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Complex Envelope Second-Order Statistics in High-Altitude Platforms Communication Channels

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High-altitude platforms are one of the most promising alternative infrastructures for realizing next generation high data rate wireless networks. This paper presents a three-dimensional (3-D) scattering model for land mobile stratospheric multipath-fading channel with its complex faded envelope. From the scattering model and the complex envelope second-order statistics are derived for a 3-D non-isotropic scattering environment. When we discuss on the second-order statistics we refer to the level crossing rate and the average fade duration, whichare two main parameters in describing the fading severity over time and are very important in assess system characteristics such as hand off, velocities of the transmitter and receiver and fading rate. Numerical calculations have been carried out to demonstrate theoretical derivations and the utility of the proposed model.

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Abbreviations

3-D:

Three-dimensional

AAoA:

Azimuth angle of arrival

AAoD:

Azimuth angle of departure

AFD:

Average fade duration

CDF:

Cumulative distribution function

GBSB:

Geometry based single bounce

HAP:

High-altitude platform

LCR:

Level crossing rate

LoS:

Line-of-sight

MIMO:

Multiple-input multiple-output

NLoS:

Non-line-of-sight

pdf:

Probability density function

PDP:

Power delay profile

SBS:

Stratospheric base station

SISO:

Single-input single-output

TMS:

Terrestrial mobile station

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  1. Department of Electronics and Communications, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Menoufia University, Menouf, 32952, Egypt

    Basim Mohammed Eldowek, Yasser A. Albagory, Mohamad Abd-Elnaby, El-Sayed M. El-Rabaie, Moawad I. Dessouky, Abdel-Aziz T. Shalaby, Bassiouny M. Sallam & Fathi E. Abd El-Samie

  2. Department of Digital Systems, School of Information and Communication Technologies, University of Piraeus, 80 Karaoli & Dimitriou St, 18534 , Piraeus, Greece

    Emmanouel T. Michailidis & Athanasios G. Kanatas

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Eldowek, B.M., Michailidis, E.T., Albagory, Y.A. et al. Complex Envelope Second-Order Statistics in High-Altitude Platforms Communication Channels. Wireless Pers Commun 77, 2517–2535 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-014-1652-z

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