Title :
Experimental characterization of MIMO-UWB multipath underground mine radio channels
Author :
Ben Mabrouk, Ismail ; Talbi, Larbi ; Nedil, Mourad ; Hettak, Khelifa
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., UQO, Gatineau, QC, Canada
Abstract :
This paper reports on experimental results and its interpretations for MIMO-UWB multipath channel. It is intended to help in establishing design guidelines for underground mine wireless communications systems using MIMO-UWB technology. It deals with measurements obtained using two different antenna configurations under line-of-sight (LOS) conditions. Furthermore, the MIMO channel is characterized in terms of channel correlation and capacity. It was shown that a special arrangement of antennas in a MIMO system may reduce channel correlation and improve capacity.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; antenna arrays; multipath channels; ultra wideband communication; underground communication; wireless channels; LOS condition; MIMO-UWB multipath underground mine radio channel; antenna configuration; channel correlation reduction; line-of-sight condition; underground mine wireless communication system; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Channel capacity; Correlation; MIMO; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0461-0
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2012.6348622
