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Indoor radio communication systems gain increasing interest of cellular network operators. A prerequisite to the design of these systems is the knowledge of indoor radio propagation characteristics. This knowledge should include information, concerning the in-building structure which strongly affects the signal transmission. The results presented in this paper provide a prediction of the signal behavior in indoor corridor environment and dynamic effects of people. Narrowband propagation measurements were conducted within a four storey building at National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). The purpose of the measurement campaign is to derive a path loss model considering site specific information. A description of the measurement environment and experimental set-up is given. Path loss exponents and absolute path loss values are estimated for each measured case. Statistical analysis of the measured data is also presented.
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Papadakis, N., Economou, A., Fotinopoulou, J. et al. Radio Propagation Measurements and Modeling of Indoor Channels at 1800 MHz. Wireless Personal Communications 9, 95–111 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018361428549
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