Communications Toolbox

Fading Channels

Rayleigh and Rician fading channels are useful models of real-world phenomena in wireless communications. These phenomena include multipath scattering effects, time dispersion, and Doppler shifts that arise from relative motion between the transmitter and receiver. This section gives a brief overview of fading channels and describes how to implement them using the toolbox. The topics are as follows:

• Overview of Fading Channels

• Specifying Fading Channels

• Configuring Channel Objects

• Using Fading Channels

• Examples Using Fading Channels

• Using the Channel Visualization Tool

Describing the Noise Level of an AWGN Channel

Overview of Fading Channels

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