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Modeling the Wireless

Propagation Channel

A Simulation Approach with MATLAB 1

F. Pe´ rez Fonta´ n and P. Marin˜ o Espin˜ eira

University of Vigo, Spain

Modeling the Wireless

Propagation Channel

Wiley Series on Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

Series Editors: Dr Xuemin (Sherman) Shen, University of Waterloo, Canada

Dr Yi Pan, Georgia State University, USA

The ‘‘Wiley Series on Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing’’ is a series of

comprehensive, practical and timely books on wireless communication and network

systems. The series focuses on topics ranging from wireless communication and coding

theory to wireless applications and pervasive computing. The books offer engineers and

other technical professionals, researchers, educators, and advanced students in these ﬁelds

with invaluable insight into the latest developments and cutting-edge research.

Other titles in the series:

Miˇic´ and Miˇic´: Wireless Personal Area Networks: Performance, Interconnections and

Security with IEEE 802.15.4, January 2007, 978-0-470-51847-2

Takagi and Walke: Spectrum Requirement Planning in Wireless Communications: Model

and Methodology for IMT-Advanced, April 2008, 978-0-470-98647-9

Ippolito: Satellite Communications Systems Engineering: Atmospheric Effects, Satellite Link

Design and System Performance, September 2008, 978-0-470-72527-6

Lin and Sou: Charging for All-IP Telecommunications, September 2008, 978-0-470-77565-3

Myung: Single Carrier FDMA: A New Air Interface for 3GPP Long Term Evolution,

November 2008, 978-0-470-72449-1

Hart, Tao

and Zhou:

IEEE 802.16j Mobile Multihop Relay, March

2009,

978-0-470-99399-6

Qian, Muller and Chen: Security in Wireless Networks and Systems, May 2009,

978-0-470-51212-8

Wang, Kondi, Luthra and Ci: 4G Wireless Video Communications, May 2009,

978-0-470-77307-9

Cai, Shen and Mark: Multimedia for Wireless Internet–Modeling and Analysis, May 2009,

978-0-470-77065-8

Stojmenovic: Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks: Algorithms and Protocols for

Scalable Coordination and Data Communication, August 2009, 978-0-470-17082-3

Modeling the Wireless

Propagation Channel

A Simulation Approach with MATLAB 1

F. Pe´ rez Fonta´ n and P. Marin˜ o Espin˜ eira

University of Vigo, Spain