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Performance analysis of antenna array calibration and its impact on beamforming: A survey

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/chinacom.2010.157,
    author={Chen Zhang and Jiqing Ni and Yantao Han and GaoKe Du},
    title={Performance analysis of antenna array calibration and its impact on beamforming: A survey},
    proceedings={5th International ICST Conference on Communications and Networking in China},
    publisher={IEEE},
    proceedings_a={CHINACOM},
    year={2011},
    month={1},
    keywords={Antenna array calibration Gain and phase mismatches Calibration error channel reciprocity TDD},
    doi={10.4108/chinacom.2010.157}
}
  • Chen Zhang
    Jiqing Ni
    Yantao Han
    GaoKe Du
    Year: 2011
    Performance analysis of antenna array calibration and its impact on beamforming: A survey
    CHINACOM
    ICST
    DOI: 10.4108/chinacom.2010.157
Chen Zhang1,*, Jiqing Ni1,*, Yantao Han1,*, GaoKe Du2,*
  • 1: Research Institute of Communication Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology University (BIT), Beijing, China
  • 2: Huawei Company, Beijing, China
*Contact email: 20905250@bit.edu.cn, njq@bit.edu.cn, autumnwind@bit.edu.cn, Gaoke.Du@huawei.cn

Abstract

Multiple antennas techniques have been widely adopted in broadband wireless communication systems to enhance spectral efficiency and achieve space diversity gain. Transmitter beamforming is one of promising multiple antenna techniques for IMT-Advanced system, which takes advantage of directional signal transmission or reception. For efficient transmitter beamforming, TDD (Time Division Duplex) system has an inherit advantage to exploit the channel reciprocity between uplink and downlink, and no additional channel feedback is needed. However, the mismatches of actual RF (ratio frequency) channel may cause channel non-reciprocity. This paper presents the latest progress on multiple antenna calibration, including the analysis of the hardware error characteristics, typical statistical models of the calibration error (CE), and the impacts on downlink beamforming due to CE. Furthermore, we present the performance analysis and comparison for widely used Base Station (BS) based calibration schemes. Finally, several possible terminal based calibration schemes are summarized to compensate the actual RF mismatches.

Keywords
Antenna array calibration Gain and phase mismatches Calibration error channel reciprocity TDD
Published
2011-01-10
Publisher
IEEE
http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/chinacom.2010.157
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