Book description
While there are numerous books describing modern wireless communication systems that contain overviews of radio propagation and radio channel modelling, there are none that contain detailed information on the design, implementation and calibration of radio channel measurement equipment, the planning of experiments and the in depth analysis of measured data.
The book would begin with an explanation of the fundamentals of radio wave propagation and progress through a series of topics, including the measurement of radio channel characteristics, radio channel sounders, measurement strategies, data analysis techniques and radio channel modelling. Application of results for the prediction of achievable digital link performance would be discussed with examples pertinent to single carrier, multi-carrier and spread spectrum radio links. This work would address specifics of communications in various different frequency bands for both long range and short range fixed and mobile radio links.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Preface
- List of Symbols
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
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Chapter 1: Radio Wave Fundamentals
- 1.1 Maxwell's Equations
- 1.2 Free Space Propagation
- 1.3 Uniform Plane Wave Propagation
- 1.4 Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves in Isotropic and Homogeneous Media
- 1.5 Wave Polarization
- 1.6 Propagation Mechanisms
- 1.7 Propagation in the Earth's Atmosphere
- 1.8 Frequency Dispersion of Radio Waves
- References
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Chapter 2: Radio Wave Transmission
- 2.1 Free Space Transmission
- 2.2 Transmission Loss of Radio Waves in the Earth's Atmosphere
- 2.3 Attenuation Due to Propagation into Buildings
- 2.4 Transmission Loss due to Penetration into Vehicles
- 2.5 Diffraction Loss
- 2.6 Diffraction Loss Models
- 2.7 Path Loss Due to Scattering
- 2.8 Multipath Propagation: Two-Ray Model
- 2.9 General Multipath Propagation
- 2.10 Shadow Fading: Medium Scale
- 2.11 Measurement-Based Large-Scale Path Loss Models
- References
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Chapter 3: Radio Channel Models
- 3.1 System Model for Ideal Channel: Linear Time-Invariant (LTI) Model
- 3.2 Narrowband Single Input–Single Output Channels
- 3.3 Wideband Single Input–Single Output Channels
- 3.4 System Functions in a Linear Randomly Time-Variant Channel
- 3.5 Simplified Channel Functions
- 3.6 Coherence Functions
- 3.7 Power Delay Profile and Doppler Spectrum
- 3.8 Parameters of the Power Delay Profile and Doppler Spectrum
- 3.9 The Two-Ray Model Revisited in a Stochastic Channel
- 3.10 Multiple Input–Multiple Output Channels
- 3.11 Capacity Limitations for MIMO Systems
- 3.12 Effect of Correlation Using Stochastic Models
- 3.13 Correlation Effects with Physical Channel Models
- 3.14 Effect of Number of Scatterers on Channel Capacity
- 3.15 Keyholes
- 3.16 Rician Channels
- 3.17 Wideband MIMO Channels
- References
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Chapter 4: Radio Channel Sounders
- 4.1 Echoes of Sound and Radio
- 4.2 Definitions and Objectives of Radio Sounders and Radar
- 4.3 Waveforms
- 4.4 Single-Tone CW Waveforms
- 4.5 Single-Tone Measurements
- 4.6 Spaced Tone Waveform
- 4.7 Pulse Waveform
- 4.8 Pulse Compression Waveforms
- 4.9 Coded Pulse Signals
- 4.10 Serial Correlation Detection of Coded Transmission
- 4.11 Comment Regarding Coded Transmission
- 4.12 Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) Signal
- 4.13 Range Doppler Ambiguity of Chirp Signals: Advanced Waveforms
- 4.14 Architectures of Chirp Sounders
- 4.15 Monostatic Operation of FMCW Sounder/Radar
- 4.16 Single and Multiple Antenna Sounder Architectures
- 4.17 Ultra-wideband (UWB) Channel Sounders
- 4.18 Sounder Design
- 4.19 Performance Tests of a Channel Sounder and Calibration
- 4.20 Overall Data Acquisition and Calibration
- References
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Chapter 5: Data Analysis
- 5.1 Data Validation
- 5.2 Spectral Analysis via the Discrete Fourier Transform
- 5.3 DFT Analysis of the FMCW Channel Sounder Using a Heterodyne Detector
- 5.4 Spectral Analysis of Network Analyzer Data via the IDFT
- 5.5 DFT Analysis of CW Measurements for Estimation of the Doppler Spectrum
- 5.6 Estimation of the Channel Frequency Response via the Hilbert Transform
- 5.7 Parametric Modelling
- 5.8 Estimation of Power Delay Profile
- 5.9 Small-Scale Characterization
- 5.10 Medium/Large-Scale Characterization
- 5.11 Multiple Antenna Array Processing for Estimation of Direction of Arrival
- 5.12 Practical Considerations of DOA Estimation
- 5.13 Estimation of MIMO Capacity
- References
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Chapter 6: Radio Link Performance Prediction
- 6.1 Radio Link Simulators
- 6.2 Narrowband Stochastic Radio Channel Simulator
- 6.3 Wideband Stochastic Channel Simulator
- 6.4 Frequency Domain Implementation Using Fast Convolution
- 6.5 Channel Block Realization from Measured Data
- 6.6 Theoretical Prediction of System Performance in Additive White Gaussian Noise
- 6.7 Prediction of System Performance in Fading Channels
- 6.8 Bit Error Rate Prediction for Wireless Standards
- 6.9 Enhancement of Performance Using Diversity Gain
- References
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Index
Product information
- Title: Radio Propagation Measurement and Channel Modelling
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2013
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9780470751848
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