Outdoor-to-Indoor Channel Measurement and Coverage Analysis for 5G Typical Spectrums

The fifth-generation (5G) mobile communications system will adopt the millimeter wave (mmWave) band for outdoor-to-indoor (O2I) coverage to achieve ultrahigh data rate. However, it is a challenging task because of the large path loss and almost total blocking by building walls. In this work, we perf...

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Main Authors: Zhimeng Zhong, Jianyao Zhao, Chao Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3981678
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description The fifth-generation (5G) mobile communications system will adopt the millimeter wave (mmWave) band for outdoor-to-indoor (O2I) coverage to achieve ultrahigh data rate. However, it is a challenging task because of the large path loss and almost total blocking by building walls. In this work, we performed extensive measurements on the O2I propagation at 3.5, 4.9, and 28 GHz simultaneously by using a multiband channel sounder. We captured the path loss distribution and angular power arrival profiles. We also measured the penetration loss at 28 GHz through different kinds of glass windows. The widely adopted ordinary glass windows introduce the penetration loss of 3 to 12 dB that is acceptable and makes mmWave O2I coverage feasible. But the low-emissivity (low-E) windows that will be more popular in the future introduce 10 dB higher loss. The measurement results in this work can help analyse and anticipate the O2I coverage by mmWave, which is important for the design and deployment of the 5G network.
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spelling doaj-art-823cb289b7c141e4b7b76cc8ce07d4c52025-08-20T02:08:28ZengWileyInternational Journal of Antennas and Propagation1687-58691687-58772019-01-01201910.1155/2019/39816783981678Outdoor-to-Indoor Channel Measurement and Coverage Analysis for 5G Typical SpectrumsZhimeng Zhong0Jianyao Zhao1Chao Li2Shanghai Huawei Technologies Ltd., Shanghai 201206, ChinaShanghai Huawei Technologies Ltd., Shanghai 201206, ChinaShanghai Huawei Technologies Ltd., Shanghai 201206, ChinaThe fifth-generation (5G) mobile communications system will adopt the millimeter wave (mmWave) band for outdoor-to-indoor (O2I) coverage to achieve ultrahigh data rate. However, it is a challenging task because of the large path loss and almost total blocking by building walls. In this work, we performed extensive measurements on the O2I propagation at 3.5, 4.9, and 28 GHz simultaneously by using a multiband channel sounder. We captured the path loss distribution and angular power arrival profiles. We also measured the penetration loss at 28 GHz through different kinds of glass windows. The widely adopted ordinary glass windows introduce the penetration loss of 3 to 12 dB that is acceptable and makes mmWave O2I coverage feasible. But the low-emissivity (low-E) windows that will be more popular in the future introduce 10 dB higher loss. The measurement results in this work can help analyse and anticipate the O2I coverage by mmWave, which is important for the design and deployment of the 5G network.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3981678
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Outdoor-to-Indoor Channel Measurement and Coverage Analysis for 5G Typical Spectrums
International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
title Outdoor-to-Indoor Channel Measurement and Coverage Analysis for 5G Typical Spectrums
title_full Outdoor-to-Indoor Channel Measurement and Coverage Analysis for 5G Typical Spectrums
title_fullStr Outdoor-to-Indoor Channel Measurement and Coverage Analysis for 5G Typical Spectrums
title_full_unstemmed Outdoor-to-Indoor Channel Measurement and Coverage Analysis for 5G Typical Spectrums
title_short Outdoor-to-Indoor Channel Measurement and Coverage Analysis for 5G Typical Spectrums
title_sort outdoor to indoor channel measurement and coverage analysis for 5g typical spectrums
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3981678
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