Congestion degree estimation method using propagation loss of wireless communication, estimation device and estimation program

Abstract

The following are executed: received power acquisition processing; propagation loss calculation processing of calculating propagation losses between the transmitter and the receiver, based on received power; median processing of calculating a median of a plurality of the propagation losses calculated in the propagation loss calculation processing in a predetermined time period, and outputting the median as propagation losses to be used for subsequent processing; loss peak acquisition processing of acquiring a maximum value of the propagation losses output in the median processing; distance calculation processing of calculating a distance between the transmitter or the receiver and blocking entities, at least based on the maximum value, heights of antennas, and a wavelength of the radio communication; and congestion degree calculation processing of estimating a congestion degree by calculating the number of the blocking entities in chronological order, based on the distance, integrating the number for a predetermined time period, and thereby calculating the number of the blocking entities per unit area.