Publication Type |
Journal Article |
School or College |
College of Engineering |
Department |
Electrical & Computer Engineering |
Creator |
Furse, Cynthia M. |
Other Author |
Nagel, James R.; Richards, Ayssa Magleby; Ananthanarayanan, Sai |
Title |
Measured multi-user MIMO capacity in Aircraft |
Date |
2010 |
Description |
The multipath richness typical of aircraft channels represents a potentially well-suited environment for multi-user multiple-input multiple-output technology (MU-MIMO). This paper presents results from measurements of the achievable MU-MIMO data rates in a Rockwell T-39 Sabreliner, using an open-source software-defined radio (SDR) test bed. We also compared the achievable capacity of dirty-paper coding (DPC) against time-division multiple access (TDMA) to illustrate the value of advanced MU-MIMO techniques in aircraft environments. Measured data was then compared against values obtained from a three-dimensional ray-tracing simulation. For transmitters located near the ends of the aircraft, the average error between simulated and measured capacity was on the order of 2% or less. For the more-centralized transmitter location, simulations predicted an average of 6% less capacity than what was actually measured. |
Type |
Text |
Publisher |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
Volume |
52 |
Issue |
4 |
First Page |
179 |
Last Page |
184 |
Language |
eng |
Bibliographic Citation |
Nagel, J. R., Richards, A. M., Ananthanarayanan, S., & Furse, C. M. (2010). Measured multi-user MIMO capacity in Aircraft. IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, 52(4), 179-84. Aug. |
Rights Management |
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Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b573f2 |