Smart Base Station Antenna Performance for Several Scenarios - an Experimental and Modeling Investigation

Smart antenna systems are employed to overcome multipath fading, extend range, and increase capacity by using diversity or beamforming techniques in wireless communication systems. Understanding of the smart base antenna performance mechanisms for various environments is important to design cost ef...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kim, Byung-ki
Other Authors: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/11043
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07042002-053418