Title :
Design and implementation of an active multibeam antenna system with 64 RF channels and 256 antenna elements for massive MIMO application in 5G wireless communications
Author :
Pang Xingdong ; Hong Wei ; Yang Tianyang ; Li Linsheng
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. of Millimeter Waves, Southeast Univ., Nanjing, China
Abstract :
This paper focuses on the design and implementation of an active multibeam antenna system for massive MIMO applications in 5G wireless communications. The highly integrated active multibeam antenna system is designed and implemented at 5.8 GHz with 64 RF Channels and 256 antenna elements. The 64-channel highly integrated active multibeam antenna system provides a verification platform for digital beamforming algorithm and massive MIMO channel estimation for next generation wireless communications.
Keywords :
5G mobile communication; active antennas; array signal processing; channel estimation; 5G wireless communications; RF channels; active multibeam antenna system; digital beamforming algorithm; massive MIMO channel estimation; next generation wireless communications; 5G mobile communication; Antennas; Array signal processing; MIMO; Mobile communication; Radio frequency; Wireless communication; 5G; 5G wireless communications; Massive MIMO; active multibeam antenna system; digital beamforming;
Journal_Title :
Communications, China
DOI :
10.1109/CC.2014.7004520
