Comparison of Longley-Rice, ITU-R P.1546 and Hata-Davidson propagation models for DVB-T coverage prediction

Stylianos Kasampalis; Pavlos I. Lazaridis; Zaharias D. Zaharis; Aristotelis Bizopoulos; Spyridon Zettas; John Cosmas

doi:10.1109/BMSB.2014.6873518

Comparison of Longley-Rice, ITU-R P.1546 and Hata-Davidson propagation models for DVB-T coverage prediction

Stylianos Kasampalis, Pavlos I. Lazaridis, Zaharias D. Zaharis, Aristotelis Bizopoulos, Spyridon Zettas, John Cosmas

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This paper compares precision field-strength measurements taken by a Rohde & Schwarz FSH-3 portable spectrum analyzer with simulation results derived from the ITM coverage prediction model (Irregular Terrain Model), also known as NTIA-ITS Longley-Rice model, in conjunction with the 3-arc-second SRTM (Satellite Radar Topography Mission) geographical data, the propagation predictions of ITU-R Recommendation P. 1546 and those of the empirical Hata-Davidson model using HAAT. ITU-R P. 1546 and Hata-Davidson models exhibit higher errors at longer distances and therefore necessary corrections should be introduced in the models in order to increase propagation prediction accuracy. Especially, measurements results show that ITU-R P.1546, on average, underestimates the field strength at distances longer than 50 km. The Longley-Rice model using the terrain digital elevations is more accurate, as expected, and its results are closer to the measurement data.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2014 IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting, BMSB 2014
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Print)	9781479916542
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/BMSB.2014.6873518
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting - Beijing, China Duration: 25 Jun 2014 → 27 Jun 2014

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Conference	IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting
Abbreviated title	BMSB 2014
Country/Territory	China
City	Beijing
Period	25/06/14 → 27/06/14

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Kasampalis, S., Lazaridis, P. I., Zaharis, Z. D., Bizopoulos, A., Zettas, S., & Cosmas, J. (2014). Comparison of Longley-Rice, ITU-R P.1546 and Hata-Davidson propagation models for DVB-T coverage prediction. In 2014 IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting, BMSB 2014 [6873518] IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/BMSB.2014.6873518

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Comparison of Longley-Rice, ITU-R P.1546 and Hata-Davidson propagation models for DVB-T coverage prediction. / Kasampalis, Stylianos; Lazaridis, Pavlos I.; Zaharis, Zaharias D. et al.

2014 IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting, BMSB 2014. IEEE Computer Society, 2014. 6873518.

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