Title :
MIMO Channel Measurements and Analysis with Prototype User Devices in a 2GHz Urban Cell
Author :
Hunukumbure, Mythri ; Beach, Mark
Author_Institution :
Centre for Commun. Res., Bristol Univ.
Abstract :
This paper describes an outdoor MIMO measurement campaign conducted in the 2 GHz band employing a sounding bandwidth of 20 MHz. The study aimed to compare the MIMO performance of two prototype devices with a reference dipole antenna module. The results obtained reveal a systematic blocking of one of the PDA antenna ports with the user´s thumb alongside a significant reduction in the available MIMO channel capacity. The laptop MIMO enabled device was found to offer good MIMO capacity enhancement, matching the performance achieved with the dipole antennas
Keywords :
MIMO systems; UHF antennas; bandwidth allocation; channel capacity; dipole antenna arrays; wireless channels; 2 GHz; 20 MHz; MIMO channel measurements; PDA antenna ports; channel capacity; dipole antenna module; sounding bandwidth; urban cell; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Antennas and propagation; Dipole antennas; MIMO; Mobile communication; Portable computers; Prototypes; Receiving antennas; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 2006 IEEE 17th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Helsinki
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0329-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0330-8
DOI :
10.1109/PIMRC.2006.253952
