Wireless Propagation Scene Partitioning for Inland Waterway

Radio wave propagation scene partitioning is necessary for wireless communication analysis. At present, there are no standards of scene partitioning for inland waterway. This makes it important to propose a radio wave propagation scene portioning scheme for inland waterway scenarios. The Yangtze River waterway is a typical inland river channel which runs through many provinces and cities in China, and displays a variety of characteristics. Based on the topography along the Yangtze River waterway (e.g., cities, canyons, bridges, plains, and dam), six scenarios of inland waterway scenes were defined. The theoretical analysis of the radio wave propagation mechanisms can help with the research and development of radio wave propagation modeling suitable for inland waterway and is the key to wireless channel modeling. It can also form the basis of technology selection for intelligent inland waterway system.