Ursi CEM 2017
Ursi CEM 2017
Ursi CEM 2017
Analysis and selection of propagation models for Broadcast and Mobile services in urban areas in
Colombia
Marlon Patino (1), Alejandro Rangel (1), Juan Vicente Balbastre (2) , Daniela Alfonso C (1), Zulma Y. López(1),
Felix Vega (1), John J. Pantoja (1),
(1) EMC-UN Group, Electrical Engineering Department Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
(2) ITACA Research Institute, Universitat Politècnica de València Valencia, Spain
The predicting tool must take into account the existing Figure 1 shows examples of the spectrum obtained in the
field level generated by the signals of existing television and mobile services bands.
telecommunication transmitters, propagation conditions
such as weather, topography, urban and natural obstacles At each point, three measurements of 6 minutes per band
and even day and time of the week. were taken at three different times of the day: morning,
afternoon and night. In accordance to the K.52
In order to select a proper propagation model for the tool, recommendation, each 6 minutes measurement was
several measurements were performed and compared with integrated, obtaining a single number corresponding to the
different propagation models. Additional calculations energy per band.
were performed in order to identify the combination of These measures were performed seven days per week,
parameters that best fits the type of signal and propagation during in two weeks, totaling 2160 spectrum shots.
conditions in the area of interest.
The behavior of the measurements showed that there are
no significant differences in traffic and spectrum observed
between the different working days and Saturdays. It was
evident an important reduction of the occupied spectrum
and field level on Sundays. Tables 1 and 2 present the
final comparisons between simulations and
measurements.
Figure 1 Above, measured UHF TV band spectrum 470 Table 1. Comparison between measurements and simulations
MHz to 698 MHz. Down, mobile band 806 MHz to for the 470 MHz to 698 MHz UHF TV band. Differences
898MHz between simulation and measurements for each one of the 5 sites,
regarding 2 propagation models and 3 diffraction method are
presented.
3. Simulations
The resolution of the cartography used was of 5 m and A propagation model was found for broadcast TV
was counted on the clutter with information of the use of services in the 470MHz to 698 MHz band and for Mobile
the soil. All of the existing TV and Trunking mobile services in the 806 MHz to 898 MHz band, on the interest
transmission systems in the area of interest were included area. The propagation models presents the best fitting
in the simulations. values required for the field prediction.
4. Analysis and comparison of results The prediction for mobile services result in a lower
quality due to the characteristics of the different types of
signals that appear in the spectrum and area of work.
The evidence suggests that the deterministic models
considered represent more adequately the measured
phenomena, in comparison with deterministic models.
6. Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the National Agency of the
Spectrum (ANE, Agencia Nacional del Espectro de
Colombia) under Contract 0054-2016.
7. References