Dense Urban Channel Measurements for Utility Pole Fixed Wireless Links

TL;DR

This study provides detailed measurements of wireless channel conditions in dense urban areas for fixed backhaul links on utility poles, focusing on 2.45 GHz MISO channels with various antenna configurations.

Contribution

It offers new empirical data on urban propagation, including small and large scale statistics, antenna correlation, and directional antenna rejection, for utility pole fixed wireless links.

Findings

Characterized urban propagation conditions at 2.45 GHz

Analyzed antenna correlation and off-broadside rejection

Provided data on small and large scale channel statistics

Abstract

This radio channel measurement campaign characterizes the propagation conditions experienced in a dense urban environment over fixed backhaul links between wireless devices that are mounted on utility or traffic light poles. The measurements characterize the 2x1 multiple input single output channel in the 2.45 GHz band for both spatially separated omni antennas and cross polarized directional antennas. Results presented include both small and large scale channel statistics, antenna correlation coefficient values and the off-broadside rejection achieved with the directional antennas.