Characterization of the on-body channel in an outdoor environment at 2.45 GHz

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Abstract

A characterization of the fading observed in an 8-node wireless body area network in an outdoor environment is presented. When the user was stationary the degree of fading for on-body links was found to be low, with estimated Nakagami m parameters >> 1. However, when the user was mobile, depending on the body dynamics in the vicinity of the node location and transmission path length, fading significantly increased, characterized by lower m values. Level crossing rates are also presented and used to estimate the maximum Doppler frequency for each individual on-body channel.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEuropean Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2009, Proceedings
Pages722-725
Number of pages4
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes
Event3rd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2009 - Berlin, Germany
Duration: 23 Mar 200927 Mar 2009

Publication series

NameEuropean Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2009, Proceedings

Conference

Conference3rd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2009
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityBerlin
Period23/03/0927/03/09

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