Enclosed mmWave wearable networks: feasibility and performance

This paper investigates the feasibility of mmWave frequencies for personal networks of wireless wearable devices in enclosed settings (e.g., commuter trains, subways, airplanes, airports, or offices). At these frequencies, specular reflections off surfaces are expected to contribute to the capture o...

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Autores: George, Geordie, Venugopal, Kiran, Lozano Solsona, Angel, Heath, R. W., Jr.
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Recursos:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10230/33340
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/33340
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2017.2662681
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Wearable networks
Indoor mmWave communication
Stochastic geometry
Random shape theory
Directional beamforming
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Resumo:This paper investigates the feasibility of mmWave frequencies for personal networks of wireless wearable devices in enclosed settings (e.g., commuter trains, subways, airplanes, airports, or offices). At these frequencies, specular reflections off surfaces are expected to contribute to the capture of intended signal power and, simultaneously, to aggravate the interference at the receivers. Meanwhile, blockages by obstacles and people-including the individuals wearing the devices-are expected to shield receivers from interference. With the aid of stochastic geometry and random shape theory, we assess the interplay of surface reflections and blockages for dense deployments of wearable networks equipped with directional antenna arrays in relevant indoor settings.