Efficient Sum-of-Sinusoids-Based Simulation of Mobile Fading Channels with Asymmetrical Doppler Power Spectra

Abstract

In this paper, we deal with the problem of designing efficient sum-of-sinusoids (SOS) based simulators for frequency non-selective mobile fading channels under non-isotropic scattering conditions. To cope with this problem, we propose a new parameter computation method that can be applied on any given asymmetrical Doppler power spectrum (DPS). With the aim to reduce the computational costs associated with the simulation of high-quality channel waveforms, we also present an efficient simulation approach that combines the proposed parameter computation method with the principle of set partitioning. By considering a reference model for a fading channel with asymmetrical DPS, it is shown that the resulting SOS- based channel simulator satisfactorily emulates the channel's autocorrelation function (ACF). Owing to its characteristics, the proposed channel simulation procedure proves to be a helpful tool for the test and performance analysis of modern wireless communication systems under non-isotropic scattering scenarios.