ParabolicAntenna

compound module

This model is based on a parabolic approximation of the main lobe radiation pattern. A similar model appears in

George Calcev and Matt Dillon, "Antenna Tilt Control in CDMA Networks" in Proc. of the 2nd Annual International Wireless Internet Conference (WICON), 2006

though the latter addresses also the elevation plane, which the present model doesn't.

Inheritance diagram

The following diagram shows inheritance relationships for this type. Unresolved types are missing from the diagram.

Extends

Name	Type	Description
AntennaBase	compound module	This module servces as the base module for antenna models.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default value	Description
mobilityModule	string	".mobility"	the path to the mobility module relative to the network node
numAntennas	int	1	the number of antennas in the antenna array
maxGain	double		maximum gain of the antenna radiation pattern
minGain	double		minimum gain of the antenna radiation pattern
beamWidth	double		3dB beam width

Properties

Name	Value	Description
display	i=device/antennatower
class	ParabolicAntenna

Source code

//
// This model is based on a parabolic approximation of the main lobe radiation
// pattern. A similar model appears in 
//
// George Calcev and Matt Dillon, "Antenna Tilt Control in CDMA Networks"
// in Proc. of the 2nd Annual International Wireless Internet Conference (WICON), 2006
//
// though the latter addresses also the elevation plane, which the present model doesn't.
//
module ParabolicAntenna extends AntennaBase
{
    parameters:
        double maxGain @unit(dB);    // maximum gain of the antenna radiation pattern
        double minGain @unit(dB);    // minimum gain of the antenna radiation pattern
        double beamWidth @unit(deg); // 3dB beam width
        @class(ParabolicAntenna);
}

File: src/inet/physicallayer/antenna/ParabolicAntenna.ned