Title :
Smart antenna BTS based on software radio technique for GSM/DCS system
Author :
Bucci, G. ; Colamonico, A. ; Donati, M. ; Picciriello, A. ; Spagnolini, U.
Author_Institution :
Siemens ICN S.p.A., Milano, Italy
Abstract :
A smart antenna base station (SA-BTS) for GSM/DCS system has been designed to quantify the advantages of adaptive array processing. The architecture and the hardware platform have been chosen to have a flexible system for testing the performances of different space-time receivers both in laboratory and in field. The improved performance of adaptive antenna systems with respect to standard BTS are confirmed by tests carried out for different adaptive array algorithms
Keywords :
adaptive antenna arrays; array signal processing; cellular radio; cochannel interference; digital radio; digital signal processing chips; direction-of-arrival estimation; interference suppression; radio receivers; software architecture; telecommunication computing; DOA; FPGA technology; GSM/DCS standard; GSM/DCS system; adaptive antenna systems; adaptive array algorithms; adaptive array processing; architecture; array processors; co-channel interference reduction; floating-point DSP; hardware platform; laboratory; performance; smart antenna BTS; smart antenna base station; software radio; space-time receivers; Adaptive arrays; Array signal processing; Base stations; Computer architecture; Distributed control; GSM; Hardware; Performance evaluation; Software radio; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference Proceedings, 2000. VTC 2000-Spring Tokyo. 2000 IEEE 51st
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5718-3
DOI :
10.1109/VETECS.2000.851320
