Abstract
The benefits of polarisation diversity as a fade countermeasure within second generation cellular networks are well known. Capacity enhancement by means of joint detection is also a well-regarded technique for interference-limited systems such as TD-CDMA (time division-code division multiple access) within the UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System) wireless standards. However, relatively little attention has been focussed towards the potential gains of combining these two technologies. This paper considers, by means of a series of wideband dual polar channel measurements from a field trials campaign taken within the lower UMTS band (1910-1915 MHz), the relative merits of this approach when applied to a multistage interference canceller. This paper shows that signal strength improvements of between 2.5 dB and 3.2 dB at the 1% cumulative level were observed by applying dual polarised antennas at the receiver.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 1518 - 1522 |
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| Publication status | Published - Oct 2001 |
Bibliographical note
Sponsorship: Julian Webber wishes to thank Toshiba TREL, Bristol for their student sponsorship.Terms of use: Copyright © 2001 IEEE. Reprinted from Proceedings of IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Fall 2001. This material is posted here with permission of the IEEE. Such permission of the IEEE does not in any way imply IEEE endorsement of any of the University of Bristol's products or services. Internal or personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution must be obtained from the IEEE by writing to [email protected].
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Name of Conference: 54th Vehicular Technology Conference, 2001 (VTC 2001-Fall)
Venue of Conference: Atlantic City, NJ
Keywords
- DS-CDMA