Design of a Planar Eleven Antenna for Optimal MIMO Performance as a Wideband Micro Base-station Antenna

A new low-profile planar Eleven antenna is designed for optimal MIMO performance as a wideband MIMO antenna for micro base-stations in future wireless communication systems. The design objective has been to optimize both the reflection coefficient at the input port of the antenna and the 1-bitstream and 2-bitstream MIMO efficiency of the antenna at the same time, in both the Rich Isotropic MultiPath (RIMP) and Random Line-of-Sight (Random-LOS) environments. The planar Eleven antenna can be operated in 2-, 4-, and 8-port modes with slight modifications. The optimization is performed using genetic algorithms. The effects of polarization deficiencies and antenna total embedded efficiency on the MIMO performance of the antenna are further studied. A prototype of the antenna has been fabricated and the design has been verified by measurements against the simulations.Comment: 7 pages, 15 figures, 15 reference

A Survey of Physical Layer Security Techniques for 5G Wireless Networks and Challenges Ahead

Physical layer security which safeguards data confidentiality based on the information-theoretic approaches has received significant research interest recently. The key idea behind physical layer security is to utilize the intrinsic randomness of the transmission channel to guarantee the security in physical layer. The evolution towards 5G wireless communications poses new challenges for physical layer security research. This paper provides a latest survey of the physical layer security research on various promising 5G technologies, including physical layer security coding, massive multiple-input multiple-output, millimeter wave communications, heterogeneous networks, non-orthogonal multiple access, full duplex technology, etc. Technical challenges which remain unresolved at the time of writing are summarized and the future trends of physical layer security in 5G and beyond are discussed.Comment: To appear in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communication