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Abstract
In this article, we present an experimental analysis of electromagnetic interference in mobile communication systems caused by unmodulated continuous wave (CW) noise. The CW noise model represents a harmonic component of a clock signal that is unintentionally radiated from digital circuits based on electromagnetic noise measurement. The effects of CW noise on mobile communication systems are evaluated through wired and wireless measurements using multiple commercial user equipment. The results indicate that interference characteristics caused by CW noise strongly depend on the relationship between the CW noise frequency and channel mapping of the communication system. Severe degradation occurs when CW noise interferes with reference signals, while a slight impact is observed when it aligns with the center of channels that allocate only data bits. These trends were consistently observed across all tested equipment. This finding clarifies conditions under which CW noise used to represent a harmonic component of clock signal radiated from digital circuits, leads to strong interference and provides practical insights to set an emission limit and design high-reliability mobile communication systems.
期刊介绍:
IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility publishes original and significant contributions related to all disciplines of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and relevant methods to predict, assess and prevent electromagnetic interference (EMI) and increase device/product immunity. The scope of the publication includes, but is not limited to Electromagnetic Environments; Interference Control; EMC and EMI Modeling; High Power Electromagnetics; EMC Standards, Methods of EMC Measurements; Computational Electromagnetics and Signal and Power Integrity, as applied or directly related to Electromagnetic Compatibility problems; Transmission Lines; Electrostatic Discharge and Lightning Effects; EMC in Wireless and Optical Technologies; EMC in Printed Circuit Board and System Design.