Direction of Arrival Estimation in Multiple Antenna Arrays by Using Power Delay Profile for Random Access Performance in 5G Networks

Authors : Omer AYDIN

Pages : 202-207

Doi:10.17694/bajece.537262

View : 54 | Download : 6

Publication Date : 2019-04-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In the transition from 4G to 5G, various solutions are being developed to improve performance for features such as data rates, latency, connectivity density and reliability. One of these features is Random Access Procedure because of the increasing number of users in 5G networks. In the random access method, user equipment performs a random access to the base station with a preamble and thus register itself to the base station. However, if more than one user equipments use the same preamble at the same time, collision occurs and the registration process in the base station could be halted. In this paper, a new method is proposed which can be used to calculate Direction of Arrival between adjacent antenna signals in the antenna array with the help of the phase differences. Thus, the collision can be avoided by using the beamforming technique of the MIMO system using the calculated arrival angle of the user equipment. The proposed method is verified for two user equipments placed at different angles, at different distances to an antenna array consisting of 10 antennas.
Keywords : Direction of Arrival DOA, Power Delay Profile, Preamble

ORIGINAL ARTICLE URL