Advanced Base Station Concept for Wireless Connectivity in Rural Areas

In this paper, we discuss an advanced base station system with smart algorithms operating on its multiple directional antenna arrays to provide seamless full-directional wireless connectivity and present its simulation result for 5G using Matlab. The system has six-sectors for communication and a scanning array for user discovery. Based on angle-of-arrival (AoA) estimation, optimized beamforming algorithm is employed to establish communication link between respective sector with optimized beams and the identified users. This system modifies the physical layer without affecting other layers and can be installed on the existing infrastructure. All the standards for WiFi, LTE and 5G radios are kept intact. The initial results of simulation show that continued connectivity and tracking with high data rate in multiuser LTE and 5G environment can be achieved.