Optimization of Hata Model based on Measurements Data using Least Square Method: A Case Study in Dar-es-Salaam – Tanzania

Abstract

ABSTRACT In this study, we present a measurement-based model for path loss prediction in three GSM service areas at 900 MHz .Modified Hata model for rural, suburban, and urban environments were derived in this study on the basis of experimental path loss measurements with the use of least square method. The models developed predicted with reasonable accuracy the path loss of radio networks investigated with a root mean square error of < 6 dB .The developed model can be useful in network planning and optimization for the environments taken as case study for the investigation, as well as any macro- and microcell environment, which is similar to the environment considered in this research.