Title :
On finite state Markov chains for Rayleigh channel modeling
Author :
Ruiz, José G. ; Soret, Beatriz ; Aguayo-Torres, M. Carmen ; Entrambasaguas, J. Tomás
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ing. de Comun., Univ. of Malaga, Malaga, Spain
Abstract :
The use of finite state Markov chains (FSMC) for the simulation of the Rayleigh channel has been generalized in the last years. Several parameters influence the construction of the chain. The chain can be defined in terms of the complex channel response, the envelope of the received signal or the Signal to Noise Ratio. Moreover the partition method has to be selected among various options. This paper presents an evaluation of the FSMC, including a novel partition method that makes a uniform division of the density function of the desired signal and a comparison with other methods of generation of the fading channel. First and second order statistics and other performance parameters are examined in order to shed more light on the advantages and limitations of the Markov modeling.
Keywords :
Markov processes; Rayleigh channels; statistical analysis; Rayleigh channel modeling; density function; fading channel; finite state Markov chain; novel partition method; Autocorrelation; Communication channels; Density functional theory; Fading; Rayleigh channels; Signal generators; Signal processing; Signal to noise ratio; Statistics; Wireless communication; ACF; Finite State Markov Chain; flat fading channel; performance evaluation; second-order statistics;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communication, Vehicular Technology, Information Theory and Aerospace & Electronic Systems Technology, 2009. Wireless VITAE 2009. 1st International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Aalborg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4066-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4067-2
DOI :
10.1109/WIRELESSVITAE.2009.5172448
