Abstract
Almost all mobile communication systems today use spectrum in the range of 300 MHz-3 GHz. In this article, we reason why the wireless community should start looking at the 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 for mobile communication. We introduce a millimeter-wave mobile broadband (MMB) system as a candidate next generation mobile communication system. We demonstrate the feasibility for MMB to achieve gigabit-per-second data rates at a distance up to 1 km in an urban mobile environment. A few key concepts in MMB network architecture such as the MMB base station grid, MMB interBS backhaul link, and a hybrid MMB + 4G system are described. We also discuss beamforming techniques and the frame structure of the MMB air interface.
Keywords
Computer scienceMobile broadbandBackhaul (telecommunications)GigabitComputer networkMobile telephonyBroadbandIMT AdvancedMobile stationBroadband networksWireless broadbandBase stationExtremely high frequencyBeamformingMobile computingWirelessTelecommunicationsMobile radioWireless networkMobile Web
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- 2011
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- article
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 101-107
- Citations
- 2571
- Access
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Zhouyue Pi,
Farooq Khan
(2011).
An introduction to millimeter-wave mobile broadband systems.
IEEE Communications Magazine
, 49
(6)
, 101-107.
https://doi.org/10.1109/mcom.2011.5783993
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- DOI
- 10.1109/mcom.2011.5783993