中国邮电高校学报(英文) ›› 2017, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (1): 60-66.doi: 10.1016/S1005-8885(17)60188-2

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Novel physical probe configurations in a multi-probe based 3D MIMO OTA setup

Wang Weimin, Li Muyuan, Liu Yuan’an, Wu Yongle, Li Shulan   

  1. 1. Beijing Key Laboratory of Work Safety Intelligent Monitoring, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications 
    2. School of Electronic Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
  • 收稿日期:2016-09-09 修回日期:2017-01-18 出版日期:2017-02-28 发布日期:2017-02-28
  • 通讯作者: 王卫民 E-mail:wangwm@bupt.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (61327806), and the Youth Foundation of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (2016RC14). The Corresponding Patent (CN 106209284 A) is pending.

Novel physical probe configurations in a multi-probe based 3D MIMO OTA setup

Wang Weimin, Li Muyuan, Liu Yuan’an, Wu Yongle, Li Shulan   

  1. 1. Beijing Key Laboratory of Work Safety Intelligent Monitoring, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications 
    2. School of Electronic Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
  • Received:2016-09-09 Revised:2017-01-18 Online:2017-02-28 Published:2017-02-28
  • Contact: Wei-Min WANG E-mail:wangwm@bupt.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (61327806), and the Youth Foundation of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (2016RC14). The Corresponding Patent (CN 106209284 A) is pending.

摘要: In this paper, channel spatial characteristics which mainly depend on the spatial correlation are selected as the significant factors in over-the-air (OTA) testing for multiple input multiple output (MIMO) devices. The multi-probe anechoic chamber method, a promising candidate of the MIMO OTA testing methods, can reproduce the multipath environments in a controllable manner. A novel physical configuration based on the variation of relative positions of probes in a MIMO OTA setup is put forward to obtain better spatial characteristics. Two physical configurations are presented to make a comparison with the typical configuration in this paper. The simulation results show that by making a proper probe configuration, good channel simulation accuracy can be achieved. Meanwhile, in order to get better performance of emulating channel spatial characteristics, probes in the first and the last probe rings should be placed symmetrically in three dimensional (3D) physical probe configuration.

关键词: MIMO OTA, channel spatial characteristics, multi-probe anechoic chamber, physical configuration

Abstract: In this paper, channel spatial characteristics which mainly depend on the spatial correlation are selected as the significant factors in over-the-air (OTA) testing for multiple input multiple output (MIMO) devices. The multi-probe anechoic chamber method, a promising candidate of the MIMO OTA testing methods, can reproduce the multipath environments in a controllable manner. A novel physical configuration based on the variation of relative positions of probes in a MIMO OTA setup is put forward to obtain better spatial characteristics. Two physical configurations are presented to make a comparison with the typical configuration in this paper. The simulation results show that by making a proper probe configuration, good channel simulation accuracy can be achieved. Meanwhile, in order to get better performance of emulating channel spatial characteristics, probes in the first and the last probe rings should be placed symmetrically in three dimensional (3D) physical probe configuration.

Key words: MIMO OTA, channel spatial characteristics, multi-probe anechoic chamber, physical configuration

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