Measurements and simulation of radio frequency impulsive noise in hospitals and clinics

T. Keith Blankenship, Donna M. Krizman, Theodore S. Rappaport

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Abstract

Electrical and mechanical equipment can be a major source of interference to indoor wireless systems. A receiver system was developed to measure the time-varying nature of such `impulsive noise' in the 450 MHz band, and extensive measurements were made in hospitals and clinics across the United States. Empirical distributions were extracted for the amplitude, inter-arrival time, and duration of the observed noise pulses. The software propagation simulation tool SIRCIM Plus was developed to include the simulation of impulsive noise in indoor environments, based on the measurements reported here.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationIEEE Vehicular Technology Conference
Editors Anon
PublisherIEEE
Pages1942-1946
Number of pages5
Volume3
StatePublished - 1997
EventProceedings of the 1997 47th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference. Part 1 (of 3) - Phoenix, AZ, USA
Duration: May 4 1997May 7 1997

Other

OtherProceedings of the 1997 47th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference. Part 1 (of 3)
CityPhoenix, AZ, USA
Period5/4/975/7/97

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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