Chapter 3. Channel Modeling

  1. Heikki Koivo1,
  2. Mohammed Elmusrati2

Published Online: 25 NOV 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9780470021804.ch3

Systems Engineering in Wireless Communications

Systems Engineering in Wireless Communications

How to Cite

Koivo, H. and Elmusrati, M. (2009) Channel Modeling, in Systems Engineering in Wireless Communications, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470021804.ch3

Author Information

  1. 1

    Helsinki University of Technology, Finland

  2. 2

    University of Vaasa, Finland

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 25 NOV 2009
  2. Published Print: 27 NOV 2009

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470021781

Online ISBN: 9780470021804

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Keywords:

  • channel modeling;
  • radio channel - key component in wireless communication system;
  • communication satellite - transmitting to receiving stations on earth;
  • LOS signal path from transmitting satellite - to receiving station in downlink direction;
  • large-scale propagation models;
  • neural networks in data fitting and careful preprocessing of measurement signals;
  • small-scale propagation models and statistical multipath channel models;
  • Simulink® configuration of Rayleigh distribution;
  • Zeroth order modified Bessel function of first kind;
  • Rayleigh fading signal simulation

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Large-Scale Propagation Models

  • Small-Scale Propagation Models and Statistical Multipath Channel Models

  • Summary