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Automatic Distributed MIMO Testbed for beyond 5G Communication Experiments

  • Husileng Bao
  • , Ibrahim Can Sezgin
  • , Zhongxia Simon He
  • , Thomas Eriksson
  • , Christian Fager
  • Chalmers University of Technology

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Abstract

This paper demonstrates an automated testbed suitable for beyond-5G distributed MIMO experiments, where bandwidth, number of transmitters and precoding methods are flexible and configured through a central unit. This is based on an all-digital radio-over-fiber approach to communication through 12 fully coherent, low-complexity remote radio transmitters. An automated robot receiver is implemented to facilitate efficient communication data collection in realistic environments. Using the proposed system, co-located and distributed MIMO communication antenna configurations are compared in a real in-door environment. The results show that distributed MIMO provides more significantly more uniform power distribution and better overall MIMO capacity compared to co-located MIMO.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2021 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2021
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages697-700
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781665403078
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Jun 2021
Externally publishedYes
Event2021 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2021 - Virtual, Atlanta, United States
Duration: 7 Jun 202125 Jun 2021

Publication series

NameIEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest
Volume2021-June
ISSN (Print)0149-645X

Conference

Conference2021 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, IMS 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVirtual, Atlanta
Period7/06/2125/06/21

Keywords

  • channel capacity
  • co-located MIMO
  • distributed MIMO
  • receiver
  • remote radio head
  • statistical analysis

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