Presentation 2018-03-01
Performance Evaluation of Digital Beamforming by Outdoor Trials for 5G Massive MIMO in Low SHF Bands
Tatsuki Okuyama, Kohei Izui, Kenichiro Yamazaki, Satoshi Suyama, Jun Mashino, Yukihiko Okumura,
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Abstract(in English) The fifth-generation (5G) mobile communication system has attracted much attention to provide various kinds of mobile services and applications for 2020 and beyond. Massive MIMO in high frequency bands is well known as promising technology to increase both system capacity and data rates dramatically. Massive MIMO can compensate for radio propagation loss by beamforming (BF) and increase frequency efficiency by MIMO spatial-division-multiplexing to multiple user equipment. BF algorithm suitable for each frequency has been studied. Although Massive MIMO has been studied in several frequency bands, this paper focuses on low SHF bands (3-6 GHz). Recently works have been shown performances of digital BF algorithms and propagation trials on low SHF bands. However, transmission performances using experimental equipment have not been clarified enough. Therefore, we developed fully digital Massive MIMO equipment using 4.65 GHz band and this paper shows an effectiveness of fully digital Massive MIMO by measuring coverage and four user multiplexing throughput in actual environment.
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Keyword(in English) 5G / Low SHF band / Digital Beamforming / Outdoor Transmission Trials
Paper # RCS2017-352
Date of Issue 2018-02-21 (RCS)

Conference Information
Committee RCS / SR / SRW
Conference Date 2018/2/28(3days)
Place (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Place (in English) YRP
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Topics (in English) Mobile Communication Workshop
Chair Hidekazu Murata(Kyoto Univ.) / Kenta Umebayashi(Tokyo Univ. of Agric. and Tech.) / Tadao Nakagawa(Tottori Univ.)
Vice Chair Yukitoshi Sanada(Keio Univ.) / Eisuke Fukuda(Fujitsu Labs.) / Satoshi Suyama(NTT DoCoMo) / Masayuki Ariyoshi(NEC) / Suguru Kameda(Tohoku Univ.) / Satoshi Denno(Okayama Univ.) / Makoto Hamaminato(Fujitsu labs.)
Secretary Yukitoshi Sanada(Toshiba) / Eisuke Fukuda(Hokkaido Univ.) / Satoshi Suyama(NICT) / Masayuki Ariyoshi(ATR) / Suguru Kameda(NICT) / Satoshi Denno(Kyoto Univ.) / Makoto Hamaminato
Assistant Tetsuya Yamamoto(Panasonic) / Koichi Ishihara(NTT) / Kazushi Muraoka(NEC) / Shinsuke Ibi(Osaka Univ.) / Hiroshi Nishimoto(Mitsubishi Electric) / Mamiko Inamori(Tokai Univ.) / Hiroyuki Shiba(NTT) / Gia Khanh Tran(Tokyo Inst. of Tech.) / Syusuke Narieda(NIT, Akashi College) / Kentaro Saito(Tokyo Inst. of Tech.) / Hiromasa Yamauchi(Fujitsu labs.)

Paper Information
Registration To Technical Committee on Radio Communication Systems / Technical Committee on Smart Radio / Technical Committee on Short Range Wireless Communications
Language JPN
Title (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
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Title (in English) Performance Evaluation of Digital Beamforming by Outdoor Trials for 5G Massive MIMO in Low SHF Bands
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) 5G
Keyword(2) Low SHF band
Keyword(3) Digital Beamforming
Keyword(4) Outdoor Transmission Trials
1st Author's Name Tatsuki Okuyama
1st Author's Affiliation NTT DOCOMO, INC.(NTT DOCOMO)
2nd Author's Name Kohei Izui
2nd Author's Affiliation NEC Corporation(NEC)
3rd Author's Name Kenichiro Yamazaki
3rd Author's Affiliation NEC Corporation(NEC)
4th Author's Name Satoshi Suyama
4th Author's Affiliation NTT DOCOMO, INC.(NTT DOCOMO)
5th Author's Name Jun Mashino
5th Author's Affiliation NTT DOCOMO, INC.(NTT DOCOMO)
6th Author's Name Yukihiko Okumura
6th Author's Affiliation NTT DOCOMO, INC.(NTT DOCOMO)
Date 2018-03-01
Paper # RCS2017-352
Volume (vol) vol.117
Number (no) RCS-456
Page pp.pp.203-208(RCS),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2018-02-21 (RCS)