Title :
Parallel receiver channel sounder for spatial and MIMO characterisation of the mobile radio channel
Author :
Salous, S. ; Filippidis, P. ; Lewenz, R. ; Hawkins, I. ; Razavi-Ghods, N. ; Abdallah, M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Univ. of Durham, UK
Abstract :
The paper briefly compares the architecture of commonly used channel sounders for single input multiple output (SIMO) and multiple input multiple output (MIMO) applications. The architecture of a novel dual UMTS band parallel receiver sounder developed for the purposes of such studies is outlined. The performance of the sounder from back-to-back measurements and calibration considerations are discussed. Outdoor SIMO measurements and indoor/outdoor MIMO measurements obtained with different antenna arrays demonstrate its capability.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; MIMO systems; antenna arrays; calibration; indoor radio; mobile antennas; mobile radio; radio receivers; telecommunication channels; MIMO; SIMO; antenna array; channel sounder; dual UMTS architecture; indoor measurement; mobile radio channel; multiple input multiple output application; outdoor measurement; parallel receiver; single input multiple output; universal mobile telecommunication system;
Journal_Title :
Communications, IEE Proceedings-
DOI :
10.1049/ip-com:20045346
