Title :
Application of adaptive array antenna to a TDMA cellular/PCS system
Author :
Garg, Vijay K. ; Huntington, Laura
Author_Institution :
Motorola Inc., USA
fDate :
10/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This article discusses the use of an adaptive array antenna technology in a TDMA cellular/personal communications services (PCS) system and demonstrates that the adaptive array antenna improves cell coverage, provides better signal quality, and reduces cost of deployment of cellular/PCS service in a given area
Keywords :
access protocols; adaptive antenna arrays; array signal processing; cellular radio; channel capacity; direction-of-arrival estimation; interference suppression; land mobile radio; personal communication networks; time division multiple access; TDMA cellular/PCS system; adaptive array antenna; cell coverage; cost reduction; digital signal processing; interference suppression; personal communications services; signal quality; smart antennas; Adaptive arrays; Antenna arrays; Base stations; Filtering; Frequency; Interference; Mobile antennas; Personal communication networks; Signal processing; Time division multiple access;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
