Title :
A smart antenna receiver testbed with directional antenna elements
Author :
Matsuoka, Hidehiro ; Murakami, Yasushi ; Shoki, Hiroki ; Suzuki, Yasuo
Author_Institution :
Corporate Res. & Dev. Center, Toshiba Corp., Kawasaki, Japan
Abstract :
This paper reports the configuration of a smart antenna receiver testbed for land mobile communication base stations and the experimental results obtained for it. The antenna pattern and bit error rate (BER) are measured in a radio anechoic chamber. These results show the interference can be suppressed effectively by beamforming using an adaptive algorithm, e.g., LMS or CMA
Keywords :
adaptive antenna arrays; anechoic chambers (electromagnetic); antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; array signal processing; directive antennas; error statistics; interference suppression; land mobile radio; least mean squares methods; receiving antennas; BER; CMA; LMS; adaptive beamforming; antenna pattern; base stations; bit error rate; directional antenna elements; interference suppression; land mobile communication; radio anechoic chamber; receiver testbed; smart antenna; Antenna measurements; Base stations; Bit error rate; Directional antennas; Directive antennas; Mobile antennas; Mobile communication; Receivers; Receiving antennas; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Phased Array Systems and Technology, 2000. Proceedings. 2000 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dana Point, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6345-0
DOI :
10.1109/PAST.2000.858921
