Understanding 5G Antenna Requirements Blog
Nowadays, most 4G mobile phones are 2×2, 5G is at least 4×4, and the base station antennas have as many as 128 or 256 antennas.
As per 3GPP specifications for 5G NR, it defines three classes for 5G NR base stations: These classes are as per cell types deployments like Macrocell, Microcell, and Pico cell. Wide Area base station: No upper limit Medium Range base station: <38dBm or 6.3 watts Local area base station: <24 dBm or 0.25 watts BS type 1-C
With the rapid development of 5G mobile communication technology, the number of 5G users has significantly increased, leading to a corresponding expansion in network capacity . To meet the growing user demand, researchers have begun to focus on improving the throughput of base stations (e.g. Refs. [2, 3]).
The 5G Base Station uses a set of antennas that connect with the distributed unit. These antennas can be implemented using a passive or active architecture. These are connected to the Base Station cabinet using feeder cables. The Base Station cabinet includes the transceiver and RF processing functions.
In the 5G millimeter wave era, antennas are getting smaller and smaller, and the number is increasing in pairs. Nowadays, most 4G mobile phones are 2×2, 5G is at least 4×4, and the base station antennas have as many as 128 or 256 antennas. The Internet of Things also requires antennas.
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