Movable Antenna for Wireless Communications:Prototyping and Experimental Results
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| author | Dong, Zhenjun Zhou, Zhiwen Xiao, Zhiqiang Zhang, Chaoyue Li, Xinrui Min, Hongqi Zeng, Yong Jin, Shi Zhang, Rui |
| author_facet | Dong, Zhenjun Zhou, Zhiwen Xiao, Zhiqiang Zhang, Chaoyue Li, Xinrui Min, Hongqi Zeng, Yong Jin, Shi Zhang, Rui |
| contents | Movable antenna (MA), which can flexibly change the position of antenna in three-dimensional (3D) continuous space, is an emerging technology for achieving full spatial performance gains. In this paper, a prototype of MA communication system with ultra-accurate movement control is presented to verify the performance gain of MA in practical environments. The prototype utilizes the feedback control to ensure that each power measurement is performed after the MA moves to a designated position. The system operates at 3.5 GHz or 27.5 GHz, where the MA moves along a one-dimensional horizontal line with a step size of 0.01λ and in a two-dimensional square region with a step size of 0.05λ, respectively, with λ denoting the signal wavelength. The scenario with mixed line-of-sight (LoS) and non-LoS (NLoS) links is considered. Extensive experimental results are obtained with the designed prototype and compared with the simulation results, which validate the great potential of MA technology in improving wireless communication performance. For example, the maximum variation of measured power reaches over 40 dB and 23 dB at 3.5 GHz and 27.5 GHz, respectively, thanks to the flexible antenna movement. In addition, experimental results indicate that the power gain of MA system relies on the estimated path state information (PSI), including the number of paths, their delays, elevation and azimuth angles of arrival (AoAs), as well as the power ratio of each path. |
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| spellingShingle | Movable Antenna for Wireless Communications:Prototyping and Experimental Results Dong, Zhenjun Zhou, Zhiwen Xiao, Zhiqiang Zhang, Chaoyue Li, Xinrui Min, Hongqi Zeng, Yong Jin, Shi Zhang, Rui Information Theory Signal Processing Movable antenna (MA), which can flexibly change the position of antenna in three-dimensional (3D) continuous space, is an emerging technology for achieving full spatial performance gains. In this paper, a prototype of MA communication system with ultra-accurate movement control is presented to verify the performance gain of MA in practical environments. The prototype utilizes the feedback control to ensure that each power measurement is performed after the MA moves to a designated position. The system operates at 3.5 GHz or 27.5 GHz, where the MA moves along a one-dimensional horizontal line with a step size of 0.01λ and in a two-dimensional square region with a step size of 0.05λ, respectively, with λ denoting the signal wavelength. The scenario with mixed line-of-sight (LoS) and non-LoS (NLoS) links is considered. Extensive experimental results are obtained with the designed prototype and compared with the simulation results, which validate the great potential of MA technology in improving wireless communication performance. For example, the maximum variation of measured power reaches over 40 dB and 23 dB at 3.5 GHz and 27.5 GHz, respectively, thanks to the flexible antenna movement. In addition, experimental results indicate that the power gain of MA system relies on the estimated path state information (PSI), including the number of paths, their delays, elevation and azimuth angles of arrival (AoAs), as well as the power ratio of each path. |
| title | Movable Antenna for Wireless Communications:Prototyping and Experimental Results |
| topic | Information Theory Signal Processing |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.08588 |