CTS 115: Free Space Path Loss

02/04/2018 29 min
CTS 115: Free Space Path Loss

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Episode Synopsis

Free Space Path Loss (or FSPL) represents the amount of energy that a given radio wave loses as it travels through the air away from its source. Understanding FSPL will help us understand how far a Wi-Fi signal can go. It is also widely used by Wi-Fi survey tools to predict Wi-Fi signal propagation.