An Improved Simulator for the Correlation-Based MIMO Channel in Multiple Cluster Scattering Environments

An improved MIMO radio channel simulator is proposed, based on the most popular correlation-based MIMO channel model called Kronecker model and the sum-of-sinusoids (SoS) method which is widely used to generate Rayleigh fading waveforms with temporal correlation. Firstly, a simplified simulation model for generating multiple independent Rayleigh fading waveforms is presented, which employs only one random variable to set all Doppler frequency components in all waveforms. Next, a fast spatial correlation calculation technique, in a closed-form expression implemented by the Fourier Transform both for outdoor and indoor multiple cluster scattering environments, is introduced, which accurately reproduces the desired spatial correlation properties and indicates a direct dependence between spatial correlation and channel physical parameters. The ergodic and outage capacity of the simulated channel are also evaluated with respect to different azimuth of arrival and azimuth of departure (AoA/AoD) under the condition of 3GPP SCM (3rd Generation Partnership Project Spatial channel model) [23]. The presented simulator is therefore suitable for the theoretical analysis of MIMO radio systems, including dynamic system simulation.

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