Commscope - Multi Beam Antenna System

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Multi-Beam Base Station
Antenna Systems
Igor Timofeev
November 2014
Igor.Timofeev@Commscope.com
PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL. Copyright © 2014 CommScope, Inc. – All rights reserved. 1
Agenda
Introduction: Multi-beam antennas in wireless communications.
Part 1: Butler Matrix Base Station Antennas

• Review of BFNs: classic Butler matrix, modified Butler matrix, Blass Matrix, Rotman lens.
• Examples of Commscope multi-beam antennas (2-, 3-, 18-beams, 2-band 2-beam).
• Methods of bandwidth increasing for Butler matrix multi-beam antenna arrays.
Part 2: Lensed Multi-Beam BSA

• Review of lensed multi-beam antennas (Luneberg and homogeneous lenses).
• 3-beam lensed BSA.
• Bandwidth increasing for lensed multi-beam antennas.
• Comparison of Butler matrix and lensed solutions
Multi-Beam BSA to Boost Capacity
2 Beams 3 Beams 5 Beams 9 Beams 18 Beams

(2 x 38°) (3 x 24°) (5 x 12°) (9 x 6°) (2 x 9 x 6°)
HBXX-3817TB1-VTM 5NPX1006F
3-H24A-3XR
5UPX0805F
2x9NPA2010F 2x9NPA2010F
• More capacity due to increased
sectorization
• Could be horizontal and vertical

sectorization
• Ideal solution for high traffic

sectors and events
• Opportunity: switch beam to

provide the best signal for the user
(smart antenna)
• Opportunity for coverage sculpting
• MIMO; massive MIMO
Part 1: Butler Matrix BSA Arrays
Examples of Beam-Forming Networks
Directional coupler
Boresight beam
5x5 Blass matrix, 1960
2x3 Butler-style 2x4 Butler-style

matrix, 2005 matrix, 2005
3dB Hybrid
6x6 Butler
16x20 Rotman, style matrix,
lens, 1963 2005
8x8 Butler matrix, 1961
HBXX-3817TB1-VTM Twin Beam Antenna
2x3 Butler matrix 2x4 Butler matrix Phase shifter
0.00
2-pol dipoles (34EA)

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Measured Az patterns Measured El patterns

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@ 1.7 - 2.2GHz @ 1.7 - 2.2GHz
SLL <-20dB 0 and 10⁰ beam tilt
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2.2GHz
1.7GHz
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-25.00
-30.00
-35.00
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-170 -150 -130 -110 -90 -70 -50 -30 -10 10 30 50 70 90 110 130 150 170
-180 -160 -140 -120 -100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
2x9-Beam Stadium Antenna 2x9NPA2010F
Frequency 1710– 1920– 100 of 2-pol radiating

Band, MHz 1920 2170 elements located
in triangular lattice
Gain, dBi 25.0 27.0
Beamwidth,
Horizontal, 6 5
degrees
Beamwidth,
7.2 5.8
Vertical, degrees
View from behind antenna
USLS, dB 18 18
looking outward:
Front-to-Back
Ratio at 180°, 30 30
dB
8° Isolation, dB 16 16
VSWR | Return 1.43 | 1.43 |
Loss, dB 15.0 15.0
~90° PIM, 3rd Order,

2 x 20 W, dBc
-150 -150
Horizontal and vertical
sectorization is used
2-band 2-Beam Antenna 2UNPX206.12R2
698-894 + 1710-2170MHz
25% bandwidth in both bands
Challenges and Solutions for Wideband Array
Challenges Solutions
• Simple Butler matrixes (shown in slide 5) • Solution 1: make amplitude distribution
are working OK for relatively narrow in antenna array depending on frequency:
band (say, 1.7-2.2GHz, see slide 5,6) - filters;
- frequency dependent power dividers;
• Introduction of new bands (LTE2.6 and - Solution 1 adds complexity: about 3
LTE3.5) requires wider bandwidth 1.7 - times more components
2.7 GHz (or even 1.7-3.8GHz) causes
significant beam width and beam • Solution 2: lensed antennas (see Part 2)
position variations, SL increasing
Narrowing beam effect Beam walking effect Grating lobes\side lobes
1.7-2.1GHz
φ
2.5 -2.7GHz
Dual Band Interleaved Base Station Phased Array Antenna With

Optimized Cross-Dipole and EBG/AMC Structure. Fayez Hyjazie, Paul Frequency-dependent
Watson, and Halim Boutayeb, IEEE AP-S, Memphis, 2014, p. 1558 divider
2-Beam Wideband Antenna Array
1.7 – 2.7 GHz array
“Clover” dipole and tightly

coupled dipoles are candidates
for ultra-wideband 2-beam
Frequency-dependent
divider
Part 2: Lensed Multi-Beam BSA
RF lenses: A Lot of Defense Applications, New for BSA
Example:
Radar jamming
32 beams
2-pol
50% bandwidth
Homogeneous Multi-layer Luneberg Late 70s
lens Lens: ε = 2 – (r/R)²
3-H24A-3XR: High Performance Tri-Beam
· 1710–2180 MHz
• 3 x 24º beams
• 10 dB roll-off between sectors
• Gain ~22 dBi
• <-18 dB horizontal sidelobes
• Cross-pol ratio > 10dB over cell sector
• Individual remote electrical tilt (RET)
0- 10⁰ for each of 3 beams
• >30dB isolation between all ports
• Use of artificial dielectric (US patent
8518537) significantly reduce antenna
weight and cross-polarization level Cell plan and sectorization
• Low wind load (3 times less compare to resulting from 3-beam
equivalent Butler matrix array) lensed antennas
Cross-pol
Wideband Tri-Beam 1.7 – 2.7GHz
• Stable azimuth beamwidth: 23+/-2⁰ (-3dB
level); 40+/-3⁰ (-10dB level) Box-type element itself
• Stable beam position (+/-1.5⁰ of nominal) and -3dB

beam cross-over -10+/-3dB
-10dB
• Low azimuth sidelobes, decreased elevation
-3dB
grating lobes (by ~5dB)
• 120⁰ coverage, 3 antennas only per cell site
– 4 beam (with the same lens): 180⁰ coverage,
only 2 antennas per cell site
1.7GHz
W/o lens
2.2GHz
2.7GHz
With lens
Measured patterns
• With the same lens and the same size, 4-beam can
Phase shifter+actuator obtained: only 2 antennas per cell site for 360⁰ coverage
Wideband and Dual-Band Lensed Antennas
• Beam position for lensed antenna does not depend

on frequency; but need take care about beamwidth. f₁
• Beam width stabilization can be achieved by using
antenna element with beam width monotonically
decreasing with frequency. Example: box-type
element.
• In the result, lens effective radiating aperture is also f₁ < f₂ ; S₁ > S₂;
decreasing with frequency and beam of whole if S₁ / S₂ = λ₁ / λ₂, Az BW = const
antenna is not depending on frequency.
f₂
• 2-band array solution is shown below: box-type
elements for low band (LB, 698 – 960MHz) plus
combination of box elements and pairs of cross-
dipoles for HB (1.7 -2.7GHz).
LB HB
2-pol box-type antenna element is candidate

Example of 2-band feed array for dual-band lensed antenna for wideband and dual-band lensed antennas
Performance Comparison
A lensed BSA has the following performance A lensed BSA has the following
advantages over planar array Butler matrix performance disadvantages
technology: over planar array Butler matrix
• Higher gain efficiency (less insertion loss) technology:
• Exceptional port-to-port isolation (typically, • 1.5 – 2 times deeper
10 -15dB better) • 30% - 50% higher
• No pattern distortion or scanning gain loss lateral wind load
for outer beams
• 25 -30% narrower (with the same Az BW)
• Significant (3 times) lower frontal and rear
wind load (thanks to rounded shape and better
aperture efficiency)
• Lighter weight (typically, by 30%)
• Excellent independent beam tilt
performance; extended tilt OK (say, 0-20⁰)
• Excellent stability of beam cross-over level,
beam pointing and beam roll-off
• Excellent azimuth and elevation sidelobe
suppression (grating lobes)
• Wider max coverage (180⁰ typ. vs. 100⁰ typ.
for cylindrical; up to 360⁰ for spherical lens)
Thank-you!
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Part 1: Butler Matrix Base Station Antennas

• Examples of Commscope multi-beam antennas (2-, 3-, 18-beams, 2-band 2-beam).

• Methods of bandwidth increasing for Butler matrix multi-beam antenna arrays.

Part 2: Lensed Multi-Beam BSA

• 3-beam lensed BSA.

• Bandwidth increasing for lensed multi-beam antennas.

• Comparison of Butler matrix and lensed solutions

2 Beams 3 Beams 5 Beams 9 Beams 18 Beams

• Could be horizontal and vertical

• Ideal solution for high traffic

• Opportunity: switch beam to

• Opportunity for coverage sculpting

• MIMO; massive MIMO

5x5 Blass matrix, 1960

2x3 Butler-style 2x4 Butler-style

2-pol dipoles (34EA)

Measured Az patterns Measured El patterns

Frequency 1710– 1920– 100 of 2-pol radiating

~90° PIM, 3rd Order,

25% bandwidth in both bands

Narrowing beam effect Beam walking effect Grating lobes\side lobes

Dual Band Interleaved Base Station Phased Array Antenna With

1.7 – 2.7 GHz array

“Clover” dipole and tightly

RF lenses: A Lot of Defense Applications, New for BSA

• Stable beam position (+/-1.5⁰ of nominal) and -3dB

• Beam position for lensed antenna does not depend

2-pol box-type antenna element is candidate

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