References & Further Reading

References

1. T. S. Rappaport, Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice, Pearson, 2024

   The standard textbook on wireless propagation. Comprehensive coverage of path loss models, fading statistics, and measurement techniques.

2. W. C. Jakes, Microwave Mobile Communications, IEEE Press, 1974

   The foundational work on mobile fading channels, deriving the Clarke-Jakes model and Doppler spectrum.

3. 3GPP, Study on Channel Model for Frequencies from 0.5 to 100 GHz (TR 38.901), 2024

   The official 3GPP channel model for 5G NR including TDL, CDL, and large-scale parameter tables.

4. A. Goldsmith, Wireless Communications, Cambridge University Press, 2005

   Excellent treatment of fading channels with emphasis on capacity analysis and diversity techniques.

5. D. Tse and P. Viswanath, Fundamentals of Wireless Communication, Cambridge University Press, 2005

   Information-theoretic perspective on wireless channels, MIMO capacity, and diversity-multiplexing tradeoff.

Further Reading

• Massive MIMO channel models

  E. Bjornson et al., 'Massive MIMO Networks,' Cambridge, 2017

  Channel modeling specifically designed for large antenna arrays.

• mmWave channel measurements

  T. S. Rappaport et al., 'Overview of Millimeter Wave Communications,' IEEE Access, 2013

  Propagation characteristics at mmWave frequencies differ significantly from sub-6 GHz.

• Machine learning for channel modeling

  A. Alkhateeb et al., 'Deep Learning Coordinated Beamforming,' IEEE SPL, 2018

  Neural networks can learn channel models from data, bypassing explicit modeling.