What is an Adaptive Antenna?
An adaptive antenna is type of smart antenna. It’s “smart” because it improves on the traditional antenna by adjusting for traffic patterns at a given time to increase signal strength and quality. To adjust for frequency and channel use, the adaptive antenna uses multiple antennas and an algorithm in order to maximize the strength of the signals being sent and received while eliminating, or at least reducing, interference. To improve signal processing, adaptive antenna systems include several components. Performance monitors and rapid control processors are used to continually assess the radio frequency environment. A complex algorithm is constantly running to identify interferences and differentiate them from the desired signal. In addition to the monitoring and processing system, an adaptive antenna uses multiple antennas to improve signal quality. The multiple antennas can be affixed to a base station in a number of patterns, including circular, linear or planar patterns. The multip
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