Which MATLAB toolboxes should I use for simulating a two-way microwave radio data transmission link?

Description: My task is to simulate a two-way microwave radio link. I have to set analoge parameters, like antenna gain, carrier frequency, shannel crosstalk minimum in dB, bandwidth, noise figure, distance of the antennas, and i have to examine the transmission by various digital characteristics, like modulation type and data rate. The task doesn’t specify it, but I think the Bit error rate will be the subject of examination.

I decided to use Simulink, and I’ve already added communication, RF, and signal processing toolboxes, but I don’t know which further toolboxes will I need for this task.

Answer 1

[Vaishnav Katiyar]

You may use the following toolboxes:

Antenna Toolbox

Antenna Toolbox™ provides functions and apps for the design, analysis, and visualization of antenna elements and arrays. You can design standalone antennas and build arrays of antennas using either predefined elements with parameterized geometry or arbitrary planar elements.

https://in.mathworks.com/products/antenna.html

RF Blockset

RF Toolbox™ provides functions, objects, and apps for designing, modeling, analyzing, and visualizing networks of radio frequency (RF) components. The toolbox supports wireless communications, radar, and signal integrity applications.

https://in.mathworks.com/products/rftoolbox.html

Refer to the links below for more details about their application:

Antenna Toolbox — Examples

RF Toolbox — Examples