Open NetSim, Select Examples ->5G NR ->Distance vs Pathloss then click on the tile in the middle panel to load the example as shown in below screenshot
Figure 4‑14: List of scenarios for the example of Distance vs Pathloss
The following network diagram illustrates, what the NetSim UI displays when you open the example configuration file.
Figure 4‑15: Network set up for studying the Distance vs Pathloss
Rural-Macro#
Line-of-Sight (LOS)#
Settings done in example config file
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Set distance between gNB_7 and UE_8 as 30m.
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Go to gNB properties à Interface (5G_RAN) à PHYSICAL_LAYER.
Properties | |
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CA Type | INTER_BAND_CA |
CA Configuration | CA_2DL_1UL_n39_n41 |
Pathloss Model | 3GPPTR38.901-7.4.1 |
Outdoor_Scenario | RURAL_MACRO |
LOS_NLOS_Selection | USER_DEFINED |
LOS_Probabillity | 1 |
Shadow Fading Model | None |
Fading_and_Beamforming | NO_FADING_MIMO_UNIT_GAIN |
O2I Building Penetration Model | None |
Table 4‑1: gNB >Interface (5G_RAN) >Physical layer properties
Note: HARQ mode in gNB properties à Interface (5G_RAN) à Datalink layer is disabled in all 5G featured examples.
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CBR application source id as 10 and destination id as 8 with packet size as 1460Bytes and Inter_Arrival_time as 20000μs (Generation Rate=0.584). Transport Protocol is set to UDP. Additionally, the “Start Time(s)” parameter is set to 1s, while configuring the application.
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Set UE height as 10m.
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Set other properties to default.
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Plots are enabled in NetSim GUI.
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The LTENR Radio measurement log file must be enabled as per information provided in the section 3.19.
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Run Simulation for 20s, after the simulation completes Go to metrics window expand Log Files option and open LTENR Radio Measurement Log.csv and note down the Pathloss.
Figure 4‑16: Results window
Figure 4‑17: LTENR Radio Measurement log.csv file
Go back to the scenario and change the distance between gNB and UE as 30, 50, 70, 100, 300, 500, 700, and 1000 and note down Pathloss value from the log file.
Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS)#
Settings done in example config file
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Set distance between gNB_7 and UE_8 as 30m.
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Go to gNB properties à Interface (5G_RAN) à PHYSICAL_LAYER.
Properties | |
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CA Type | INTER_BAND_CA |
CA Configuration | CA_2DL_1UL_n39_n41 |
Pathloss Model | 3GPPTR38.901-7.4.1 |
Outdoor_Scenario | RURAL_MACRO |
LOS_NLOS_Selection | USER_DEFINED |
LOS_Probabillity | 0 |
Shadow Fading Model | None |
Fading _and_Beamforming | NO_FADING_MIMO_UNIT_GAIN |
O2I Building Penetration Model | None |
Table 4‑2: gNB >Interface (5G_RAN) >Physical layer properties
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Set all other properties same as LOS example.
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Plots are enabled in NetSim GUI.
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The LTENR Radio measurement log file can be enabled as per information provided in the section 3.19.
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Run Simulation for 20s.
Go back to the scenario and change the distance between gNB and UE as 30, 50, 70, 100, 300, 500, 700, and 1000 and note down Pathloss value from the log file.
Result#
Distance(m) | LOS Pathloss(dB) | NLOS pathloss (dB) | ||||
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CA 1 | CA 2 | Avg | CA 1 | CA 2 | Avg | |
30 | 67.60 | 70.30 | 68.95 | 69.03 | 71.73 | 70.38 |
50 | 72.17 | 74.87 | 73.52 | 77.97 | 80.67 | 79.32 |
70 | 75.19 | 77.89 | 76.54 | 83.86 | 86.56 | 85.21 |
100 | 78.41 | 81.11 | 79.76 | 90.11 | 92.81 | 91.46 |
300 | 88.46 | 91.16 | 89.81 | 109.35 | 112.05 | 110.70 |
500 | 93.28 | 95.98 | 94.63 | 118.29 | 120.99 | 119.64 |
700 | 96.55 | 99.25 | 97.90 | 124.18 | 126.88 | 125.53 |
1000 | 100.14 | 102.84 | 101.49 | 130.43 | 133.13 | 131.78 |
Table 4‑3: Results Comparison for LOS and NLOS pathloss vs. Distance
Figure 4‑18: Plot of Distance vs. Avg Pathloss
Urban-Macro#
Line-of-Sight (LOS)#
Settings done in example config file
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Set distance between gNB_7 and UE_8 as 30m.
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Go to gNB properties à Interface (5G_RAN) à PHYSICAL_LAYER
Properties | |
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CA Type | INTER_BAND_CA |
CA Configuration | CA_2DL_1UL_n39_n41 |
Pathloss Model | 3GPPTR38.901-7.4.1 |
Outdoor_Scenario | URBAN_MACRO |
LOS_NLOS_Selection | USER_DEFINED |
LOS_Probabillity | 1 |
Shadow Fading Model | None |
Fading_and_Beamforming | NO_FADING_MIMO_UNIT_GAIN |
O2I Building Penetration Model | None |
Table 4‑4: gNB >Interface (5G_RAN) >Physical layer properties
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CBR application source id as 10 and destination id as 8 with packet size as 1460Bytes and Inter_Arrival_time as 20000μs (Generation Rate=0.584). Transport Protocol is set to UDP. Additionally, the “Start Time(s)” parameter is set to 1s, while configuring the application.
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Set UE height as 10m.
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Set other properties to default.
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Plots are enabled in NetSim GUI.
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The LTENR Radio measurement log file can be enabled as per information provided in the section 3.19
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Run Simulation for 20s, after the simulation completes Go to metrics window expand Log Files option and open LTENR Radio Measurement Log.csv and note down the pathloss.
Figure 4‑19: Result window
Figure 4‑20: LTENR Radio Measurement log.csv file
Go back to the scenario and change the distance between gNB and UE as 30, 50, 70, 100, 300, 500, 700, and 1000 and note down Pathloss value from the log file.
Note: The minimum distance for rural macro and urban macro is 35m. Below 35m, the 2D and 3D distance will be 10m in ltenr log file.
Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS)#
Settings done in example config file
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Set distance between gNB_7 and UE_8 as 30m.
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Go to gNB properties à Interface (5G_RAN) à PHYSICAL_LAYER
Properties | |
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CA Type | INTER_BAND_CA |
CA Configuration | CA_2DL_1UL_n39_n41 |
Pathloss Model | 3GPPTR38.901-7.4.1 |
Outdoor_Scenario | URBAN_MACRO |
LOS_NLOS_Selection | USER_DEFINED |
LOS_Probabillity | 0 |
Shadow Fading Model | None |
Fading_and_Beamforming | NO_FADING_MIMO_UNIT_GAIN |
O2I Building Penetration Model | None |
Table 4‑5: gNB >Interface (5G_RAN) >Physical layer properties
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Set all other properties same as LOS example.
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Plots are enabled in NetSim GUI.
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The log file can enable per the information provided in Section 3.18
- Run Simulation for 20s, after the simulation completes Go to metrics window expand Log Files option and open LTENR Radio Measurement Log.csv and note down the pathloss.
- Go back to the scenario and change the distance between gNB and UE as 30, 50, 70, 100, 300, 500, 700, and 1000 and note down Pathloss value from the log file.
Result#
Distance(m) | LOS Pathloss(dB) | NLOS pathloss (dB) | ||||
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CA 1 | CA 2 | Avg | CA 1 | CA 2 | Avg | |
30 | 66.07 | 68.77 | 67.42 | 71.74 | 74.44 | 73.09 |
50 | 70.95 | 73.65 | 72.30 | 80.41 | 83.11 | 81.76 |
70 | 74.16 | 76.86 | 75.51 | 86.12 | 88.82 | 87.47 |
100 | 77.57 | 80.27 | 78.92 | 92.17 | 94.87 | 93.52 |
300 | 88.07 | 90.77 | 89.42 | 110.82 | 113.52 | 112.17 |
500 | 92.95 | 95.65 | 94.30 | 119.49 | 122.19 | 120.84 |
700 | 96.16 | 98.86 | 97.51 | 125.20 | 127.90 | 126.55 |
1000 | 99.57 | 102.27 | 100.92 | 131.25 | 133.95 | 132.60 |
Table 4‑6: Results Comparison for LOS and NLOS pathloss vs. Distance
Figure 4‑21: Plot of Distance vs. Avg Pathloss
Urban-Micro#
Line-of-Sight (LOS)#
Settings done in example config file
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Set distance between gNB_7 and UE_8 as 30m.
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Go to gNB properties à Interface (5G_RAN) à PHYSICAL_LAYER
Properties | |
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CA Type | INTER_BAND_CA |
CA Configuration | CA_2DL_1UL_n39_n41 |
Pathloss Model | 3GPPTR38.901-7.4.1 |
Outdoor_Scenario | URBAN_MICRO |
LOS_NLOS_Selection | USER_DEFINED |
LOS_Probabillity | 1 |
Shadow Fading Model | None |
Fading _and_Beamforming | NO_FADING_MIMO_UNIT_GAIN |
O2I Building Penetration Model | None |
Table 4‑7: gNB >Interface (5G_RAN) >Physical layer properties
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CBR application source id as 10 and destination id as 8 with packet size as 1460Bytes and Inter_Arrival_time as 20000μs (Generation Rate=0.584). Transport Protocol is set to UDP. Additionally, the “Start Time(s)” parameter is set to 1s, while configuring the application.
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Set UE height as 10m.
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Set other properties to default.
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Plots are enabled in NetSim GUI.
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The LTENR Radio measurement log file can be enabled as per information provided in the section 3.19
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Run Simulation for 20s, after the simulation completes Go to metrics window expand Log Files option and open LTENR Radio Measurement Log.csv and note down the Pathloss.
Figure 4‑22: Result window
Figure 4‑23: LTENR Radio Measurement log.csv file
Go back to the scenario and change the distance between gNB and UE as 30, 50, 70, 100, 300, 500, 700, and 1000 and note down Pathloss value from the log file.
Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS)#
Settings done in example config file
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Set distance between gNB_7 and UE_8 as 30m.
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Go to gNB properties à Interface (5G_RAN) à PHYSICAL_LAYER.
Properties | |
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CA Type | INTER_BAND_CA |
CA Configuration | CA_2DL_1UL_n39_n41 |
Pathloss Model | 3GPPTR38.901-7.4.1 |
Outdoor_Scenario | URBAN_MICRO |
LOS_NLOS_Selection | USER_DEFINED |
LOS_Probabillity | 0 |
Shadow Fading Model | None |
Fading_and_Beamforming | NO_FADING_MIMO_UNIT_GAIN |
O2I Building Penetration Model | None |
Table 4‑8: gNB >Interface (5G_RAN) >Physical layer properties
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Set all other properties same as LOS example.
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Plots are enabled in NetSim GUI.
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The log file can enable per the information provided in Section 3.18.
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Run Simulation for 20s, after the simulation completes Go to metrics window expand Log Files option and open LTENR Radio Measurement Log.csv and note down the pathloss.
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Go back to the scenario and change the distance between gNB and UE as 30, 50, 70, 100, 300, 500, 700, and 1000 and note down Pathloss value from the log file.
Result#
Distance(m) | LOS Pathloss (dB) | NLOS pathloss (dB) | ||||
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CA 1 | CA 2 | Avg | CA 1 | CA 2 | Avg | |
30 | 68.99 | 71.69 | 70.34 | 77.92 | 80.80 | 79.36 |
50 | 73.65 | 76.35 | 75.00 | 85.76 | 88.63 | 87.195 |
70 | 76.72 | 79.42 | 78.07 | 90.91 | 93.79 | 92.35 |
100 | 79.97 | 82.67 | 81.32 | 96.38 | 99.26 | 97.82 |
300 | 89.99 | 92.69 | 91.34 | 113.22 | 116.10 | 114.66 |
500 | 94.65 | 97.35 | 96.00 | 121.06 | 123.93 | 122.495 |
700 | 97.72 | 100.42 | 99.07 | 126.21 | 129.09 | 127.65 |
1000 | 100.97 | 103.67 | 102.32 | 131.68 | 134.56 | 133.12 |
Table 4‑9: Results Comparison for LOS and NLOS pathloss vs. Distance
Figure 4‑24: Plot of Distance vs. Avg Pathloss
Indoor-Office#
The following network diagram illustrates, what the NetSim UI displays when you open the example configuration file.
Figure 4‑25: Network Topology for this experiment
Line-of-Sight (LOS)#
Settings done in example config file
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Drop the building and drop gNB and UE inside the building.
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Set distance between gNB_7 and UE_8 as 10m.
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Go to gNB properties à Interface (5G_RAN) à PHYSICAL_LAYER.
Properties | |
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CA Type | INTER_BAND_CA |
CA Configuration | CA_2DL_1UL_n39_n41 |
Pathloss Model | 3GPPTR38.901-7.4.1 |
Outdoor_Scenario | RURAL_MACRO |
LOS_NLOS_Selection | USER_DEFINED |
LOS_Probabillity | 1 |
Indoor Scenario | INDOOR_OFFICE |
Shadow Fading Model | None |
Fading_and_Beamforming | NO_FADING_MIMO_UNIT_GAIN |
O2I Building Penetration Model | None |
Table 4‑10: gNB >Interface (5G_RAN) >Physical layer properties
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CBR application source id as 10 and destination id as 8 with packet size as 1460Bytes and Inter_Arrival_time as 20000μs (Generation Rate=0.584). Transport Protocol is set to UDP. Additionally, the “Start Time(s)” parameter is set to 1s, while configuring the application.
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Set UE height as 10m.
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Set other properties to default.
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Plots are enabled in NetSim GUI.
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The LTENR Radio measurement log file can be enabled as per information provided in the section 3.19.
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Run Simulation for 20s, after the simulation completes Go to metrics window expand Log Files option and open LTENR Radio Measurement Log.csv and note down the Pathloss.
Figure 4‑26: Results Window
Figure 4‑27: LTENR Radio Measurement log.csv file
Go back to the scenario and change the distance between gNB and UE as 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, and 100 and note down Pathloss value from the log file.
Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS)#
Settings done in example config file
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Drop the building and drop gNB and UE inside the building.
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Set distance between gNB_7 and UE_8 as 10m.
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Go to gNB properties à Interface (5G_RAN) à PHYSICAL_LAYER.
Properties | |
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CA Type | INTER_BAND_CA |
CA Configuration | CA_2DL_1UL_n39_n41 |
Pathloss Model | 3GPPTR38.901-7.4.1 |
Outdoor_Scenario | RURAL_MACRO |
LOS_NLOS_Selection | USER_DEFINED |
LOS_Probabillity | 0 |
Indoor Scenario | INDOOR_OFFICE |
Shadow Fading Model | None |
Fading _and_Beamforming | NO_FADING_MIMO_UNIT_GAIN |
O2I Building Penetration Model | None |
Table 4‑11: gNB >Interface (5G_RAN) >Physical layer properties
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Set all other properties same as LOS example.
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Plots are enabled in NetSim GUI.
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The log file can enable per the information provided in Section > 3.18.
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Run Simulation for 20s, after the simulation completes Go to metrics > expand Log Files option and open LTENR Radio Measurement Log.csv > and note down the pathloss.
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Go back to the scenario and change the distance between gNB and UE > as 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, and 100 and note down > pathloss values from the log file.
Result#
Distance(m) | LOS Pathloss (dB) | NLOS pathloss (dB) | ||||||
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CA 1 | CA 2 | Avg | CA 1 | CA 2 | Avg | |||
10 | 55.27 | 57.97 | 56.62 | 62.54 | 65.90 | 64.22 | ||
20 | 60.48 | 63.18 | 61.83 | 74.07 | 77.43 | 75.75 | ||
30 | 63.52 | 66.23 | 64.875 | 80.81 | 84.17 | 82.49 | ||
40 | 65.69 | 68.39 | 67.04 | 85.59 | 88.96 | 87.27 | ||
50 | 67.36 | 70.06 | 68.71 | 89.31 | 92.67 | 90.99 | ||
60 | 68.73 | 71.43 | 70.08 | 92.34 | 95.70 | 94.02 | ||
70 | 69.89 | 72.59 | 71.24 | 94.90 | 98.27 | 96.58 | ||
80 | 70.89 | 73.59 | 72.24 | 97.12 | 100.49 | 98.80 | ||
90 | 71.78 | 74.48 | 73.13 | 99.08 | 102.45 | 100.76 | ||
100 | 72.57 | 75.27 | 73.92 | 100.84 | 104.20 | 102.52 |
Table 4‑12: Results Comparison for LOS and NLOS pathloss vs. Distance
Figure 4‑28: Plot of Distance vs. Avg Pathloss