How to Simulate Site-Specific Wireless Propagation

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Model Site-Specific RF Propagation

Site-specific propagation simulation combines a three-dimensional representation of the physical environment with transmitter and receiver locations, antenna characteristics, frequency settings, and RF properties for materials in the scene. The resulting digital environment supplies the geometry and electromagnetic parameters required to accurately calculate RF propagation between wireless nodes.

RF ray tracing calculates propagation through the environment, including effects such as reflection, diffraction, diffuse scattering, and penetration. Engineers can virtualize real-world drive test routes by importing field data, inspect channel characteristics, visualize spatial signal behavior, and generate deterministic, spatially consistent channel data for link, system, or network-level simulation, AI / ML model training, validation and inference, and lab testing using emulation testbeds.

RF Ray Tracing Solution

Simulating site-specific RF propagation requires a three-dimensional site model, node locations, antenna characteristics, RF parameters, and deterministic ray tracing to calculate propagation through the selected environment. Channel Studio RaySim provides the RF propagation computation and visualization environment for building site-specific RF digital twins. Engineers can use any of the three map options (high-definition custom maps, augmented Open Street Maps [OSM), and standard OSMs) available, define base stations and user equipment, incorporate antenna patterns, configure scenario parameters, and simulate mobility. Its Python application programming interface (API) supports automation, project and map management, entity configuration, simulation execution, visualization, and channel-model data export for integration with downstream simulation and emulation workflows. RaySim’s unique capability to integrate seamlessly with real hardware testbeds enables engineering teams to test chipset, devices, and base stations in the lab under real-world RF conditions without costly field trials; reducing development and deployment cycles.
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