4×4 MIMO channel sounding in tunnels for train-to-wayside communications

Author

Masson, Emilie ; Cocheril, Yann ; Berbineau, Marion ; Ghys, J. ; Kyrolainen, J. ; Hovinen, Veikko

Author_Institution

Univ. Lille Nord de France, Villeneuve-d´Ascq, France

fYear

2012

fDate

28-30 Aug. 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

This paper presents MIMO channel sounding measurements performed in the underground road tunnel of Roux, in south of France, at 5.8 GHz. Different scenarios for antennas (spacing and polarization) and moving vehicles speeds were carried out in the tunnel. The aim was to be as close as possible to scenarios one can encountered in railway environments. From these measurements, MIMO channel matrices are computed, in order to determine the correlation level of the channel and its capacity along the tunnel, according to different antenna spacing and polarization.

Keywords

MIMO communication; antenna arrays; channel capacity; electromagnetic wave polarisation; matrix algebra; railway communication; wireless channels; MIMO channel matrices; MIMO channel sounding measurements; Roux; antenna polarization; antenna spacing; frequency 5.8 GHz; moving vehicles speeds; railway environments; south of France; train-to-wayside communications; underground road tunnel; Antenna measurements; Channel capacity; Correlation; MIMO; Signal to noise ratio; Transmitting antennas; Channel sounding; MIMO; channel capacity; channel correlation; electromagnetic measurements;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Communications in Unusual and Confined Areas (ICWCUCA), 2012 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Clermont Ferrand

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1290-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4673-1289-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICWCUCA.2012.6402480

Filename

6402480