MIMO propagation channel characteristics in tunnels

This paper deals with MIMO channels modeling in tunnels. A full 3D ray-tracing based simulator is used to simulate the MIMO channel in a 1-track tunnel for various antennas configurations at the transmitter and at the receiver. A parametric study is described. The main purpose consists in determining correlation based MIMO channel statistical models and evaluating their performances in an empty tunnel. Channel models obtained with the Kronecker and the Weichselberger models are compared. in terms of envelope of the matrix coefficients distribution and mean channel capacity. The best configurations which model correctly the channel while maximizing its capacity will be given.