Determination Of A Pathloss Model For Long Term Evolution (Lte) In Yenagoa (original) (raw)

The analysis of propagation model in urban terrains is essential owing to the fact that the surroundings is composed of diverse material obstructions. These models are functional planning tools that allow the network planner of wireless communication networks to realize optimal levels for the base station exploitation and meeting the anticipated service level requirements. In this work, five experimental broadcast models-FSPL, EGLI, ECC, COST 231 and ERICSSON Model are considered for pathloss performance investigation in the urban area of Yenagoa. A drive test was conducted to acquire the actual field data on the LTE with a frequency of 700MHz network deployed in the area under study. All forecast calculations were carried out in the TEMS Investigation and Discovery network planning tool. Ericsson model was found to best predict the environment with a minimum deviation of 10.11dB being closest to measured pathloss with 2.01dB compared to the other models