Indoor propagation characteristics for wireless communications in the 30 GHz range

Author

Beauvarlet, Didier ; Virga, Kathleen L.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

244

Abstract

The millimeter wave band is emerging as a promising choice for wireless communication systems for indoor environments. The 30 GHz frequency range offers higher bandwidth for higher data rates. This frequency also opens up capability for multiple antennas on mobile units. In this work, we explore the small-scale indoor propagation channel fading characteristics in the 30 GHz range using directional antennas. An experimental setup has been developed to measure the statistical characteristics of the signal. Data processing methods have been developed to compute the cumulative distribution function (CDF) from the measured data. The measured CDF is compared to Rician and Nakagami distribution models. This work explores how the model coefficients change over a small frequency range.

Keywords

Rician channels; directive antennas; indoor radio; land mobile radio; millimetre wave propagation; statistical analysis; 30 GHz; EHF; Nakagami distribution model; Rician distribution model; bandwidth; cumulative distribution function; data processing methods; data rates; directional antennas; fading characteristics; frequency range; indoor environments; indoor propagation characteristics; millimeter wave band; mobile units; model coefficients; multiple antennas; small-scale indoor propagation channel; statistical characteristics measurement; wireless communication systems; Antenna measurements; Antennas and propagation; Bandwidth; Frequency; Indoor environments; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave propagation; Millimeter wave technology; Mobile antennas; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2002. IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7330-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2002.1016294

Filename

1016294