Effect of line of sight propagation on capacity of an indoor MIMO system

Author

Uthansakul, P. ; Bialkowski, M.E. ; Durrani, S. ; Bialkowski, K. ; Postula, A.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Inf. Technol. & Electr. Eng., Queensland Univ., Brisbane, Qld., Australia

Volume

2B

fYear

2005

fDate

3-8 July 2005

Firstpage

707

Abstract

In this paper the performance of a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) wireless communication system operating in an indoor environment, featuring both line of sight (LOS) and non-line of sight (NLOS) signal propagation, is assessed. In the model the scattering objects are assumed to be uniformly distributed in an area surrounding the transmitting and receiving array antennas. Mutual coupling effects in the arrays are treated in an exact manner. However interactions with scattering objects are taken into account via a single bounce approach. Computer simulations are carried out for the system capacity for varying inter-element spacing in the receiving array for assumed values of LOS/NLOS power fraction and signal to noise ratio (SNR).

Keywords

MIMO systems; antenna arrays; channel capacity; electromagnetic coupling; electromagnetic wave scattering; indoor radio; radiowave propagation; receiving antennas; transmitting antennas; LOS; NLOS; SNR; indoor MIMO system; line of sight propagation; multiple input multiple output communication; mutual coupling effects; nonline of sight propagation; performance; power fraction; receiving array antennas; scattering objects; signal to noise ratio; single bounce approach; system capacity; transmitting array antennas; varying inter-element spacing; Antenna arrays; Antennas and propagation; Indoor environments; MIMO; Mutual coupling; Receiving antennas; Scattering; Signal to noise ratio; Transmitting antennas; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2005 IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8883-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2005.1552113

Filename

1552113