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A Survey on Self-Interference Cancellation in Mobile LTE-A/5G FDD Transceivers

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Abstract

This brief deals with self-interference (SI) effects in mobile communication radio frequency (RF) transceivers. The basics of current communication standards, namely Long-Term Evolution (LTE) and 5G, are outlined with a focus on carrier aggregation (CA). RF transceivers that support frequency-division duplex (FDD) and CA variants operate multiple receivers and transmitters simultaneously. We illustrate the resulting SI problems, present suitable models for different SI categories and discuss the associated interference estimation tasks. Moreover, we explain the basic architecture of two common countermeasures: digital and mixed-signal SI cancellation.
Original languageEnglish
Article number9320545
Pages (from-to)823-829
Number of pages7
JournalIEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs
Volume68
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2021

Fields of science

  • 202040 Transmission technology
  • 202 Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Information Engineering
  • 202023 Integrated circuits
  • 202030 Communication engineering
  • 202037 Signal processing

JKU Focus areas

  • Digital Transformation

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