900-MHz multipath propagation measurements for US digital cellular radiotelephone

@article{citeulike:2648094, abstract = {The results of multipath power delay profile measurements of 900-MHz mobile radio channels in Washington, DC, Greenbelt, MD, Oakland, CA, and San Francisco, CA, are presented. The measurements have focused on acquiring worst-case profiles for typical operating locations. The data reveal that at over 98\% of the measured locations, root mean square (RMS) delay spreads are less than 12 \μs. Urban areas typically have RMS delay spreads on the order of 2-3 \μs and continuous multipath power out to excess delays of 5 \μs. In hilly residential areas and in open areas within a city, RMS delay spreads are slightly larger, typically having values of 5-7 \μs. In very rare instances, reflections from city skylines and mountains can cause RMS delay spreads in excess of 20 \μs. The worst-case profiles show resolvable diffuse multipath components at excess delays of 100 \μs and amplitudes 18 dB below that of the first arriving signal}, author = {Rappaport, T. S. and Seidel, S. Y. and Singh, R. }, booktitle = {Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on}, citeulike-article-id = {2648094}, doi = {10.1109/25.54229}, journal = {Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on}, keywords = {digital, measurement, mobile, multipath, propagation}, number = {2}, pages = {132--139}, posted-at = {2008-04-10 07:21:03}, priority = {2}, title = {900-MHz multipath propagation measurements for US digital cellular radiotelephone}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/25.54229}, volume = {39}, year = {1990} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2648094 TI - 900-MHz multipath propagation measurements for US digital cellular radiotelephone T2 - Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on JF - Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on VL - 39 IS - 2 SP - 132 EP - 139 N2 - The results of multipath power delay profile measurements of 900-MHz mobile radio channels in Washington, DC, Greenbelt, MD, Oakland, CA, and San Francisco, CA, are presented. The measurements have focused on acquiring worst-case profiles for typical operating locations. The data reveal that at over 98% of the measured locations, root mean square (RMS) delay spreads are less than 12 μs. Urban areas typically have RMS delay spreads on the order of 2-3 μs and continuous multipath power out to excess delays of 5 μs. In hilly residential areas and in open areas within a city, RMS delay spreads are slightly larger, typically having values of 5-7 μs. In very rare instances, reflections from city skylines and mountains can cause RMS delay spreads in excess of 20 μs. The worst-case profiles show resolvable diffuse multipath components at excess delays of 100 μs and amplitudes 18 dB below that of the first arriving signal KW - digital KW - measurement KW - mobile KW - multipath KW - propagation AU - Rappaport, TS AU - Seidel, SY AU - Singh, R PY - 1990/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/25.54229 ER -