Research Article

Accurate Empirical Path Loss Models with Route Classification for mmWave Communications

Table 6

Comparison of NLOS path loss models.

NameNLOS modelsMAE of Route (STDEV)
HardSoftAll

5GCM UMi street canyon(i) 10.46 (5.70)4.70 (3.94)47.65 (5,42)
6.56 (5.77).71 (3.76)7.89 (5.45)
3GPP UMi street canyon(i) Option (CI)11.23 (5.81)4.75 (3.65)9.72 (6.45)
10.08 (5.68)4.84 (4.10)7.49 (5.33)
METISNone (0.45≤f ≤ 6 GHz)
mmMAGIC15.25 (5.93)28.79 (6.10)21.19 (8.73)
Proposed (28 GHz)(i) Soft5.04 (4.0)3.52 (3.15)
(ii) Hard
(iii) All7.51 (5.47)
Proposed (73 GHz)(i) Soft3.76 (3.59)
(ii) Hard4.2 (3.75)
(iii) All6.47 (4.75)
Proposed (dual freq.)(i) Soft4.34 (3.53)
Option (ABG)4.38 (3.47)
(ii) Hard4.46 (3.79)
Option (ABG)4.45 (3.81)
(iii) All6.72 (4.91)
Option (ABG)6.78 (4.88)