I would like to work on a preparation of geolocation database for my area in India. I would like to start with an RF path loss model. How and where should I start? Which tool is best for simulations?
Rohan Murty, Ranveer Chandra, Thomas Moscibroda, Paramvir (Victor) Bahl, "SenseLess: A Database-Driven White Spaces Network," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 189-203, Feb. 2012, doi:10.1109/TMC.2011.241
Go to http://www.ecfr.gov, the relevant parts for the new white space interference mitigation are at 47 C.F.R. 15.712 and 15.713.
[Title 47: Telecommunication
PART 15---RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICES
Subpart H---Television Band Devices
§ 15.712 Interference protection requirements and § 15.713 TV bands database]
That site is not really easy to browse ...
They describe how you can calculate whether sending is ok based on the locations in the database and path loss formulas. I don't know if someone already integrated it in a usable form like a simulator.