Mobile Radio Propagation: Mechanisms and Models

This course covers the comprehensive understanding of mobile radio propagation, its mechanisms, and models. It starts with the fundamentals of mobile radio propagation, exploring the properties of radio waves, the role of antennas in transmission, and the concept of frequency reuse in cellular systems. The course then delves into the primary propagation mechanisms: reflection, diffraction, and scattering, and their effects on radio wave propagation. It further discusses the intricacies of mobile radio propagation mechanisms, including the free space propagation model, small scale propagation model, and large scale propagation model. The course also covers outdoor and indoor propagation models, the concept of small scale fading, and the intricate aspects of wireless communication channels. It concludes with a focus on channel parameters, their significance in designing better wireless systems, and the concept of frequency, flat and frequency selective fading.