Directional propagation measurements and modeling in an urban environment at 3.7 GHz

Abstract

In order to realistically model urban micro-cell environments with low base station heights, a measurement campaign has been conducted in the 3.5-3.8 GHz frequency band. The two scenarios of interest are the Urban Micro (UMi) Campus and Open Square scenarios. The findings of this campaign led to a parameter set for the quasi deterministic radio channel generator (QuaDRiGa) channel model and shall be used to improve accuracy in small-cell network design and evaluation towards 5G. This report includes details about the measurement array antenna as well as the approach of data analysis and postprocessing.