Vol. 44
Latest Volume
All Volumes
PIERC 142 [2024] PIERC 141 [2024] PIERC 140 [2024] PIERC 139 [2024] PIERC 138 [2023] PIERC 137 [2023] PIERC 136 [2023] PIERC 135 [2023] PIERC 134 [2023] PIERC 133 [2023] PIERC 132 [2023] PIERC 131 [2023] PIERC 130 [2023] PIERC 129 [2023] PIERC 128 [2023] PIERC 127 [2022] PIERC 126 [2022] PIERC 125 [2022] PIERC 124 [2022] PIERC 123 [2022] PIERC 122 [2022] PIERC 121 [2022] PIERC 120 [2022] PIERC 119 [2022] PIERC 118 [2022] PIERC 117 [2021] PIERC 116 [2021] PIERC 115 [2021] PIERC 114 [2021] PIERC 113 [2021] PIERC 112 [2021] PIERC 111 [2021] PIERC 110 [2021] PIERC 109 [2021] PIERC 108 [2021] PIERC 107 [2021] PIERC 106 [2020] PIERC 105 [2020] PIERC 104 [2020] PIERC 103 [2020] PIERC 102 [2020] PIERC 101 [2020] PIERC 100 [2020] PIERC 99 [2020] PIERC 98 [2020] PIERC 97 [2019] PIERC 96 [2019] PIERC 95 [2019] PIERC 94 [2019] PIERC 93 [2019] PIERC 92 [2019] PIERC 91 [2019] PIERC 90 [2019] PIERC 89 [2019] PIERC 88 [2018] PIERC 87 [2018] PIERC 86 [2018] PIERC 85 [2018] PIERC 84 [2018] PIERC 83 [2018] PIERC 82 [2018] PIERC 81 [2018] PIERC 80 [2018] PIERC 79 [2017] PIERC 78 [2017] PIERC 77 [2017] PIERC 76 [2017] PIERC 75 [2017] PIERC 74 [2017] PIERC 73 [2017] PIERC 72 [2017] PIERC 71 [2017] PIERC 70 [2016] PIERC 69 [2016] PIERC 68 [2016] PIERC 67 [2016] PIERC 66 [2016] PIERC 65 [2016] PIERC 64 [2016] PIERC 63 [2016] PIERC 62 [2016] PIERC 61 [2016] PIERC 60 [2015] PIERC 59 [2015] PIERC 58 [2015] PIERC 57 [2015] PIERC 56 [2015] PIERC 55 [2014] PIERC 54 [2014] PIERC 53 [2014] PIERC 52 [2014] PIERC 51 [2014] PIERC 50 [2014] PIERC 49 [2014] PIERC 48 [2014] PIERC 47 [2014] PIERC 46 [2014] PIERC 45 [2013] PIERC 44 [2013] PIERC 43 [2013] PIERC 42 [2013] PIERC 41 [2013] PIERC 40 [2013] PIERC 39 [2013] PIERC 38 [2013] PIERC 37 [2013] PIERC 36 [2013] PIERC 35 [2013] PIERC 34 [2013] PIERC 33 [2012] PIERC 32 [2012] PIERC 31 [2012] PIERC 30 [2012] PIERC 29 [2012] PIERC 28 [2012] PIERC 27 [2012] PIERC 26 [2012] PIERC 25 [2012] PIERC 24 [2011] PIERC 23 [2011] PIERC 22 [2011] PIERC 21 [2011] PIERC 20 [2011] PIERC 19 [2011] PIERC 18 [2011] PIERC 17 [2010] PIERC 16 [2010] PIERC 15 [2010] PIERC 14 [2010] PIERC 13 [2010] PIERC 12 [2010] PIERC 11 [2009] PIERC 10 [2009] PIERC 9 [2009] PIERC 8 [2009] PIERC 7 [2009] PIERC 6 [2009] PIERC 5 [2008] PIERC 4 [2008] PIERC 3 [2008] PIERC 2 [2008] PIERC 1 [2008]
2013-09-13
An Alternative Technique for Estimating the k -Factor from the Phase of the Electromagnetic Field Within a Reverberating Chamber
By
Progress In Electromagnetics Research C, Vol. 44, 27-40, 2013
Abstract
In this paper, an alternative technique for estimating the Rice factor, K, is applied to the phase of electromagnetic field within a reverberating chamber (RC) for classifying the fading depth on the coherent components in the emulated line-of-sight (LOS) environments. The estimator is time-effective and general, and can be applied for any angle of arrival (AoA) of the received field and for any time varying propagation channel as a complementary method to the classical estimators for evaluating K above all when small but consistent coherent components are present. Measurements accomplished at the RC of the Università di Napoli Parthenope (formerly Istituto Universitario Navale, IUN) confirm the goodness of the proposed technique.
Citation
Antonio Sorrentino, Giuseppe Ferrara, Angelo Gifuni, and Maurizio Migliaccio, "An Alternative Technique for Estimating the k -Factor from the Phase of the Electromagnetic Field Within a Reverberating Chamber," Progress In Electromagnetics Research C, Vol. 44, 27-40, 2013.
doi:10.2528/PIERC13080202
References

1. Ferrara, G., M. Migliaccio, and A. Sorrentino, "Characterization of GSM non-line-of-sight (NLOS) propagation channels generated in a reverberating chamber by using bit-error-rates (BER)," IEEE Trans. Electromagn. Compat., Vol. 49, No. 3, 467-473, 2007.
doi:10.1109/TEMC.2007.903040

2. Sorrentino, A., G. Ferrara, and M. Migliaccio, "The reverberating chamber as emulator of radar ground clutter doppler spectra," Proceedings of EUCAP 2010, 1-4, Apr. 2010.

3. Staniec, K., "Evaluation of the zigbee transmission repetition mechanism in the variably-loaded reverberation chamber," Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 132, 297-314, 2012.

4. Kostas, J. G. and B. Boverie, "Statistical model for a mode stirred chamber," IEEE Trans. Electromagn. Compat., Vol. 33, No. 4, 366-370, 1991.
doi:10.1109/15.99120

5. Sorrentino, A., P. S. Kildal, U. Carlberg, and E. Pucci, "Accuracy in reverberation chamber for wireless testing: Simple formulas for the number of independent samples," Proceedings of EuCAP 2009, 2673-2677, Mar. 2009.

6. Sorrentino, A., L. Mascolo, G. Ferrara, and M. Migliaccio, "The fractal nature of the electromagnetic field within a reverberating chamber," Progress In Electromagnetics Research C, Vol. 27, 157-167, 2012.
doi:10.2528/PIERC11122702

7. Corona, P. and Reverberating, "Reverberating chamber field in presence of an unstirred component," IEEE Trans. Electromagn. Compat., Vol. 42, No. 2, 111-115, 2000.
doi:10.1109/15.852404

8. Mariani, P. V. and F. Moglie, "Numerical simulation of LOS and NLOS conditions for an antenna inside a reverberation chamber," Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, Vol. 24, No. 17--18, 2319-2331, 2010.

9. Sorrentino, A., G. Ferrara, A. Gifuni, and M. Migliaccio, "Antenna pattern in a multipath environment emulated in a reverberating chamber," Proceedings of EUCAP 2013, 3561-3565, Apr. 2013.

10. Khaleghi, A., "Diversity techniques with parallel dipole antennas: Radiation pattern analysis," Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 64, 23-42, 2006.
doi:10.2528/PIER06062401

11. Ferrara, G., A. Gifuni, and A. Sorrentino, "Test on antennas in a reverberating chamber and comparison with anechoic chamber," Proceedings of EUCAP 2012, 2154-2157, Mar. 2012.

12. Chen, X., "Measurements and evaluations of multi-element antennas based on limited channel samples in a reverberation chamber," Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 131, 45-62, 2012.

13. Sorrentino, A., F. Nunziata, G. Ferrara, and M. Migliaccio, "Reverberating chamber profile identification," IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, Vol. 6, No. 13, 1468-1472, 2012.
doi:10.1049/iet-map.2012.0080

14. Sorrentino, A., G. Ferrara, and M. Migliaccio, "The kurtosis index to characterize near LOS conditions in reverberating chambers," IET Microwave, Antennas & Propagation, Vol. 7, No. 3, 175-179, 2013.
doi:10.1049/iet-map.2012.0478

15. Sorrentino, A., G. Ferrara, and M. Migliaccio, "On the coherence time control of a continuous mode stirred reverberating chamber," IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 57, No. 10, 3372-3374, 2009.
doi:10.1109/TAP.2009.2029373

16. Sorrentino, A., G. Ferrara, and M. Migliaccio, "The reverberating chamber as a line-of-sight wireless channel emulator," IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 56, No. 6, 1825-1830, 2008.
doi:10.1109/TAP.2008.923325

17. Holloway, C. L., D. A. Hill, J. M. Ladbury, P. F. Wilson, G. Koepke, and J. Coder, "On the use of reverberation chambers to simulate a Rician radio environment for the testing of wireless devices," IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 54, No. 11, 1-11, 2006.
doi:10.1109/TAP.2006.883987

18. Sorrentino, A., G. Ferrara, and M. Migliaccio, "An effective indicator for NLOS, nLOS, LOS propagation channels conditions," Proceedings of EUCAP 2012, 1422-1426, Mar. 2012.

19. Kildal, P. S. and K. Rosengren, "Correlation and capacity of MIMO systems and mutual coupling, radiation efficiency and diversity gain of their antennas: Simulations and measurements in reverberation chamber," IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol. 42, No. 12, 102-112, 2004.
doi:10.1109/MCOM.2004.1367562

20. Chen, X., P. S. Kildal, J. Carlsson, and J. Yang, "Comparison of ergodic capacities from wideband MIMO antenna measurements in reverberation chamber and anechoic chamber," IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Vol. 10, 466-469, 2011.

21. Lemoine, C., E. Amador, and P. Besnier, "On the K-factor estimation for Rician channel simulated in reverberation chamber," IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 59, No. 3, 1003-1012, 2011.
doi:10.1109/TAP.2010.2103003

22. Lemoine, C., P. Besnier, and M. Drissi, "Advanced method for estimating direct-to-scattered ratio of Rician channel in a reverberation chamber," Electron. Lett., Vol. 45, No. 4, 194-196, 2009.
doi:10.1049/el:20092677

23. Ionut, M., P. Besnier, and C. Lemoine, "Estimating the K-factor and time spread parameters from a transient response of a pulse modulated sine wave in reverberation chamber," IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 61, No. 1, 380-389, 2013.
doi:10.1109/TAP.2012.2215831

24. Tepedelenlioglu, C., A. Abdi, and G. B. Giannakis, "The Ricean K factor: Estimation and performance analysis," IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., Vol. 2, No. 4, 799-810, 2003.
doi:10.1109/TWC.2003.814338

25. Baddour, K. E. and T. J. Willink, "Improved estimation of the Ricean K-factor from I/Q fading channel samples," IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., Vol. 7, No. 12, 5051-5057, 2008.
doi:10.1109/T-WC.2008.070972

26. Ren, J. and R. G. Vaughan, "Rice factor estimation from the channel phase," IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., Vol. 11, No. 6, 1976-1980, 2012.
doi:10.1109/TWC.2012.040412.091208

27. Valenzuela-Valdes, J. F., A. M. Martinez-Gonzalez, and D. A. Sanchez-Hernandez, "Emulation of MIMO nonisotropic fading environments with reverberation chambers," IEEE Trans. on Antenna and Wirelles Propag. Letters, Vol. 7, 325-328, 2008.
doi:10.1109/LAWP.2008.928488

28. Papoulis, A., Probability, Random Variables and Stochastic Process, MacGraw-Hill, New York, 1991.

29. Moglie, F. and V. M. Primiani, "Numerical analysis of a new location for the working volume inside a reverberation chamber," IEEE Trans. Electromagn. Compat., Vol. 54, No. 2, 238-245, 2012.
doi:10.1109/TEMC.2012.2186303