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Cross-Correlation of Large-Scale Parameters in Multi-Link Systems : Analysis using the Box-Cox Transformation

Dahman, Ghassan LU ; Flordelis, Jose LU and Tufvesson, Fredrik LU orcid (2018) In IEEE Access 6. p.13555-13564
Abstract

Spatially distributed transmission points connected to the same source, known as distributed antenna systems, can improve system performance compared to single-link traditional systems. However, the anticipated gain depends heavily on the cross-correlation properties of the large-scale parameters (LSPs) of the different links. Usually, measured LSPs—except the large-scale fading—have non-Gaussian distributions. Therefore, in order to study their multi-link cross-correlation properties, scenario- and parameter-specific adhoc transformations are applied such that the LSPs have Gaussian distributions in the transform domain [1], [2]. In this work, we propose using the... (More)

Spatially distributed transmission points connected to the same source, known as distributed antenna systems, can improve system performance compared to single-link traditional systems. However, the anticipated gain depends heavily on the cross-correlation properties of the large-scale parameters (LSPs) of the different links. Usually, measured LSPs—except the large-scale fading—have non-Gaussian distributions. Therefore, in order to study their multi-link cross-correlation properties, scenario- and parameter-specific adhoc transformations are applied such that the LSPs have Gaussian distributions in the transform domain [1], [2]. In this work, we propose using the Box-Cox transformation as a general framework for homogenizing this conversion step. The Box-Cox transformation is by nature not distribution specific; therefore, it can be used regardless of the empirical distributions of the studied LSPs. We demonstrate the applicability of the proposed framework by studying multi-link fully-coherent propagation measurements of four base stations and one mobile station in a suburban microcell environment at 2.6 GHz. The inter- and intra-link crosscorrelation of four LSPs—the large-scale fading, and the delay, azimuth, and elevation spreads—are analyzed and their distributions are modeled. Based on our analysis, it is found that, for the investigated environment: 1) the LSPs of the different links can be modeled using unimodal and bimodal Gaussian distributions, and 2) the inter- and intra-link cross-correlation coefficients of the different studied LSPs can be modeled using the Truncated Gaussian distribution. The proposed models are validated using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and their parameters are provided.

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Distributed antenna systems, inter-link cross-correlation, intra-link cross-correlation, large-scale parameters, multi-link systems
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  author       = {{Dahman, Ghassan and Flordelis, Jose and Tufvesson, Fredrik}},
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  keywords     = {{Distributed antenna systems; inter-link cross-correlation; intra-link cross-correlation; large-scale parameters; multi-link systems}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{01}},
  pages        = {{13555--13564}},
  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  series       = {{IEEE Access}},
  title        = {{Cross-Correlation of Large-Scale Parameters in Multi-Link Systems : Analysis using the Box-Cox Transformation}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2797418}},
  doi          = {{10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2797418}},
  volume       = {{6}},
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