Abstract
Internet of Things (IoT) holds a great promise in providing autonomous and ubiquitous connectivity between devices in future communication systems. Due to the spectrum scarcity, very high frequency (VHF) and ultra high frequency (UHF) bands are viewed as valuable resources for IoT communications, especially to connect to distant locations that are hard to reach using higher frequencies. Existing propagation models in the VHF/UHF frequency bands are mainly for broadcasting and cellular systems with high transmit antenna heights, and hence, they are not suitable for IoT communications characterized by low antenna heights at both the transmitter and receiver. In this paper, we present new statistical path loss and delay spread models for IoT communications based on quasi-simultaneous wideband channel measurements conducted in the VHF/UHF frequency bands (from 37.8 to 370 MHz) at the city of Halifax, Canada. In particular, we present two log-distance path loss models (frequency-independent path loss exponent and frequency- dependent path loss exponent), as well as, a new statistical distribution of the delay spread.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | 2017 IEEE 86th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall) |
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| Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 12 Feb 2018 |
| Event | 2017 IEEE 86th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall) - Toronto, Canada Duration: 24 Sept 2017 → 27 Sept 2017 |
Keywords
- IoT
- VHF/UHF
- Military communications
- propagation models
- Measurements