A 28-port MIMO Cube for Micro Base Station Applications
2020 (English) In: IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, ISSN 0018-926X, E-ISSN 1558-2221, Vol. 68, no 5, p. 3443-3452Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
A novel multi-band, dual-polarized, 28-port multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) cube is presented. The cube structure enables dense placement of the antennas, whilst still allowing for low correlation between the individual antenna ports. The total size of the cube is roughly 2×2×7 λ30, where λ0 is the wavelength at the lowest used frequency. The novelty of the design lies in the use of a combination of orthogonally polarized endfire and broadside radiating antenna elements. Full use of all facets of the cube is achieved without the need to sacrifice bottom or top facets for mounting. Therefore, full azimuthal coverage for communication in two orthogonal polarizations is readily achieved. The system operates in both cellular and Wi-Fi 2:4, 5:5 GHz bands, with a targeted |S11| below –10 dB. The MIMO performance of the system is evaluated in two environments: the Rich Isotropic Multipath environment and the Random Line-of-Sight environment. These two scenarios represent the edge environments of any real-life propagation scenario in terms of the directional distribution of outgoing or incoming waves at a MIMO transceiver. The intended application of the system is micro base stations and repeaters, with possible extension to massive MIMO.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2020. Vol. 68, no 5, p. 3443-3452
Keywords [en]
Cube antenna, MIMO, Random Line-of-sight, Rich Isotropic Multipath, Antennas, Base stations, Geometry, MIMO systems, Mobile telecommunication systems, Base station applications, Directional distributions, Line of Sight, MIMO transceiver, Multi-path environments, Multipath, Orthogonal polarizations, Radiating antennas, Radio transceivers
National Category
Telecommunications
Identifiers URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-272299 DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2019.2963231 ISI: 000534640900012 Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85077971258 OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-272299 DiVA, id: diva2:1425370
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2020-04-202020-04-202024-03-18 Bibliographically approved