Chapter 11

Multi-Antenna Transmission

Abstract

This chapter gives a background to multi-antenna transmission in general, followed by a detailed description on NR multi-antenna precoding for both the downlink and uplink transmission directions.

Keywords

Multi-antenna transmission; multi-antenna precoding; codebook-based transmission; non-codebook-based transmission

Multi-antenna transmission is a key component of NR, especially at higher frequencies. This chapter gives a background to multi-antenna transmission in general, followed by a detailed description on NR multi-antenna precoding.

11.1 Introduction

The use of multiple antennas for transmission and/or reception can provide substantial benefits in a mobile-communication system.

Multiple antennas ...

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