Channel Simulator for Land Mobile Satellite Channel Along Roadside Trees

We study the signal fading for the land mobile satellite channel caused by roadside trees. A channel simulator is developed which takes into account the signal fading caused by position-dependent tree scattered fields and by swaying tree components. In the model, the tree canopy is modeled as a vert...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on antennas and propagation 2011-05, Vol.59 (5), p.1699-1706
Main Authors: Cheffena, Michael, Pérez-Fontán, Fernando
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied classical electromagnetism
Applied sciences
Brain modeling
Channels
Computer simulation
Cylinders
Dielectrics
Diffraction, scattering, reflection
Electromagnetic wave propagation, radiowave propagation
Electromagnetism
electron and ion optics
Equipments and installations
Exact sciences and technology
Fading
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Land
Land mobile satellite (LMS) channel model
Least squares approximation
Leaves
Mobile radiocommunication systems
Physics
Radiocommunications
Radiowave propagation
Satellite telecommunications. Space telecommunications
Scattering
Signal fading
Telecommunications
Telecommunications and information theory
Trees
Vegetation
Wind speed
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Summary:We study the signal fading for the land mobile satellite channel caused by roadside trees. A channel simulator is developed which takes into account the signal fading caused by position-dependent tree scattered fields and by swaying tree components. In the model, the tree canopy is modeled as a vertically oriented cylindrical volume containing randomly distributed and oriented leaves and branches. The tree trunk is modeled as a finite lossy dielectric cylinder. Leaves are modeled as thin lossy dielectric disks and branches as finite lossy dielectric cylinders. The scattering pattern of the new model has a narrow forward lobe with an isotropic background which is comparable to the one found using the radiative energy transfer theory. In addition, the variation of the specific attenuation with frequency of the model is fairly similar to the one given in the ITU Recommendation. The model is validated using measurements at 2 GHz in terms of the cumulative distribution functions of the received signal and the Ricean K-factor, average fade duration and level crossing rate. Good agreement is found between the measured and simulated statistics.
ISSN:0018-926X
1558-2221
DOI:10.1109/TAP.2011.2122297