Communications Toolbox

Channels

Communication channels introduce noise, fading, interference, and other distortions into the signals that they transmit. Simulating a communication system involves modeling a channel based on mathematical descriptions of the channel. Different transmission media have different properties and are modeled differently. This chapter describes the channel features of the Communications Toolbox, in the sections listed below.

Channel Features of the Toolbox	The kinds of channel models that the toolbox supports
AWGN Channel	Using an AWGN channel for real or complex signals
Fading Channels	Defining a fading channel object and applying it to a signal
Binary Symmetric Channel	Using a binary symmetric channel for binary signals
Selected Bibliography for Channels	Works containing background information about channels

Selected Bibliography for Special Filters

Channel Features of the Toolbox