Measurements in harsh RF propagation environments to support performance evaluation of wireless sensor networks

Sensor Review

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 211-222

  Remley, Kate A ^a   Koepke, Galen ^a   Holloway, Chris ^a   Camell, Dennis ^a   Grosvenor, Chriss ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Sensors; Wireless

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE ASSEMBLIES; COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; CONTROL ENVIRONMENT; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; EVALUATION PROCESS; INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS; LITERATURE DATA; MEASUREMENT DATA; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; MULTI-PATH; MULTIPATH ENVIRONMENTS; OIL REFINERIES; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PROPAGATION CHANNELS; PROPAGATION ENVIRONMENT; RADIO ENVIRONMENT; REAL-WORLD; RF PROPAGATION; WIRELESS; WIRELESS DEVICES; WIRELESS SENSOR;

MULTIPATH PROPAGATION; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; SENSOR NETWORKS;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 70149116676     PISSN: 02602288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02602280910967620     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Chuang, J.C.-I. The effects of time delay spread on portable radio communications channels with digital modulation IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications SAC-5 5 1987 879-89
2. Davis, B., Grosvenor, C., Johnk, R.T., Novotny, D., Baker-Jarvis, J., Janezic, M. Complex permittivity of planar building materials measured with an ultra-wideband free-field antenna measurement system National Institute of Standards Technology Technical Journal of Research 112 1 2007 67-73
3. Dudley, D.G., Lienard, M., Mahmoud, S.F., Degauque, P. Wireless propagation in tunnels IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine 49 2 2007 11-26
4. Emslie, A.G., Lagace, R.L., Strong, P.F. Theory of the propagation of UHF radio waves in coal mine tunnels IEEE Transactions Antennas Propagations 23 2 1975 192-205
5. Genender, E., Holloway, C.L., Remley, K.A., Ladbury, J., Koepke, G., Garbe, H. Use of reverberation chamber to simulate the power delay profile of a wireless environment Proceedings IEEE EMC Europe, Hamburg, September 8-12 2008
6. Holloway, C.L., Young, W.F., Koepke, G., Remley, K.A., Camell, D., Becquet, Y. Attenuation of radio wave signals coupled into twelve large building structures 2008 National Institute of Standards Technology Technical Note 1545, Boulder, CO, April
7. Holloway, C.L., Koepke, G., Camell, D., Remley, K.A., Schima, S.A., McKinley, M., Johnk, R.T. Propagation and detection of radio signals before, during, and after the implosion of a large convention center 2006 National Institute of Standards Technology Technical Note 1542, Boulder, CO, June
8. Holloway, C.L., Koepke, G., Camell, D., Remley, K.A., Williams, D.F., Schima, S.A., Canales, S., Tamura, D.T. Propagation and detection of radio signals before, during, and after the implosion of a large sports stadium (Veterans' Stadium in Philadelphia) 2005a National Institute of Standards Technology Technical Note 1541, Boulder, CO, October
9. Holloway, C.L., Koepke, G., Camell, D., Remley, K.A., Williams, D.F., Schima, S.A., Canales, S., Tamura, D.T. Propagation and detection of radio signals before, during, and after the implosion of a 13-story apartment building 2005b National Institute of Standards Technology Technical Note 1540, Boulder, CO, May
10. Oda, Y., Tsuchihashi, R., Tsuenekawa, K., Hata, M. Measured path loss and multipath propagation characteristics in UHF and microwave frequency bands for urban mobile communications Proceedings of 53rd IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC 2001 Spring, May Vol. 1 2001 337-41
11. Rak, M., Pechac, P. UHF propagation in caves and subterranean galleries IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 55 4 2007 1134-8
12. Remley, K.A., Koepke, G., Holloway, C.L., Grosvenor, C., Camell, D.G., Johnk, R.T. Radio communications for emergency responders in high-multipath outdoor environments Proceedings of International Symposium on Advanced Radio Technologies, Boulder, CO, June 2008a 106-11
13. Remley, K.A., Koepke, G., Grosvenor, C., Johnk, R.T., Ladbury, J., Camell, D., Coder, J. NIST tests of the wireless environment in automobile manufacturing facilities 2008b National Institute of Standards Technology Technical Note 1550, Boulder, CO, October
14. Remley, K.A., Koepke, G., Holloway, C.L., Grosvenor, C., Camell, D., Ladbury, J., Novotny, D., Young, W.F., Hough, G., McKinley, M.D., Becquet, Y., Korsnes, J. Measurements to support broadband modulated-signal radio transmissions for the public-safety sector 2008c National Institute of Standards Technology Technical Note 1546, Boulder, CO, April
15. Riback, M., Medbo, J., Berg, J., Harryson, F., Asplund, H. Carrier frequency effects on path loss Proceedings of 63rd IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC Spring, Melbourne, May 7-10 Vol. 6 2006 2717-21
16. Wepman, J.A., Hoffman, J.R., Loew, L.H. Impulse response measurements in the 1850-1990 MHz band in large outdoor cells 1994 NTIA Report 94-309, US Department of Commerce, June