Simulation of flat fading using MATLAB for classroom instruction

Author

Prabhu, Gayatri S. ; Shankar, P. Mohana

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA

Volume

45

Issue

1

fYear

2002

fDate

2/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

19

Lastpage

25

Abstract

An approach to demonstrate flat fading in communication systems is presented here, wherein the basic concepts are reinforced by means of a series of MATLAB (Mathworks, Inc., Natick, MA 01760-2098 USA) simulations. Following a brief introduction to fading in general, models for flat fading are developed and simulated using MATLAB. The concept of outage is also demonstrated using MATLAB. The authors suggest that the use of MATLAB exercises will assist the students in gaining a better understanding of the various nuances of flat fading

Keywords

Rayleigh channels; Rician channels; computer aided instruction; digital simulation; mobile radio; radiowave propagation; telecommunication computing; telecommunication engineering education; MATLAB; Nakagami-m distribution; Rayleigh fading; Rician fading; Suzuki distribution; flat fading simulation; lognormal distribution; mobile communications; outage probability; radio waves propagation; statistical modeling; wireless communications; Antennas and propagation; Computer languages; Educational institutions; Electrical engineering; Fading; Fluctuations; MATLAB; Mobile communication; Reflection; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/13.983217

Filename

983217