• DocumentCode
    771350
  • Title

    Parallel receiver channel sounder for spatial and MIMO characterisation of the mobile radio channel

  • Author

    Salous, S. ; Filippidis, P. ; Lewenz, R. ; Hawkins, I. ; Razavi-Ghods, N. ; Abdallah, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Eng., Univ. of Durham, UK
  • Volume
    152
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2005
  • Firstpage
    912
  • Lastpage
    918
  • Abstract
    The paper briefly compares the architecture of commonly used channel sounders for single input multiple output (SIMO) and multiple input multiple output (MIMO) applications. The architecture of a novel dual UMTS band parallel receiver sounder developed for the purposes of such studies is outlined. The performance of the sounder from back-to-back measurements and calibration considerations are discussed. Outdoor SIMO measurements and indoor/outdoor MIMO measurements obtained with different antenna arrays demonstrate its capability.
  • Keywords
    3G mobile communication; MIMO systems; antenna arrays; calibration; indoor radio; mobile antennas; mobile radio; radio receivers; telecommunication channels; MIMO; SIMO; antenna array; channel sounder; dual UMTS architecture; indoor measurement; mobile radio channel; multiple input multiple output application; outdoor measurement; parallel receiver; single input multiple output; universal mobile telecommunication system;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Communications, IEE Proceedings-
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    1350-2425
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/ip-com:20045346
  • Filename
    1561970