• DocumentCode
    494175
  • Title

    Influence of antenna noise temperature and downtilt on WCDMA base station capacity

  • Author

    Steinhauser, Karl-August

  • Author_Institution
    KATHREIN-Werke KG, Rosenheim
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    23-27 March 2009
  • Firstpage
    3307
  • Lastpage
    3311
  • Abstract
    This paper presents calculations of antenna noise temperature for a Kathrein base station antenna as a function of downtilt angle. The influence on receiver sensitivity is discussed. Using modified WCDMA capacity equations, the impact of reduced antenna noise on UL capacity is calculated, and results for the optimum antenna downtilt are shown.
  • Keywords
    code division multiple access; mobile antennas; mobile communication; Kathrein base station antenna; WCDMA base station capacity; antenna noise temperature; mobile communication link budget; optimum antenna downtilt angle; receiver sensitivity; Antenna measurements; Background noise; Base stations; Brightness; Land surface temperature; Mobile antennas; Mobile communication; Multiaccess communication; Noise reduction; Temperature sensors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation, 2009. EuCAP 2009. 3rd European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Berlin
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4753-4
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-3-00-024573-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5068306