IEICE Transactions on Communications
Online ISSN : 1745-1345
Print ISSN : 0916-8516
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Path Loss Prediction Formula in Urban Area for the Fourth-Generation Mobile Communication Systems
Koshiro KITAOShinichi ICHITSUBO
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2008 Volume E91.B Issue 6 Pages 1999-2009

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A site-general type prediction formula is created based on the measurement results in an urban area in Japan assuming that the prediction frequency range required for Fourth-Generation (4G) Mobile Communication Systems is from 3 to 6GHz, the distance range is 0.1 to 3km, and the base station (BS) height range is from 10 to 100m. Based on the measurement results, the path loss (dB) is found to be proportional to the logarithm of the distance (m), the logarithm of the BS height (m), and the logarithm of the frequency (GHz). Furthermore, we examine the extension of existing formulae such as the Okumura-Hata, Walfisch-Ikegami, and Sakagami formulae for 4G systems and propose a prediction formula based on the Extended Sakagami formula.

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