TY - JOUR
T1 - 3D Antenna Structures Using Uniform Triangular Arrays for Efficient Full-Directional Multiuser Transmission
AU - Yang, Jiyeong
AU - Ryoo, Wonjae
AU - Sung, Wonjin
AU - Kim, Jeong Ho
AU - Park, Jonghyun
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Jiyeong Yang et al.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - In order to increase the system capacity of the 5G mobile communication system, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmission techniques using a large-scale array over the millimeter-wave band have attracted a great amount of attention. To cope with various types of receivers expected in 5G communications such as user equipment (UE) in small cells, indoor Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices at diverse locations, and drones performing aerial navigation, newer types of antenna arrays require all-directional transmission capability. Existing antenna structures with typical panel arrays, however, have restrictions on their transmission angles in both horizontal and vertical directions. In this paper, we propose to employ three-dimensional (3D) array structures composed of multiple triangular panels for efficient massive MIMO transmission of the next-generation wireless systems. We analyze beamforming characteristics of a uniform triangular array (UTA) suitable for such 3D array configurations and present a basic codebook applicable to UTAs. Using antenna structures with multiple UTA panels, multiuser transmission performance is evaluated to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposal.
AB - In order to increase the system capacity of the 5G mobile communication system, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmission techniques using a large-scale array over the millimeter-wave band have attracted a great amount of attention. To cope with various types of receivers expected in 5G communications such as user equipment (UE) in small cells, indoor Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices at diverse locations, and drones performing aerial navigation, newer types of antenna arrays require all-directional transmission capability. Existing antenna structures with typical panel arrays, however, have restrictions on their transmission angles in both horizontal and vertical directions. In this paper, we propose to employ three-dimensional (3D) array structures composed of multiple triangular panels for efficient massive MIMO transmission of the next-generation wireless systems. We analyze beamforming characteristics of a uniform triangular array (UTA) suitable for such 3D array configurations and present a basic codebook applicable to UTAs. Using antenna structures with multiple UTA panels, multiuser transmission performance is evaluated to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposal.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85075377709&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1155/2019/4150378
DO - 10.1155/2019/4150378
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85075377709
SN - 1687-5869
VL - 2019
JO - International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
JF - International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
M1 - 4150378
ER -