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SEAMCATimplementationofExtendedHataandExtendedHataSRDmodels

EXTENDEDHATAMODELS(BUILTIN)

1.1

Inputparameters

Figure1:SEAMCATInterfacetotheextendedHata(SRD)propagationmodel

Description

Symbol

Type

Unit

Comments

Variation

Variationinpathlosstakesintoaccountthe
uncertaintyofbuildingdesign,furniture,
roomsize,etc.Thisisastandarddeviation
whichreferstothemeanoftheMedian
pathloss.

Medianpathloss

Dependingofthedistance,the
environment,thefrequencyandtheheight
oftheantenna.

Generalenvironment

Thisisamean.
Environmentofthepropagation:urban,
rural,suburban

Localenvironment(Vr)

Environmentofthereceiverantenna:
outdoor,indoor

Localenvironment(Wt)

Environmentofthetransmitterantenna:
outdoor,indoor

Propagationenvironment

Environmentofthepropagation:Below
roof,Aboveroof(usedforstandard
deviationcalculations)
ONLYUSEDIFVARIATIONOPTIONIS
CHECKED

Wallloss(indoorindoor)
Walllossstddev(indoor
indoor)
Wallloss(indooroutdoor)
Walllossstddev(indoor
outdoor)
Lossbetweenadjacentfloor
Empiricalparameters:
Sizeoftheroom(droom)
Heightofeachfloor

S
S

dB
dB

S
S

dB
dB

dB

droom
hfloor

S
S

m
m

Table1:DescriptionoftheExtendedHataandExtendedHata(SRD)models
1.2

Calculationalgorithm

TheExtendedHatamodelimplementedinSEAMCATcalculatespropagationlossbetweentransmitterandreceiveras:

f propage ( f , h1 , h2 , d , env ) L T (G ( ))
where:
f:frequency(MHz)
h1:transmitterantennaheight,m,aboveground
h2:receiverantennaheight,m,aboveground
d:distancebetweentransmitterandreceiver,km
env:generalenvironment
Symbols:

=medianpropagationloss(dB)

H m

= min( h1 , h2 )

Hb

= max( h1 , h2 )

ThevalidityrangesidentifiedbyCOST231basedontheoriginalworkofOkumuraandHatashouldbeappliedwhen
usingtheExtendedHatamodelinSEAMCAT,i.e.Hm:1to10mandHb:30to200m(NotethattheHbisassumedtobe
aboverooftop).

IfHmisbelow1m,avalueof1mshouldbeusedinstead.IfHbisabove200m,itmightalsoleadtosignificanterrors.
Thisgivesthepossibilitytousethismodelreciprocally(DLandUL)keepinginmindthatHm=min(h1,h2)andHb=max
(h1,h2)asdescribedinReportITURSM.20281.

1.3

MedianpathlossL

Dist.Range

Env.

FrequencyRange

MedianLoss

d<0,04km

d 0,1Km

Urban

30MHz<f150MHz

150MHz<f1500MHz

L 69.6 26.2log f 13.82logmax30, H b

44.96.55logmax30, H b logd aH m bH b

1500MHz<f2000MHz

L 46.333.9log f 13.82logmax30, H b

Hb H m
2
L32.420log f 10logd

106

L69.626.2log15020log150/ f 13.82logmax30,H b
44.96.55logmax30, H b logd aH m bH b

2000MHz<f3000MHz

suburban

44.96.55logmax30, Hb logd aH m bHb

L 46.3 33.9 log 2000 10 log f / 2000 13.82 log max30

44.96.55logmax30,H b logd aH m bH b
L L( urban)

2 log min max150; f ;2000 / 28

openarea

5.4

L L( urban)

18.33 log minmax150; f ;2000

4.78 log min max150; f ;2000)

40.94

0,04 km d 0,1km

L L(0.04)

[log(d)log(0.04)]
L(0.1) L(0.04)
[log(0.1)log(0.04)]

Table2:DescriptionofthemedianpathlossLdependingonthedistance
Where:

a Hm 11
. log( f ) 0.7 min10; H m 156
. log (f) - 0.8 max 0;20 log H m 10

b( H b ) min0;20 log ( H b 30)

1

d
. 187
. x10 4 xf 107
. x10 3 Hb )(log ) 0.8
1 (014
20

d 20 km
20 km < d < 100 km

WhenLisbelowthefreespaceattenuationforthesamedistance,thefreespaceattenuationshouldbeusedinstead.
1.4

Variationinpathloss

The variation inpath lossis achieved by applying the lognormal distribution(slowfading), i.e. a normal (Gaussian)
distributionoflogarithmicvalues.Therelativestandarddeviationisgivenbythefollowingequations:

Dist.Range

Propagationmode

StandardDeviation

d 0.04 km

3. 5

0.04kmd 0.1km

aboveroof

3.5

belowroof

3.5

01
. km d 0.2 km

0.2 km d 0.6k m

(123.5)
0.10.04(d0.04)
(173.5)
0.10.04(d0.04)

aboveroof

12

belowroof

17

aboveroof

12

(912)
(d 0.2)
(0.60.2)

belowroof

17

(917)
(d 0.2)
(0.60.2)

0.6km d

Table3:Variationinpathloss
1.5

Indooroutdoorpropagation

UseofthemodifiedHatamodelforindooroutdoorpropagationintroducesthefollowingadditionalterms
Medianloss
hata
Lhata
indoor outdor Loutoor outdor Lwe

where:Lweistheattenuationduetoexternalwalls
Variationinpathloss
Uncertaintyonmaterialsandrelativelocationinthebuildingincreasesthestandarddeviationofthelog
normaldistribution:

1.6

hata
indoor outdor

hata
outoor outdor

) 2 (

add

)2

Indoorindoorpropagation

Use of the modified Hata model for indoorindoor propagation introduces following adjustments according to the
relativelocationofthepairoftransmitterandreceiver.
Samebuildingcondition
Thefirststepistoestimatewhetherthetransmitterandthereceiverarelocatedinthesamebuilding.Thisis
donetroughastatistictrial.LetusdenotePtheprobabilitythatthetransmitterandthereceiverarelocated
inthesamebuilding.Piscalculatedaccordingtothefollowingscheme:
Dist.Range
d 0.02 km

SameBuilding
Probability
P=1

0.02 km d 0.05km

0.05km d

P=0

( 0.05 d )

0.03

TransmitterandReceiverindifferentbuildings
Whentransmitterandreceiverarelocatedindifferentbuildings,thecalculationmodeissimilartothe
indooroutdoorpropagationmodebutwithdoubledadditionalvalues.
Medianpathloss
hata
Lhata
indoor indoor Loutdoor outdoor 2 Lwe

where:Lweistheattenuationduetoexternalwalls
Variationinpathloss

hata
indoor indoor

hata
outoor outdor

) 2 (2

add

)2

TransmitterandReceiverinsamebuilding
Inthislattercaseaspecificpropagationmodelisused:

f propag ( f , h1 , h2 , d , env) = L T ( G ( ) )
MedianLoss
Thecorrespondingmedianlossisgivenbythefollowingformula:

L(indoor indoor ) 27.6 20 log(d ) 20.log( f ) fix (

k f fix (

d
d room

k f 2

). Lwi k f k f 1 b . L f where

h2 h1
)
h floor

andwhere:
Lwi:lossofwall(default5dB)
Lf:lossbetweenadjacentfloor(default18.3dB)
b:empiricalparameter(default0.46)
droom:sizeoftheroom(default4m)
hfloor:heightofeachfloor(default3m)
Variationinpathloss
Variation in path loss is modelled as an additional lognormal distribution, in order to take into account the
uncertaintyofbuildingdesign,furnitureoftherooms,etc.Typicallyitissetto10dB.

EXTENDEDHATA(SRD)SE24DEVELOPEDPROPAGATIONMODEL

ThismodelisamodifiedversionoftheExtendedSE21Hatamodel,developedinCEPTwithintheProjectTeamSE24
forstudiesofShortRangeDevices(SRD).Thebasisformodificationwasanassumption,thatalthoughSRDdevicesare
usuallyoperatedatlowantennaheights(typicallypersoncarrieddevices,i.e.withantennaheightofca.1.5m),but
theinterferencewouldusuallyoccuratrelativelyshortdistances(upto100morso)whendirectornearLOSmight
be assumed. Therefore the expression of b(Hb) parameter in the standard Hata model, giving large extra losses for
transmitterantenna heights below30 m, was considered tobe unnecessarily severe. Therefore the only difference
betweenHataSRDandHatamodelliesinthenewexpressionfortheantennagainfactorb(Hb),whichforHataSRD
modelisexpressedas
b=min(0,20log(Hb/30));
tobereplacedby:
b=(1.1log(f)0.7)*min(10,Hb)(1.56log(f)0.8)+max(0,20log(Hb/10));
Note:Thisexpressionassumesthatantennaheightsshouldnotexceed1.53m.