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1. Introduction
Enhanced downlink multiple antenna transmission is one of the major features of LTE-Advanced Rel-10, which comprises enhanced S - and ! -!"!# techni$ues as well as the support of up to % T& antennas at the e'ode() Several desi*n optimi+ations can depend on the actual antenna num,er and confi*uration) "t is therefore important that the antenna confi*urations foreseen to ,e deplo-ed ,- operators are taken into account in the desi*n phase to ensure appropriate performance on the field) .ollowin* /10, this contri,ution indicates the e'ode( antenna confi*urations foreseen to ,e deplo-ed in the Rel-10 timeframe and ,e-ond)

2. Number of antennas
"ncreasin* the num,er of antennas is an efficient solution to increase capacit- and cell-ed*e spectral efficienc- within a limited spectrum) 1owever, in the real network deplo-ment in some re*ions, especiall- some part of Europe, it is verdifficult to deplo- hi*her num,er of antennas in dense ur,an or ur,an area) "t is not a technical issue, rather an operational issue due to cost, si+e 2especiall- wei*ht and windload3, the num,er of alread- deplo-ed antennas on sites 24S!, 54, sites with infrastructure sharin* ,etween operators3, installation6maintenance difficult-, num,er of feeder ca,les, the difficult- to *et a*reements with landlords, and also the pu,lic concerns a,out health issues) .or the a,ove reasons, althou*h it ma- ,e feasi,le to deplo- % T& antennas in some parts of the world, 7 and 8 T& antennas are e&pected to remain the dominant num,er of antennas in LTE-Advanced deplo-ments in some parts of the world, also ,e-ond Rel-10) Therefore, enhancin* the feed,ack for 8 T& antennas should ,e *iven e$ual priorit- as desi*nin* the feed,ack for % T& antennas)

3. Antenna configurations
A ke- s-stem desi*n area for enhancin* multiple antenna transmission is the feed,ack) "n RA'19:0, it was a*reed to use implicit feed,ack 2;!"6<="6R"3 in Rel-10) .urthermore, a two-matri& code,ook framework was a*reed, one matri& tar*etin* the wide,and and6or lon*-term channel properties, while the other matri& tar*ets the fre$uenc--selective and6or short-term channel properties /70) This code,ook framework is well suited to take advanta*e of the channel correlation in the space, time and fre$uenc- domains) >ue to the constraints mentioned in section 7, one particularl- attractive antenna confi*uration for 8 and % antennas is closel--spaced 2e)*) 0)? to 0)@ A3 B-polari+ed 2B-pol3 antennas) "ndeed, this confi*uration allows the total antenna width to ,e reduced ,- a factor 7 compared to a co-polari+ed uniform linear arra- 2 LA3 with the same inter-element spacin*) Chat is more, the 6 and D polari+ations are well decorrelated, which is ,eneficial for S -!"!#, while the identicallpolari+ed antennas allow directive ,eams to ,e formed, which is ,eneficial for cell-ed*e performance and ! -!"!#) All in all, this confi*uration provides *ood performance in a compact form factor) Therefore, closel--spaced B-pol antennas are e&pected to ,e widel- deplo-ed in LTE-Advanced) As a conse$uence, several contri,utions to RA'19:0,is discussed the code,ook optimi+ation for closel--spaced B-pol antennas e)*) /50, /80, /?0) <onsider first the 8 T& case) Althou*h more compact than a four-element LAs, two closel--spaced B-pol antennas will lead to fairl- wide antenna radomes in fre$uenc- ,ands ,elow 1 41+ 2e)*) @00 !1+ ,and in S and %00 !1+ ,and in Europe3, makin* their deplo-ment challen*in*, or even impossi,le dependin* on the site constraints) "n such situations, increasin* the num,er of T& antennas will force operators to deplo- two radomes, leadin* to widel--spaced 2e)*) 8 or even 10 A3 B-pol antenna confi*urations) !oreover, on the sites where ,oth carrier fre$uencies a,ove 1 41+ and carrier fre$uencies ,elow 1 41+ will coe&ist, it is likel- that if a two-radome solution is emplo-ed for the lower ,and, those radomes will ,e reused for the hi*her ,and as well 2e)*) ,- havin* different antennas tar*ettin* different ,ands stacked one a,ove the other in a sin*le column, so that the- fit in the same radome3) This will lead to deplo-in* widel--spaced B-pol antennas also for carrier fre$uencies a,ove 1 41+)

As a conse$uence, while it appears ,eneficial to optimise the 8 T& code,ook for closel--spaced B-pol antennas, the code,ook desi*n should also allow widel--spaced B-pol antenna confi*urations to achieve *ood performance) <ompared to closel--spaced B-pol antennas, widel--spaced B-pol antennas are characterised ,- much lower correlation ,etween the identicall--polari+ed elements) This could ,e accounted for in the a*reed code,ook framework for instance ,- allowin* the Elon*-termE code,ook to have one entr- e$ual to the identit- matri&) The deplo-ment of % T& antennas will ,e su,ject to the same constraint on the antenna radome width for practical deplo-ment) Two closel--spaced B-pol antennas will not ,e pro,lematic in hi*her fre$uencies, ,ut four closel--spaced B-pol antennas will lead to fairl- wide antenna radomes) Therefore, widel--spaced sets of closel--spaced columns, i)e) B B B B appears to ,e a useful confi*uration to consider in addition to those prioriti+ed in /:0) 'ote that since LAs lead to a lar*er antenna radome width compared to B-pol antennas for the same num,er of antenna elements, LAs are not foreseen to constitute an interestin* alternative for practical deplo-ments) "n particular, even a two-element closel--spaced LA at carrier fre$uenc- of %00 !1+ is e&pected to lead to the same radome width as 8 antenna elements arran*ed as a pair of closel--spaced B-pol antennas) 'evertheless, the two closel--spaced copolari+ed antennas confi*uration 2F F3 could ,e ,enefical in the %00 !1+ ,and, to provide LTE6>G(-T isolation in areas where >G(-T is hori+ontall- polari+ed)

4. Configurations prioritization
(ased on the discussion in section 5, we propose the followin* antenna confi*urations to ,e considered in the s-stem desi*n for each num,er of antennas, with the followin* prioriti+ation order) H 7 T& antennas 1) 1 column, cross-polari+edI B 7) 7 columns, closel--spaced co-polari+edI F F H 8 T& antennas 1) 7 columns, cross-polari+ed on each column, closel--spacedI B B 7) 7 columns, cross-polari+ed on each column, widel--spacedI B 5) 8 columns, co-polari+ed, closel--spacedI F F F F H % T& antennas 1) 8 columns, cross-polari+ed on each column, closel--spacedI B B B B 7) % columns, co-polari+ed, closel--spacedI F F F F F F F F 5) 8 columns, cross-polari+ed on each column, widel- spacedI B B B B BB B

8) 8 columns, cross-polari+ed on each column, 7 widel--spaced sets of closel--spaced columnsI B B Chere closel--spaced refers to e)*) 0)?-0)@ A , and widel--spaced to e)*) 8-10 A )

'ote that the 7 T& prioriti+ation is for information onl-, ,ecause it is not e&pected to define a new code,ook for 7 T& in Rel-10)

5. Conclusions
This contri,ution has presented the e'ode( antenna confi*urations foreseen to ,e deplo-ed in the field for LTEAdvanced in Rel-10 and ,e-ond, ,ased on practical deplo-ment constraints) The main conclusions are as followsI 7 and 8 T& antennas are e&pected to remain the dominant num,er of antennas in LTE-Advanced deplo-ments in some parts of the world) Therefore, enhancin* the feed,ack for 8 T& antennas should ,e *iven e$ual prioritas desi*nin* the feed,ack for % T& antennas)

There will ,e different confi*urations deplo-ed on the field, so the 8 T& and % T& code,ook desi*ns, while optimised for some particular antenna confi*urations, should allow the s-stem to achieve *ood performance over a wide ran*e of confi*urations) "n particular, ,oth correlated channels and uncorrelated channels should ,e considered in the Rel-10 code,ooks desi*n)

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