Presentation 2016-10-27
[Technology Exhibit] Portable channel sounder based on software defined radio for studying the wireless propagation channel in an outdoor environment
Tossaporn Srisooksai, Jun-ichi Takada, Kamol Kaemarungsi,
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Abstract(in English) The propagation channel information is necessary for planning and implementing the wireless networks. Conducting the measurement by channel sounder in a target environment is considered as an approach which can accurately determine the propagation channel. However, it is difficult to utilize the conventional channel sounders in an outdoor measurement because of a high cost and a heavy workload. Therefore, the portable channel sounder which is suitable for the outdoor measurement is developed by adopting the free gnu radio software and the open-source software defined radio device called bladeRF. The multitone-overlapping frequency stepping approach is proposed and implemented on bladeRF device to obtain the wideband characteristics of propagation channel. The experiment in laboratory environment for validating the proposed channel sounder is presented and the figures of the field test conducted in sugarcane field and jackfruit orchard in Thailand are shown. In the exhibition, the operation of this channel sounder will be demonstrated and a part of the measurement result conducted in Thailand will also be presented.
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Keyword(in English) Channel Sounder / Propagation Channel / bladeRF / GNU Radio / Software Defined Radio / Agriculture
Paper # SR2016-58
Date of Issue 2016-10-20 (SR)

Conference Information
Committee SR
Conference Date 2016/10/27(2days)
Place (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Place (in English) Osaka Univ. Nakanoshima Center
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Topics (in English) Technical Exhibition, Product Exhibition, etc.
Chair Takeo Fujii(Univ. of Electro-Comm.)
Vice Chair Kenta Umebayashi(Tokyo Univ. of Agric. and Tech.) / Masayuki Ariyoshi(NEC) / Suguru Kameda(Tohoku Univ.)
Secretary Kenta Umebayashi(Shinshu Univ.) / Masayuki Ariyoshi(NICT) / Suguru Kameda
Assistant Kazuto Yano(ATR) / Mamiko Inamori(Tokai Univ.) / Hiroyuki Shiba(NTT) / Gia Khanh Tran(Tokyo Inst. of Tech.)

Paper Information
Registration To Technical Committee on Smart Radio
Language ENG
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Title (in English) [Technology Exhibit] Portable channel sounder based on software defined radio for studying the wireless propagation channel in an outdoor environment
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) Channel Sounder
Keyword(2) Propagation Channel
Keyword(3) bladeRF
Keyword(4) GNU Radio
Keyword(5) Software Defined Radio
Keyword(6) Agriculture
1st Author's Name Tossaporn Srisooksai
1st Author's Affiliation Tokyo Institute of Technology(Tokyo Tech)
2nd Author's Name Jun-ichi Takada
2nd Author's Affiliation Tokyo Institute of Technology(Tokyo Tech)
3rd Author's Name Kamol Kaemarungsi
3rd Author's Affiliation Thailand National Electronics and Computer Technology Center(NECTEC)
Date 2016-10-27
Paper # SR2016-58
Volume (vol) vol.116
Number (no) SR-276
Page pp.pp.11-16(SR),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2016-10-20 (SR)