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Session 6 : Radio wave propagation and planning
Polarization
Its the orientation of the wave's electric field at a
point in space
Circular polarization
Linear polarization
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Radio propagation
Radio propagation is the behavior of radio waves when they are
transmitted, or propagated from one point on the Earth to another, or into
various parts of the atmosphere.
Affected by :
The phenomena of Reflection, refraction, diffraction, absorption and scattering.
The daily changes of water vapor in the troposphere and ionization in the upper
atmosphere due to the Sun
Radio waves at different frequencies propagate in different way
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Propagation effects: long-term modes
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Propagation effects: short-term modes
Anomalous (short-term) interference propagation mechanisms
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Propagation effects
Reflection
the abrupt change in direction of a wave
front at an interface between two dissimilar
media so that the wave front returns into the
medium from which it originated.
Reflecting object is large compared to
wavelength.
Scattering
a phenomenon in which the direction (or
polarization) of the wave is changed when
the wave encounters propagation medium
discontinuities smaller than the wavelength
(e.g. foliage, )
Results in a disordered or random change
in the energy distribution
Refraction
Redirection of a wavefront passing
through a medium having a
refractive index that is a
continuous function of position
(e.g., a graded-index optical fibre,
or earth atmosphere) or through a
boundary between two dissimilar
media
Diffraction
The mechanism the waves spread as
they pass barriers in obstructed radio
path (through openings or around
barriers)
P.526 : Propagation by diffraction -
Approved in 2009-10
Absorption
The conversion of the transmitted EM energy into another
form, usually thermal.
The conversion takes place as a result of interaction
between the incident energy and the material medium, at the
molecular or atomic level.
One cause of signal attenuation due to walls, precipitations
(rain, snow, sand) and atmospheric gases
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Session 6 : Radio wave propagation and planning
Ionospheric reflections
The ionosphere is transparent for
microwaves but reflects HF waves
There are various ionospheric
layers (D, E,F1, F2, etc.) at various
heights (50 300 km)
Over-horizon communication
range: several thousand km
Suffers from fading
Ionospheric reflectivity depends
on time, frequency of incident
wave, electron density, solar
activity, etc. Difficult to predict
with precision
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Session 6 : Radio wave propagation and planning
Ducting
When ducting occurs, signals travel along and
within the inversion layer, reflected off its
boundarie
Ducting effects occur primarily because
of temperature inversions at a height of
between 500m and 1500m, and occasionally up
to 3000m. Such inversions are not caused by
local "weather" or terrain, but rather by climatic
conditions
radio signals:
are bent by atmospheric refraction
are guided or ducted
tend to follow the curvature of the Earth,
experience less attenuation in the ducts than they
would if the ducts were not present
It also causes long distance propagation
of radio signals in bands that would normally be
limited to line of sight
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Session 6 : Radio wave propagation and planning
Ducting and Range Limitation
The earths curvature limits the maximum range to be
achieved
The maximum cell range can be calculated with Equation
below
approximately 40 km with an 80 m antenna high assuming that the terminal is at ground
level.
To achieve 100 km cell range, the required antenna height is 580 m!!!
Ducting helps improve the range of radio sites
R = 8650 km
(Effective earth radius for radio propagation
is 4/3 larger than real radius)
R d R h
h R d R
+ =
+ = +
2 2
2 2 2
) (
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Session 6 : Radio wave propagation and planning
Latency & frequency shift
Consequences of limited velocity of radio wave:
Received wave is delayed due to the travel time
Received wave frequency is shifted due to Doppler effect (if
transmitter or receiver move)
Doppler effect: the apparent
change in frequency of a
wave that is perceived by an
observer
moving relative to the
source of the wave
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Session 6 : Radio wave propagation and planning
Quiz
What is latency of signals
From HAPS (dist. 20 km)?
From International Space Station (360 km)?
From a geostationary satellite (36000 km)?
What is Doppler shift of 3 GHz signal received at a
fixed station From :
a car (100 km/h)?
jet aircraft (1000 km/h)?
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Session 6 : Radio wave propagation and planning
Contents
3 Coverage planning
1 Propagation : General Overview
2 Propagation models
5 Example: Coverage planning and analysis
4 Gap fillers
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Session 6 : Radio wave propagation and planning
What is propagation model?
A propagation model :
describes the average signal propagation, and it converts the maximum allowed propagation loss to
the maximum cell range.
Is a relation between the signal radiated and signal received as a function of distance and other
variables
It depends on:
Environment : urban, rural, dense urban, suburban, open, forest, sea
Distance, Frequency, atmospheric conditions, Indoor/outdoor
Different models
different environments (indoor-outdoor; land-sea-space; )
Different applications (point-to-point, point-to-area, )
Different frequency ranges
Recommendation ITU-R P.1144-5 (10/2009)
Guide to the application of the propagation methods of Radiocommunication Study Group 3
It advises users on the most appropriate methods for particular applications as well as the limits,
required input information, and output for each of these methods.
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Session 6 : Radio wave propagation and planning
Free space propagation
ITU-R P.525 : Calculation of free-space attenuation -
Approved in 1994-08
where:
Lbf : free-space basic transmission loss (dB)
d : distance
: wavelength, and
d and are expressed in the same unit.
where:
f : frequency (MHz)
d :distance (km).
OR
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4
log( 20 dB
d
Lbf
t
=
] [ ) log( 20 ) log( 20 4 . 32 dB d f Lbf + + =
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LoS (Line-of-Sight) Model
Power flow from T to R
concentrates in the 1st
Fresnel zone
Propagation is assumed
to occur in LoS, i.e. with
negligible diffraction
phenomena if there is
no obstacle within the
first Fresnel ellipsoid.
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Fresnel Zone
Fresnel zones are loci of points of constant path
length difference of /2 (1800 phase difference )
The radius of an ellipsoid at a point between the transmitter and the
receiver can be approximated by:
or, in practical units(where f :frequency (MHz) ,d
1
and d
2
:the distances
(km) between TX and RX at the point where the ellipsoid radius (m) is
calculated:
T R
d1 d2
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Quiz
Max. radius of the 1st Fresnel zone:
Frequency = 3 GHz (= 0.1m)
T R distance =4 km
A LOS link shown in the figure was designed with
positive link budget. After deployment, no signal was
received. Why?
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Session 6 : Radio wave propagation and planning
Okumura-Hata model
Suited for mobile transmissions and it is based on extensive empirical
measurements
Frequency: 150 MHz to 1500 MHz / Mobile Station Antenna Height: between 1 m and 10 m
Base station Antenna Height: between 30 m and 200 m / Link distance: between 1 km and 20 km
For Urban Areas
for small or medium sized city:
for large cities:
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Session 6 : Radio wave propagation and planning
Calculation of minimum median field strengths - Example
Outdoor standard deviation (dB): 5.5
System parameters DVB-T
FFT size 8K
Modulation 64-QAM
Code rate 2/3
Guard interval 1/4
System bandwidth (MHz) 8
Signal bandwidth (MHz) 7.61
Required C/N (dB)
Rice 19.5
Rayleigh 21.8
Receiver parameters
Receiving condition Fixed
Noise factor (dB) 7
Man-made noise margin
(dB)
0
Antenna gain (dBd) 10.1
Feeder loss (dB) 3.1
Antenna height (m) 10
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Calculation of minimum median field strengths - Example
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Emed 10m, 95% of locations, Fixed RX mode
Emed 10m, 95% of locations, Fixed RX mode
5.1 dB
Note: 0.06 dB between 7.77 MHz and 7.61 MHz
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Session 6 : Radio wave propagation and planning
Network planning results
Coverage presentations showing for the chosen reception mode:
Site locations
Coverage probability (in the presence of noise and interference) in the wanted service area;
Population obtaining the required coverage quality.
Lists of characteristics of each station including:
Maximum effective radiated power (ERP);
Horizontal and vertical antenna pattern;
Antenna height;
Site location;
System variant and bit rate of the multiplex.
These data are the bases for :
predicting transmission costs, potential number of customers and
number of services and picture and sound quality of the planned network.
Network Roll-out
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Session 6 : Radio wave propagation and planning
Trade-off between network roll-out speed, network costs and
network quality
Roll-out speed, networks costs and network quality are interrelated and an
optimal balance should be chosen.
Speed
Quality
Cost
4
3
2
1
0
5
Speed
Quality
Cost
4
3
2
1
0
5
Speed
Quality
Cost
4
3
2
1
0
5
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 1
Good coverage of main
population centers with
many MUX ASAP
Phase 2
Network roll-out is slower
and poor coverage in areas
without competition is
acceptable.
Phase 1
Roll out of a few MUX with similar
coverage as for analogue TV, before
ASO and service interruptions due to
equipment failure or maintenance are
acceptable.
Phase 2
After ASO gradually more MUXs will
be rolled out and better service
availability will be obtained
Good indoor and
mobile reception
in and around
main population
centers, with
new sites to
obtain better
coverage in
SFN.
Site
acquisition, takes
a long time and
slow network
rollout is
acceptable
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Contents
3 Coverage planning
1 Propagation : General Overview
2 Propagation models
5 Example: Coverage planning and analysis
4 Gap fillers
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Gap filler Overview
Also called Fill-in transmitters, repeaters.
Low power transmitters used for coverage
of small areas with poor reception from a
main transmitter.
Mainly used in complex outdoor
environments or complex terrains such as
mountains, Underground locations,
highways, villages, railways
Often have a directional antenna diagram.
Consequently a fill-in transmitter has
limited interference potential to other TV
coverage areas. For this reason and
because the coverage area of a fill-in
transmitter is in general shielded from
other transmitters, frequency reuse
distances can be relatively small.
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Gap Filler Working principles
Are mainly fed off-air from a main
transmitter
The received signal is down-
converted to IF and reconverted
to the required transmission
frequency.
The transmission frequency can
be different from the received
frequency or the same. In the
latter case the fill-in transmitter
operates as SFN with the main
transmitter.
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Gap Filler Working principles
2 cases:
Use MFN: no technical limitation in radiated power.
Use SFN:
To prevent oscillation, the gain of the fill-in transmitting equipment must be lower than the
measured feedback. Measured isolation values range from about 60 to 110 dB
A safety margin of 10 dB is applied to the isolation value in order to allow for time variations.
Modern fill-in transmitter equipment allows amplification of 10 to 15 dB above the isolation value.
The isolation can be improved by:
Larger separation between receiving and transmitting antenna;
Increased receiving and transmitting antenna directivity;
Use of orthogonal polarization between input and output signal.
If the radiated power is not sufficient to cover the area:
either a TX frequency different from the RX frequency should be used (MFN) if available, or
the fill-in should be fed by microwave link, satellite or cable. In this case, the fill in
transmitter should be equipped with a modulator.
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Gap Fillers Implementation
Detailed coverage assessment will identify
the areas where fill-in transmitters are
needed.
A sufficiently strong input signal should be
received. An input level above -55 dBm is
generally needed to ensure a good quality
output signal. In order to obtain such
input values, LoS between the main TX
antenna and the RX antenna of the fill in
station is likely to be required.
For SFN Care must be taken to ensure
sufficient isolation between input and
output signal. The output power depends
on isolation value.
For that reason measurements and
possibly adjustments are needed at each
site and at each frequency before the fill-
in station becomes operational.
Element Fill-in TX
Measured input signal (Pi) -75 dBW
Measured isolation minus 10 dB safety margin (I) 65 dB
Gain margin (Gm) 10 dB
Maximum gain (I + Gm) 75 dB
Output power (Po = Pi + I + Gm) 0 dBW
Transmitting antenna gain minus cable loss (Gt) 10 dB
Allowed radiated power (ERP = Po + Gt) 10 dBW
! Experience has shown that, for DTTB, fewer fill-in
transmitters are needed than for analogue TV.
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Contents
3 Coverage planning
1 Propagation : General Overview
2 Propagation models
5 Example: Coverage planning and analysis
4 Gap fillers
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Session 6 : Radio wave propagation and planning
Example: Coverage planning and analysis
3 Coverage analysis
1 Site Settings
2 Propagation model Settings
4 Remedying Actions
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Example: Coverage planning and analysis
3 Coverage analysis
1 Site Settings
2 Propagation model Settings
4 Remedying Actions
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Example: Coverage planning and analysis
3 Coverage analysis
1 Site Settings
2 Propagation model Settings
4 Remedying Actions
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Example: Coverage planning
and analysis
3 Coverage analysis
1 Propagation : Site Settings
2 Propagation model Settings
4 Remedying Actions
Coverage hole
3D
view
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Example: Coverage planning and analysis
3 Coverage analysis
1 Site Settings
2 Propagation model Settings
4 Remedying Actions
New gap filler
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Example 2: Propagation models P.1546
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Example 2: Propagation models - CRC
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Example 2: Propagation models P.1546 - CRC
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Hakim Ebdelli
Abdeli.Hakim@cert.mincom.tn
thank you