The ever increasing complexity in mobile radio networks calls for increasingly sophisticated
evaluation and planning methodologies. Within this thesis a major evolution on the areas of
models propagation and software is achieved. New modelling capabilities allow to compose
heterogeneous large-scale scenarios in a much more detailed and realistic way. The scenarios
feature facets that are modelled for the first time e.g. distinct individual mobility traces
and full 3D building and interior plans for an entire city. Very detailed measurement campaigns
have been carried out to gain insights into spatial propagation characteristics in
outdoor-to-indoor indoor-to-outdoor and in-house environments. Several propagation models and
predictors have been developed and validated which are capable of dealing with these highly
detailed scenarios resulting in a high-resolution 3D perspective of an outdoor and indoor
mobile network. Furthermore a novel 3D ray-launching method for the prediction of time-variant
scenarios caused by moving persons is introduced. This is particularly relevant for
communication systems operating in indoor environments and at frequencies from 60 GHz up to the
THz range. Finally the simulation platform SiMoNe (Simulator for Mobile Networks) is developed
which is capable of performing computationally fast and efficient network-level simulations in
these detailed scenarios and in a plethora of different configurations in parallel. SiMoNe
handles unprecedented simulation scenarios and levels of detail. This is crucial for the
development and evaluation of higher-level network algorithms. All in all these new methods
are suited to become part of the standard repertoire of modelling capabilities for mobile radio
networks.
