Title :
VNA-based wideband 60 GHz MIMO channel sounder with 3-D arrays
Author :
Ranvier, Sylvain ; Kyrö, Mikko ; Haneda, Katsuyuki ; Mustonen, Tuomas ; Icheln, Clemens ; Vainikainen, Pertti
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Radio Sci. & Eng., Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Espoo
Abstract :
This paper presents a wide band 60 GHz MIMO channel measurement system using a VNA and 3-D arrays at both ends. It uses virtual antenna arrays which can be reconfigured easily. The bandwidth of the system is 3.5 GHz, which leads to a time resolution of 0.29 ns. This fine resolution is suitable for characterizing dense multipaths in indoor environments. Line of sight (LOS) and obstructed line of sight (OLOS) measurements were performed with 64-element arrays at both TX and RX. Preliminary results (power delay profiles) are presented.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; broadband networks; microwave antenna arrays; millimetre wave measurement; network analysers; vectors; wireless channels; 3D arrays; MIMO channel sounder; VNA; line of sight measurements; power delay profiles; virtual antenna arrays; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Delay; Frequency conversion; Indoor environments; MIMO; Power measurement; Radio frequency; Wideband; Antenna arrays; MIMO systems; WPAN; millimeter wave communication; millimeter wave measurements; radio propagation;
Conference_Titel :
Radio and Wireless Symposium, 2009. RWS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2698-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2699-7
DOI :
10.1109/RWS.2009.4957340
