Evaluation of different signal propagation models for a mixed indoor-outdoor scenario using empirical data

Oleksandr Artemenko; Alina Rubina; Adarsh Harishchandra Nayak; Sanjeeth Baptist Menezes; Andreas Mitschele-Thiel

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Evaluation of different signal propagation models for a mixed indoor-outdoor scenario using empirical data

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@ARTICLE{10.4108/eai.20-6-2016.151519,
    author={Oleksandr Artemenko and Alina Rubina and Adarsh Harishchandra Nayak and Sanjeeth Baptist Menezes and Andreas Mitschele-Thiel},
    title={Evaluation of different signal propagation models for a mixed indoor-outdoor scenario using empirical data},
    journal={EAI Endorsed Transactions on Mobile Communications and Applications},
    volume={2},
    number={7},
    publisher={EAI},
    journal_a={MCA},
    year={2016},
    month={6},
    keywords={Path loss, Signal propagation models, Signal strength, Experiment},
    doi={10.4108/eai.20-6-2016.151519}
}

Oleksandr Artemenko
Alina Rubina
Adarsh Harishchandra Nayak
Sanjeeth Baptist Menezes
Andreas Mitschele-Thiel
Year: 2016
Evaluation of different signal propagation models for a mixed indoor-outdoor scenario using empirical data
MCA
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.20-6-2016.151519

Oleksandr Artemenko¹, Alina Rubina¹^,*, Adarsh Harishchandra Nayak¹, Sanjeeth Baptist Menezes¹, Andreas Mitschele-Thiel¹

1: Integrated Communication Systems Group, The Department of Computer Science & Automation, Technische Universität Ilmenau, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany

*Contact email: alina.rubina@tu-ilmenau.de

Abstract

In this paper, we are choosing a suitable indoor-outdoor propagation model out of the existing models by considering path loss and distance as parameters. A path loss is calculated empirically by placing emitter nodes inside a building. A receiver placed outdoors is represented by a Quadrocopter (QC) that receives beacon messages from indoor nodes. As per our analysis, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) model, Stanford University Interim (SUI) model, COST-231 Hata model, Green-Obaidat model, Free Space model, Log-Distance Path Loss model and Electronic Communication Committee 33 (ECC-33) models are chosen and evaluated using empirical data collected in a real environment. The aim is to determine if the analytically chosen models fit our scenario by estimating the minimal standard deviation from the empirical data.

Keywords: Path loss, Signal propagation models, Signal strength, Experiment

Received: 30th Sep 2015
Accepted: 23rd Dec 2015
Published: 20th Jun 2016
Publisher: EAI

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.20-6-2016.151519

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