Calibration of NYURay, a 3D mmWave and Sub-THz Ray Tracer Using Indoor, Outdoor, and Factory Channel Measurements

Ojas Kanhere, Theodore S. Rappaport

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Abstract

Ray tracing is a powerful tool that can be used to predict wireless channel characteristics, reducing the need for extensive channel measurements for channel characterization, evaluation of performance of sensing applications such as position location, and wireless network deployment. In this work, NYURay, a 3D mmWave and sub-THz ray tracer, is introduced, which is calibrated to wireless channel propagation measurements conducted at 28, 73, and 140 GHz, in indoor office, outdoor, and factory environments. We present an accurate yet low-complexity calibration procedure to obtain electrical properties of materials in any environment by modeling the reflection coefficient of building materials to be independent of the angle of incidence, a simplification shown to be quite effective in [1] over 30 years ago. We show that after calibration, NYURay can accurately predict individual directional multipath signal power. The standard deviation in the error of the directional multipath power predicted by the ray tracer compared to the directional measured power was less than 3 dB in indoor office environments and less than 2 dB in outdoor and factory environments.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationICC 2023 - IEEE International Conference on Communications
Subtitle of host publicationSustainable Communications for Renaissance
EditorsMichele Zorzi, Meixia Tao, Walid Saad
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages5054-5059
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781538674628
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event2023 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2023 - Rome, Italy
Duration: May 28 2023Jun 1 2023

Publication series

NameIEEE International Conference on Communications
Volume2023-May
ISSN (Print)1550-3607

Conference

Conference2023 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2023
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityRome
Period5/28/236/1/23

Keywords

  • 5G
  • 6G
  • mmWave
  • propagation
  • ray tracing
  • sub-THz

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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