A multiple switched beam smart antenna with beam shaping for ...

Figure 6. Uplink Shaped beams @
=1.975GHz
Figure 5. Downlink Shaped beams @
=2.165GHz
V. CONCLUSIONS
This research has explored the importance of using smart
antenna systems for traffic load balancing especially in
hotspots of wireless networks. We have successfully designed,
simulated and analysed a multiple switched beam smart
antenna with beam shaping augmentation for dynamic
optimization of capacity and coverage for the up and
downlinks of 3G mobile telecommunication networks. Future
work to aid network planners could employ this Smart
Antenna System computer model coupled with a suitable
propagation model and terrain map to predict “beam
footprint” contour plots for specific geographical regions.
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