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An indoor wireless network comprises of multiple devices connected wirelessly in a small geographical area, giving mobility to the connected devices. RF signal associated with wireless networks suffers from many propagation losses. It becomes essential to estimate losses at different locations, in the intended coverage area, to attain the desired performance seamlessly. It helps in the optimal device placement in the wireless networks. In the application, in addition to the propagation losses, there is a need to estimate the loss induced by the presence of smoke and fire, individually, in an indoor environment. This paper first deals with the design of a heatmap generating tool, in MATLAB, which gives the approximate signal strength at different locations on a given floor for a given transmitter. Then the paper discusses the formation of plasma in fast flaming fires and presents the path loss due to it. This path loss is incorporated in the heatmap generating tool and a heatmap is generated for our office ground floor for the case of a flaming fire. The paper also describes a testbed, setup in our office premises, to study the scattering loss caused by smoke particles.
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Singh, V.P., Gupta, S., Pasupuleti, H. et al. A Methodology to Study the Effect of Smoke and Fire on Indoor RF Propagation. J. Inst. Eng. India Ser. B 100, 33–39 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40031-018-0356-2
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