New challenges in over-the-air testing

Kotterman WA, Schirmer C, Landmann MH, Del Galdo G (2017)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2017

Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Pages Range: 3676-3678

Conference Proceedings Title: 2017 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EUCAP 2017

Event location: Paris, FRA

ISBN: 9788890701870

DOI: 10.23919/EuCAP.2017.7928837

Abstract

Two OTA test methods from literature are selected as those most suited for testing future 5G equipment when assessing end-to-end performance: coherent wave-field synthesis and radiated two-stage or 'Wireless Cable'. Both methods have their advantages and disadvantages. Wave-field synthesis is transparent for antenna characteristics of Equipment-under-Test but not viable for large test objects. The Wireless Cable puts no direct size constraint on Equipment-under-Test but requires antenna pattern measurements beforehand and cannot cope with dynamically adaptive antenna patterns. Other methods from literature show deficits regarding real-time testing or accuracy of the angular distribution of emulated radio fields.

Involved external institutions

Technische Universität Ilmenau DE Germany (DE) Fraunhofer-Institut für Integrierte Schaltungen (IIS) DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Kotterman, W.A., Schirmer, C., Landmann, M.H., & Del Galdo, G. (2017). New challenges in over-the-air testing. In 2017 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EUCAP 2017 (pp. 3676-3678). Paris, FRA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..

MLA:

Kotterman, Wim A.Th, et al. "New challenges in over-the-air testing." Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EUCAP 2017, Paris, FRA Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. 3676-3678.

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