Analysis of realistic ultrawideband indoor communication channels by using an efficient ray-tracing based method

A fundamental step in ultrawideband (UWB) communication system design involves the characterization of the indoor propagation channel. In this paper, we show that the UWB propagation channel parameters can be accurately predicted by employing ray tracing (RT) simulation carried out at various freque...

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Main Authors: Malik, Wasim Qamar, Manara, Giuliano, Edwards, David J., Monorchio, Agostino, Bertini, Stefano, Tiberi, Gianluigi
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
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Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/53582
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author Malik, Wasim Qamar
Manara, Giuliano
Edwards, David J.
Monorchio, Agostino
Bertini, Stefano
Tiberi, Gianluigi
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Manara, Giuliano
Edwards, David J.
Monorchio, Agostino
Bertini, Stefano
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description A fundamental step in ultrawideband (UWB) communication system design involves the characterization of the indoor propagation channel. In this paper, we show that the UWB propagation channel parameters can be accurately predicted by employing ray tracing (RT) simulation carried out at various frequencies over the signal bandwidth. It is important to note that the determination of the rays reaching a given location is made only once, as the RT algorithm is independent of frequency. A parallel ray approximation (PRA) is used to significantly improve the computational efficiency of the RT based method. Moreover the accuracy of the approximation is verified through a measurement campaign.
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spelling mit-1721.1/535822022-09-29T21:01:36Z Analysis of realistic ultrawideband indoor communication channels by using an efficient ray-tracing based method Malik, Wasim Qamar Manara, Giuliano Edwards, David J. Monorchio, Agostino Bertini, Stefano Tiberi, Gianluigi Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences Malik, Wasim Q. Malik, Wasim Qamar ultrawideband (UWB) channel ray-tracing parallel rays indoor propagation Angle of arrival (AoA) A fundamental step in ultrawideband (UWB) communication system design involves the characterization of the indoor propagation channel. In this paper, we show that the UWB propagation channel parameters can be accurately predicted by employing ray tracing (RT) simulation carried out at various frequencies over the signal bandwidth. It is important to note that the determination of the rays reaching a given location is made only once, as the RT algorithm is independent of frequency. A parallel ray approximation (PRA) is used to significantly improve the computational efficiency of the RT based method. Moreover the accuracy of the approximation is verified through a measurement campaign. Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Pisa 2010-04-08T15:12:33Z 2010-04-08T15:12:33Z 2009-03 2008-07 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0018-926X http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/53582 Tiberi, G. et al. “Analysis of Realistic Ultrawideband Indoor Communication Channels by Using an Efficient Ray-Tracing Based Method.” Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on 57.3 (2009): 777-785. © 2009 IEEE https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7260-7560 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2009.2013432 IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE
spellingShingle ultrawideband (UWB) channel
ray-tracing
parallel rays
indoor propagation
Angle of arrival (AoA)
Malik, Wasim Qamar
Manara, Giuliano
Edwards, David J.
Monorchio, Agostino
Bertini, Stefano
Tiberi, Gianluigi
Analysis of realistic ultrawideband indoor communication channels by using an efficient ray-tracing based method
title Analysis of realistic ultrawideband indoor communication channels by using an efficient ray-tracing based method
title_full Analysis of realistic ultrawideband indoor communication channels by using an efficient ray-tracing based method
title_fullStr Analysis of realistic ultrawideband indoor communication channels by using an efficient ray-tracing based method
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of realistic ultrawideband indoor communication channels by using an efficient ray-tracing based method
title_short Analysis of realistic ultrawideband indoor communication channels by using an efficient ray-tracing based method
title_sort analysis of realistic ultrawideband indoor communication channels by using an efficient ray tracing based method
topic ultrawideband (UWB) channel
ray-tracing
parallel rays
indoor propagation
Angle of arrival (AoA)
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/53582
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7260-7560
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