Site-specific Radio wave measurements for 5G Macrocell Coverage at 750 MHz, 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz signal frequencies

The files here support the research work presented in the paper submitted for IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, "Site-specific Radio Propagation Model for 5G Macrocell Coverage at Sub-6 GHz Frequencies", which is currently under revision.This paper proposes a hybrid radio wave propagation model for 5G macrocell coverage predictions in built-up areas for sub-6 GHz frequency band. The proposed model uses various well known propagation models, such as Discrete Mixed Fourier Transform Split-Step Parabolic-Equation (DMFT-SSPE), building transmission model and ITU-R model for propagation through vegetation, to address the different propagation phenomena found for radiowave propagation in high-density urban environments. The performance of the proposed modeling approach was thoroughly validated against experimental data acquired from an extensive measurement campaign conducted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in which the receiver antenna was assembled on an automotive van and it was made to travel around the city. Several drive tests were conducted, including different transmitter (TX) locations and scenarios, and at various frequencies foreseen for 5G systems, namely 750 MHz, 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz. In this dataset was made available, not only both simulated and measured results obtained for the various scenario taken into consideration, but also additional topographic information, namely the ground, building and vegetation elevation profiles, which can be used for further research works and benchmarking with other radiowave propagation models.