Design and Experimental Evaluation of 60GHz Multiuser Gigabit/s Small Cell Radio Access Based on IEEE 802.11ad/WiGig

Koji TAKINAMI; Naganori SHIRAKATA; Masashi KOBAYASHI; Tomoya URUSHIHARA; Hiroshi TAKAHASHI; Hiroyuki MOTOZUKA; Masataka IRIE; Masayuki SHIMIZU; Yuji TOMISAWA; Kazuaki TAKAHASHI

doi:10.1587/transcom.2016SCP0001

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Design and Experimental Evaluation of 60GHz Multiuser Gigabit/s Small Cell Radio Access Based on IEEE 802.11ad/WiGig

Koji TAKINAMI, Naganori SHIRAKATA, Masashi KOBAYASHI, Tomoya URUSHIHARA, Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Hiroyuki MOTOZUKA, Masataka IRIE, Masayuki SHIMIZU, Yuji TOMISAWA, Kazuaki TAKAHASHI

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Keywords: IEEE 802.11ad, WiGig, 60 GHz, small cell, heterogeneous network, 5G cellular network

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2017 Volume E100.B Issue 7 Pages 1075-1085

DOI https://doi.org/10.1587/transcom.2016SCP0001

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This paper presents the design and experimental evaluation of 60GHz small cell radio access based on IEEE 802.11ad/WiGig. The access point (AP) prototype used combines three RF modules with beamforming technology to provide 360° area coverage. In order to compensate for limited communication distance, multiple APs are employed to achieve wide area coverage. A handover algorithm suitable for IEEE 802.11ad/WiGig is employed to achieve flexible control of the cell coverage of each AP. As a proof of concept, a prototype system is set up at Narita International Airport and the capability of multiuser Gb/s wireless access is successfully demonstrated. In addition, the system behavior under stringent conditions is evaluated by load testing and throughput degradation due to co-channel and inter-channel interference is investigated.

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