A simple model for performance evaluation of a smart antenna in a CDMA system

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Bialkowski, Marek E
Durrani, Salman

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE Inc)

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Smart antennas are recognized as a key technology to improve the performance of wireless communication systems. In this paper we propose a simple model to analyse the Mean Bit Error Rate (BER) of an IS-95 Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) system with base station antenna array operating in a Rayleigh fading multipath environment. We present an expression for the Signal to Interference plus Noise (SINR) at the output of the smart antenna receiver, as a function of the system parameters. Good agreement between the results proposed by the model and the simulation results of the actual system is noted.

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Keywords: Code division multiple access; Mathematical models; Parameter estimation; Wireless telecommunication systems; Antenna receivers; Smart antennas; System parameters; Antennas

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Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE International Symposium on Spread Spectrum Techniques and Applications (ISSSTA)

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International Symposium on Spread Spectrum Techniques and Applications (ISSSTA 2004)

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2037-12-31