Validation of Real-world Measurements Through Ray Tracing Simulation for 5G Urban Scenarios

This paper presents an approach to validate ray tracing simulations using real-world measurements in 5G urban scenarios. The measurements were obtained by traversing specific routes and recording parameters such as position, Signal-to-Interference-plus-Noise Ratio (SINR), Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP), and Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) using the Quectel RM500Q 5G module as user equipment (UE). Subsequently, these real-world measurements are used to validate a MATLAB-based ray tracing simulation. Simulating such scenarios in a controlled environment allows for easy manipulation and study of various parameters, enabling compre-hensive verification of the simulator's accuracy. The advantage of this approach lies in its ability to ensure the reliability of the simulation tool, enabling robust testing of diverse scenarios and parameters for deployments in real-world use cases.