Calibration of Millimeter-wave Channel Sounders for Super-resolution Multipath Component Extraction

Published

April 9, 2015

Author(s)

Peter B. Papazian, Jae-Kark Choi, Jelena Senic, Peter J. Jeavons, Camillo Gentile, Nada T. Golmie, Roy Sun, David R. Novotny, Kate Remley

Abstract

Millimeter-wave communication systems will rely on highly directional antennas to compensate for the greater pathloss expected in their frequency bands of operation. Electronic beamforming, hence, will form a cornerstone for the technology. For the effective design of these systems, accurate estimation of the multipath component characteristics of the environment is essential, in particular their double-directional angle-of-arrival. Super-resolution techniques enable extracting these components with high fidelity, even in the presence of diffuse scattering. Applying these techniques, however, requires precision calibration of our 28, 60, and 83 GHz channel sounders. This paper outlines calibration procedures implemented to deliver such precision. Specifically, we account for impulse-response distortion stemming from internal system reflections and linear distortion by RF components; we also characterize the phase centers and complex antenna patterns of the receiver array elements, and gauge the drift of our synchronization clocks.

Proceedings Title

Proceedings of EuCAP 2016

Conference Dates

April 4-7, 2016

Conference Location

Davos, CH

Conference Title

EuCAP 2016

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

Cellular communication, channel sounder, millimeter-wave communication, propagation channel, radio channel, wireless system

Citation

Papazian, P. , Choi, J. , Senic, J. , Jeavons, P. , Gentile, C. , Golmie, N. , Sun, R. , Novotny, D. and Remley, K. (2015), Calibration of Millimeter-wave Channel Sounders for Super-resolution Multipath Component Extraction, Proceedings of EuCAP 2016, Davos, CH, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=920150 (Accessed October 26, 2025)