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Adaptive Beamforming System Based on Combined Array Antenna

혼합 배열 안테나 기반의 적응 빔형성 시스템

  • 김태윤 (조선대학교 전자공학과) ;
  • 황석승 (조선대학교 전자공학부)
  • Received : 2021.01.12
  • Accepted : 2021.02.17
  • Published : 2021.02.28
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Abstract

The 5G communication system employs the millimeter wave with the extremely high frequency. Since the high frequency signal has the strong straightness, the beamforming technology based on the multiple base stations is required for services covering wide range. The beamformer needs the angle-of-arrival(AOA) information of the signal incident to the antenna, and it is generally estimated through the high resolution AOA estimation algorithm such as Multiple Signal Classification (MUSIC) or Estimation of Signal Parameters via Rotational Invariacne Technique (ESPRIT). Although various antenna array shapes can be employed for the beamformer, a single shape (square, circle, or hexagonal) is typically utilized. In this paper, we introduce a transmitting/receiving beamforming system based on the combined array antenna with square and circular shapes, which is proper to various frequency signals, and evaluate its performance. For evaluating the performance of the proposed beamforming system based on the combined array antenna, we implement the computer simulation employing various scenarios.

5G 통신은 높은 주파수 대역을 사용하는 밀리미터파 통신이다. 높은 주파수 특성으로 인해 전파의 직진성이 강해지므로, 넓은 범위를 서비스하기 위해서는 다수의 기지국을 기반으로 한 빔형성(beamforming) 기술이 요구된다. 빔형성 기술을 적용하기 위해서는 안테나에 입사되는 신호의 도래각(Angle-of-Arrival : AOA) 정보가 필요한데, 일반적으로 도래각은 고분해능 알고리즘인 MUSIC(: Multiple Signal Classification)이나 ESPRIT(: Estimation of Signal Parameters via Rotational Invariance Technique)을 사용하여 추정된다. 빔형성 기술을 적용하기 위해 다양한 안테나 형태가 사용될 수 있지만, 일반적으로 단일 형상(사각, 원형, 육각)의 안테나 배열이 주로 사용되어 왔다. 본 논문에서는 다양한 주파수에 적합한, 기존의 단일 형상 배열 안테나가 아닌, 사각과 원형 배열이 혼합된 형상의 배열 안테나를 기반으로 한 송/수신 빔형성 시스템을 소개하고 성능을 평가한다. 제안된 혼합 형상 배열 안테나 기반의 빔형성 시스템에 대한 성능평가를 위해 다양한 시나리오를 바탕으로 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션을 실시한다.

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