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On the Use of Okumura–Hata Propagation Model on Railway Communications

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Although Okumura–Hata prediction model has been a widely used model to estimate radio network coverage, its application in railways environment requires validation and additional studies. This paper presents the main results on a study based on measurements campaigns, and identifies significant differences in parameters that characterize the radio propagation in railways environment, for the 900 MHz band. Both the propagation slope and standard deviation measured values are presented in this work. For validation, the developed model setup was used in the radio planning process, setting a live Global System for Mobile Communications-Railway pilot network, operating in Portugal.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Refer Telecom, the Portuguese railway communications operator, for supporting this work and also for the motivating chats and knowledge transfer around railway system communications.

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  1. Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL), Rua Conselheiro Emídio Navarro, 1, Lisbon, Portugal

    Nuno Cota, António Serrador, Pedro Vieira & Ana Rita Beire

  2. Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT), Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Lisbon, Portugal

    Nuno Cota, Pedro Vieira & António Rodrigues

  3. REFERTelecom - Serviços de Telecomunicações, Lisbon, Portugal

    Ana Rita Beire

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Cota, N., Serrador, A., Vieira, P. et al. On the Use of Okumura–Hata Propagation Model on Railway Communications. Wireless Pers Commun 93, 725–736 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-014-2224-y

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