Wireless Communications - Getting Started Examples

Massive MIMO and Beamforming
Channel Modeling and RF Propogation
RF Front End
Antenna Modeling and Design

5G and LTE Mobile Communications Standards
WLAN and Connectivity Standards
Software-Defined Radio
Hardware Design and Verification

Massive MIMO and Beamforming

Introduction to Hybrid Beamforming

This example introduces the basic concept of hybrid beamforming and shows how to simulate such a system.

Beamforming Resources - Overview
LTE MIMO Beamforming on Ray Tracing Channels (5:53) - Video
802.11ac Multi-User MIMO Precoding with WINNER II Channel Model - Example
MIMO-OFDM Precoding with Phased Arrays - Example
Effect of Mutual Coupling on MIMO Communication - Example

Channel Modeling and RF Propogation

SINR Map for a 5G Urban Macro-Cell Test Environment

Construct a 5G urban macro-cell test environment and visualize the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) on a map. The test environment is based on the guidelines defined in Report ITU-R M.[IMT-2020.EVAL] for evaluating 5G radio technologies.

Transmission Over 5G MIMO Channel Model with Delay Profile TDL - Example
LTE MIMO Beamforming on Ray Tracing Channels (5:53) - Video
WINNER II Channel Model (5:00) - Video
Channel Modeling Resources - Overview
Visualize Antenna Coverage Map and Communication Links - Example

RF Front End

Visualizing RF Budget Analysis Over Bandwidth

This example shows how to programmatically perform an RF budget analysis of an RF receiver system and visualize computed budget results across the bandwidth of the input signal.

RF System Design - Overview
Power Amplifier Modeling and DPD Design with MATLAB (3:15) - Example
Communications System with Embedded RF Receiver - Example
RF Noise Modeling - Example
Working with S-parameters - Video

Antenna Modeling and Design

Antenna Far-Field Visualization

This example shows how to visualize the far fields for antennas and antenna arrays. The example explains different options available in the pattern function.

Antenna Toolbox Overview (2:13) - Video
PCB Antenna Design, Simulation, and Fabrication - Video
Explore, Pick, Iterate: Three Steps for Antenna Design - Video
Antenna Array Analysis - Example

5G and LTE Mobile Communications Standards

Narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT) Downlink Waveform Generation

This example shows how to generate LTE-Advanced Pro Release 13 Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) waveforms for test and measurement applications

5G Downlink Carrier Waveform Generation - Documentation
5G New Radio PDSCH Link Throughput - Video
5G New Radio Polar Coding - Documentation
Understanding and Demodulating LTE Signals - Article
Verifying LTE Designs Using Live Signals and Test & Measurement Equipment - Article
Release 14 C-V2X Sidelink Throughput Simulation - Example
LTE-M Uplink Waveform Generation - Example
5G Explained (6 Videos) - Video Series

Note: These examples require 5G Toolbox or LTE Toolbox in addition to the products included in the wireless trial.

WLAN and Connectivity Standards

802.11ax OFDMA and Multi-User MIMO Throughput Simulation

This example shows the transmit and receive processing for an IEEE^® 802.11ax™ multi-user downlink transmission over a TGax indoor fading channel.

802.11ax Waveform Generation and Link-Level Simulation - Video
802.11ax Compressed Beamforming Packet Error Rate Simulation - Example
802.11ad Waveform Generation with Beamforming - Example
802.11ac Waveform Generation with MAC Frames
Zigbee APP Frame Generation and Decoding - Example
IEEE 802.15.4 MAC Frame Generation and Decoding - Example

Note: These examples require WLAN Toolbox in addition to the products included in the wireless trial.

Software-Defined Radio

LTE Transmitter Using Zynq-Based Software-Defined Radio (SDR)

This example shows how to use the Xilinx^® Zynq-based radio support package with MATLAB and LTE Toolbox to generate an LTE transmission.

Real-Time Multi-User Transmit Beamforming with USRP^® Software-Defined Radio (1:53) - Video
WLAN Transmission and Reception of an Image with PlutoSDR^® Software-Defined Radio - Example
Two Antenna SIB1 Transmission using USRP^® Software-Defined Radio - Example
Software-Defined Radio Resources - Overview
Software-Defined Radio for Engineers - Book
Introductory Communication Systems Course using SDR - File Exchange
Wireless Transceiver Hardware Implementation with SDR - Application Note
Waveform Generation Using MathWorks SDR (3:45) - Video

Note: These examples require LTE Toolbox and WLAN Toolbox in addition to the products included in the wireless trial.

Hardware Design and Verification

Building an LTE Compliant OFDM Modulator and Detector for HDL Implementation

This example shows how to build an LTE compliant OFDM modulator and detector for implementation.

LTE HDL Toolbox Cell Search and MIB Recovery Reference Application - Video
HDL Optimized QAM Transmitter and Receiver - Example
Verification of HDL Implementation of OFDM Modulator and Detector - Example
Verifying HDL Design Using SystemVerilog DPI Test Bench - Example

Note: These examples require LTE Toolbox, HDL Coder, HDL Verifier, and LTE HDL Toolbox in addition to the products included in the wireless trial.

Getting Started