Impact of Indoor Environment Modeling on MIMO Channel Characterization

Author

Pereira, C. ; Chartois, Y. ; Pousset, Y. ; Vauzelle, R.

Author_Institution

Poitiers Univ.

fYear

2006

fDate

10-12 Sept. 2006

Firstpage

318

Lastpage

321

Abstract

One of the important factors for deterministic channel propagation simulator using 3D ray-tracing methods is the environment modeling. Sensitivity of results depends on its description accuracy. This paper concerns the influence of the environment description precision on MIMO channel characterization. Simulations have been performed in two unfurnished indoor environments. The first one is a floor, the second one is a hall with large dimensions. For these two cases, four description levels show effects of geometrical and electrical descriptions by studying the MIMO channel characteristic parameters like correlation and capacity. These last ones vary according to LOS and NLOS cases, antenna polarizations, spacing between antennas and number of transmitters and receivers

Keywords

MIMO communication; indoor radio; ray tracing; wireless channels; 3D ray-tracing method; MIMO channel characterization; antenna polarization; deterministic channel propagation simulator; indoor environment modeling; multiple input multiple output system; Acoustic propagation; Antennas and propagation; Building materials; Electromagnetic propagation; Indoor environments; MIMO; Predictive models; Ray tracing; Receiving antennas; Transmitting antennas; 3D ray-tracing; Capacity; Correlation; Environment modeling; MIMO channel characterization; Polarization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Technology, 2006. The 9th European Conference on

Conference_Location

Manchester

Print_ISBN

2-9600551-5-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECWT.2006.280501

Filename

4057504