fading_model.h

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#ifndef INCLUDED_CHANNELS_FADING_MODEL_H
#define INCLUDED_CHANNELS_FADING_MODEL_H

#include <gnuradio/channels/api.h>
#include <gnuradio/sync_block.h>
#include <gnuradio/types.h>

namespace gr {
  namespace channels {
    
    /*!
     * \brief fading simulator
     * \ingroup channel_models_blk
     *
     * \details
     * This block implements a basic fading model simulator that can
     * be used to help evaluate, design, and test various signals,
     * waveforms, and algorithms. 
     */
    class CHANNELS_API fading_model : virtual public sync_block
    {
    public:
      // gr::channels::channel_model::sptr
      typedef boost::shared_ptr<fading_model> sptr;

      /*! \brief Build the channel simulator.
       *
       * \param N    The number of sinusiods to use in simulating the channel; 8 is a good value 
       * \param fDTs normalized maximum Doppler frequency, fD * Ts
       * \param LOS  include Line-of-Site path? selects between Rayleigh (NLOS) and Rician (LOS) models
       * \param K    Rician factor (ratio of the specular power to the scattered power)
       * \param seed a random number to seed the noise generators
       */
      static sptr make(unsigned int N,
                float fDTs=0.01,
                bool LOS=true,
                float K=4,
                int seed=0);

      virtual float fDTs() = 0;
      virtual float K() = 0;
      virtual float step() = 0;

      virtual void set_fDTs(float fDTs) = 0;
      virtual void set_K(float K) = 0;
      virtual void set_step(float step) = 0;

    };

  } /* namespace channels */
} /* namespace gr */

#endif /* INCLUDED_CHANNELS_FADING_MODEL_H */