How do Cell Phones-in Cities-Work? September 7, 2006
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“The frequencies used by cellphones are in the line-of-sight range. So how do they work in cities? The answer is a combination of the following effects:
- r-4 propagation over the rooftop landscape
- diffraction into the ‘street canyon’ below
- multi-path reflection along the street
- diffraction through windows, and attenuated passage through walls, into the building
- reflection, diffraction, and attenuated passage through internal walls, floors and ceilings within the building
The combination of all these effects makes the cellphone propagation environment highly complex…”
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