Title :
The fading characteristics of distributed antennas for indoor wireless systems
Author :
Cheung, K.W. ; Murch, R.D. ; Ling, C.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Kowloon, Hong Kong
Abstract :
Distributed antennas have been suggested as a possible method for providing reliable coverage for indoor wireless communications. One aspect of the distributed antenna system however has not been well investigated. This concerns possible interference effects (resulting in fading) between antennas within the distributed antenna. In this paper we analyze and simulate the potential effects of this fading to exactly determine whether it will play a significant role in the coverage provided by distributed antennas. We also compare our simulations to actual measurement results in the mobile telephone bands. Particular design criteria are then suggested
Keywords :
antenna arrays; cellular radio; fading; indoor radio; radiofrequency interference; 900 MHz; coverage; design criteria; distributed antennas; fading characteristics; indoor wireless systems; interference effects; mobile telephone bands; Analytical models; Antenna measurements; Antennas and propagation; Buildings; Costs; Fading; Interference; Reliability engineering; Telephony; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Universal Personal Communications. 1995. Record., 1995 Fourth IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2955-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICUPC.1995.496925
