Propagation Models Used in Planning: The Hata Model For Suburban Areas
Propagation Models Used in Planning: The Hata Model For Suburban Areas
Propagation Models Used in Planning: The Hata Model For Suburban Areas
The Okumura model for Urban Areas is a Radio propagation model that
was built using the data collected in the city of Tokyo, Japan. The model is ideal for using in cities with
many urban structures but not many tall blocking structures. The model served as a base for the Hata
Model.
Okumura model was built into three modes. The once for urban, suburban and open areas. The model for
urban areas was built first and used as the base for others.
Coverage
Frequency = 150 MHz to 1920 MHz
Mobile station antenna height: between 1 m and 10 m
Base station antenna height: between 30 m and 1000 m
Link distance: between 1 km and 100 km
The Okumura model is formally expressed as:
where,
L = The median path loss. Unit: Decibel (dB)
LFSL = The Free Space Loss. Unit: Decibel (dB)
AMU = Median attenuation. Unit: Decibel (dB)
HMG = Mobile station antenna height gain factor.
HBG = Base station antenna height gain factor.
Kcorrection = Correction factor gain (such as type of environment, water surfaces, isolated obstacle etc.)
The Hata Model for Suburban Areas, also known as the Okumura-Hata
model for being a developed version of the Okumura Model, is the most widely used model in radio
frequency propagation for predicting the behavior of cellular transmissions in city outskirts and other rural
areas. This model incorporates the graphical information from Okumura model and develops it further to
better suite the need. This model also has two more varieties for transmission in Urban Areas and Open
Areas.
Hata Model predicts the total path loss along a link of terrestrial microwave or other type of cellular
communications. And is a function of transmission frequency and the average path loss in urban areas.
Coverage
Frequency: 150 MHz to 1.50 GHz
Mathematical Formulation
Hata Model for Suburban Areas is formulated as,
Where,
LSU = Path loss in suburban areas. Unit: decibel (dB)
LU = Average Path loss in urban areas for small sized city. Unit: decibel (dB)
f = Frequency of Transmission. Unit: megahertz (MHz).
Young model is a radio propagation model that was built on the data collected on New York
City. It typically models the behaviour of cellular communication systems in large cities.
Frequency: 150 MHz to 3700 MHz
The mathematical formulation for Young model is:
Where,
L = path loss. Unit: decibel (dB)
The COST-Hata-Model is a radio propagation model that extends the urban Hata
Model (which in turn is based on the Okumura Model) to cover a more elaborated range of frequencies. It
is the most often cited of the COST 231 models (EU funded research project ca. April 1986 - April 1996),
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also called the Hata Model PCS Extension.[2]
COST (COopration europenne dans le domaine de la recherche Scientifique et Technique) is a
European Union Forum for cooperative scientific research which has developed this model accordingly to
various experiments and researches.
Link Distance: 1 up to 20 km
Where,
L = Median path loss. Unit: Decibel (dB)
f = Frequency of Transmission. Unit: Megahertz (MHz)
hB = Base Station Antenna effective height. Unit: Meter (m)
d = Link distance. Unit: Kilometer (km)
hR = Mobile Station Antenna effective height. Unit: Meter (m)
a(hR) = Mobile station Antenna height correction factor as described in the Hata Model for Urban Areas..