Base Station Coverage
This section describes how architecture, building elements, and special areas affect the
coverage and the placing of the base stations.
The radio environment or the cell that is covered by a base station is not of a spherical shape as
often suggested in figures. If a snapshot could be taken of its form, it would become clear that
its shape is much more irregular. The momentary size and shape are dependant on the material
of which walls and floors are made, the position and material of furniture, machines,
air-conditioning and the position of the base station in such an environment. Because of these
unpredictable conditions it is not possible to give any hard rules on calculating the number of
base stations in a given situation.
? The in-house cell size in offices can have a radius of between 10 and 30 meters. The cell size in exhibition or production halls can have a radius of up to 200 metres.
? The free space (outdoors) cell radius can be up to 300 metres.
? Base stations may partially cover the floors immediately above and below.
The useful range through floors and ceiling varies between 0 and 8 m
Example Range in meters through building materials:
Stud wall Plaster 30-60
Concrete 10-30
Reinforced concrete (Fire wall) 0-10
Stone/brick 30-50
Metal A panel on brickwork. 0-10
Wood 30-60
Wired glass Fire protection. 0-10
SOpen-plan office or outdoors. 150-300