Extensions to COST 2100 Channel Model for Extremely Large-Scale MIMO

Extremely large-scale multiple-input multipleoutput (XL-MIMO) system providing more degrees of freedom and beamforming gain, can effectively increase the capacity and coverage of wireless networks, which has become one of the key technologies for 6G. However, the near-field and non-stationary effects will appear as the array aperture expands. Therefore, existing channel models such as COST 2100 are extended to model these propagation effects. Considering the actual deployment of extremely large-scale antennas, this paper further extends the COST 2100 channel, including a) extending BS VR to 3D modeling to support the non-stationary characteristics of large-scale arrays in vertical and horizontal dimensions; b) extending the distribution of MS VR in vertical height to support user equipments (UEs) which are distributed on floors at different heights; c) extending models to support spatially consistent propagation characteristics between multi-TRPs. Finally, we show that our modeling method is reasonable through parameter tuning and simulation, and it can be used to evaluate the system performance of large-scale MIMO with different deployment morphologies.

Automated summary

This research extends the channel models for extremely large-scale multiple-input multiple-output (XL-MIMO) systems by considering the deployment and propagation characteristics. The extensions include three-dimensional modeling, vertical height distribution, and spatially consistent propagation characteristics. The reasonableness and applicability of the proposed modeling method are demonstrated through parameter tuning and simulation, enabling the evaluation of system performance for large-scale MIMO with different deployment morphologies.