title: Low-cost extrapolation method for maximal LTE radio base station exposure estimation: test and validation.
abstract: An experimental validation of a low-cost method for extrapolation and estimation of the maximal electromagnetic-field exposure from long-term evolution (LTE) radio base station installations are presented. No knowledge on downlink band occupation or service characteristics is required for the low-cost method. The method is applicable in situ. It only requires a basic spectrum analyser with appropriate field probes without the need of expensive dedicated LTE decoders. The method is validated both in laboratory and in situ, for a single-input single-output antenna LTE system and a 2×2 multiple-input multiple-output system, with low deviations in comparison with signals measured using dedicated LTE decoders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Information Technology, Ghent University/IBBT, Gaston Crommenlaan 8, Ghent B-9050, Belgium. leen.verloock@intec.ugent.be
authors.forename: Leen
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Verloock
authors.forename: Wout
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: Azeddine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gati
authors.forename: Nadège
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Varsier
authors.forename: Björn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Flach
authors.forename: Joe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wiart
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martens
mesh_terms: D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D011846:Radio Waves; D011874:Radiometry / Q000191:economics* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D059015:Wireless Technology / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation*