Tabla de Contenidos: “…8.2 Impulse Response of UWB Channel 219 -- 8.3 Frequency Selective Fading in UWB Channels 226 -- 8.4 Multiple Antenna Techniques 239 -- 8.5 Implications for LTE-A 243 -- 9 Wireless Body Area Network Channels 247 / Rob Edwards, Muhammad Irfan Khattak and Lei Ma -- 9.1 Introduction 247 -- 9.2 Wearable Antennas 249 -- 9.3 Analysis of Antennas Close to Human Skin 251 -- 9.4 A Survey of Popular On-Body Propagation Models 259 -- 9.5 Antenna Implants-Possible Future Trends 263 -- 9.6 Summary 265 -- Part III SIMULATION AND PERFORMANCE -- 10 Ray-Tracing Modeling 271 / Yves Lostanlen and Thomas Kurner -- 10.1 Introduction 271 -- 10.2 Main Physical Phenomena Involved in Propagation 272 -- 10.3 Incorporating the Influence of Vegetation 277 -- 10.4 Ray-Tracing Methods 280 -- 11 Finite-Difference Modeling 293 / Guillaume de la Roche -- 11.1 Introduction 293 -- 11.2 Models for Solving Maxwell's Equations 294 -- 11.3 Practical Use of FD Methods 298 -- 11.4 Results 303 -- 11.5 Perspectives for Finite Difference Models 308 -- 11.6 Summary and Perspectives 314 -- 12 Propagation Models for Wireless Network Planning 317 / Thomas Kurner and Yves Lostanlen -- 12.1 Geographic Data for RNP 317 -- 12.2 Categorization of Propagation Models 322 -- 12.3 Empirical Models 325 -- 12.4 Semi-Empirical Models for Macro Cells 326 -- 12.5 Deterministic Models for Urban Areas 332 -- 12.6 Accuracy of Propagation Models for RNP 339 -- 12.7 Coverage Probability 344 -- 13 System-Level Simulations with the IMT-Advanced Channel Model 349 / Jan Ellenbeck -- 13.1 Introduction 349 -- 13.2 IMT-Advanced Simulation Guidelines 350 -- 13.3 The IMT-Advanced Channel Models 357 -- 13.4 Channel Model Calibration 366 -- 13.5 Link-to-System Modeling for LTE-Advanced 371 -- 13.6 3GPP LTE-Advanced System-Level Simulator Calibration 379 -- 13.7 Summary and Outlook 385 -- 14 Channel Emulators for Emerging Communication Systems 389 / Julian Webber -- 14.1 Introduction 389 -- 14.2 Emulator Systems 390 -- 14.3 Random Number Generation 391.…”