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Channel Model Validation
- Delay Spread Updates:
- UMi LOS/NLOS and UMa LOS/NLOS delay spread parameters
were updated using weighted least square curve fitting across three
frequency groups (below 6 GHz, 6-24 GHz, above 24 GHz).
- Updated formulas for UMi and UMa delay spread parameters
were provided.
- Angular Spread Updates:
- UMi LOS/NLOS and UMa LOS/NLOS AOA spread parameters were
updated using similar weighted curve fitting methods.
- UMa LOS/NLOS AOD spread parameters were updated without
frequency dependency.
- Pathloss Models:
- No consensus to update UMa LOS/NLOS pathloss models due
to lack of significant observed differences.
- Absolute Delay Parameters:
- Adopted absolute delay parameters for RMa and InH
scenarios.
- Defined upper bound of absolute delay for indoor office
scenarios as 2L/c, where L is the largest dimension of the office hall.
- Correlation Distance for Spatial Consistency:
- Adopted correlation distances for SMa spatial consistency
across LOS, NLOS, and O2I states.
Suburban Macrocell (SMa) Scenario
- Description:
- Updated SMa description to include details about building
types, open areas, and vegetation prevalence.
- Calibration Assumptions:
- ISD values of 1299m and 1732m were adopted for
calibration purposes.
- Down-tilt values for SMa were confirmed: 95° for ISD =
1299m and [93°] for ISD = 1732m.
- LOS Probability:
- Adopted LOS probability equations for SMa scenarios.
- Penetration Loss Models:
- Introduced new outdoor-to-indoor (O2I) building
penetration loss model for SMa.
UE Antenna Modeling
- Directional Radiation Pattern:
- Supported directional antenna radiation patterns for
calibration purposes with specific vertical and horizontal parameters.
- Antenna Placement:
- Defined candidate antenna locations for handheld devices
and CPE devices.
- Introduced optional antenna imbalance modeling for
handheld devices.
- SNS Calibration:
- Fixed attenuation values for candidate antenna locations
were defined for different frequency ranges and usage scenarios (e.g.,
one hand grip, dual hand grip, head and one hand grip).
Near-Field Channel Modeling
- Phase Modeling:
- Adopted formulas for modeling phase parameters of direct
and non-direct paths between TRP and UE.
- Distance Scaling:
- Scaling factors for generating distances of clusters were
defined for UMi, UMa, and InH scenarios using Beta distributions.
- Calibration Parameters:
- Calibration parameters for near-field modeling were
specified for UMi-street Canyon and Indoor-office scenarios, including
antenna configurations, polarized antenna modeling, and metrics.
Spatial Non-Stationarity (SNS)
- Modeling Approaches:
- Unified visible probability and visibility region-based
approaches were adopted for SNS modeling.
- Power attenuation factors for clusters impacted by SNS
were defined.
- Visibility Region:
- Visibility region was modeled as a rectangle randomly
located at a corner of the antenna array with specific probabilities for
upper/lower and left/right parts.
- BS and UE Side SNS Calibration:
- Assumptions for SNS calibration at BS and UE sides were
provided, including metrics and spatial consistency modeling.
Material Penetration Loss
- Standard Glass:
- Clarified reference thickness as 3 cm; no changes to the
model.
- IRR Glass:
- Updated model equation for single coating IRR glass.
- Concrete:
- Clarified reference thickness as 23 cm; no changes to the
model.
- Wood:
- Clarified reference thickness as 3.3 cm; no changes to
the model.
- Plywood:
- Introduced a penetration loss model for plywood with
reference thickness of 1.27 cm.
Cluster Modeling
- Number of Clusters:
- Continued study on the number of clusters for InH, UMi,
and UMa scenarios.
- Further consideration of distribution of clusters,
resolvable clusters, and subpaths.
- Intra-Cluster Power Angular Profile:
- Continued study on intra-cluster power angular profile
modeling for all scenarios.
Calibration Parameters
- Large-Scale Calibration:
- Parameters for large-scale calibration were defined,
including metrics like coupling loss and geometry.
- Full Calibration:
- Parameters for full calibration were specified, including
fast fading modeling and metrics like delay spread and angle spread.
- Additional Features Calibration:
- Calibration parameters for features like oxygen
absorption, spatial consistency, blockage, near-field modeling, and SNS
were provided.
Miscellaneous
- Indoor Office Absolute Delay:
- Defined upper bound of absolute delay as 2L/c.
- Indoor Factory Scenarios:
- Scaling factors for non-direct paths were defined using
Beta distributions.
- UMi/UMa Pathloss Convergence:
- Further discussion on resolving pathloss convergence
beyond breakpoint distance.
- SMa O2I Parameters:
- Adopted SMa O2I parameters as working assumptions.
- Clause Updates:
- Adopted changes to Clauses 6.2 and 7.2 of TR38.901 to
reflect updated scenarios and modeling assumptions.