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Estimating Signal Strengths in Indoor Wireless Systems in Order to Deliver a Cost-Effective Solution Optimizing the Performance of the Network

Estimating Signal Strengths in Indoor Wireless Systems in Order to Deliver a Cost-Effective Solution Optimizing the Performance of the Network
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Author(s): Gabriel Astudillo (Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Ecuador), Lenny Garofalo (Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Ecuador)and Hernán Cordova (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium)
Copyright: 2006
Pages: 3
Source title: Emerging Trends and Challenges in Information Technology Management
Source Editor(s): Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Information Resources Management Association, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-019-6.ch301
ISBN13: 9781616921286
EISBN13: 9781466665361

Abstract

Proper AP placement is necessary to provide adequate signal coverage and also to minimize co-channel coverage overlap. In this document, we present the test-bed used in our lab and the procedure and methodology we have created (modified) to achieve accurate measurements. We describe a procedure for carrying out the estimation of AP coverage patterns in order to eliminate the need to re-measure coverage patterns for every candidate combination of AP locations. It is expected to obtain a difference no bigger than the 3 dB between the estimated signal strength and measured signal strength.

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