Measurements of 3G and 4G signal attenuation in adobe buildings structuresShow others and affiliations
2020 (English)In: 2020 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2020, p. 1-6Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Fast internet access is not obvious in rural areas and when it is time to install we realize that houses are built with special materials. The properties of these materials affect the electromagnetic wave propagation in a different way than the houses in the cities. In this work, we perform an analysis of signal quality in 700-MHz and 900-MHz bands for 3G and 4G communication systems for adobe buildings. Three different adobe wall scenarios were analyzed: conventional adobe, adobe doped with salt and adobe doped with coal. Then two kind of measurements have been carried out, the first one a Network Vector Analyzer (VNA) and two HyperLOG antenna were used and in the second one a Samsung S8 with the software from TEMS Pocket 16.3.7.26 was used. Wave propagation and signal quality measurements made on adobe walls provide satisfactory results showing large variation in attenuation and signal quality due to the material used in adobe.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2020. p. 1-6
Keywords [en]
adobe bricks, adobe wall, electromagnetic wave propagation, signal attenuation, signal quality
National Category
Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-33168DOI: 10.1109/I2MTC43012.2020.9129533Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85088314030ISBN: 978-1-7281-4460-3 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-33168DiVA, id: diva2:1451759
Conference
2020 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), Dubrovnik, Croatia, 25-28 May 2020
2020-07-032020-07-032020-08-18Bibliographically approved