Creating channels for network testing using centroids

A network test device, comprising:

• one or more components configured to:
• generate a set of candidate points in a spatial frequency domain, wherein a point in the set of candidate points represents a centroid associated with a user equipment (UE);
• select, from the set of candidate points, an initial set of points in the spatial frequency domain that maximizes a minimum distance between pairs of points in the set of candidate points;
• evaluate a metric for each point in the initial set of points;
• adjust locations of one or more points in the initial set of points based on metrics associated with the one or more points, to obtain a final set of points in the spatial frequency domain;
• create one or more multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) channels based on the final set of points;
• and
• use the one or more MIMO channels to test a multiple user MIMO (MU-MIMO) system in a simulation environment.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions, the set of instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a network test device, cause the network test device to:
• generate a set of candidate points in a spatial frequency domain, wherein a point in the set of candidate points represents a centroid associated with a user equipment (UE);
• select, from the set of candidate points, an initial set of points in the spatial frequency domain that maximizes a minimum distance between pairs of points in the set of candidate points;
• evaluate a metric for each point in the initial set of points;
• adjust locations of one or more points in the initial set of points based on metrics associated with the one or more points, to obtain a final set of points in the spatial frequency domain;
• create one or more multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) channels based on the final set of points;
• and
• use the one or more MIMO channels to test a multiple user MIMO (MU-MIMO) system in a simulation environment.