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An analog module for hybrid massive MIMO testbeds demonstrating beam alignment algorithms

Kuehne et al., 2018

Document ID
12224654558802124837
Author
Kuehne T
Caire G
Publication year
Publication venue
WSA 2018; 22nd International ITG Workshop on Smart Antennas

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Hybrid analog-digital beamforming for massive MIMO is an important technology for millimeter-wave communication systems. Current experimentation of massive MIMO is based mainly on full digital solutions and in the sub-6 GHz frequency range. The technology …
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