Presentation 2018-07-19
Performance Evaluation of Multi-Beam Massive MIMO Using 64 Multi-Beam Pattern
Akinori Kudo, Kentaro Nishimori, Ryotaro Taniguchi, Shota Ogawa, Fumiya Muramatsu, Takefumi Hiraguri, Jiro Hirokawa,
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Abstract(in English) Multi-beam massive MIMO configuration has been proposed that utilizes the beam selection with high power in an analog part and blind algorithm such as constant modulus algorithm (CMA) which does not need channel state information (CSI) in a digital part. In the previous studies, ideal orthogonal multi-beams of linear arrays were used by computer simulations. However, it has not been considered in actual power losses and beam steering errors regarding the multi-beam patterns. When considering actual environment, 2-D multi-beams are essential. In this report, we measure the beam pattern formed the Butler matrix circuit and applied to the simulation. Furthermore, we evaluate the performance of planar array multi-beam Massive MIMO by using a planar array for the antenna.
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Keyword(in English) massive MIMO / butler matrix / planar array / CMA
Paper # AP2018-55
Date of Issue 2018-07-11 (AP)

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Committee AP / SANE / SAT
Conference Date 2018/7/18(3days)
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Place (in English) Hokkaido Univ.
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Topics (in English) Remote sensing, Sattelite Communication, Radio propagation, Antennas and Propagation
Chair Jiro Hirokawa(Tokyo Tech.) / Sonosuke Fukushima(ENRI) / Hiroyuki Tsuji(NICT)
Vice Chair Ryo Yamaguchi(SoftBank) / Toshifumi Moriyama(Nagasaki Univ.) / Akitsugu Nadai(NICT) / Hisashi Sujikai(NHK) / Fumihiro Yamashita(NTT)
Secretary Ryo Yamaguchi(Saitama Univ.) / Toshifumi Moriyama(Mitsubishi Electric) / Akitsugu Nadai(ENRI) / Hisashi Sujikai(Univ. of Electro-Comm.) / Fumihiro Yamashita(NTT)
Assistant Michitaka Ameya(AIST) / Ryo Natsuaki(Univ. of Tokyo) / Masato Yamanashi(Mitsubishi Space Software) / Takeshi Amishima(Mitsubishi Electric)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Antennas and Propagation / Technical Committee on Space, Aeronautical and Navigational Electronics / Technical Committee on Satellite Telecommunications
Language JPN
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Title (in English) Performance Evaluation of Multi-Beam Massive MIMO Using 64 Multi-Beam Pattern
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) massive MIMO
Keyword(2) butler matrix
Keyword(3) planar array
Keyword(4) CMA
1st Author's Name Akinori Kudo
1st Author's Affiliation Niigata University(Niigata Univ.)
2nd Author's Name Kentaro Nishimori
2nd Author's Affiliation Niigata University(Niigata Univ.)
3rd Author's Name Ryotaro Taniguchi
3rd Author's Affiliation Niigata University(Niigata Univ.)
4th Author's Name Shota Ogawa
4th Author's Affiliation Niigata University(Niigata Univ.)
5th Author's Name Fumiya Muramatsu
5th Author's Affiliation Niigata University(Niigata Univ.)
6th Author's Name Takefumi Hiraguri
6th Author's Affiliation Nippon Institute of Technology(NIT.)
7th Author's Name Jiro Hirokawa
7th Author's Affiliation Tokyo Institute of Technology(Tokyo Tech.)
Date 2018-07-19
Paper # AP2018-55
Volume (vol) vol.118
Number (no) AP-134
Page pp.pp.79-84(AP),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2018-07-11 (AP)