Title :
A dynamic basestation antenna with reconfigurable azimuth beamwidth
Author :
You, Y. ; Rigelsford, J.M. ; Ford, Kenneth L. ; O´Farrell, Timothy
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Abstract :
This paper presents a novel basestation antenna system capable of dynamically reconfiguring its azimuth beamwidth. Simulation and theoretical results show that by switching the PIN diodes´ states, the azimuth beamwidth can be reconfigured from narrow (60o) to wide angle (90o). Such a design is suitable for trading cell average and cell edge throughput requirements in real time to benefit the QOS of edge users.
Keywords :
adaptive antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; p-i-n diodes; quality of service; software radio; Dynamic Basestation Antenna; PIN diode switching; Reconfigurable Azimuth Beamwidth; adaptive antenna radiation patterns; basestation antenna system; edge user QoS; quality of service; Antennas; Conferences; Decision support systems; Europe;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2014 8th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
The Hague
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6902166