Indoor Massive MIMO Channel Modelling Using Ray-Launching Simulation

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

doi:10.1155/2014/279380

Indoor Massive MIMO Channel Modelling Using Ray-Launching Simulation

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

Authors

Jialai Weng

Xiaoming Tu

Zhihua Lai

Professor Sana Salous sana.salous@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Jie Zhang

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

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