La presente tesis consiste en el diseño de un sistema MIMO mediante la tecnología DAS (Distributed Antenna System), orientada a una red RF Indoor en la estación central del metropolitano, mejorando la cobertura de señal de los sistemas 2G, 3G y 4G. La tesis se ha organizado de la siguiente forma: En el primer capítulo se presenta el planteamiento del estudio de investigación, identificando las problemáticas existentes, trazando objetivos a lograr al final de la tesis. Parte importante de este capítulo es la justificación del estudio y su importancia que posee, así también identificar las variables, para finalmente tener un claro concepto de la problemática. En el segundo capítulo se presenta el marco teórico. Primero se describe los antecedentes del estudio de investigación relacionadas a las estaciones macro y sistemas Indoor que se ven involucrados en la estación central del metropolitano, así también la descripción de las bases teóricas vinculadas al problema, se elaboró un glosario de los términos que a la comprensión de la tesis. En el tercer capítulo se muestra el diseño metodológico, teniendo claro el tipo de investigación que será realizado, así mismo la operacionalización de las variables, que son segmentadas para poder ser medidas y/o controladas, por último la técnica de investigación a realizar. En el cuarto capítulo se muestra el cronograma de trabajo, aspectos económicos como presupuestos y financiamientos en base a los recursos a utilizar en el estudio. En el quinto capítulo se muestran las mediciones actuales de los parámetros de cobertura móvil en la estación central del Metropolitano. El sexto capítulo presenta las conclusiones y observaciones de la presente tesis. This thesis is about the design of a system MIMO using technology DAS (Distributed Antenna System), oriented to an RF Indoor network in the metropolitan central station, improving signal coverage of 2G, 3G and 4G systems. The thesis is organized as follows: In the first chapter, the approach of the research study was made identifying existing problems, tracing objectives to be achieved at the end of the thesis. An important part of this chapter is the justification of the study and its importance that it has, this we help us to identify variables to finally have a clear understanding of the problem. The second chapter presents the theoretical framework. First the background of the research study related to macro-stations and Indoor systems that are involved in the metropolitan central station and also the description of the theoretical basis related to the problem, a glossary of terms was made that support us to the understanding of the thesis. In the third chapter the methodological design is shown, knowing clearly the type of research to be done, likewise the operationalization of the variables, which are separated with the objective of be measured or controlled. Lastly, investigative technique to perform is shown. In the fourth chapter, we show the work schedule, budget and economic issues such as financing based on the resources used in the study sample. In the fifth chapter we show the current measurements of the parameters of mobile coverage in the metropolitan central station. The sixth chapter presents the conclusions and observations of this thesis.

The emergence of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) along with the implementation of 5G networks offers exciting opportunities in expanding wireless capabilities. Not only is improved wireless performance expected with traditional devices such as mobile phones, but new use cases such as the internet-of-things and autonomous vehicle operation will rely on 5G and future network generations. In such widespread applications, from transportation to vital business operation, reliable and often guaranteed connectivity is required for safety and commercial approval. Introducing UAVs into network processes has been explored and implemented in certain instances to take advantage of the flexibility drone devices offer in their mobility and control to address these evolving network possibilities. While practical UAV deployment in certain network cases has been demonstrated, including coverage restoration in disaster relief scenarios, more ambitious goals of 5G will have additional considerations. This includes autonomous vehicles (AVs) whose operation is defined by levels representing varying degrees of autonomy. With computational requirements exponentially increasing as a vehicle's autonomy level is increased, 5G is expected to play an integral role in offloading certain vehicle tasks to the cloud. This thesis then proposes UAV based measurement opportunities as a method to characterize 5G coverage as part of autonomous vehicle processes to identify the proper level of autonomy that can operate safely given the current RF environment. This thesis proposes an UAV based measurement system that would provide coverage verification employing a platform capable of precise RF measurements and enhanced spatial sampling of the environment. Methods employed to traditionally characterize available coverage, including cellular drive tests, do not result in accurate enough measurements for AV use cases. Where lack of coverage in common network processes and use cases can result in dropped calls and poor connectivity in mobile devices, autonomous systems proposed in evolving network generations that deal with safety and mission critical functions must have guaranteed and verified coverage. Data produced in this thesis demonstrates that the proposed UAV based measurement system will improve measurement accuracy and enhanced geographic performance over conventional automotive vehicle based measurement systems / Master of Science / Wireless networks have grown to support vital and everyday processes in modern society. The COVID-19 pandemic proved wireless communication means a necessity to limit daily disruptions, but networks had already been supporting a continuously increasing amount of mobile devices prior to this. Other demonstrations of wireless network capacity include the release of 5G technology, allowing improved performance with traditional devices like smartphones, along with additional use cases this technology enables including the internet-of-things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) leveraged functions for commercial applications. While wireless network capabilities have demonstrated their success in supporting and maintaining some critical functions, it is important to continually look ahead and plan for future network implementations in order to develop and support all desired advancements. Current measurement methods that assist in verifying coverage for current use cases like mobile devices will fall short in verification for more stringent requirements characteristic of AV and other ambitious network goals. The results found in this work then support the need for continuing research of a UAV-leveraged platform in the scope of eventual practical and safe AV integration into society. The focus of this thesis is to then propose and provide initial evaluation of a UAV-leveraged measurement platform to verify the operability of autonomous vehicles (AVs), which are expected to be a major aspect of future network processes. The computational requirements to operate an autonomous vehicle exponentially increase as a vehicle's autonomy level is increased. 5G is then expected to play an integral role in offloading certain vehicle tasks to the cloud. This thesis paper then proposes UAV based measurement opportunities as a method to characterize 5G coverage as part of autonomous vehicle processes to identify the proper level of autonomy that can operate safely given the current RF environment.