Evaluation of terminal antennas in wireless mobile communications

Author

Suvikunnas, P. ; Laitinen, T. ; Mustonen, M. ; Kolmonen, V.-M. ; Villanen, J. ; Geng, S. ; Ranvier, S. ; Koivunen, J. ; Icheln, C. ; Vainikainen, P.

Author_Institution

Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Espoo

fYear

2007

fDate

17-21 Sept. 2007

Firstpage

125

Lastpage

128

Abstract

Realistic channel measurements are central for reliable channel characterization and terminal antenna evaluation. This is due to the complex signal propagation behavior inherent in mobile communications. The need for evaluating new systems utilizing multielement antenna terminals in a more efficient and faster way has been a driving force for an extensive and multidimensional research area in our institute. In this paper we present a MEasurement based antenna test-bed (ME BAT) for the evaluation of multielement mobile terminal antenna systems. The method combines measured directional channel library and the radiation patterns of antennas under test (AUT).

Keywords

mobile antennas; mobile communication; radiocommunication; antennas radiation patterns; directional channel library; measurement based antenna test bed; multielement mobile terminal antenna systems; realistic channel measurements; signal propagation; wireless mobile communications; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Antennas and propagation; Directive antennas; Libraries; Mobile antennas; Mobile communication; Multidimensional systems; System testing; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, 2007. ICEAA 2007. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Torino

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0767-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-0767-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICEAA.2007.4387253

Filename

4387253