Early ITU model

The ITU vegetation model is a radio propagation model that estimates the path loss encountered due to the presence of one or more trees inside a point to point telecommunication link. The predictions found from this model is congruent to those found from Weissberger’s modified exponential decay model in low frequencies.

History

The CCIR, predecessor of ITU, adopted this model in the late 1986.

Applicable to/under conditions

Coverage

Frequency: Not specified

Depth of Foliage: Not specified

Mathematical formulation

The model is formulated as:

 L = 0.2 \, f^{0.3} \, d^{0.6}

Where

L = The path loss. Unit: decibel (dB)
f = The frequency of transmission. Unit: megahertz (MHz)
d = The depth of foliage along the link: Unit: meter (m)

Points to note

This equation is scaled for frequency specified in megahertz (MHz).

The depth of foliage must be in the units of meters.

Limitations

The results of this model gets impractical at high frequencies.

Further reading

Introduction to RF Propagation, John S. Seybold, 2005, John Wiley and Sons.

See also

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