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Basic System Level Simulations and Advanced Features

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This chapter gives an overview on existing simulation tools, outlines basic concepts of system level simulations and introduces the advanced features of runtime-precoding and 3D channel modeling.

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    Markus Rupp, Stefan Schwarz & Martin Taranetz

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Rupp, M., Schwarz, S., Taranetz, M. (2016). Basic System Level Simulations and Advanced Features. In: The Vienna LTE-Advanced Simulators. Signals and Communication Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0617-3_10

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