Envelope Level Crossing Rate and Average Fade Duration in Mobile-To-Mobile Fading Channels

Abstract

A three-dimensional (3-D) analytical model for mobile-to-mobile communications is presented. From the analytical model, the envelope level crossing rate and average fade duration are derived for a 3-D non-isotropic scattering environment. The obtained analytical results are compared with measured data. The close agreement between the analytical and empirical curves confirms the utility of the proposed model.