Title :
A new parameter for channel identification in UWB indoor environments
Author :
Mucchi, Lorenzo ; Marcocci, Patrizio
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Florence, Florence
Abstract :
This paper deals with the proposal of a new parameter for channel identification in ultra wideband (UWB) indoor environments. The proposed method does not imply any estimation process to the received signal and it is able to clearly distinguish not only between LOS and NLOS conditions, but it is also able to order the quality of two different LOS or NLOS conditions, although the SNR is the same. The method proposed here is based on the kurtosis index calculation. Results were obtained by both real measurements and simulations with IEEE802.15.3a channel models.
Keywords :
IEEE standards; indoor radio; telecommunication channels; ultra wideband communication; IEEE802.15.3a channel models; UWB indoor environments; channel identification; kurtosis index; Amplitude estimation; Indoor environments; Interference; Parameter estimation; Particle measurements; Proposals; RAKE receivers; Signal processing; Ultra wideband technology; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Communications and Networks, 2007. ICCCN 2007. Proceedings of 16th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1251-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-2055
DOI :
10.1109/ICCCN.2007.4317855
