Millimeter-wave channel measurements and path loss characterization in a typical indoor office environment
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Rubio Arjona, Lorenzo; Rodrigo Peñarrocha, Vicent Miquel; Cabedo Fabres, Marta; Bernardo Clemente, Bernardo; Reig Pascual, Juan; Fernández González, Herman Antonio; Pérez López, Jesús Ramón; Torres Jiménez, Rafael Pedro; Valle López, Luis; Fernández Fernández, ÓscarFecha
2023-02-07Derechos
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Electronics, 2023, 12(4), 844
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MDPI
Palabras clave
5G
6G
Channel measurements
Indoor communications
Indoor hotspot
Millimeter-wave
MmWave
Path loss models
Propagation
Wireless channels
Resumen/Abstract
In this paper, a path loss characterization at millimeter-wave (mmWave) frequencies is performed in a typical indoor office environment. Path loss results were derived from propagation channel measurements collected in the 25–40 GHz frequency band, in both line-of-sight (LOS) and obstructed-LOS (OLOS) propagation conditions. The channel measurements were performed using a frequency-domain channel sounder, which integrates an amplified radio over fiber (RoF) link to avoid the high losses at mmWave. The path loss was analyzed in the 26 GHz, 28 GHz, 33 GHz and 38 GHz frequency bands through the close-in free space reference distance (CI) and the floating-intercept (FI) models. These models take into account the distance dependence of the path loss for a single frequency. Nevertheless, to jointly study the distance and frequency dependence of the path loss, multi-frequency models were considered. The parameters of the ABG (A-alpha, B-beta and G-gamma) and the close-in free space reference distance with frequency path loss exponent (CIF) models were derived from the channel measurements in the whole 25–40 GHz band under the minimum mean square error (MMSE) approach. The results show that, in general, there is some relationship between the model parameters and the frequency. Path loss exponent (PLE) values smaller than the theoretical free space propagation were obtained, showing that there are a waveguide effect and a constructive interference of multipath components (MPCs). Since the measurements were obtained in the same environment and with the same configuration and measurement setup, it is possible to establish realistic comparisons between the model parameters and the propagation behavior at the different frequencies considered. The results provided here allow us to have a better knowledge of the propagation at mmWave frequencies and may be of interest to other researchers in the simulation and performance evaluation of future wireless communication systems in indoor hotspot environments.
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