Abstract
As network centric warfare and distributed
operations paradigms unfold, there is a need for robust,
fast wireless network deployment tools. These tools must
take into consideration the terrain of the operating
theater, and facilitate specific modeling of end to end
network performance based on accurate RF propagation
predictions. It is well known that empirical models can
not provide accurate, site specific predictions of radio
channel behavior. In this paper an event-driven wave
propagation simulation is proposed as a computationally
efficient technique for predicting critical propagation
characteristics of RF signals in cluttered environments.
Convincing validation and simulator performance studies
confirm the suitability of this method for indoor and
urban area RF channel modeling. By integrating our RF
propagation prediction tool, RCSIM, with popular packetlevel
network simulators, we are able to construct an end
to end network analysis tool for wireless networks operated
in built-up urban areas.
