Adaptive antennas for mobile communications

Adaptive-antenna techniques offer the possibility of increasing the performance of mobile radio communication systems by maximising directional gain and enhancing the protection towards multipath conditions. The net effect of these techniques is to improve immunity to interference, extend the range of each cell and thus increase the system capacity. The paper presents the results of a two year research programme aimed at the development of practical adaptive-antenna signal-processing structures. Specifically, results obtained from a series of analysis and field trial activities undertaken with an adaptive antenna test bed and based around the DECT cordless standard are presented