Abstract
Obtaining accurate channel characteristics is essential for wireless communication system design and protocols. Directional scan sounding (DSS) achieved by rotating a directional antenna with a turntable, and virtual antenna array (VAA) based
sounding achieved by moving the antenna to the pre-designed locations are both popular methods to characterize static radio channel environments. However, the beam-width of the employed directional antenna limits the angular resolution of DSS. The conventional VAA usually employs an omnidirectional antenna which limits its application in millimeter wave bands due to the low antenna gain. In this work, VAA scheme based on directional antennas is presented to characterize the spatial-temporal profiles and omnidirectional pathloss of the channels. This scheme can provide high angular resolution and improve the SNR in the measurements simultaneously. Indoor channel measurements at 28 GHz with four different link distances were conducted to verify the effectiveness of the directional antenna based VAA scheme.
sounding achieved by moving the antenna to the pre-designed locations are both popular methods to characterize static radio channel environments. However, the beam-width of the employed directional antenna limits the angular resolution of DSS. The conventional VAA usually employs an omnidirectional antenna which limits its application in millimeter wave bands due to the low antenna gain. In this work, VAA scheme based on directional antennas is presented to characterize the spatial-temporal profiles and omnidirectional pathloss of the channels. This scheme can provide high angular resolution and improve the SNR in the measurements simultaneously. Indoor channel measurements at 28 GHz with four different link distances were conducted to verify the effectiveness of the directional antenna based VAA scheme.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2023 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Publication date | 31 May 2023 |
| Article number | 10132976 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-6654-7541-9 |
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| Publication status | Published - 31 May 2023 |
| Event | 2023 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP) - Florence, Italy Duration: 26 Mar 2023 → 31 Mar 2023 |
Conference
| Conference | 2023 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP) |
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| Country/Territory | Italy |
| City | Florence |
| Period | 26/03/2023 → 31/03/2023 |
Keywords
- channel characterization
- channel measurement
- mm-wave
- virtual antenna array