PL(from O to d0) + PL(from d0 to R) + PL(from R to r)
(O is the point where base station is located)

Which can be formally expressed as:
) ( ) / log( 10 ) / log( 10 ) (
0 0
d PL R r n d R n r PL + + =
Equation 33
Equation 34
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Percentage of Coverage Area
)
2
) (
(
2
1
2
1
)
) (
( ) ) ( (
o

d P
erf
d P
Q d P P
r r
r

= >
|
|
.
|

\
|
+
= <
2
))] / log( 10 ) ( ( [
2
1
2
1
) ) ( (
0
o

d r n d PL P
erf r P P
t
r
Equation 33 can be expressed as follows using error function:
By combining with Equation 34
|
|
.
|

\
|
+ +
= >
2
))] / log( 10 ) / log( 10 ) ( ( [
2
1
2
1
) ) ( (
0 0
o

R r n d r n d PL P
erf r P P
t
r
Equation 35
Equation 36
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Percentage of Coverage Area
2 / ) log 10 (
2 / )) 0 / log( 10 ) 0 ( (
o
o
e n b
d R n d PL P a
t
=
+ + =
}
+ =
R
rdr
R
r
b a erf
R
U
0
2
) ln (
1
2
1
) (
Let the following substitutions happen:
Then
Substitute t = a+ blog(r/R)
|
|
.
|

\
|
(

+ =
|
.
|

\
|
)
1
( 1 ) ( 1
2
1
) (
2
2 1
b
ab
erf e a erf U
b
ab

Equation 37
Equation 38
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Percentage of Coverage Area
By choosing a signal level such that
(i.e. a = ), we obtain:
|
|
.
|

\
|
(

+ =
|
.
|

\
|
)
1
( 1 1
2
1
) (
2
1
b
erf e U
b

2 / ) log 10 ( o e n b =
where
= ) (R P
r
Equation 39
The simplified formula above gives the percentage coverage assuming the
mean received power at the cell boundary (r=R) is .
In other words, we are assuming: Prob(P
r
(R) >= ) = 0.5
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Indoor and Outdoor
Propagation
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Outdoor Propagation
We will look to the propagation from a transmitter in an outdoor
environment
The coverage area around a tranmitter is called a cell.
Coverage area is defined as the area in which the path loss is at or
below a given value.
The shape of the cell is modeled as hexagon, but in real life it has
much more irregular shapes.
By playing with the antenna (tilting and changing the height), the
size of the cell can be controlled.
We will look to the propagation characteristics of the three
outdoor environments
Propagation in macrocells
Propagation in microcells
Propagation in street microcells

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Macrocells
Base stations at high-points
Coverage of several kilometers
The average path loss in dB has normal
distribution
Avg path loss is result of many forward scattering over a
great many of obstacles
Each contributing a random multiplicative factor
Converted to dB, this gives a sum of random variable
Sum is normally distributed because of central limit
theorem
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Macrocells
In early days, the models were based on
emprical studies
Okumura did comprehesive measurements in
1968 and came up with a model.
Discovered that a good model for path loss was a
simple power law where the exponent n is a function of
the frequency, antenna heights, etc.
Valid for frequencies in: 100MHz 1920 MHz
for distances: 1km 100km


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Okumura Model
L
50
(d)(dB) = L
F
(d)+ A
mu
(f,d) G(h
te
) G(h
re
) G
AREA

L
50
: 50th percentile (i.e., median) of path loss
L
F
(d): free space propagation pathloss.
A
mu
(f,d): median attenuation relative to free space
Can be obtained from Okumuras emprical plots shown in the book
(Rappaport), page 151.
G(h
te
): base station antenna heigh gain factor
G(h
re
): mobile antenna height gain factor
G
AREA
: gain due to type of environment

G(h
te
) = 20log(h
te
/200) 1000m > h
te
> 30m
G(h
re
) = 10log(h
re
/3) h
re
<= 3m
G(h
re
) = 20log(h
re
/3) 10m > h
re
> 3m
h
te
: transmitter antenna height
h
re
: receiver antenna height

Equation 40
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Hata Model
Valid from 150MHz to 1500MHz
A standard formula
For urban areas the formula is:
L
50
(urban,d)(dB) = 69.55 + 26.16logf
c
- 13.82logh
te
a(h
re
) +
(44.9 6.55logh
te
)logd
where
f
c
is the ferquency in MHz
h
te
is effective transmitter antenna height in meters (30-200m)
h
re
is effective receiver antenna height in meters (1-10m)
d is T-R separation in km
a(h
re
) is the correction factor for effective mobile antenna height which is a
function of coverage area


a(h
re
) = (1.1logf
c
0.7)h
re
(1.56logf
c
0.8) dB
for a small to medium sized city
Equation 41
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Microcells
Propagation differs significantly
Milder propagation characteristics
Small multipath delay spread and shallow fading
imply the feasibility of higher data-rate
transmission
Mostly used in crowded urban areas
If transmitter antenna is lower than the
surrounding building than the signals propagate
along the streets: Street Microcells


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Macrocells versus Microcells
Item Macrocell Microcell
Cell Radius 1 to 20km 0.1 to 1km
Tx Power 1 to 10W 0.1 to 1W
Fading Rayleigh Nakgami-Rice
RMS Delay Spread 0.1 to 10s 10 to 100ns
Max. Bit Rate 0.3 Mbps 1 Mbps
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Street Microcells
Most of the signal power propagates along
the street.
The sigals may reach with LOS paths if the
receiver is along the same street with the
transmitter
The signals may reach via indirect
propagation mechanisms if the receiver turns
to another street.
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Street Microcells
B
A
D
C
log (distance) log (distance)
received power (dB) received power (dB)
A
C
B A
D
Breakpoint
Breakpoint
n=2
n=4
n=2
n=4~8
15~20dB
Building Blocks
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Indoor Propagation
Indoor channels are different from traditional
mobile radio channels in two different ways:
The distances covered are much smaller
The variablity of the environment is much greater for a
much smaller range of T-R separation distances.
The propagation inside a building is
influenced by:
Layout of the building
Construction materials
Building type: sports arena, residential home, factory,...
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Indoor Propagation
Indoor propagation is domited by the same
mechanisms as outdoor: reflection,
scattering, diffraction.
However, conditions are much more variable
Doors/windows open or not
The mounting place of antenna: desk, ceiling, etc.
The level of floors
Indoor channels are classified as
Line-of-sight (LOS)
Obstructed (OBS) with varying degrees of clutter.
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Indoor Propagation
Buiding types
Residential homes in suburban areas
Residential homes in urban areas
Traditional office buildings with fixed walls (hard
partitions)
Open plan buildings with movable wall panels (soft
partitions)
Factory buildings
Grocery stores
Retail stores
Sport arenas



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Indoor propagation events and
parameters
Temporal fading for fixed and moving terminals
Motion of people inside building causes Ricean Fading for the stationary receivers
Portable receivers experience in general:
Rayleigh fading for OBS propagation paths
Ricean fading for LOS paths.
Multipath Delay Spread
Buildings with fewer metals and hard-partitions typically have small rms delay
spreads: 30-60ns.
Can support data rates excess of several Mbps without equalization
Larger buildings with great amount of metal and open aisles may have rms delay
spreads as large as 300ns.
Can not support data rates more than a few hundred Kbps without equalization.
Path Loss
The following formula that we have seen earlier also describes the indoor path
loss:
PL(d)[dBm] = PL(d
0
) + 10nlog(d/d
0
) + Xo
n and o depend on the type of the building
Smaller value for o indicates the accuracy of the path loss model.
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Path Loss Exponent and Standard Deviation
Measured for Different Buildings

Building Frequency (MHz) n o (dB)
Retail Stores 914 2.2 8.7
Grocery Store 914 1.8 5.2
Office, hard partition 1500 3.0 7.0
Office, soft partition 900 2.4 9.6
Office, soft partition 1900 2.6 14.1
Factory LOS
Textile/Chemical 1300 2.0 3.0
Textile/Chemical 4000 2.1 7.0
Paper/Cereals 1300 1.8 6.0
Metalworking 1300 1.6 5.8
Suburban Home
Indoor Street 900 3.0 7.0
Factory OBS
Textile/Chemical 4000 2.1 9.7
Metalworking 1300 3.3 6.8
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In building path loss factors
Partition losses (same floor)
Partition losses between floors
Signal Penetration into Buildings

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Partition Losses
There are two kind of partition at the same
floor:
Hard partions: the walls of the rooms
Soft partitions: moveable partitions that does not
span to the ceiling

The path loss depends on the type of the
partitions
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Partition Losses
Material Type Loss (dB) Frequency (MHz)
All metal 26 815
Aluminim Siding 20.4 815
Concerete Block Wall 3.9 1300
Loss from one Floor 20-30 1300
Turning an Angle in a Corridor 10-15 1300
Concrete Floor 10 1300
Dry Plywood (3/4in) 1 sheet 1 9600
Wet Plywood (3/4in) 1 sheet 19 9600
Aluminum (1/8in) 1 sheet 47 9600
Average signal loss measurements reported by various researches
for radio paths obscructed by some common building material.
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Partition Losses between Floors
The losses between floors of a building are
determined by
External dimensions and materials of the building
Type of construction used to create floors
External surroundings
Number of windows
Presence of tinting on windows
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Partition Losses between Floors
Building FAF (dB) o (dB)
Office Building 1
Through 1 Floor 12.9 7.0
Through 2 Floors 18.7 2.8
Through 3 Floors 24.4 1.7
Through 4 Floors 27.0 1.5
Office Building 2
Through 1 Floor 16.2 2.9
Through 2 Floors 27.5 5.4
Through 3 Floors 31.6 7.2
Average Floor Attenuation Factor in dB for One, Two, Three and
Four Floors in Two Office Buildings
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Signal Penetration Into Buildings
RF signals can penetrate from outside
transmitter to the inside of buildings
However the siganls are attenuated
The path loss during penetration has been
found to be a function of:
Frequency of the signal
The height of the building

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Signal Penetration Into Buildings
Effect of Frequency
Penetration loss decreases
with increasing frequency

Effect of Height
Penetration loss decreases with the height of the building up-
to some certain height
At lower heights, the urban clutter induces greater attenuation
and then it increases
Shadowing affects of adjascent buildings

Frequency (MHz) Loss (dB)
441 16.4
896.5 11.6
1400 7.6
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Example Question
A transmitter produces 50W of power.
A) Express the transmit power in dBm
B) Express the transmit power in dBW
C) If d
0
is 100m and the received power at that
distance is 0.0035mW, then find the received
power level at a distance of 10km.
Assume that the transmit and receive antennas have
unity gains.
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Solution
A)
Pt(W) is 50W.
Pt(dBm) = 10log[Pt(mW)/1mW)]
Pt(dBm) = 10log(50x1000)
Pt(dBm) = 47 dBm
B)
Pt(dBW) = 10log[Pt(W)/1W)]
Pt(dBW) = 10log(50)
Pt(dBW) = 17 dBW

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Solution
P
r
(d) = P
r
(d
0
)(d
0
/d)
2
Substitute the values into the equation:
P
r
(10km) = P
r
(100m)(100m/10km)
2

P
r
(10km) = 0.0035mW(10
-4
)
P
r
(10km) = 3.5x10
-10
W
Pr(10km) [dBm] = 10log(3.5x10
-10
W/1mW)
= 10log(3.5x10
-7
)


= -64.5dBm

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What is Decibel (dB)
What is dB (decibel):
A logarithmic unit that is used to describe a ratio.
Let say we have two values P1 and P2. The difference (ratio)
between them can be expressed in dB and is computed as
follows:
10 log (P1/P2) dB
Example: transmit power P1 = 100W,
received power P2 = 1 W
The difference is 10log(100/1) = 20dB.

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dB
dB unit can describe very big ratios with
numbers of modest size.
See some examples:
Tx power = 100W, Received power = 1W
Tx power is 100 times of received power
Difference is 20dB
Tx power = 100W, Received power = 1mW
Tx power is 100,000 times of received power
Difference is 50dB
Tx power = 1000W, Received power = 1mW
Tx power is million times of received power
Difference is 60dB
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dBm
For power differences, dBm is used to denote
a power level with respect to 1mW as the
reference power level.
Let say Tx power of a system is 100W.
Question: What is the Tx power in unit of dBm?
Answer:
Tx_power(dBm) = 10log(100W/1mW) =
10log(100W/0.001W) = 10log(100,0000) = 50dBm
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dBW
For power differences, dBW is used to
denote a power level with respect to 1W as
the reference power level.
Let say Tx power of a system is 100W.
Question: What is the Tx power in unit of dBW?
Answer:
Tx_power(dBW) = 10log(100W/1W) = 10log(100) =
20dBW.
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Decibel (dB)
versus
Power Ratio
Comparison of
two Sound Systems
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Quiz no.1
Explain different methods of improving the
capacity of cellular systems.
Discuss how the pedestrian user and the
user moving in the vehicle are accomodated
in a cellular system.
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Brewster angle
The Brewster Angle is the angle at which no
reflection occurs in the medium of origin.
If occurs when the incident angle is such that
the reflection coefficient is zero.
It is given by the equation)

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Example
Calculate the Brewster angle for a wave
impinging on ground having a permitivity of 4.
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Example
A mobile is located 5 km away from a base station and
uses a vertical /4 monopole antenna with a gain
of 2.55 dB to receive cellular radio signals. The E-
field at 1 km from the transmitter is measured to be
10^-3 V/m. the carrier frequency used for this
system is 900 Mhz
1. Find the length and effective aperture of the
receiving antenna.
2. Find the received power at the mobile using the
two-ray ground reflection model assuming the
height of the transmitting antenna is 50m and the
receiving antenna is 1.5 m above ground