Performance of wireless networks exploiting multi-channel smart antennas in multipath environments.

The use of multi-beam antennas has been shown to significantly enhance the network throughput by improving the spatial reuse and coverage. In this paper, we consider both the multi-channel smart antenna (MCSA) and the multiple fixed-beam antennas (MFBA) and evaluate their node throughput performance in a multipath propagation environment based on the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR). Realistic array beams, rather than the idealized sector-based models, are used in the performance evaluation. Simulation results show that, in a multipath propagation environment, MFBA suffers from significant node throughput reduction, whereas MCSA benefits from path combining gain and, as such, has a clear advantage over MFBA.

Main Author:	Li, Xin.
Other Authors:	Zhang, Yimin., Amin, Moeness G.
Language:	English
Published:	2007
Online Access:	http://ezproxy.villanova.edu/login?url=https://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:173561