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Correlation for Multi-Frequency Propagation in Urban Environments

B. Van Laethem,

Dr. B. Van Laethem

OPERA Dept.

Université libre de Bruxelles

Belgium

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Francois Quitin,

Dr. Francois Quitin

Univ Libre Bruxelles ULB

Belgium

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Francois Bellens,

Dr. Francois Bellens

Univ Libre Bruxelles

Belgium

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Claude Oestges,

Dr. Claude Oestges

Stanford University

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Philippe De Doncker

Dr. Philippe De Doncker

Universite Libre de Bruxelles

Belgium

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Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 29, 151-156, 2012

doi:10.2528/PIERL11111701

Abstract

The multi-frequency propagation in urban environment is investigated in this letter. An experimental measurement campaign is conducted to simultaneously measure the GSM-900, GSM-1800 and UMTS band of a cellular system in a suburban environment. The shadowing and small-scale fading parameters are extracted, and the correlation of these parameters across the different frequency bands is measured. It is shown that shadowing coefficients are highly correlated, while small-scale fading is completely uncorrelated between different frequency bands.

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B. Van Laethem, Francois Quitin, Francois Bellens, Claude Oestges, and Philippe De Doncker, "Correlation for Multi-Frequency Propagation in Urban Environments," Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 29, 151-156, 2012.
doi:10.2528/PIERL11111701

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