Outdoor-to-Indoor Propagation Loss Prediction in 800-MHz to 8-GHz Band for an Urban Area

Abstract

In mobile communication systems, it is important to clarify the outdoor-to-indoor propagation loss (building penetration loss) characteristics to improve the quality of communication within buildings. This paper proposes a penetration loss prediction formula that is derived based on measurement results. We measured and analyzed the building penetration loss at higher frequencies that are appropriate for the next-generation system. We measured the propagation loss on 71 floors in 17 buildings in an urban area using four frequencies in the 800-MHz to 8-GHz band. The measurement results showed that the attenuation based on the penetration distance is 0.6 dB/m, the floor height gain is 0.6 dB/m, the constant value for the penetration loss is 10 dB, and there is no frequency dependence of the penetration loss in the frequency range from 0.8 to 8 GHz.