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2012-07-18
Dynamic Basestation Antenna Design for Low Energy Networks
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research C, Vol. 31, 153-168, 2012
Abstract
A challenge faced by the information and communications technology (ICT) industry is the growing data volume and associated energy consumption. How to both meet a dynamic traffic demand at a consistently low energy consumption level is of importance from both commercial and climate change perspectives. This paper proposes a dynamic basestation concept that allows the number of active sectors to be adjusted in accordance with the traffic load. This is achieved through a novel switchable antenna design that can adjust the azimuth beam-width by using a tuneable reflector. Simulation and theoretical results show that the dynamic basestation can reduce the total operational energy of a cellular network by a peak of 75% and a mean of 38%.
Citation
Weisi Guo, Jonathan M. Rigelsford, Kenneth Lee Ford, and Tim O'Farrell, "Dynamic Basestation Antenna Design for Low Energy Networks," Progress In Electromagnetics Research C, Vol. 31, 153-168, 2012.
doi:10.2528/PIERC12061505
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