Induced Effects of Moving People in an Indoor Radio Channel at sub-6 GHz 5G Bands

Abstract

A deep knowledge of radio propagation is necessary before deploying wireless networks. In indoor environments, when people are moving, experimental analysis is needed, as many elements are difficult to model with a deterministic simulation tool. Thus, before deploying 5G systems at the 3.5 GHz band, insights on the effect of people moving in the indoor channel are required. This contribution describes the results of a measurement campaign considering different conditions. For analyzing the results, box plots of measured attenuations due to the people moving are compiled. Both the speed of the people and their concentration seem to influence the narrowband parameters of the radio channel. However, the position of the people seems to provide fewer effects on the radio channel.