Analytical Approach to Model the Fade Depth and the Fade Margin in UWB Channels

In this letter, the variations of the ultra-wideband (UWB) channel power as a function of the channel bandwidth are investigated. An analytical approach to characterize the fade depth and the fade margin due to small-scale fading in indoor environments is proposed. The approach is based on the IEEE...

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Autores: Rubio Arjona, Lorenzo|||0000-0003-3882-4673, Reig, Juan|||0000-0003-4541-9326
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/50783
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/50783
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fade depth
Fade margin
Nakagami-m fading
UWB channel power
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Sumario:In this letter, the variations of the ultra-wideband (UWB) channel power as a function of the channel bandwidth are investigated. An analytical approach to characterize the fade depth and the fade margin due to small-scale fading in indoor environments is proposed. The approach is based on the IEEE 802.15.4a ultra-wideband channel model and the assumption that the channel power can be modeled by a Gamma distribution. This analytical approach is checked by comparison with results derived through Monte Carlo simulations. The results show that the fade depth and the fade margin are closely related to the channel bandwidth. This analytical approach can be used to design and implement UWB communications systems.