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Hybrid Millimeter-Wave Systems: A Novel Paradigm for HetNets
IEEE Communications Magazine (2015)
  • Hani Mehrpouyan
  • Michail Matthaiou, Queen's University Belfast
  • Rui Wang
  • George K. Karagiannidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
  • Yingbo Hua
Abstract
Heterogeneous Networks (HetNets) are known to enhance the bandwidth efficiency and throughput of wireless networks by more effectively utilizing the network resources. However, the higher density of users and access points in HetNets introduces significant inter-user interference that needs to be mitigated through complex and sophisticated interference cancellation schemes. Moreover, due to significant channel attenuation and presence of hardware impairments, e.g., phase noise and amplifier nonlinearities, the vast bandwidth in the millimeter-wave band has not been fully utilized to date. In order to enable the development of multi-Gigabit per second wireless networks, we introduce a novel millimeter-wave HetNet paradigm, termed hybrid HetNet, which exploits the vast bandwidth and propagation characteristics in the 60 GHz and 70–80 GHz bands to reduce the impact of interference in HetNets. Simulation results are presented to illustrate the performance advantage of hybrid HetNets with respect to traditional networks. Next, two specific transceiver structures that enable hand-offs from the 60 GHz band, i.e., the V-band to the 70–80 GHz band, i.e., the E-band, and vice versa are proposed. Finally, the practical and regulatory challenges for establishing a hybrid HetNet are outlined.
Keywords
  • 5G mobile communication,
  • attenuation,
  • bandwidth,
  • interference,
  • millimeter wave communication,
  • transceivers
Publication Date
January, 2015
Publisher Statement
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Citation Information
Hani Mehrpouyan, Michail Matthaiou, Rui Wang, George K. Karagiannidis, et al.. "Hybrid Millimeter-Wave Systems: A Novel Paradigm for HetNets" IEEE Communications Magazine Vol. 53 Iss. 1 (2015)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/hani_mehrpouyan/5/