Title :
Millimeter Wave Mobile Communications for 5G Cellular: It Will Work!
Author :
Rappaport, T.S. ; Shu Sun ; Mayzus, R. ; Hang Zhao ; Azar, Y. ; Wang, Kangping ; Wong, G.N. ; Schulz, J.K. ; Samimi, M. ; Gutierrez, F.
Author_Institution :
NYU WIRELESS, Polytech. Inst. of New York Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
The global bandwidth shortage facing wireless carriers has motivated the exploration of the underutilized millimeter wave (mm-wave) frequency spectrum for future broadband cellular communication networks. There is, however, little knowledge about cellular mm-wave propagation in densely populated indoor and outdoor environments. Obtaining this information is vital for the design and operation of future fifth generation cellular networks that use the mm-wave spectrum. In this paper, we present the motivation for new mm-wave cellular systems, methodology, and hardware for measurements and offer a variety of measurement results that show 28 and 38 GHz frequencies can be used when employing steerable directional antennas at base stations and mobile devices.
Keywords :
broadband networks; cellular radio; directive antennas; millimetre wave propagation; mobile radio; 5G cellular; broadband cellular communication network; cellular mm-wave propagation; densely populated indoor environment; densely populated outdoor environment; frequency 28 GHz; frequency 38 GHz; global bandwidth shortage; millimeter wave frequency spectrum; millimeter wave mobile communication; steerable directional antenna; wireless carrier; Base stations; Computer architecture; Directional antennas; MIMO; Microprocessors; Millimeter wave technology; Mobile communication; Wireless communication; 28 GHz; 38 GHz; 5G; MIMO; cellular; channel models; directional antennas; millimeter wave propagation measurements; mobile communications;
Journal_Title :
Access, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/ACCESS.2013.2260813
