Height-Dependent Spectrum Activity Measurements and Modeling: A Case Study with FM Radio Bands
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| author | Maeng, Sung Joon Raouf, Amir Hossein Fahim Ozdemir, Ozgur Güvenç, İsmail Sichitiu, Mihail L. |
| author_facet | Maeng, Sung Joon Raouf, Amir Hossein Fahim Ozdemir, Ozgur Güvenç, İsmail Sichitiu, Mihail L. |
| contents | The increasing demand for wireless connectivity necessitates advanced spectrum modeling to enable efficient spectrum sharing for next-generation aerial communications. While traditional models often overlook vertical variations in signal behavior, this paper proposes a height-dependent propagation model using a helikite-mounted software-defined radio (SDR). We collected extensive measurement data across the 88 MHz to 6 GHz range in both urban and rural environments. As a case study to validate our methodology, we focus on the FM radio band, which allows us to use publicly available transmitter locations and transmit power levels to facilitate comparisons between analytical with measurement results. We identify a clear transition from non-line-of-sight (NLoS) to line-of-sight (LoS) regimes at a specific altitude threshold and propose an altitude-dependent path loss model that incorporates this transition. Our results demonstrate that the proposed model significantly outperforms the standard free space path loss (FSPL) model in complex urban topologies, providing a more accurate framework for altitude-aware spectrum prediction and management across emerging aerial wireless technologies and bands. |
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| spellingShingle | Height-Dependent Spectrum Activity Measurements and Modeling: A Case Study with FM Radio Bands Maeng, Sung Joon Raouf, Amir Hossein Fahim Ozdemir, Ozgur Güvenç, İsmail Sichitiu, Mihail L. Signal Processing The increasing demand for wireless connectivity necessitates advanced spectrum modeling to enable efficient spectrum sharing for next-generation aerial communications. While traditional models often overlook vertical variations in signal behavior, this paper proposes a height-dependent propagation model using a helikite-mounted software-defined radio (SDR). We collected extensive measurement data across the 88 MHz to 6 GHz range in both urban and rural environments. As a case study to validate our methodology, we focus on the FM radio band, which allows us to use publicly available transmitter locations and transmit power levels to facilitate comparisons between analytical with measurement results. We identify a clear transition from non-line-of-sight (NLoS) to line-of-sight (LoS) regimes at a specific altitude threshold and propose an altitude-dependent path loss model that incorporates this transition. Our results demonstrate that the proposed model significantly outperforms the standard free space path loss (FSPL) model in complex urban topologies, providing a more accurate framework for altitude-aware spectrum prediction and management across emerging aerial wireless technologies and bands. |
| title | Height-Dependent Spectrum Activity Measurements and Modeling: A Case Study with FM Radio Bands |
| topic | Signal Processing |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.20487 |