A narrow-frame antenna for WWAN/LTE/WiMAX/WLAN mobile phones

In this paper, we present a novel narrow-frame antenna with a size of 75 × 8 × 5.8 mm³ for 5.7 in. mobile phones. The antenna mainly consists of a monopole with four branches that are coupled to a two-branch grounded strip. Our antenna is able to cover more bands than other narrow-frame antennas by excitation of several resonant modes. The improved range of the antenna covers the following eleven bands: LTE700, GSM850, GSM900, DCS, PCS, UMTS, LTE2300, LTE2500, LTE3400 (3400–3800 MHz)/WiMAX3.5 GHz (3400–3650 MHz), WLAN5.2 GHz (5150–5350 MHz) and WLAN5.8 GHz (5725–5875 MHz). Another advantage of the proposed antenna is that it does not need any lumped element to match the antenna. The working principles of the proposed antenna are thoroughly studied. A prototype of the proposed antenna is fabricated and measured, with the results in good agreement with the simulation results.     

Effect of AMC on fixed‐rate traffic with hard delay constraints in mobile broadband systems

The adaptive modulation and coding (AMC) technique, which has been adopted by advanced mobile telecommunication systems, supports a flexible response to the random radio behaviour. As a result, the attained transmission rate over a wireless link is time varying. Hence, resource demands are not deterministic but fluctuating even for calls with constant bit rate service requirements. Consequently, constant bit rate calls are susceptible to a forced call termination because of insufficient resources not only in a target cell during inter‐cell handoffs but also in a serving cell during radio link deterioration. Furthermore, call blocking and dropping probabilities depend on radio propagation conditions among other factors and therefore they are dissimilar throughout a service area. The latter leads to unfairness problems. We analytically measure the impact of AMC on fixed‐rate service with hard delay constraints such as voice for different signal, mobility and traffic conditions. We consider a reference case (call requests are admitted into the system provided there are enough free resources) and two classes of admission control approaches: traditional (only inter‐cell handoffs are prioritised) and modified (all ongoing calls are prioritised). The reported results reveal conditions for which AMC affects voice call performance and can serve as guidelines on admission control design. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Towards the performance evaluation of 4th generation wireless communication standards: LTE versus Mobile WiMAX

Advances in wireless communication protocols and networking toward support of the next generation of mobile and radio broadband technologies have contributed to a strong competition among various telecommunication standards in particular Long Term Evolution (LTE) and Mobile Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX). In this paper, we provide an in‐depth comparison analysis of LTE and Mobile WiMAX at the physical (PHY) layer by studying the most similar PHY configuration scenarios for these two technologies. Our study includes a throughput analysis of downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) transmissions in time division duplex with the least overhead possible and different antenna schemes as well as modulation and code rates. This study also performs an overhead analysis in both protocols to provide a more in‐depth understanding of the PHY layer capacity in various PHY layer configurations. Our simulation results generally show higher performance for LTE in both DL and UL transmission with 7 Mbps in DL and 5 Mbps in UL, when using one antenna port. However, by increasing the number of antennas for multiple‐input/multiple‐output configurations, the results illustrate a reduction in the performance of LTE compared to Mobile WiMAX. This arises from the increase in reference signal overhead in LTE from 4.7% in single‐input/single‐output (SISO) to 14.28% in 4 × 4 multiple‐input/multiple‐output (MIMO). Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

WiMAX MMR网络的军事应用

为进一步提高战术通信网的性能,满足通信保障对网络传输带宽的需求,许多国家的军队使用了3G标准之一的WiMAX技术。WiMAX MMR网络基于IEEE802.16j标准,运用移动多跳接力技术,能有效解决现有WiMAX系统覆盖半径不足、信号传输不佳的问题。介绍WiMAX在军事通信领域的应用情况,结合IEEE802.16j MMR的特点,并就网络安全方面所面临的威胁提出了应对策略。分析表明:WiMAX MMR网络作为一种无线解决方案,具有良好的军事应用前景。     

WIMAX技术发展探讨

本文介绍了WiMAX技术发展及其主要应用,还探讨了WMAX与3G的关系。     

移动WiMAX与EV-DO、HSPA的技术比较

移动WiMAX技术是宽带无线通信领域的一个重要分支,市场占有率正在迅速上升。1xEV/DO和HSPA是当前3G领域的最重要组成部分。论文详细分析了移动WiMAX、1xEV/DO和HSPA3者之间的异同点,重点介绍了移动WiMAX系统的优势所在。     

WiMAX技术经济分析及应用探讨

本文首先介绍了WiMAX的技术特点,然后着重对WiMAX技术的当前两大主流业务--中小企业数据和语音业务、家庭用户数据和语音业务进行了经济分析,提出在当前情况下,WiMAX可以考虑在有一定业务需求的地方进行部署,最后对WiMAX的应用进行了分析和探讨.     

移动WiMAX的频率复用分析

本文首先简述了网络规划和频率复用问题,然后重点介绍了移动WiMAX在频率复用系数分别为1和3时的对比及分析,得出系统单扇区复用系数为3时的效率要优于复用系数1,但是基站的整体效率则是复用系数为1占优,而这时又会产生较大的干扰,采用部分频率复用则可很好地解决这个问题,最大化了整体频谱效率.     

WiMAX技术及其在固定电信网中应用的探讨

本文阐述了WiMAX技术的优势和组网方式,通过案例分析了WiMAX技术提供的多种应用方案和演进路线,认为WiMAX与3G是相辅相成的,总结了WiMAX推广应用存在的问题.     

WiMAX在网通某区域的应用

本文根据WiMAX无线通信技术的现状,对中国网通在某区域试点的规划以及应用时应注意的问题进行了探讨.