Title :
mmWave mobile broadband (MMB): Unleashing the 3–300GHz spectrum
Author :
Khan, Farooq ; Pi, Zhouyue
Author_Institution :
Dallas Technol. Lab., Samsung Electron., Richardson, TX, USA
Abstract :
Almost all cellular mobile communications including first generation analog systems, second generation digital systems, third generation WCDMA, and fourth generation OFDMA systems use Ultra High Frequency (UHF) band of radio spectrum with frequencies in the range of 300 MHz-3 GHz. This band of spectrum is becoming increasingly crowded due to spectacular growth in mobile data and other related services. The portion of the RF spectrum above 3 GHz has largely been uxexploited for commercial mobile applications. In this paper, we reason why wireless community should start looking at 3-300 GHz spectrum for mobile broadband applications. We discuss propagation and device technology challenges associated with this band as well as its unique advantages such as spectrum availability and small component sizes for mobile applications.
Keywords :
broadband networks; microwave propagation; millimetre wave propagation; mobile radio; cellular mobile communications; first generation analog systems; fourth generation OFDMA systems; frequency 3 GHz to 300 GHz; mmWave mobile broadband; second generation digital systems; spectrum availability; third generation WCDMA; ultra high frequency band; Aperture antennas; Attenuation; Broadband communication; Dipole antennas; Fresnel reflection; Mobile communication; Rain;
Conference_Titel :
Sarnoff Symposium, 2011 34th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Princeton, NJ
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-681-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-61284-680-4
DOI :
10.1109/SARNOF.2011.5876482
