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Efficient experimental evaluation of a MIMO handset with user influence

Harrysson, Fredrik LU ; Medbo, Jonas ; Molisch, Andreas LU ; Johansson, Anders J LU and Tufvesson, Fredrik LU orcid (2010) In IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications 9(2). p.853-863
Abstract
The immediate environment of handset antennas,

including the casings and the users holding the handsets, has a

strong impact on the radio channel in mobile communication. In

this paper we investigate a composite channel method that synthetically

combines double-directional measurements of the userless

propagation channel with measured super-antenna patterns,

i.e., patterns of the combined antenna-casing-user arrangement.

We experimentally evaluate the method by comparing results

(power, capacity, and eigenvalue distribution) obtained from

this composite method with direct measurements in the same

environment. The measurements were done in two static 8... (More)
The immediate environment of handset antennas,

including the casings and the users holding the handsets, has a

strong impact on the radio channel in mobile communication. In

this paper we investigate a composite channel method that synthetically

combines double-directional measurements of the userless

propagation channel with measured super-antenna patterns,

i.e., patterns of the combined antenna-casing-user arrangement.

We experimentally evaluate the method by comparing results

(power, capacity, and eigenvalue distribution) obtained from

this composite method with direct measurements in the same

environment. The measurements were done in two static 8 × 4

MIMO scenarios at 2.6 GHz, with the user indoors and the base

station located outdoors and indoors, respectively. A realistic user

phantom together with a “smart-phone” handset mock-up with

four antenna elements was used, and different configurations and

orientations were tested. The method gives statistical distributions

of the MIMO eigenvalues, that are close to the measured. By

using the composite method, we found that the user, apart from

introducing hand and body loss that mainly decreases the SNR of

the channel, slightly increases the correlation between the fading

at the antenna elements. (Less)
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channelmeasurement, Mobile communication, channel model, user phantom, multiple-input multiple-output(MIMO)
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IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
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2
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853 - 863
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IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
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1536-1276
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10.1109/TWC.2010.02.090588
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combines double-directional measurements of the userless<br/><br>
propagation channel with measured super-antenna patterns,<br/><br>
i.e., patterns of the combined antenna-casing-user arrangement.<br/><br>
We experimentally evaluate the method by comparing results<br/><br>
(power, capacity, and eigenvalue distribution) obtained from<br/><br>
this composite method with direct measurements in the same<br/><br>
environment. The measurements were done in two static 8 × 4<br/><br>
MIMO scenarios at 2.6 GHz, with the user indoors and the base<br/><br>
station located outdoors and indoors, respectively. A realistic user<br/><br>
phantom together with a “smart-phone” handset mock-up with<br/><br>
four antenna elements was used, and different configurations and<br/><br>
orientations were tested. The method gives statistical distributions<br/><br>
of the MIMO eigenvalues, that are close to the measured. By<br/><br>
using the composite method, we found that the user, apart from<br/><br>
introducing hand and body loss that mainly decreases the SNR of<br/><br>
the channel, slightly increases the correlation between the fading<br/><br>
at the antenna elements.}},
  author       = {{Harrysson, Fredrik and Medbo, Jonas and Molisch, Andreas and Johansson, Anders J and Tufvesson, Fredrik}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{853--863}},
  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  series       = {{IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications}},
  title        = {{Efficient experimental evaluation of a MIMO handset with user influence}},
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  doi          = {{10.1109/TWC.2010.02.090588}},
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