Deep Learning Based Site-Specific Channel Inference Using Satellite Images

Site-specific channel inference plays a critical role in the design and evaluation of next-generation wireless communication systems by considering the surrounding propagation environment. However, traditional methods are unscalable, while existing AI-based approaches using satellite image are confined to predicting large-scale fading parameters, lacking the capacity to reconstruct the complete channel impulse response (CIR). To address this limitation, we propose a deep learning-based site-specific channel inference framework using satellite images to predict structured Tapped Delay Line (TDL) parameters. We first establish a joint channel-satellite dataset based on measurements. Then, a novel deep learning network is developed to reconstruct the channel parameters. Specifically, a cross-attention-fused dual-branch pipeline extracts macroscopic and microscopic environmental features, while a recurrent tracking module captures the long-term dynamic evolution of multipath components. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method achieves high-quality reconstruction of the CIR in unseen scenarios, with a Power Delay Profile (PDP) Average Cosine Similarity exceeding 0.96. This work provides a pathway toward site-specific channel inference for future dynamic wireless networks.

A Geometry Map-Based Site-Specific Propagation Channel Model for Urban Scenarios

With the rapid deployments of 5G and 6G networks, accurate modeling of urban radio propagation has become critical for system design and network planning. However, conventional statistical or empirical models fail to fully capture the influence of detailed geometric features on site-specific channel variances in dense urban environments. In this paper, we propose a geometry map-based propagation channel model that directly extracts key parameters from a 3D geometry map and incorporates the Uniform Theory of Diffraction (UTD) to recursively compute multiple diffraction fields, thereby enabling accurate prediction of site-specific large-scale path loss and time-varying Doppler characteristics in urban scenarios. A well-designed identification algorithm is developed to efficiently detect buildings that significantly affect signal propagation. The proposed model is validated using urban measurement data, showing excellent agreement of path loss in both line-of-sight (LOS) and nonline-of-sight (NLOS) conditions. In particular, for NLOS scenarios with complex diffractions, it outperforms the 3GPP and simplified models, reducing the RMSE by 7.1 dB and 3.18 dB, respectively. Doppler analysis further demonstrates its accuracy in capturing time-varying propagation characteristics, confirming the scalability and generalization of the model in urban environments.