This obstacle loss model determines the power loss by computing the accurate dielectric and reflection loss along the straight path considering the shape, the position, the orientation, and the material of obstructing physical objects.

Inheritance diagram

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Extends

Name	Type	Description
TracingObstacleLossBase	compound module	Serves as a base module for tracing obstacle loss models.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default value	Description
displayStringTextFormat	string	""	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
physicalEnvironmentModule	string	"physicalEnvironment"	Module path of the physical environment model
enableDielectricLoss	bool	true	Enable/disable material dielectric loss
enableReflectionLoss	bool	true	Enable/disable surface reflection loss

Properties

Name	Value	Description
class	DielectricObstacleLoss
display	i=block/control

Signals

Name	Type	Unit	Description
obstaclePenetrated

Source code

//
// This obstacle loss model determines the power loss by computing the accurate
// dielectric and reflection loss along the straight path considering the shape,
// the position, the orientation, and the material of obstructing physical
// objects.
//
module DielectricObstacleLoss extends TracingObstacleLossBase
{
    parameters:
        bool enableDielectricLoss = default(true); // Enable/disable material dielectric loss
        bool enableReflectionLoss = default(true); // Enable/disable surface reflection loss
        @class(DielectricObstacleLoss);
}

File: src/inet/physicallayer/wireless/common/obstacleloss/DielectricObstacleLoss.ned

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