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Modelling the transfer function in medium bandwidth radio channels during multipath propagation

Modélisation de la fonction de transfert d’un canal de largeur de bande moyenne en période de propagation par trajets multiples

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A method to compute the effects of a multipath propagation channel on a line-of-sight link consists in establishing a statistical model of the channel transfer function. It is then possible to compute the outage time previsions for various communication systems, or to compare these systems by means of their signatures. To carry out this method, it is first necessary to choose a representation model of the transfer function, then to establish on an experimental basis the joint statistics of the model parameters. The authors discuss the various steps in the construction and validation of such a model and compare several proposed models from the point of view of their applications. These points are illustrated by means of results from thepacem Iexperiment.

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Une méthode pour calculer les effets de la propagation par trajets multiples sur une liaison hertzienne consiste à établir un modèle statistique de la fonction de transfert du canal. Il est alors possible de calculer des prévisions de temps de coupure pour différents équipements ou de les comparer au moyen de leurs signatures. La mise en æuvre de cette méthode suppose le choix préalable d’un modèle de représentation de la fonction de transfert, puis l’établissement, à partir de mesures, de la statistique conjointe des paramètres du modèle. Les auteurs discutent des différentes phases de létablissement d’un modèle et de sa validation, et comparent dans l’optique d’une utilisation pratique, les divers modèles de représentation qui ont été proposés. Les divers points sont illustrés à partir des résultats obtenus sur les données de l’expériencepacem I.

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Sylvain, M., Lavergnat, J. Modelling the transfer function in medium bandwidth radio channels during multipath propagation. Ann. Telecommun. 40, 584–603 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02997455

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