MIMO Exploitation of 3D Multipath Statistics in a Heterogeneous LTE-Advanced Network

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="931527.fig.003a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijap/volume-2013/931527/figures/931527.fig.003a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>BS </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="931527.fig.003b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijap/volume-2013/931527/figures/931527.fig.003b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Handset*portrait (c) Tablet*portrait</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Illustrative view of antenna spacings and configurations at the BS and UE (*in practice the UE antennas are embedded within the handset casing).</table>

International Journal of Antennas and Propagation

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Figure 3: MIMO Exploitation of 3D Multipath Statistics in a Heterogeneous LTE-Advanced Network 