ntia/5g_aerial_rf_radiation_data

Measured airborne radiation patterns around 5G MIMO gNodeB base station transmitters.

5G_Aerial_RF_Radiation_Data

Description

This repository contains datasets collected at the U.S. Department of Commerce Table Mountain Radio Quiet Zone in Longmont, Colorado, as well as Hill Air Force Base, Utah:

(1) Calibrated airborne field-strength measurements of spatial radiation patterns in three dimensions around 5G base station antennas; and (2) radiated wideband, wide dynamic range 5G transmitter base station emission spectra.

This repository includes the full library of 5G radiation patterns for all three 5G 3700-3980 MHz base station models that are being deployed in the US; and wideband, wide dynamic range emission spectra of those same radios.

Dataset Format

Data is contained in zipped files. Each zipped file represents a measurement campaign. Data includes measurement (.mat, .csv, .xlsx) files, plot (.jpg, .fig) files, and a readme (.txt) file. The data can be accessed by clicking on Dataset under Releases on the right side of the Github repository page.

NTIA Report

For a more in-depth exploration of how and why this data was produced, see the associated NTIA Report.

Sanders, F. H., K. R. Calahan, G. A. Sanders, and S. M. Tran, “Measurements of 5G New Radio Spectral and Spatial Power Emissions for Radar Altimeter Interference Analysis,” NTIA Technical Report TR-22-562, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, October 2022.

Sponsor

This report data is part of a larger program by the Joint Interagency 5G Radar Altimeter Interference (JI-FRAI) Quick Reaction Testing (QRT) to understand potential 5G interference issues. For more information about JI-FRAI, contact CDR Steve Simpson at [email protected].