Title :
Smart antennas in wireless communications: base-station diversity and handset beamforming
Author :
Dietrich, Carl B., Jr. ; Stutzman, Warren L. ; Kim, Byung-Ki ; Dietze, Kai
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Virginia Tech. Antenna Group, Blacksburg, VA, USA
fDate :
10/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We review diversity and smart antenna research applied to both base-stations and terminals. To illustrate the performance gains possible, the paper describes research being conducted by the Smart Antenna Group at Virginia Tech, in both smart base-stations and smart handheld terminals.
Keywords :
adaptive antenna arrays; array signal processing; diversity reception; land mobile radio; telephone sets; Virginia Tech; adaptive beamforming; base-station diversity; diversity combining; handset beamforming; mobile radio channel; performance gains; smart antenna research; smart base-stations; smart handheld terminals; wireless communications; Adaptive arrays; Antenna arrays; Array signal processing; Fading; Land mobile radio; Land mobile radio equipment; Mobile antennas; Polarization; Telephone sets; Wireless communication;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
