Measuring MIMO Performance Levels

Sept. 27, 2010

Fourth-generation (4G) wireless communications systems rely on multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) antenna configurations to optimize received signal levels even in the presence of multipath. Test equipment for MIMO devices and base stations must be able to generate as well as analyze these complex signals at frequencies through 6 GHz. Several firms have developed solutions, as detailed in the full-length article.

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Jack Browne

Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.