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Wireless Propagation Simulation Software
Remcom offers products and consulting services for wireless propagation applications ranging from military defense to commercial communications.
Our Wireless InSite software provides efficient and accurate predictions of radio wave propagation and communication channel characteristics in complex urban, indoor, rural, and mixed path environments. In addition, our Propagation Software Division specializes in government contracting efforts such as developing custom software and performing research and analysis.
Propagation projects that Remcom can simplify include:
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5G MIMO
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Ad-hoc and temporary networks
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Base station coverage analysis
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Indoor WiFi
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Microcell coverage
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5G NR, WiFi n/ac/ax, LTE and WiMAX throughput
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Moving vehicle or aircraft
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Tower placement in urban environments
Wireless InSite’s unique collection of features simplifies the analysis of a variety of propagation challenges in today’s rapidly evolving industries. Here are a few examples:
Suburban mmWave and sub-6 GHz propagation modeling:
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3D deterministic simulation using advanced ray tracing techniques
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Surface materials impact reflection and transmission coefficients
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MIMO channel matrix captured to perform SU-MIMO and MU-MIMO beamforming
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Outputs include RSSI, LTE, 5G NR capacity and throughput
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Blockage and impact of factory workers accounted for using advanced SBR techniques
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Determine ideal placement of Access Points in a very cluttered environment
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Tracking of workers and movement of specialized vehicles like forklifts
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5G NR coverage analysis on different factory floors
RF Communications-Based Train Control (RF-CBTC):
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Model RF-CBTC channel and effects of multipath inside tunnels
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3D deterministic simulation accounts for position and impact of surrounding clutter
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Signals are predicted using SBR techniques including propagation inside train car
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Account for blockage from passengers and interference from access points
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Include effects of arriving or departing train from station on RSSI for WiFi, LTE and 5G NR
Additional Information
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Webinars
Smart Home Device Design and WiFi Connectivity Using EM Simulation
This webinar demonstrates the strengths of Remcom’s XFdtd and Wireless InSite for designing and simulating smart home devices, analyzing propagation and beamforming capabilities, and assessing throughput performance of the devices via MIMO techniques.
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WaveFarer Radar Analysis with Diffuse Scattering and Backscatter Through Walls
Learn about WaveFarer's new features for automotive and indoor radar applications, including diffuse scattering from rough surfaces such as roads and the ability to transmit through walls, windows, and more. Remcom will demonstrate these and other new capabilities using a sample drive scenario as well as an indoor mmWave sensor scenario.
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Application Examples
Throughput of a 5G New Radio FD-MIMO System in an Urban Area Using Custom Beamforming
This example demonstrates how a custom beamforming table can be used to model downlink data rates from three MIMO base stations for 5G New Radio in a section of Boston.
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Maximum Permissible Exposure Analysis in an Urban Environment
Wireless InSite can model Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) to determine if there is a hazard to personnel from a particular high-power EM source. This output is displayed as color coded hazard zones within the GUI of Wireless InSite.
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Overcoming Unknown Layout Limitations when Modeling Outdoor-to-Indoor Propagation
Wireless InSite has a hybrid method that combines the full 3D ray tracing model (X3D) with an empirical model called COST 231 to handle uncertainty with the interior layout of a floor plan. This example demonstrates setting up a typical scenario using the hybrid method.
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Videos
Talking on the Moon: How Spectrum Research Will Shape the Next Era of Space Exploration
Greg Skidmore, from Remcom, attended a virtual workshop held by NTIA on November 6, 2024, focused on the challenges of developing this model, with discussions led by experts from various organizations highlighting obstacles such as the Moon's terrain and lack of gravity. The event aimed to enhance understanding and collaboration in this critical research area to support future lunar missions.
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Using Wireless InSite for Engineered Electromagnetic Surface Modeling
This short video clip demonstrates how Wireless InSite models engineered electromagnetic surfaces (EES) and compares coverage improvement with diffuser and grating EES placements on a glass window or a wall.
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Constructive Interference at Work and Everyday Life
Tarun Chawla, Remcom's Director of Business Development, was a guest on the Sciencei Podcast. Tarun discussed the revolutionary technologies in wireless communications that have been developed during the past decades.
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Publications
How LunaNet Will Bring Internet-Like Capabilities To The Moon
In this article, John Oncea explains NASA's LunaNet project and how Remcom's participation will help to ensure reliable network performance on the Moon. LunaNet will empower NASA to explore the Moon and lay the foundation to support missions to Mars and beyond in the future.
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Ray-Optical Modeling of Wireless Coverage Enhancement using Engineered Electromagnetic Surfaces: Experimental Verification at 28 GHz
In this paper, results are presented of propagation experiments conducted to verify the accuracy of a novel ray-optical scattering model for EES.
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Scalable Modeling of Human Blockage at Millimeter-Wave: A Comparative Analysis of Knife-Edge Diffraction, the Uniform Theory of Diffraction, and Physical Optics Against 60 GHz Channel Measurements
Human blockage at millimeter-wave frequencies is most commonly modeled through Knife-Edge Diffraction (KED) from the edges of the body shaped as a vertical strip. Although extensively validated in controlled laboratory experiments, the model does not scale to realistic 3D scenarios with many, randomly oriented bodies, on which multipath signals can be incident from any direction, not just normal to the strip. To address this, in this article we investigate computational electromagnetic methods based on raytracing.
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