Wideband characterisation of fading outdoor radio channels at 1800 MHz to support mobile radio system design

The characteristics of mobile radio channels place fundamental limits on the performance of mobile radio communication systems. Reliable information about these characteristics are obtained in this paper by analysing wideband propagation measurements, which were performed by using an high performance wideband channel sounder in mountainous areas in the German Alps and in typical urban areas in Munich. In addition to well known results obtained from propagation measurements in similar scenarios [1, 2], novel aspects of practical relevance enable for a realistic analysis of the performance of mobile radio systems in terms of the discussed channel parameters and support a compromise between system costs and the quality of signal processing with respect to the system availability and reliability.

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