Open AccessDesign and Implementation of a 5G NR Transmitter With Wi-Fi Coexistence by Beamforming and Power ControlOpen Access
Author(s)
Yu-Hao Liu,
Cheng-Pang Ku,
Tzi-Dar Chiueh
Publication year2024
Publication title
ieee open journal of the communications society
Resource typeMagazines
PublisherIEEE
Telecom operators are under pressure to provide more spectrum resources to meet the increasing demand for high-throughput mobile communications. To achieve this, they have focused on unlicensed frequency bands, but the coexistence of 5G signals with other communication systems on these bands poses a challenge. To address this, beamforming technology has been introduced to reduce interference in space and enable independent demodulation of 5G and Wi-Fi signals. This paper implements a 5G base station (BS) prototype with an eight-antenna beamforming hardware transmitter, which concentrates the transmitted energy on individual 5G receivers while reducing the signal’s impact on Wi-Fi receivers. Angle of arrival estimation and power control mechanisms are also integrated to enhance the efficiency of the solution. To verify the system coexistence, software-defined radio is used to realize 5G and Wi-Fi receivers. The proposed solution is demonstrated via over-the-air experiments to perform reliable transmission to multiple 5G receivers without interrupting Wi-Fi traffic on the same frequency band. The beamformer can also adjust its spatial profile and power level through environment-sensing functions built into the BS prototype. The proposed power control method delivers improved 5G transmitter and Wi-Fi transmitter energy performance by 50% and 51%, respectively.
Subject(s)communication, networking and broadcast technologies
Keyword(s)5G mobile communication, Wireless fidelity, Array signal processing, Interference, Prototypes, Power control, Wireless communication, 5G NR, WiFi, coexistence, over-the-air validation
Language(s)English
eISSN2644-125X
DOI10.1109/ojcoms.2024.3381978
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