NED File src/inet/physicallayer/wireless/common/antenna/CosineAntenna.ned
Name | Type | Description |
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CosineAntenna | compound module |
Models a hypotetical antenna with a cosine-based radiation pattern. This antenna model is commonly used in the real world to approximate various directional antennas. |
Source code
// // Copyright (C) 2013 OpenSim Ltd. // // SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-or-later // package inet.physicallayer.wireless.common.antenna; import inet.physicallayer.wireless.common.base.packetlevel.AntennaBase; // // Models a hypotetical antenna with a cosine-based radiation pattern. // This antenna model is commonly used in the real world to approximate // various directional antennas. // // Gain is computed from the angle as follows: // <pre> // exponent = -3 / (20 * log10(cos(beamWidth) / 4)) // gain = maxGain * abs(cos(angle / 2)) ^ exponent // </pre> // This module represents the cosine antenna model found in // // Li Chunjian, "Efficient Antenna Patterns for Three-Sector WCDMA Systems", // eq. B.1 and B.2 // module CosineAntenna extends AntennaBase { parameters: double maxGain @unit(dB); // gain at the antenna boresight double beamWidth @unit(deg); // 3dB beam width @class(CosineAntenna); }