Indoor Massive MIMO Channel Modelling Using Ray-Launching Simulation

Weng, Jialai; Tu, Xiaoming; Lai, Zhihua; Salous, Sana; Zhang, Jie

Abstract

Massive multi-input multioutput (MIMO) is a promising technique for the next generation of wireless communication networks. In this paper, we focus on using the ray-launching based channel simulation to model massive MIMO channels. We propose one deterministic model and one statistical model for indoor massive MIMO channels, both based on ray-launching simulation. We further propose a simplified version for each model to improve computational efficiency. We simulate the models in indoor wireless network deployment environments and compare the simulation results with measurements. Analysis and comparison show that these ray-launching based simulation models are efficient and accurate for massive MIMO channel modelling, especially with application to indoor network planning and optimisation.

Citation

Weng, J., Tu, X., Lai, Z., Salous, S., & Zhang, J. (2014). Indoor Massive MIMO Channel Modelling Using Ray-Launching Simulation. International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, 2014, Article 279380. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/279380

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 1, 2014
• Publication Date: Aug 6, 2014
• Deposit Date: May 4, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: May 6, 2015
• Journal: International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
• Print ISSN: 1687-5869
• Electronic ISSN: 1687-5877
• Publisher: Hindawi
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2014
• Article Number: 279380
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/279380
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1430003