• Indoor propagation modeling

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Factors affecting

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Tx Rx

wood Metal Glass

2nd floor

1st floor

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• Attenuation factor model

Mean path loss:

d 
PL(d)  PL(d 0 )  10 nsf log    FAF dB   PAF
dB dB d
 0
dB

Path loss at
reference Path loss at
distance distance Floor
d attenuation
factor Partition
attenuation
Path loss factor
exponent for
same floor

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d 
PL(d)  PL(d 0 )  10 nmf log     PAF
dB dB d
 0
dB

Path loss exponent

for multiple floor

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Outdoor Propagation Models

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Prob:
Determine the mean path loss for 30m from the transmitter, through
three floors of office building. Consider that two concrete block walls
are between the transmitter and receiver on the intermediate floors.
Some system parameters are given below:

nsf  3.27, nmf  5.22, FAF  24.4dB, and PAFconcrete  13 dB,

f  900MHz, and d0  1m

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Prob:
Determine and compare mean path loss for 30m from the
transmitter, through three floors of office building 1 and 2. Consider
that two concrete block walls are between the transmitter and
receiver on the intermediate floors. Some system parameters are
given below:

nsf  3.27, and PAFconcrete  13 dB,

f  900MHz , and d 0  1m

Location FAF (dB) Floors

Building 1: 12.9 Through 1 floor
18.7 Through 2 floor
24.4 Through 3 floor
Building 2: 16.2 Through 1 floor
27.5 Through 2 floor
31.6 Through 3 floor

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• Modified in-building path loss model

Mean path loss:

d 
PL(d)  PL(d 0 )  20log     d  FAF dB   PAF
dB dB d
 0
dB

Attenuation
constant for
a channel

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Prob:
Determine mean path loss for 30m from the transmitter,
through three floors of office building 1. Consider that two
concrete block walls are between the transmitter and receiver
on the intermediate floors. Some system parameters are given
below:
FAF  24.4dB, and PAFconcrete  13 dB, f  850MHz , and d 0  1m

Location Frequency α -Attenuation

(dB/m)
Building 1: 5 story 850 MHz 0.62
1.7 GHz 0.57
4 GHz 0.47
Building 2: 4 story 850 MHz 0.48
1.7 GHz 0.35
4 GHz 0.23
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