Use of Reverberation Chamber to Simulate the Power Delay Profile of a Wireless Environment

Published

September 8, 2008

Author(s)

Christopher L. Holloway, E Genender, Catherine A. Remley, John M. Ladbury, Galen H. Koepke, H Garbe

Abstract

Multipath propagation environment effects, such as frequency-selective fading, have a strong impact on the quality of the wireless channel. For example, multipath can impact bit error rate (BER) differently than Gaussian noise. For testing wireless devices/systems in these multipath environments it is imperative to have a reliable, controllable, and statistically repeatable measurement facility. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how the reverberation chamber can be used to simulate different multipath propagation environments. Channel characteristics, such as power delay profile, RMS delay spread, and the Rician K-factor are examined. Results for different chamber configurations (e.g., loading of the chamber, antenna positions, etc.) are compared and their effects are discussed. Results achieved inside a chamber are compared with those obtained in an actual industrial environment.

Proceedings Title

EMC Europe 2008

Conference Dates

September 7-12, 0008

Conference Location

hamburg

Pub Type

Conferences

Download Paper

https://doi.org/10.1109/EMCEUROPE.2008.4786832

Keywords

reverberation chamber, wireless device testing, multipath propagation

Citation

Holloway, C. , Genender, E. , Remley, C. , Ladbury, J. , Koepke, G. and Garbe, H. (2008), Use of Reverberation Chamber to Simulate the Power Delay Profile of a Wireless Environment, EMC Europe 2008, hamburg, -1, [online], https://doi.org/10.1109/EMCEUROPE.2008.4786832 (Accessed April 19, 2024)