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Table of Contents:

Definition and Overview

1. A Useful Analogy for Adaptive Smart Antennas

2. Antennas and Antenna Systems

3. What Is a Smart Antenna System?

4. The Goals of a Smart Antenna System

5. Signal Propagation: Multipath And Cochannel Interference

6. The Architecture of Smart Antenna Systems

7. Who Can Use Smart Antenna Technology?

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BPS
bits per second

CDMA
code division multiple access

FDD
frequency division duplex

SDMA
spatial division multiple access

TDD
time division duplex

TDMA
time division multiple access

WLL
wireless local loop