Overview of Millimeter Wave Communications for Fifth-Generation (5G) Wireless Networks-With a Focus on Propagation Models

This paper provides an overview of the features of fifth generation (5G) wireless communication systems now being developed for use in the millimeter wave (mmWave) frequency bands. Early results and key concepts of 5G networks are presented, and the channel modeling efforts of many international gro...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on antennas and propagation 2017-12, Vol.65 (12), p.6213-6230
Main Authors: Rappaport, Theodore S., Yunchou Xing, MacCartney, George R., Molisch, Andreas F., Mellios, Evangelos, Jianhua Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
5G mobile communication
Atmospheric modeling
Cellular network
channel model standards
channel modeling
Computer architecture
fifth generation (5G)
Frequencies
Line of sight
Microprocessors
millimeter wave (mmWave)
path loss
Propagation
Standardization
Wireless communication
Wireless communication systems
Wireless communications
Wireless fidelity
Wireless networks
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Summary:This paper provides an overview of the features of fifth generation (5G) wireless communication systems now being developed for use in the millimeter wave (mmWave) frequency bands. Early results and key concepts of 5G networks are presented, and the channel modeling efforts of many international groups for both licensed and unlicensed applications are described here. Propagation parameters and channel models for understanding mmWave propagation, such as line-of-sight (LOS) probabilities, large-scale path loss, and building penetration loss, as modeled by various standardization bodies, are compared over the 0.5-100 GHz range.
ISSN:0018-926X
1558-2221
DOI:10.1109/TAP.2017.2734243