Method and system for evaluating signal propagation over a radio channel

A mobile system for evaluating signal propagation over a radio channel on a test route followed by the mobile system, the test route including a plurality of measurement points distributed over a geographical area, the mobile system comprising:

• a memory device adapted to store predicted values for the radio channel, the predicted values being distributed over the geographical area;
• a signal analyzer adapted to receive a signal on the radio channel and to acquire one or more metrics of the signal at each of the plurality of measurement points;
• and
• a processor operatively connected to the memory device and to the signal analyzer, the processor being adapted to:
• for each measurement point, compare each of the one or more metrics with a corresponding predicted value, and
• evaluate a radiation pattern of an antenna transmitting on the radio channel based on the comparisons.

A mobile system for evaluating signal propagation over a plurality of radio channels on a test route followed by the mobile system, the test route including a plurality of measurement points distributed over a geographical area, the mobile system comprising:

• a memory device adapted to store predicted values for each of the plurality of radio channels, the predicted values being distributed over the geographical area;
• one or more receivers, each receiver being adapted to receive a signal on a corresponding one of the plurality of radio channels;
• and
• a processor operatively connected to the memory device and to each of the one or more receivers, the processor being adapted to:
• for each measurement point and for each of the plurality of radio channels, compare each of the one or more metrics with a corresponding predicted value, and
• evaluate a radiation pattern of an antenna transmitting on each of the radio channels based on the comparisons.