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Empirical evaluation of indoor multi-user MIMO channels with linear and planar large antenna arrays

Zhang, Bei LU ; Zhong, Zhangdui ; Ai, Bo ; He, Ruisi ; Tufvesson, Fredrik LU orcid ; Flordelis, Jose LU ; Wang, Qi LU and Li, Jianzhi (2018) 28th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 2017 2017-October. p.1-6
Abstract

Channel measurements of large-scale multiuser multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) radio propagation channels are presented. In the setup, three users with patch antennas communicate simultaneously with a base station (BS) equipped with a large antenna array in an indoor environment. Both a uniform linear array (ULA) and a uniform planar array (UPA) are used, and their relative ability to separate MU-MIMO signals is examined. At the mobile station (MS) side, the effect of inter-user spacing (i.e., the spacing between different users) is investigated. This evaluation is done by means of the correlation matrix distance metric (between each pair of users) and the singular value spread of the system. Our investigation shows that the... (More)

Channel measurements of large-scale multiuser multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) radio propagation channels are presented. In the setup, three users with patch antennas communicate simultaneously with a base station (BS) equipped with a large antenna array in an indoor environment. Both a uniform linear array (ULA) and a uniform planar array (UPA) are used, and their relative ability to separate MU-MIMO signals is examined. At the mobile station (MS) side, the effect of inter-user spacing (i.e., the spacing between different users) is investigated. This evaluation is done by means of the correlation matrix distance metric (between each pair of users) and the singular value spread of the system. Our investigation shows that the users can be spatially separated in a large antenna array system in line-of-sight propagation conditions even when they are located close to each other. Furthermore, the users tend to be more separable when a ULA is adopted, compared to using a UPA. Finally, we also confirm that larger user separation distance results in increased channel orthogonality by measurements.

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2017 IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications : Engaged Citizens and their New Smart Worlds, PIMRC 2017 - Conference Proceedings - Engaged Citizens and their New Smart Worlds, PIMRC 2017 - Conference Proceedings
volume
2017-October
pages
6 pages
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IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
conference name
28th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 2017
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Montreal, Canada
conference dates
2017-10-08 - 2017-10-13
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9781538635315
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10.1109/PIMRC.2017.8292167
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English
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  abstract     = {{<p>Channel measurements of large-scale multiuser multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) radio propagation channels are presented. In the setup, three users with patch antennas communicate simultaneously with a base station (BS) equipped with a large antenna array in an indoor environment. Both a uniform linear array (ULA) and a uniform planar array (UPA) are used, and their relative ability to separate MU-MIMO signals is examined. At the mobile station (MS) side, the effect of inter-user spacing (i.e., the spacing between different users) is investigated. This evaluation is done by means of the correlation matrix distance metric (between each pair of users) and the singular value spread of the system. Our investigation shows that the users can be spatially separated in a large antenna array system in line-of-sight propagation conditions even when they are located close to each other. Furthermore, the users tend to be more separable when a ULA is adopted, compared to using a UPA. Finally, we also confirm that larger user separation distance results in increased channel orthogonality by measurements.</p>}},
  author       = {{Zhang, Bei and Zhong, Zhangdui and Ai, Bo and He, Ruisi and Tufvesson, Fredrik and Flordelis, Jose and Wang, Qi and Li, Jianzhi}},
  booktitle    = {{2017 IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications : Engaged Citizens and their New Smart Worlds, PIMRC 2017 - Conference Proceedings}},
  isbn         = {{9781538635315}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{02}},
  pages        = {{1--6}},
  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  title        = {{Empirical evaluation of indoor multi-user MIMO channels with linear and planar large antenna arrays}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PIMRC.2017.8292167}},
  doi          = {{10.1109/PIMRC.2017.8292167}},
  volume       = {{2017-October}},
  year         = {{2018}},
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