Research Article

Attitude Estimation for In-Service Base Station Antenna Using Downlink Channel Fading Statistics

Table 2

Parameter settings used in the measurements.

Parameter Setting

Antenna frequency band 1.710–2.5 GHz
Antenna voltage standing wave ratio ≤1.5
Effective antenna gain 12.3 dBi
Gain of power amplifier 37 dBm
BS height 25 m
Center frequency 2.4 GHz
Transmitting bandwidth 5 MHz
Transmitting power 20 dB
Receiving bandwidth 10 MHz
Moving speed of UE 3 km/h
Total UE number 1100
BS antenna downtilt 3°, 5°, 6°, 8°, 10°
BS antenna azimuth 115°
Horizontal half-power beamwidth 56°
Vertical half-power beamwidth 14°
Coverage distance 476 m