Title :
Analysis of CDMA antenna array receivers with fading channels
Author :
Thompson, John S. ; Grant, Peter M. ; Mulgrew, Bernard
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Edinburgh Univ., UK
Abstract :
This paper discusses the use of sectorised antenna array receivers for the reverse links of cellular code division multiple access (CDMA) systems. A simple formula for estimating the array gain in the presence of CDMA interference is presented. The effect of spatial diversity on the bit error ratio (BER) performance of the receiver is also discussed. Finally, the capacity of a CDMA system employing antenna arrays is estimated, based on a Gaussian interference approximation
Keywords :
Gaussian processes; antenna arrays; approximation theory; cellular radio; channel capacity; code division multiple access; coding errors; diversity reception; error statistics; fading; land mobile radio; radio links; radiofrequency interference; receiving antennas; BER performance; CDMA antenna array receivers; CDMA interference; CDMA system capacity; Gaussian interference approximation; array gain; bit error ratio; cellular systems; code division multiple access; fading channels; reverse links; sectorised antenna array receivers; spatial diversity; Antenna arrays; Base stations; Binary phase shift keying; Fading; Interference; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Multiaccess communication; Radio frequency; Receiving antennas; Spread spectrum communication;
Conference_Titel :
Spread Spectrum Techniques and Applications Proceedings, 1996., IEEE 4th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Mainz
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3567-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISSSTA.1996.563789
