A 3D Cluster-Based Channel Model with Time-Space Consistency (Invited Paper)

This paper proposes a novel three-dimensional (3D) cluster-based sixth-generation (6G) model for millimeter wave (mmWave) massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) channels. In the proposed model, a novel method based on visibility region (VR) is developed, where the smooth and consistent birth and death of clusters in both the time domain and space domain are successfully captured. By using the developed method, the space-time non-stationarity and time-space consistency of channels can be modeled for the first time. Based on the proposed model, important channel statistical properties are derived and thoroughly investigated. Simulation results demonstrate that the smooth birth and death of clusters, time-space consistency, and space-time non-stationarity are modeled sufficiently.