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Modeling a Rician channel

Started by Morris Vian March 2, 2010
Hi,
I am using the "ricianchan" command to create my fading channel and then use the "filter" command to filter a baseband signal.

However, I am left wondering if this setup will accurately model the
Doppler frequency spread. Since the Doppler frequency spread is
function of the carrier’s center frequency, would I need to first
modulate my baseband signal to RF frequencies, pass it through the
channel and then demodulate it to baseband again? Should I then use the
same settings for the ricianchan command as I used for the baseband
case?

Is there a simpler way to include the carrier frequency into the model?

Thank you for your help.