Seamless Integration Technology for Filtenna Toward 5G/6G Wireless Communications

The fifth generation (5G) mobile communication systems employ technologies such as massive MIMO, millimeter-wave (mmWave), and ultra-dense networks to support higher transmission data rate and lower latency, thereby enabling commercial deployment. Furthermore, the forthcoming sixth generation (6G) n...

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Main Authors: Wei Hong, Zi-Jun Guo, Zhang-Cheng Hao
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Published: IEEE 2024-01-01
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description The fifth generation (5G) mobile communication systems employ technologies such as massive MIMO, millimeter-wave (mmWave), and ultra-dense networks to support higher transmission data rate and lower latency, thereby enabling commercial deployment. Furthermore, the forthcoming sixth generation (6G) networks will integrate terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks, aiming to achieve full spectrum, full applications, and global coverage. Whether in the context of 5G or 6G networks, base transceiver stations (BTS) require a substantial number of radio frequency (RF) transceiver chains and antenna array, particularly in mmWave frequency bands. It is known that bandpass RF filters between antenna elements and transceivers are key components for suppressing out-of-band spurs and interference. The single board seamless integration of transceivers and antennas has become a growing trend. It means there is no extra room for a large number of filters at mmWave bands, leading to the emergence of integrated designs that combine filtering circuitry with antennas, known as filtenna or filtering antenna. With illustrated examples, the design methodologies, operational principles, and implementation strategies of filtennas are reviewed in this paper.
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spelling doaj-art-f91b17fb5a0546769c89a7ccdf895f092024-11-23T00:02:37ZengIEEEIEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation2637-64312024-01-0151183610.1109/OJAP.2023.334246810359132Seamless Integration Technology for Filtenna Toward 5G/6G Wireless CommunicationsWei Hong0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3478-2744Zi-Jun Guo1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9139-310XZhang-Cheng Hao2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1835-7652State Key Laboratory of Millimeter-Waves, Southeast University, Nanjing, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Millimeter-Waves, Southeast University, Nanjing, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Millimeter-Waves, Southeast University, Nanjing, ChinaThe fifth generation (5G) mobile communication systems employ technologies such as massive MIMO, millimeter-wave (mmWave), and ultra-dense networks to support higher transmission data rate and lower latency, thereby enabling commercial deployment. Furthermore, the forthcoming sixth generation (6G) networks will integrate terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks, aiming to achieve full spectrum, full applications, and global coverage. Whether in the context of 5G or 6G networks, base transceiver stations (BTS) require a substantial number of radio frequency (RF) transceiver chains and antenna array, particularly in mmWave frequency bands. It is known that bandpass RF filters between antenna elements and transceivers are key components for suppressing out-of-band spurs and interference. The single board seamless integration of transceivers and antennas has become a growing trend. It means there is no extra room for a large number of filters at mmWave bands, leading to the emergence of integrated designs that combine filtering circuitry with antennas, known as filtenna or filtering antenna. With illustrated examples, the design methodologies, operational principles, and implementation strategies of filtennas are reviewed in this paper.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10359132/Filtennafiltering antenna5G communications6G communicationsradiation nullfiltering circuitry
spellingShingle Wei Hong
Zi-Jun Guo
Zhang-Cheng Hao
Seamless Integration Technology for Filtenna Toward 5G/6G Wireless Communications
IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Filtenna
filtering antenna
5G communications
6G communications
radiation null
filtering circuitry
title Seamless Integration Technology for Filtenna Toward 5G/6G Wireless Communications
title_full Seamless Integration Technology for Filtenna Toward 5G/6G Wireless Communications
title_fullStr Seamless Integration Technology for Filtenna Toward 5G/6G Wireless Communications
title_full_unstemmed Seamless Integration Technology for Filtenna Toward 5G/6G Wireless Communications
title_short Seamless Integration Technology for Filtenna Toward 5G/6G Wireless Communications
title_sort seamless integration technology for filtenna toward 5g 6g wireless communications
topic Filtenna
filtering antenna
5G communications
6G communications
radiation null
filtering circuitry
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