Channel capacity performance of multi-band dual antenna in proximity of a user

Summary, in English

This paper presents an evaluation of single input single output (SISO), single input multiple output (SIMO) and multiple input multiple output (MIMO) channel capacities for a dual antenna prototype in proximity of a user. The dual antenna prototype mimics today’s small mobile phone design in size and in comprising internal, compact, multi-band antennas. Four different user cases are evaluated by measuring the antenna radiation performance for each of the different interactions between a phantom user and the antenna. Measurements of a single antenna prototype with user are also performed for comparisons between the SISO case and the SIMO/MIMO cases. Depending on the user interaction case, the MIMO capacity of the prototype is between 40-90% at 850 MHz and 60-80% at 2100 MHz higher than the SISO performance of the single antenna prototype or the best antenna on the dual antenna prototype.

• Author: Vanja Plicanic; Buon Kiong Lau; Anders Derneryd; Zhinong Ying
• Department/s: Department of Electrical and Information Technology
• Publishing year: 2009
• Language: English
• Pages: 41402-41402
• Publication/Series: 2009 IEEE International Workshop on Antenna Technology: Small Antennas and Novel Metamaterials (IWAT)
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• Links: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IWAT.2009.4906866
• Document type: Conference paper
• Publisher: IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
• Topic: Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
• Conference name: IEEE International Workshop on Antenna Technology (IWAT), 2009
• Conference date: 2009-03-02 - 2009-03-04
• Conference place: Santa Monica, CA, United States
• Status: Published
• Research group: Electromagnetic theory; Radio Systems
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISBN: 978-1-4244-4395-6