TY - GEN
T1 - Capacity and spectral efficiency of MIMO wireless systems in multipath urban environments with fading
AU - Blaunstein, N.
AU - Yarkoni, N.
PY - 2006/1/1
Y1 - 2006/1/1
N2 - This work describes theoretical and numerical investigations of data stream parameters, such as capacity and spectral efficiency of multiple-input- multiple-output (MIMO) wireless communication systems taking into account fading phenomena caused by the multipath of radio propagation in urban environments. The propagation characteristics of urban wireless channel are described using a unified stochastic approach, which allows to obtain the Ricean parameter as a ratio of coherent and incoherent component of the total signal after multiple scattering reflection and diffraction. A simple formula to predict the channel capacity and spectral efficiency for MIMO wireless systems are derived. These formulas are numerically calculated for different urban areas and fading situations and are compared with those obtained for single-input-single-output (SISO) wireless systems. Obtained results allow us to conclude that the proposed method can be very useful as a tool for a network planner in predicting MIMO system performance for various urban and suburban environments.
AB - This work describes theoretical and numerical investigations of data stream parameters, such as capacity and spectral efficiency of multiple-input- multiple-output (MIMO) wireless communication systems taking into account fading phenomena caused by the multipath of radio propagation in urban environments. The propagation characteristics of urban wireless channel are described using a unified stochastic approach, which allows to obtain the Ricean parameter as a ratio of coherent and incoherent component of the total signal after multiple scattering reflection and diffraction. A simple formula to predict the channel capacity and spectral efficiency for MIMO wireless systems are derived. These formulas are numerically calculated for different urban areas and fading situations and are compared with those obtained for single-input-single-output (SISO) wireless systems. Obtained results allow us to conclude that the proposed method can be very useful as a tool for a network planner in predicting MIMO system performance for various urban and suburban environments.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33847342815&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/eucap.2006.4584693
DO - 10.1109/eucap.2006.4584693
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33847342815
SN - 9290929375
SN - 9789290929376
T3 - European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP
BT - Proceedings of The European Conference on Antennas and Propagation
PB - European Space Agency
T2 - European Conference on Antennas and Propagation: EuCAP 2006
Y2 - 6 November 2006 through 10 November 2006
ER -