Title :
Performance of dual polarized antennas in PCS 1900 MHz systems
Author :
Shi, James ; Shah, Ali ; Abidi, Abbas
Author_Institution :
Ericsson Inc., Richardson, TX, USA
Abstract :
We investigate the implementation of two branch polarization diversity antennas in PCS 1900 systems. The received signal strength and signal quality are measured for suburban areas, indoors and on the freeway. The diversity gain is specified by comparing, at a given signal quality level, the median signal strength for the diversity configurations with median signal strength of the no-diversity configuration. The results indicate that polarization diversity performs as well as space diversity
Keywords :
cellular radio; diversity reception; electromagnetic wave polarisation; indoor radio; land mobile radio; mobile antennas; personal communication networks; 1900 MHz; PCS 1900 MHz systems; UHF; branch polarization diversity antennas; diversity gain; dual polarized antennas; freeway; indoors; no-diversity configuration; performance; polarization diversity; received signal strength; signal quality; suburban areas; Antenna measurements; Area measurement; Bit error rate; Diversity methods; Microcell networks; Personal communication networks; Polarization; Prototypes; Testing; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 1997, IEEE 47th
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3659-3
DOI :
10.1109/VETEC.1997.600518
