ABSTRACT
Whereas an adaptive antenna utilizes space-time adaptive processing to
minimize its radiation pattern in the direction or directions of external
electromagnetic “noise”, a smart antenna utilizes space-time adaptive proces-
sing or up-dated knowledge (assuming such information is available) to achieve
the same objective. A smart antenna is therefore a more general class of antenna
but not necessarily as complex or effective as an adaptive antenna. This chapter
describes a recently disclosed
smart antenna that is well-suited to high data-rate
wireless systems.
