Measurement and Analysis of Penetration Loss for Building Materials in 5G FR1 Network

This article presents a measurement analysis of propagation loss in materials at the 3.5 GHz frequency applied to 5G FR1 networks. The analysis is based on an advanced 5G network using a Test Station equipment and the experiment is carried out in a controlled environment using an anechoic chamber. The loss due to the materials are obtained from the difference in the intensity of the Reference Signal Receive Power (RSRP), which is observed in the user’s equipment (UE) without obstructions (free space and LoS) and with obstructions (different materials and NLoS). Finally, the loss values obtained for the different materials studied are presented, as well as how each building material can influence the scheduling of the 5G network.