A thorough analysis of the performance of planar arrays with a regular periodic lattice is carried out and applied to massive multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) systems operating within 5G NR n257 and n258 frequency band. It is shown that, among different arrangements with uniform spacing, a triangular lattice guarantees the reduction of the Average Side Lobe Level (ASLL), a better angular scan resolution of the main beam within a predefined angular sector and a lower mutual coupling level among elements. Moreover, single beam and multibeam application scenarios are considered for the performance comparison and both cases assess the remarkable features offered by a triangular arrangement. Particular attention is paid to illustrate, for different propagation channel scenarios, the effects of the array lattice on overall system performance including average gain as well as Signal-to-Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) and Sum Spectral Efficiency (SSE). The obtained results prove that a regular and periodic triangular lattice is appealing for arrays to be adopted in massive MIMO 5G systems.
Exploitation of Triangular Lattice Arrays for Improved Spectral Efficiency in Massive MIMO 5G Systems
Dicandia F. A.;Genovesi S.
2021-01-01
Abstract
A thorough analysis of the performance of planar arrays with a regular periodic lattice is carried out and applied to massive multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) systems operating within 5G NR n257 and n258 frequency band. It is shown that, among different arrangements with uniform spacing, a triangular lattice guarantees the reduction of the Average Side Lobe Level (ASLL), a better angular scan resolution of the main beam within a predefined angular sector and a lower mutual coupling level among elements. Moreover, single beam and multibeam application scenarios are considered for the performance comparison and both cases assess the remarkable features offered by a triangular arrangement. Particular attention is paid to illustrate, for different propagation channel scenarios, the effects of the array lattice on overall system performance including average gain as well as Signal-to-Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) and Sum Spectral Efficiency (SSE). The obtained results prove that a regular and periodic triangular lattice is appealing for arrays to be adopted in massive MIMO 5G systems.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.