Performance evaluation of a high frequency ATM wireless access system using directional antennas

Author

Hafezi, P. ; Beach, M. ; Sun, Y. ; Nix, A.

Author_Institution

Centre for Commun. Res., Bristol Univ., UK

Volume

2

fYear

1998

fDate

8-11 Sep 1998

Firstpage

733

Abstract

This paper presents the results of a series of evaluation trials undertaken in the scope of the ACTS project AWACS in order to investigate the feasibility of the use of directional antennas to support high bit rate transmissions using a single carrier unequalised modem. The relationship between the antenna directivity, propagation statistics and modem performance are reported here. The results illustrate the effectiveness of correctly aligned, high gain antennas in reducing the undesired effects of multipath propagation. Further, the transceiver trials indicate the need for balancing antenna directivity at both ends of the link

Keywords

asynchronous transfer mode; directive antennas; modems; multipath channels; packet radio networks; radio access networks; radio links; radiowave interferometry; research initiatives; wireless LAN; 19.37 GHz; 34 Mbit/s; ACTS project; AWACS; directional antennas; high bit rate transmissions; high frequency ATM wireless access system; high gain antennas; modem performance; multipath propagation; performance evaluation; propagation statistics; single carrier unequalised modem; transceiver trials; wireless LAN; Antenna measurements; Antennas and propagation; Asynchronous transfer mode; Bit rate; Directional antennas; Forward error correction; Frequency; Modems; Testing; Wireless LAN;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 1998. The Ninth IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4872-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PIMRC.1998.734660

Filename

734660