Path Loss Measurements for Relay Stations in 1900MHz Band
Masoud Hamid, Ivica N Kostanic · 2013
Abstract—Relays play important role in deployment of Long Term Evolution (LTE) and LTE-Advanced systems. This paper addresses prediction of the radio signal path loss on the link between eNodeB and relay stations. The path loss models are derived on a basis of an extensive measurement campaign conducted in 1900 MHz frequency band. An effect of the relay station antenna height is studied and included in the path loss modeling. Good agreement between measurement and predictions is obtained, with standard deviation of the prediction error ranging between 2.59 and 6.34 dB. Index Terms—LTE-Advanced, path loss measurements, propagation model, relays, relay antenna height.