Analysis of blocking in mmWave cellular systems: application to relay positioning

Within the framework of 5G, blockage effects occurring in the mmWave band are critical. Previous works describe the effects of blockages in isolated and multiple links for simple blocking objects, modeled with mathematical tools such as stochastic geometry and random shape theory. Our study uses the...

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Autores: García Ruiz, Cristian, Pascual Iserte, Antonio|||0000-0001-5596-2029, Muñoz Medina, Olga|||0000-0002-8739-7068
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/340624
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/340624
https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2020.3038177
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Millimeter waves
5G mobile communication systems
mmWave
Blockage
Stochastic geometry
Random shape theory
Relay
Ones mil·limètriques
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Processament del senyal
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Resumo:Within the framework of 5G, blockage effects occurring in the mmWave band are critical. Previous works describe the effects of blockages in isolated and multiple links for simple blocking objects, modeled with mathematical tools such as stochastic geometry and random shape theory. Our study uses these tools to characterize a scenario with N links, including the possible correlation among them in terms of blocking for several models of blocking objects. We include numerical evaluations highlighting that assuming independence among the links’ blocking elements is a too-brief simplification and does not accurately describe the real scenario. This paper also applies the formulation developed for the case of N links to optimize the relay positioning in mmWave cells for coverage enhancement, that is, to minimize the communication failure probability. We also show that both link budget and blockages affect the optimum positioning of the relays as they are both essential for successful transmission.