Throughput estimation for 2 × 2 MIMO system with single leaky feeder cable

The current paper deals with application of leaky feeder cables (LFCs) in linear-cells MIMO systems. We first revisit the method whereby we can map the measured channel data to throughput in an LTE system. Later we show that feeding an LFC from its both ends by two independent signals can potentially lead to a promising 2 × 2 MIMO system with a desirable throughput. Our results also interestingly demonstrate that feeding an LFC from both ends yields a constant average throughput all along the cable. However, the corresponding average throughput is dependent on the length of the cable and its longitudinal loss. For very long LFCs, the system may also convert to rank one system. We discuss about this case too.