Wideband Performance Comparison between the 40 GHz and 60 GHz Frequency Bands for Indoor Radio Channels

Miguel Riobó,Iñigo Cuiñas,Jo Verhaevert,Manuel García Sánchez,Rob Hofman

doi:10.3390/electronics8111234

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https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics8111234

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Journal: Electronics	Publication Date: Oct 29, 2019
Citations: 5	License type: CC BY 4.0

Affiliation: Universidade de Vigo, Ghent University

Abstract

When 5G networks are to be deployed, the usability of millimeter-wave frequency allocations seems to be left out of the debate. However, there is an open question regarding the advantages and disadvantages of the main candidates for this allocation: The use of the licensed spectrum near 40 GHz or the unlicensed band at 60 GHz. Both bands may be adequate for high performance radio communication systems, and this paper provides insight into such alternatives. A large measurement campaign supplied enough data to analyze and to evaluate the network performance for both frequency bands in different types of indoor environments: Both large rooms and narrow corridors, and both line of sight and obstructed line of sight conditions. As a result of such a campaign and after a deep analysis in terms of wideband parameters, the radio channel usability is analyzed with numerical data regarding its performance.

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A society without wireless communication is unthinkable nowadays
With the emergence of streaming platforms allowing via a mobile connection to watch movies and series or even to play games, the consumer is demanding even more data rate in order to be able to keep up with the increasing quality of the content. 5G will try to provide a solution to all these demands and even more, like the low latency required in vehicle to vehicle or vehicle to infrastructure communications for autonomous cars
This section describes the measurement, analysis and interpretation of the collected data: It starts with the measurement setup and procedure, it continues with the measurement environments and the post processing applied to the raw data

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A society without wireless communication is unthinkable nowadays. In the latest decades, people and enterprises have used wireless communication every day and the evolution in wireless technologies has redefined how people work and communicate. The following generation, 3G, along with the recently introduced smartphones, offered the possibility of sharing multimedia data, faster web browsing and even video calling. The revolution in wireless communication is right around the corner: The fifth generation (5G). This technology promises higher speeds and lower latencies. To accommodate this new generation, frequency bands both below and over current 4G ones will be used [1]. With the emergence of streaming platforms allowing via a mobile connection to watch movies and series or even to play games, the consumer is demanding even more data rate in order to be able to keep up with the increasing quality of the content. With the emergence of streaming platforms allowing via a mobile connection to watch movies and series or even to play games, the consumer is demanding even more data rate in order to be able to keep up with the increasing quality of the content. 5G will try to provide a solution to all these demands and even more, like the low latency required in vehicle to vehicle or vehicle to infrastructure communications for autonomous cars

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