PathFinder: Advancing Path Loss Prediction for Single-to-Multi-Transmitter Scenario

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2512.14150v1
• Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 07:15:15 GMT
• Title: PathFinder: Advancing Path Loss Prediction for Single-to-Multi-Transmitter Scenario
• Authors: Zhijie Zhong, Zhiwen Yu, Pengyu Li, Jianming Lv, C. L. Philip Chen, Min Chen,
• Abstract summary: PathFinder is a novel architecture that actively models buildings and transmitters via disentangled feature encoding.<n>Tests show PathFinder outperforms state-of-the-art methods significantly, especially in challenging multi-transmitter scenarios.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Radio path loss prediction (RPP) is critical for optimizing 5G networks and enabling IoT, smart city, and similar applications. However, current deep learning-based RPP methods lack proactive environmental modeling, struggle with realistic multi-transmitter scenarios, and generalize poorly under distribution shifts, particularly when training/testing environments differ in building density or transmitter configurations. This paper identifies three key issues: (1) passive environmental modeling that overlooks transmitters and key environmental features; (2) overemphasis on single-transmitter scenarios despite real-world multi-transmitter prevalence; (3) excessive focus on in-distribution performance while neglecting distribution shift challenges. To address these, we propose PathFinder, a novel architecture that actively models buildings and transmitters via disentangled feature encoding and integrates Mask-Guided Low-rank Attention to independently focus on receiver and building regions. We also introduce a Transmitter-Oriented Mixup strategy for robust training and a new benchmark, single-to-multi-transmitter RPP (S2MT-RPP), tailored to evaluate extrapolation performance (multi-transmitter testing after single-transmitter training). Experimental results show PathFinder outperforms state-of-the-art methods significantly, especially in challenging multi-transmitter scenarios. Our code and project site are available at: https://emorzz1g.github.io/PathFinder/.

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