Enhanced channel simulator for efficient antenna evaluation
First Claim
1. A method of simulating a propagation channel, comprising:
- obtaining a channel power angular distribution such that one or more receiving clusters are identified at a receiving side of the propagation channel and one or more transmitting clusters are identified at a transmitting side of the propagation channel to map the power relationship between the receiving clusters and the transmitting clusters;
generating a time-varying channel realization sequence which represents how the response of the propagation channel varies with time by using the relationship between the receiving clusters and the transmitting clusters and one or more actual antenna radiation patterns as measured from one or more antennae;
adding an antenna element isolation effect to said time-varying channel realization sequence such that the response of the propagation channel includes mutual coupling impedance; and
applying baseband abstraction to the time varying channel realization sequence to generate one or more effects of the propagation channel including, but not limited to, one or more of, scattering, diffraction, and line-of-sight propagation so that one or more system metrics are generated based on the time varying channel realization sequence.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for channel simulation is disclosed. The claimed invention provides method and apparatus 1200 to simulate a propagation channel, particularly a multiple-input-multiple-input (MIMO) channel. The claimed invention further provides a method and apparatus for efficient optimization of antenna by the enhanced channel simulation. The claimed invention takes both antenna characteristics and channel characteristics as inputs, and output time-varying channel realizations to generate the system metrics as the optimization target for antenna under optimization. The claimed invention advantageous provides enhanced channel simulation to meet the accuracy requirement of antenna evaluation.
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11 Claims
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1. A method of simulating a propagation channel, comprising:
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obtaining a channel power angular distribution such that one or more receiving clusters are identified at a receiving side of the propagation channel and one or more transmitting clusters are identified at a transmitting side of the propagation channel to map the power relationship between the receiving clusters and the transmitting clusters; generating a time-varying channel realization sequence which represents how the response of the propagation channel varies with time by using the relationship between the receiving clusters and the transmitting clusters and one or more actual antenna radiation patterns as measured from one or more antennae; adding an antenna element isolation effect to said time-varying channel realization sequence such that the response of the propagation channel includes mutual coupling impedance; and applying baseband abstraction to the time varying channel realization sequence to generate one or more effects of the propagation channel including, but not limited to, one or more of, scattering, diffraction, and line-of-sight propagation so that one or more system metrics are generated based on the time varying channel realization sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of evaluating and optimizing antenna design, comprising:
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defining one or more antenna structure and material parameters as a population of genetic algorithm; generating one or more antenna characteristics by one or more electromagnetic computational methods; computing one or more system metrics by a channel simulator through which one or more receiving clusters are identified at a receiving side of the propagation channel and one or more transmitting clusters are identified at a transmitting side of the propagation channel to map the power relationship between the receiving clusters and the transmitting clusters; choosing a fitness function as the one or more system metrics to generate a new population; and obtaining one or more optimized antenna structure and material parameters. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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