UWB Fading Characteristics in a Typical Office Environment
Conference: European Wireless 2005 - 11th European Wireless Conference 2005 - Next Generation wireless and Mobile Communications and Services
04/10/2006 - 04/13/2005 at Nicosia, Cyprus
Proceedings: European Wireless 2005
Pages: 6Language: englishTyp: PDF
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Authors:
Thiagarajah, Sharlene (Telekom Research and Development Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia)
Ali, Borhanuddin Mohd.; Khatun, Sabira (Dept. of Computer and Comm. Systems Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia)
Ismail, Mahamod (Dept. of Electric, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
Abstract:
This paper investigates the slow- and fast-fading characteristics of an ultra-wideband (UWB) pulse transmission in a typical office environment. 924 impulse responses were recorded in 24 locations over a single floor and analyzed according to path topography. The standard deviation of the slow-fading was empirically determined to be less than 2.68 dB for all topographies. The fast-fading characteristics were also investigated to capture the less predictable scattering behavior of the environment. Results show that the complex scattering amplitudes of the elemental scatterers are uncorrelated for all topographies. We conclude that the UWB channel can be modeled as a WSSUS channel.