Impact of smart antenna designs on network capacity

Smart antenna technology is being considered for mobile platforms such as automobiles, cellular phones (mobile unit), laptops, etc. This paper presents a comprehensive effort on smart antennas that examines and integrates antenna array design, digital signal processing algorithms (for angle of arrival estimation and adaptive beamforming), and the impact of these on the network throughput. The results presented are part of a broader project that considers this antenna system in the context of reconfigurable broadband (high-speed) networks.