August 2018
Intermediate to advanced
466 pages
13h 56m
English
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.
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.
The use of multiple antennas for transmission and/or reception can provide substantial benefits in a mobile-communication system.
Multiple antennas ...