Short-term fading simulation using artificial neural networks

A novel method for short-term fading simulation is presented in this paper. Proposed solution is based on artificial neural network principles. In order to obtain an adequate training data set, extensive measurements of the received electric field strength were carried out in an indoor environment, in a nonline-of-sight scenario. As quality assessment of the proposed method, performance comparisons were made with existing Rayleigh fading simulation methods. The statistical analysis of the short-term fading sequence obtained by the proposed method has shown better correspondence with measurement results as compared to other analyzed methods.