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Predicted HIPERLAN coverage and Outage performance at 5.2 and 17 GHz using indoor 3-D ray-tracing techniques

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The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has recently defined a European standard for High Performance Radio LANs. This standard, known as HIPERLAN, has dedicated spectrum in both the 5 GHz and 17 GHz frequency bands. The system has been designed as an indoor wired-line replacement offering raw data rates in excess of 20 Mb/s.

In this paper, simulated propagation data at 5.2 GHz and 17 GHz has been generated for a typical HIPERLAN environment. The analysis was performed using an indoor three dimensional ‘ray-tracing’ algorithm developed for site specific single floor environments. The model is capable of predicting narrowband (power) and wideband (time dispersion) characteristics even in non-line-of-sight locations.

Using this propagation information, the design of a suitable equaliser and the expected coverage of a HIPERLAN node is investigated for a particular indoor location. Emphasis has been placed on the need to develop low cost and robust receiver designs that are compatible with the design goal of a small and low power terminal.

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    A. R. Nix, G. E. Athanasiadou & J. P. McGeehan

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Nix, A.R., Athanasiadou, G.E. & McGeehan, J.P. Predicted HIPERLAN coverage and Outage performance at 5.2 and 17 GHz using indoor 3-D ray-tracing techniques. Wireless Pers Commun 3, 365–388 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00461146

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