This example considers the application of analyzing cell phone reception inside a building, set in an urban environment.
The urban environment includes buildings and vegetation.
WinProp is a complete suite of tools in the domain of wireless propagation and radio network planning. With applications
ranging from satellite to terrestrial, from rural via urban to indoor radio links, WinProp’s innovative wave propagation models combine accuracy with short computation time.
View the typical workflows when working with propagation simulations in specific scenarios, how to add a network planning
to a propagation simulation, include a receiver pattern, set up a time-variant scenario, include multiple-input multiple-output
(MIMO) at both the base station and the mobile station, connectivity analysis of sensor networks and optimization.
Use AMan to generate, edit and analyze a single antenna. Superimpose multiple antennas radiating similar signals to determine
the actual antenna pattern while taking into consideration the local environment.
WinProp includes empirical and semi-empirical models (calibration with measurements possible), rigorous 3D ray-tracing models
as well as the unique dominant path model (DPM).
In WinProp various air interfaces and applications are pre-defined: broadcasting, cellular, wireless access, WiFi, sensor networks,
ICNIRP and EM compliance.
Insert an indoor database of a building on the imported aerial
photograph.
The database created thus far is now ready for a standard urban simulation. However,
we want to add an indoor database near the bottom of the image. Using a hybrid
urban/indoor database, the urban database is solved using high simulation speed
while the indoor database is solved using high accuracy.
Import an indoor database (building) using one of the following
workflows:
On the Objects menu, click the Import
Indoor Database.
Press Alt+F6 to use the keyboard shortcut.
Browse to the location of the file rooms_1.idb that was
created in Example 1
and click Open.