Statistical Modeling of Scenario-based indoor WBAN Channels
Abstract
This article presents a parametric statistical path loss
model for Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) communications
in the context of a scenario based approach for indoor
environments. One of the specificities of WBANs is their numerous
sources of variability (subject motion and morphology, antennas,
local environment, etc.). We focus here on the influence of the
environment, in the case of empty rooms. The model, developed
for the first ultra wide band (UWB) sub-band (B = [3.1, 4.8] GHz),
takes into account the sizes of the rooms (assumed to be
parallelepipedic and empty) and the wall characteristics (via an
average reflectivity coefficient). They also involve an elaborate
categorization of environments. The following methodology was
implemented, in order to avoid time-consuming and complex
experimental campaigns while still having a relatively
representative and sufficient number of statistical samples: firstly,
a simplified ray tracing code enabled a large number of different
rooms to be sampled at moderate computational cost; secondly,
part of these simulations was supported by anechoic chamber
measurements; and thirdly, the simulations were carried out using
elaborate experimental designs, based on a categorization of
environments and a fairly comprehensive study of building
industry data. The parametric path loss models obtained
significantly reduce their variance.
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