A parametric replay-based framework for underwater acoustic communication channel simulation

This paper lays the foundation of an underwater acoustic channel simulation methodology that is halfway between parametric modeling and stochastic replay of at-sea measurements of channel impulse responses. The motivation behind this approach is to extend the scope of use of replay-based methods by allowing some parameterization of the channel properties while complying with some level of realism. Based on a relative entropy minimization between the original channel impulse response and the simulated one, the idea is to deliberately distort the original channel statistics in order to meet some specified constraints.