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UE Antenna Properties and Their Influence on Massive MIMO System Performance

Bengtsson, Erik LU ; Tufvesson, Fredrik LU orcid and Edfors, Ove LU orcid (2015) 9th European Conference on antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2015
Abstract
The use of large-scale antenna arrays can bring substantial improvements both in energy and spectral efficiency. This paper presents an initial study of user equipment (UE) antenna performance based on prototypes for a massive MIMO test bed. Most publications in the massive MIMO area have assumed isotropic or dipole antenna behavior at the UE side. It is, however, of greatest interest to evaluate the impact of realistic antenna implementations and user loading on such systems. Antennas are integrated into realistic UE form factors. Simulations are carried out to evaluate system performance using the UE antenna behavior measured in a Satimo StarGate 64. Comparisons are made with ideal isotropic un-correlated antennas. The presented UEs are... (More)
The use of large-scale antenna arrays can bring substantial improvements both in energy and spectral efficiency. This paper presents an initial study of user equipment (UE) antenna performance based on prototypes for a massive MIMO test bed. Most publications in the massive MIMO area have assumed isotropic or dipole antenna behavior at the UE side. It is, however, of greatest interest to evaluate the impact of realistic antenna implementations and user loading on such systems. Antennas are integrated into realistic UE form factors. Simulations are carried out to evaluate system performance using the UE antenna behavior measured in a Satimo StarGate 64. Comparisons are made with ideal isotropic un-correlated antennas. The presented UEs are designed for the 3.7 GHz band used by the LuMaMi massive MIMO test bed at Lund University. (Less)
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antenna, antenna pattern, channel interaction, massive MIMO, measurement, system performance
host publication
2015 9th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2015
article number
7228720
publisher
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
conference name
9th European Conference on antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2015
conference location
Lisbon, Portugal
conference dates
2015-04-12 - 2015-04-17
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  • scopus:84949644823
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9788890701856
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English
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  abstract     = {{The use of large-scale antenna arrays can bring substantial improvements both in energy and spectral efficiency. This paper presents an initial study of user equipment (UE) antenna performance based on prototypes for a massive MIMO test bed. Most publications in the massive MIMO area have assumed isotropic or dipole antenna behavior at the UE side. It is, however, of greatest interest to evaluate the impact of realistic antenna implementations and user loading on such systems. Antennas are integrated into realistic UE form factors. Simulations are carried out to evaluate system performance using the UE antenna behavior measured in a Satimo StarGate 64. Comparisons are made with ideal isotropic un-correlated antennas. The presented UEs are designed for the 3.7 GHz band used by the LuMaMi massive MIMO test bed at Lund University.}},
  author       = {{Bengtsson, Erik and Tufvesson, Fredrik and Edfors, Ove}},
  booktitle    = {{2015 9th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2015}},
  isbn         = {{9788890701856}},
  keywords     = {{antenna; antenna pattern; channel interaction; massive MIMO; measurement; system performance}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{08}},
  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  title        = {{UE Antenna Properties and Their Influence on Massive MIMO System Performance}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/5562580/5218974.pdf}},
  year         = {{2015}},
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