Title :
Impact of smart antenna designs on network capacity
Author :
Bellofiore, Salvatore ; Balanis, Constantine A. ; Foutz, Jeffrey ; Spanias, Andreas
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
Abstract :
Smart antenna technology is being considered for mobile platforms such as automobiles, cellular phones (mobile unit), laptops, etc. This paper presents a comprehensive effort on smart antennas that examines and integrates antenna array design, digital signal processing algorithms (for angle of arrival estimation and adaptive beamforming), and the impact of these on the network throughput. The results presented are part of a broader project that considers this antenna system in the context of reconfigurable broadband (high-speed) networks.
Keywords :
ad hoc networks; adaptive antenna arrays; array signal processing; cellular radio; direction-of-arrival estimation; mobile antennas; mobile handsets; radio networks; adaptive beamforming; angle of arrival estimation; antenna array design; automobiles; cellular phones; digital signal processing algorithms; high-speed networks; laptops; mobile ad hoc networks; mobile platforms; mobile unit; network capacity; network throughput; reconfigurable broadband networks; smart antenna designs; smart antenna technology; Adaptive arrays; Algorithm design and analysis; Antenna arrays; Automobiles; Broadband antennas; Cellular phones; Mobile antennas; Portable computers; Process design; Signal design;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2002. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7330-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2002.1018192
