A Geometry-Based Channel Model to Simulate an Averaged-Power-Delay Profile

Wireless communications or navigation is heavily influenced by electromagnetic wave propagation. The power-delay profile (PDP) characterizes the propagation channel by simple statistics. In this communication, we propose a channel model to simulate a given wideband averaged PDP obtained by measurements or theoretical considerations, enabling to test, develop, and design radio links. The channel model is based on a geometrical stochastic approach, allowing to simulate the space-variant channel impulse response for a moving receiver. Furthermore, the appearance and disappearance of multipath components are geometrically taken into account by an angular pattern. We verify the proposed methodology by simulations.

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