A performance comparison of smart antenna technology for wireless mobile computing terminals

Author

Lu, Junwei ; Schlub, Robert ; Ohira, Takashi

Author_Institution

ATR Adaptive Commun. Res. Labs., Kyoto, Japan

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

3-6 Dec. 2001

Firstpage

581

Abstract

The paper introduces two newly developed smart antennas, the ESPAR antenna and the ESMB antenna, for mobile wireless computing terminals and mobile stations. The configurations of these smart mobile terminal antennas at the operating frequency approximately over 2.4 GHz are illustrated and the applications of using these smart antennas at mobile computing terminals and mobile stations are proposed. The performance comparison of these smart antennas and the beam control circuits, and the beam-forming and selection algorithm is discussed.

Keywords

UHF antennas; adaptive antenna arrays; array signal processing; mobile antennas; mobile computing; mobile radio; telecommunication terminals; 2.4 GHz; ESMB antenna; ESPAR antenna; adaptive beamforming antenna; beam control circuits; beamforming algorithm; mobile stations; mobile wireless computing terminals; performance comparison; selection algorithm; smart antenna technology; smart mobile terminal antennas; Adaptive arrays; Base stations; Computer networks; Directive antennas; Electrostatic precipitators; Military computing; Mobile antennas; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Conference, 2001. APMC 2001. 2001 Asia-Pacific

Conference_Location

Taipei, Taiwan

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7138-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APMC.2001.985440

Filename

985440