A new multi-path vector channel simulator for the performance evaluation of antenna array systems

Author

Stéphenne, Alex ; Champagne, Benoît

Author_Institution

Quebec Univ., Verdun, Que., Canada

Volume

3

fYear

1997

fDate

1-4 Sep 1997

Firstpage

1125

Abstract

We present a new, computationally efficient simulator for time-varying multi-path (fast fading) vector channel that can be used to evaluate the performance of antenna array wireless receivers. The development of the simulator is based on the emulation of the spatio-temporal correlation properties of the vector channel. The channel is modeled as a multi-channel FIR system with time-varying coefficients which are obtained via the application of a space-time correlation shaping transformation on some independent random sequences. The various parts of the new simulator are detailed and channel simulation realizations are presented and commented

Keywords

antenna arrays; antenna array systems; antenna array wireless receivers; channel simulation; fast fading; independent random sequences; mobile radio; multichannel FIR system; multipath vector channel simulator; performance evaluation; space-time correlation shaping transformation; spatio-temporal correlation; time-varying coefficients; time-varying multipath vector channel; Adaptive arrays; Antenna arrays; Antenna feeds; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Computer vision; Emulation; Finite impulse response filter; Receiving antennas; Transmitting antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 1997. Waves of the Year 2000. PIMRC '97., The 8th IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Helsinki

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3871-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PIMRC.1997.627061

Filename

627061