Modified Ceiling Bounce Model for Computing Path Loss and Delay Spread in Indoor Optical Wireless Systems

K. SMITHA, A. SIVABALAN, J. JOHN

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DOI: 10.4236/ijcns.2009.28087                

Abstract

This paper proposes modifications to the tradional Ceiling Bounce Model and uses it to characterize diffuse indoor optical wireless channel by analyzing the effect of transceiver position on signal propagation properties. The modified approach uses a combination of the tradional ceiling bounce method and a statistical approach. The effects of different transmitter-receiver separations and height of the ceiling on path loss and delay spread are studied in detail.

Keywords

Indoor Optical Channel, Modified Ceiling Bounce Model, Path Loss, Delay Spread

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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