Standard Propagation Channel Models for MIMO Communication Systems

Table 3

Comparison of the WINNER II, WINNER+, and 3GPP 3D channel models.

Parameter	WINNER II	WINNER+	3GPP channel model
Scenarios	Urban, macro, and micro outdoor to indoor, indoor, indoor to outdoor,	Suburban, urban, indoor, macro, and micro outdoor to indoor scenarios	Urban, outdoor, macro, and micro outdoor to indoor
Outdoor height of eNB	25 m and 10 m for macro and micro, respectively	25 m and 10 m for macro and micro, respectively	25 m and 10 m for macro and micro, respectively
Indoor height of user equipment	1.5 m to 7.5 m for three-floor scenario	1.5 m to 7.5 m for three-floor scenario	1.5 m to 22.5 m for eight-floor scenario
Line of sight probability	Height independent	Height independent	Depends on height
Path loss	Height-gain nonexistent	Models height-gain	Models height-gain
Power angular spectrum (zenith)	Models Gaussian	Models Laplacian	Models Laplacian
Mean zenith angle spread of departure	It is constant	It is constant	Depends on distance and height
Zenith angle of departure offset	It is not modeled	It is constant	Depends on distance and height