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Aspect Ratio of Receiver Node Geometry based Indoor WLAN Propagation Model

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This paper presents validation of indoor wireless local area network (WLAN) propagation model for varying rectangular receiver node geometry. The rectangular client node configuration is a standard node arrangement in computer laboratories of academic institutes and research organizations. The model assists to install network nodes for the better signal coverage. The proposed model is backed by wide ranging real time received signal strength measurements at 2.4 GHz. The shadow fading component of signal propagation under realistic indoor environment is modelled with the dependency on varying aspect ratio of the client node geometry. The developed new model is useful in predicting indoor path loss for IEEE 802.11b/g WLAN. The new model provides better performance in comparison to well known International Telecommunication Union and free space propagation models. It is shown that the proposed model is simple and can be a useful tool for indoor WLAN node deployment planning and quick method for the best utilisation of the office space.

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  1. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, KLE Society’s Dr. M. S. Sheshgiri College of Engineering and Technology, Belagavi, Karnataka, India

    Udaykumar Naik

  2. Department of Electrical Engineering, Sinhagad Institute of Technology, Lonavala, Maharashtra, India

    Vishram N. Bapat

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Naik, U., Bapat, V.N. Aspect Ratio of Receiver Node Geometry based Indoor WLAN Propagation Model. J. Inst. Eng. India Ser. B 98, 369–375 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40031-016-0272-2

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