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Design of Uplink and Downlink Triple Band π: Slot Antennas for Simultaneous Communication

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This paper proposes a novel antenna(s) which are designed and analyzed for base station applications to cover GSM and LTE frequency bands. The proposed antennas are capable to cater the needs of uplink and downlink communication simultaneously. To accomplish this dual triple band inset feed π slot antenna is designed with two π slot antennas in which one is used for uplink and the other for downlink. Antennas are analyzed using high frequency structure simulator for validation of design. The uplink antenna operates in three specified bands: 887–914 MHz, 1.754–1.785 GHz and 2.509–2.562 GHz respectively where as downlink antenna operates in: 932–945 MHz, 1.853–1.886 GHz in and 2.528–2.573 GHz respectively. The parametric studies on patch and slot dimensions are presented. Effect of mutual coupling with respect to spacing between the antennas also reported. Experimental and simulated results are in good agreement.

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The datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study are not publicly available due to data files supporting the results reported in this article are in XXX.hfss format which can be opened in HFSS (High Frequency Structured Simulator) simulation software to get reported results but are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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  1. Department of ECE, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India

    Rajeshwar Goud Jangampally & Mallikarjuna Prasad Avala

  2. Department of ECE, Hyderabad Institute of Technology and Management, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

    Rajeshwar Goud Jangampally

  3. Department of ECE, Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

    Venkata Koteswara Rao Nalam

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by RGJ, NVKR and MPA. The first draft of the manuscript was written by RGJ and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Jangampally, R.G., Nalam, V.K.R. & Avala, M.P. Design of Uplink and Downlink Triple Band π: Slot Antennas for Simultaneous Communication. Wireless Pers Commun 124, 3189–3203 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-022-09508-1

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