Title :
Smart antennas for mobile communication systems: benefits and challenges
Author_Institution :
Centre for Commun. Res., Bristol Univ., UK
fDate :
4/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Spatial filtering using adaptive or smart antennas has emerged as a promising technique to improve the performance of cellular mobile systems. This paper presents an overview of smart antennas in terms of key characteristics, options, challenges and benefits, in the context of current, but also with a view towards future, generation personal communication systems
Keywords :
adaptive antenna arrays; adaptive filters; cellular radio; code division multiple access; interference suppression; personal communication networks; radio direction-finding; space division multiple access; spatial filters; time division multiple access; CDMA-TDMA; SDMA; adaptive antennas; cellular mobile communication systems; direction finding; interference rejection; optimum combining; performance; personal communication systems; smart antennas; space division multiple access; spatial filtering; switched beam;
Journal_Title :
Electronics & Communication Engineering Journal
DOI :
10.1049/ecej:19990204
