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On-line Calibration algorithm for Asynchronous CDMA-based antenna arrays

비동기 CDMA 시스템 기반의 배열 안테나용 온라인 보정 알고리즘

  • 이종현 (서경대학교 전자공학과)
  • Published : 2004.01.01
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Abstract

In this paper, the calibration problem of an asynchronous CDMA-based antenna array is studied. A new iterative calibration algorithm for antenna array in the presence of frequency offset error is presented. The algorithm is applicable to a non-linear array and does not require a prior knowledge of the (direction of arrivals) DOAs of the signals of any user, and it only requires the code sequence of a reference user. The algorithm is based on the two step procedures, one for estimating both channel and frequency offset and the other for estimating the unknown array gain and phase. Consequently, estimates of the DOAs, the multi-path impulse response of the reference signal sources, and the carrier frequency offset as well as the calibration of antenna array are provided. The performance of the proposed algorithm is investigated by means of computer simulations and is verified by using field data measured through a custom-built W-CDMA test-bed.

본 논문에서는 비동기 CBMA 시스템에서 발생하는 배열 안테나 소자의 오차 보정(calibration) 문제를 다룬다. 수신기치 주파수 오프셋 오차가 있을 경우에 적용 가능한 새로운 순차적인 오차 보정 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안된 알고리즘은 비선형 배열 안테나에도 적용가능하며, 사전에 알고 있는 신호를 사용하여 보정하는 것이 아니라, 셀 내의 임의의 사용자 PN code 만을 사용하여 온라인으로 오차 보정을 수행한다. 제안된 알고리즘은 채널과 주파수 오차를 추정하는 부분과 배열안테나 보정을 추정하는 부분으로 구성되어 있으며, 컴퓨터 모의 실험과 W-CDMA용 스마트 안테나 테스트 베드에서 얻어진 실측 데이터를 이용한 실험을 통하여 그 성능이 검증되었다.

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