3D Indoor Standard Ray Tracing (SRT)

An highly accurate 3D ray optical prediction model

Introduction

 

The mobile radio channel in indoor scenarios is characterized by multi-path propagation. Dominant propagation phenomena inside buildings are
  • the shadowing of walls
  • wave guiding effects in corridors due to multiple reflections
  • diffractions around vertical wedges.
The deterministic ray optical models of WinProp consider all these effects which leads to highly accurate prediction results.


Propagation paths in an indoor scenario.


Propagation Paths

 

Each penetration of a wall, each reflection at the surface of a wall and each diffraction at a wedge is a interaction. The Standard Ray Tracing considers all propagation paths which fulfill the following criterions:
  • up to 6 reflections
  • up to 2 diffractions
  • up to a total number of 6 interactions with a combination of max. 6 reflections and max. 2 diffractions

Each propagation path can have an unlimited number of penetrations (of walls).

Predicted Results

 

The 3D Standard Ray Tracing Propagation Model predicts many results beyond signal level:
  • delay spread
  • power delay profile (channel impulse response)
  • angular spread (at Tx and Rx location)
  • angular profile (at Tx and Rx location)
  • transmission matrix (for each ray)
  • complex electric field strength vector (for each ray)
  • phase (for each ray)
All these results can be written into ASCII files for further processing with other software tools.

Superposition of multiple propagation paths


In case of multiple rays between transmitter and receiver, the user can select between two different algorithms for the superposition of the rays. Either a coherent superposition (consideration of the phase) or an incoherent superposition (power sum).

 

Coherent Superposition
Incoherent Superposition



 

 

Download a document with a comparison of indoor prediction models.

Download a brochure with all indoor prediction models.

See a comparison between different indoor prediction models.

See the overview over all Ray Tracing models.

See the overview over all indoor prediction models.

Read more about  ray-optical predictions in the 400 MHz range

 

 

 

 

 

 
Computation of propagation paths from tower to airplane.