Characterizing Ultra-wide Band indoor line-of-sight wireless channel

By exploring the deterministic characteristics of the measurement data, a new propagation model with two deterministic clusters and stochastic arriving rays within each cluster is proposed. When considering the cumulative distribution function （CDF） of the three key channel statistics, the proposed model fits the measurement data better than SV/IEEE 802.15.3, a model which is known as a standard model for UWB indoor propagation channel. Therefore, with the additional knowledge of the specific environment geometry, the proposed model generating impulse responses ＂resemble＂ the measured channel impulse responses better than IEEE model. Moreover, the proposed model＇s parameters obtaining procedure is simplified by utilizing simple parameters of the environment.

Deterministic simulation of UWB indoor propagation channel

A site-specific model of UWB pulse propagation in indoor environment is addressed. The simulation utilizes the principles of geometrical optics （GO） for direct and reflected paths＇ tracing and the time domain technique for describing the transient electromagnetic field reflected from wall, floor, ceiling, and objects. The polarization of the received waveform is determined by taking into account the radiation pattern of the transmitting and receiving antennas, as well as the polarization changes owing to every reflection. The model provides more intrinsical interpretations for UWB pulse propagation in realistic indoor environment.

UWB channel modeling for indoor line-of-sight environment

SV/IEEE 802.15.3a model has been the standard model for Ultra-wide bandwidth (UWB) indoor non-line-of-sight (NLOS) wireless propagation,but for line-of-sight (LOS) case,it is not well defined. In this paper,a new statistical distribution model exclusively used for LOS environment is proposed based on investigation of the experimental data. By reducing the number of the visible random arriving clusters,the model itself and the parameters estimating of the corresponding model are simplified in comparison with SV/IEEE 802.15.3a model. The simulation result indicates that the proposed model is more accurate in modeling small-scale LOS environment than SV/IEEE 802.15.3a model when considering cumulative distribution functions (CDFs) for the three key channel impulse response (CIR) statistics.

A 3-D Hybrid Dynamic Channel Model for Indoor THz Communications

To meet the demands for the explosive growth of mobile data rates and scarcity of spectrum resources in the near future,the terahertz(THz)band has widely been regarded as a key enabler for the upcoming beyond fifth-generation(B5G)wireless communications.An accurate THz channel model is crucial for the design and deployment of the THz wireless communication systems.In this paper,a three-dimensional(3-D)dynamic indoor THz channel model is proposed by means of combining deterministic and stochastic modeling approaches.Clusters are randomly distributed in the indoor environment and each ray is characterized with consideration of molecular absorption and diffuse scattering.Moreover,we present the dynamic generation procedure of the channel impulse responses(CIRs).Statistical properties are investigated to indicate the non-stationarity and feasibility of the proposed model.Finally,by comparing with delay spread and K-factor results from the measurements,the utility of the proposed channel model is verified.

Short Baseline Positioning with an Improved Time Reversal Technique in a Multi-path Channel

The existence of a multi-path channel under the water greatly decreases the accuracy of the short baseline positioning system.In this paper,the application of a time reversal mirror to the short baseline positioning system was investigated.The time reversal mirror technique allowed the acoustic signal to better focus in an unknown environment,which effectively reduced the expansion of multi-path acoustic signals as well as improved the signal focusing.The signal-to-noise ratio（SNR） of the time reversal operator greatly increased and could be obtained by ensonifying the water.The technique was less affected by the environment and therefore more applicable to a complex shallow water environment.Numerical simulations and pool experiments were used to demonstrate the efficiency of this technique.

Modulation Recognition with Frequency Offset and Phase Offset over Multipath Channels

Modulation recognition becomes unreliable at low signal-to-noise ratio(SNR)over fading channel.A novel method is proposed to recognize the digital modulated signals with frequency and phase offsets over multi-path fading channels in this paper.This method can overcome the effects of phase offset,Gaussian noise and multi-path fading.To achieve this,firstly,the characteristic parameters search is constructed based on the cyclostationarity of received signals,to overcome the phase offset,Gaussian white noise,and influence caused by multi-path fading.Then,the carrier frequency of the received signal is estimated,and the maximum characteristic parameter is searched around the integer multiple carriers and their vicinities.Finally,the modulation types of the received signal with frequency and phase offsets are classified using decision thresholds.Simulation results demonstrate that the performance of the proposed method is better than the traditional methods when SNR is over 5dB,and that the proposed method is robust to frequency and phase offsets over multipath channels.

DFF-EDR:An Indoor Fingerprint Location Technology Using Dynamic Fusion Features of Channel State Information and Improved Edit Distance on Real Sequence

Positioning technology based on wireless network signals in indoor environments has developed rapidly in recent years as the demand for locationbased services continues to increase.Channel state information(CSI)can be used as location feature information in fingerprint-based positioning systems because it can reflect the characteristics of the signal on multiple subcarriers.However,the random noise contained in the raw CSI information increases the likelihood of confusion when matching fingerprint data.In this paper,the Dynamic Fusion Feature(DFF)is proposed as a new fingerprint formation method to remove the noise and improve the feature resolution of the system,which combines the pre-processed amplitude and phase data.Then,the improved edit distance on real sequence(IEDR)is used as a similarity metric for fingerprint matching.Based on the above studies,we propose a new indoor fingerprint positioning method,named DFF-EDR,for improving positioning performance.During the experimental stage,data were collected and analyzed in two typical indoor environments.The results show that the proposed localization method in this paper effectively improves the feature resolution of the system in terms of both fingerprint features and similarity measures,has good anti-noise capability,and effectively reduces the localization errors.

Channel Characteristics Based on Ray Tracing Methods in Indoor Corridor at 300 GHz

With the rapid development of communication technology,people's demand for ultra-high-speed wireless links becomes higher,among which terahertz spectra are considered as one of the most promising spectra.In this paper,we analyze the channel characteristics at 300 GHz in indoor corridor based on ray tracing methods,including the large-scale and small-scale fading parameters.Simulation results show that it is suitable for short distance transmission due to its large path loss(PL).Firstly,compared with line-of-sight(LoS),the correlation of frequency components in non-line-of-sight(NLoS)is much better,but LoS has more abundant circle angular spread(CAS).Then,a stochastic model is well derived to describe the distance-dependent behaviour of root-mean-square delay spread(RMS-DS)as well as root-mean-square CAS(RMS-CAS).Besides,we find that the channel capacity can effectively increase by increasing the transmitted power in both LoS and NLoS.Finally,it can be seen that the RMS-DS can be significantly reduced in LoS and the channel capacity can increase by changing the position of the transceivers.The simulation results will provide references for future indoor communication.

Emulation of Realistic Multi-Path Propagation Channels inside an Anechoic Chamber for Antenna Diversity Measurements

As antennas are inherently included recommended in Over-The-Air (OTA) testing, it is important to also consider realistic channel models for the multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) device performance evaluation. This paper aims to emulate realistic multi-Path propagation channels in terms of angles of arrivals (AoA) and cross-polarization ratio (XPR) with Rayleigh fading, inside an anechoic chamber, for antenna diversity measurements. In this purpose, a practical multi-probe anechoic chamber measurement system (MPAC) with 24 probe antennas (SATIMO SG24) has been used. However, the actual configuration of this system is not able to reproduce realistic channels. Therefore, a new method based on the control of the SG24 probes has been developed. At first time, this method has been validated numerically through the comparison of simulated and analytical AoA probability density distributions. At the second time, the performance of an antenna diversity system inside the SG24 has been performed in terms of the correlation coefficient and diversity gain (DG) using an antenna reference system. Simulated and measurements results have shown a good agreement.

5G信道状态信息信号质量及指纹定位性能分析

5G信道状态信息(channel state information,CSI)具有丰富的特征信息,是一种理想的指纹定位信号,但信号质量易受环境干扰,对定位性能影响较大.为了分析不同因素对5G信号质量和定位性能的影响程度,本文首先阐述了5G信号特征和基于支持向量回归(support vector regression,SVR)的定位算法,分析了数据采集时终端的高度、方向、人体遮挡等因素对信号质量的影响,测试了廊厅、小办公室和中型会议室三种场景下的定位性能.结果表明:5G信号质量受周围环境影响较大,在干扰较小的情况下,基于5G CSI的位置指纹定位算法在三种场景下的定位精度分别为0.93 m、1.46 m和1.94 m,能够满足大多数室内定位应用需求.

一种融合5G CSI和地磁的集成学习定位方法

针对深度学习算法在多传感器融合定位中容易出现的局部收敛、异质融合性能不佳等问题,本文提出了一种集成双向长短期记忆网络(BiLSTM)和注意力机制的多输入卷积神经网络(CNN)的室内定位算法。该算法首先对5G信道状态信息(CSI)和地磁数据分别进行预处理;然后各自基于独立的分支网络进行离线训练,同时提取指纹数据的空间特征和时序特征,追加注意力机制层;最后在全连接层实现了异质传感器数据的融合定位。在会议室和教学楼大厅的试验结果表明,平均定位误差分别为0.95和1.84 m,相比误差反向传播网络(BPNN)分别提高了48.9%和42.7%,定位精度和系统稳定性均大幅提升。

基于CSI相位采样密度的室内定位技术研究

基于信道状态信息(CSI)的室内定位技术已经被广泛应用于各种场合,在CSI相位指纹定位方案中,采样点密度大小与定位效果好坏紧密相关。由于数据采集工作量的关系,以往学者们多关注低采样密度场景或通过模拟仿真分析采样密度问题,导致难以找到定位误差最小的采样密度。本文设置不同的采样密度,将数据预处理后的CSI相位信息作为指纹,匹配WKNN算法,分析探究了不同采样点密度对于定位精度的影响。实验结果表明,在4 m×4 m的环境中,采样间隔设置为0.4 m,采样密度为7.6个/m2时,定位精度最高,平均误差为0.34 m,同时兼顾采样工作量,具有较高性价比。

RSSI和PC-CSI加权融合的指纹定位方法

针对基于RSSI和CSI的指纹定位技术易受环境干扰、定位精度较低的问题,提出了一种基于RSSI指纹和相位修正信道状态信息(phase correct based channel state information,PC-CSI)指纹的加权融合指纹定位技术。基于PC-CSI的指纹定位在传统基于CSI幅值的指纹定位基础上增加相位信息对定位结果进行修正,之后对RSSI指纹和PC-CSI指纹的定位结果加权重定位。实验结果表明,提出的加权融合指纹定位算法与基于CSI的主动定位算法相比,平均定位误差(mean position error,MPE)降低了36.2%,能满足室内定位需求。

5G信号在室内的传播模型分析与校正

在第五代移动通信时代,室内场景依然是移动数据产生的主力区域,高频段的频谱资源能够提供更大的带宽,但穿透损耗和传播损耗也较2G~4G通信更大,5G信号在传播过程中受建筑材料、办公家具分布等因素的影响更大,因此通过室外站对室内进行信号覆盖的建网策略,达不到室内的深度覆盖需求,要进一步单独对室内进行5G网络部署。文章通过分析经典的室内传播模型,并在现场对传播损耗和穿透损耗进行测量,结合实测数据对传播模型进行系数修正,使传播模型能够指导室内网络部署。

太赫兹频段室内场景空-时域信道特性测量与建模研究

掌握太赫兹频段室内信道特性及模型,是太赫兹室内通信系统设计和技术评估的前提。为了解太赫兹频段室内空-时域的信道特性,选取典型室内办公室场景,分别完成视距(Line of Sight, LoS)和非视距(Non Line of Sight, NLoS)场景下100 GHz频段、带宽为1.2 GHz的信道测量。通过分析结果,发现两场景的均方根时延扩展值和均方根角度扩展值都服从正态分布,且NLoS场景的两种参数值都比LoS场景大。此外,由于太赫兹频段多径信号分量较少,且测量场景尺寸较小,使得实测的均方根时延扩展值的测量结果比3GPP标准值约小12 ns。通过建立对数距离模型探讨测量距离对两种参数的影响,发现均方根角度扩展值在NLoS场景中随距离的增加有上升趋势,而均方根时延扩展值在两场景中变化趋势相反。

室内太赫兹无线信道模型研究现状

室内太赫兹无线信道模型研究是无线通信领域的热门课题之一。随着物联网、5G和未来通信技术的快速发展,太赫兹频段因其大带宽和高数据传输速率的潜力引起了广泛关注。对室内太赫兹无线信道模型及建模方法的研究现状进行了综述。介绍了太赫兹频谱特性、大小尺度衰落等太赫兹信道传播特性。对太赫兹信道中路径损失、信道冲击响应(Channel Impulse Response,CIR)/信道传递函数(Channel Transfer Function,CTF)、功率时延谱(Power Delay Profile,PDP)、时延扩展(Delay Spread,DS)、到达时间(Time of Arrival,ToA)、角度扩展(Angular Spread,AS)和到达角度(Angle of Arrival,AoA)等重点参数的研究现状进行了梳理,并在此基础上将信道建模方法归纳为三大类,分别为确定性信道建模、统计性信道建模和混合信道建模。针对每种建模方法,分析了现有相关研究路线的优势及现状。对太赫兹无线信道建模的未来发展进行了展望。

基于信道状态信息的室内环境检测技术研究

室内空气质量是人们广泛关注的问题之一,然而如何对室内空气进行全面监测一直是一个难题,传统的监控摄像头和光学传感器系统都难以全方面覆盖检测区域。基于此,本研究创新性地设计了一种利用现有商用Wi-Fi网络来对室内环境进行实时感知监测的系统。基于室内环境检测技术现状,概述了相关室内环境检测技术的试验方法和机器学习算法模型。通过研究不同污染等级对室内静态CSI信号的影响,实现了对室内污染的精确分类。

基于IDW插值和幅相融合网络的CSI室内定位方法

针对基于指纹的室内定位在离线阶段指纹点数量较少以及指纹特征缺乏代表性,导致定位性能不佳的问题,提出了基于反距离加权(Inverse Distance Weighted,IDW)插值和幅相融合网络的信道状态信息(Channel State Information,CSI)室内定位方法。采用IDW插值算法生成大容量的指纹库;然后用并行卷积神经网络(convolutional neural network,CNN)处理振幅和相位,得到位置指纹特征。最后用融合随机森林(Random Forest, RF)和多层感知机(Multilayer Perceptron, MLP)的新型集成体系结构进行分类,获得目标位置样本的估计位置。

Convolutional Neural Networks Based Indoor Wi-Fi Localization with a Novel Kind of CSI Images

Indoor Wi-Fi localization of mobile devices plays a more and more important role along with the rapid growth of location-based services and Wi-Fi mobile devices.In this paper,a new method of constructing the channel state information(CSI)image is proposed to improve the localization accuracy.Compared with previous methods of constructing the CSI image,the new kind of CSI image proposed is able to contain more channel information such as the angle of arrival(AoA),the time of arrival(TOA)and the amplitude.We construct three gray images by using phase differences of different antennas and amplitudes of different subcarriers of one antenna,and then merge them to form one RGB image.The localization method has off-line stage and on-line stage.In the off-line stage,the composed three-channel RGB images at training locations are used to train a convolutional neural network(CNN)which has been proved to be efficient in image recognition.In the on-line stage,images at test locations are fed to the well-trained CNN model and the localization result is the weighted mean value with highest output values.The performance of the proposed method is verified with extensive experiments in the representative indoor environment.

Energy-Saving Technology in Indoor LTE System with DTX Based on CQI

In LTE (Long Term Evolution) system, CQI (Channel Quality Indication) is a technical method to realize adaptive modulation and coding. The dispatcher of BS (base station) would allocate resource blocks to users dynamically based on CQI of uplink and downlink channels, which is necessary in the process of uplink and downlink transmission [1]. When the CQI level of the channel is high, the energy efficiency is high. On the contrary, when the CQI level of the channel is low, the energy efficiency is low. However, if signals are not transmitted until the quality of the channel is good, energy loss may be lowered in the expense of group delay. That is to say, we take CQI into account on the basis of the technology of DTX [2] [3] (Discontinuous Transmission). According to the result of simulation, the energy consumption can be reduced by using our proposed scheme. Particularly, the energy-saving effect is significant when the load is low.