Interference Analysis for Finite-Area 5G mmWave Networks Considering Blockage Effect

With the overcrowded sub-6-GHz bands, millimeter wave (mmWave) bands offer a promising alternative for the next-generation wireless standard, i.e., 5-G. However, the susceptibility of mmWave signals to severe pathloss and shadowing requires the use of highly directional antennas to overcome such adv...

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Main Authors: Solmaz Niknam, Balasubramaniam Natarajan, Reza Barazideh
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2018-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8345275/
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author Solmaz Niknam
Balasubramaniam Natarajan
Reza Barazideh
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description With the overcrowded sub-6-GHz bands, millimeter wave (mmWave) bands offer a promising alternative for the next-generation wireless standard, i.e., 5-G. However, the susceptibility of mmWave signals to severe pathloss and shadowing requires the use of highly directional antennas to overcome such adverse characteristics. Building a network with directional beams changes the interference behavior, since, narrow beams are vulnerable to blockages. Such sensitivity to blockages causes uncertainty in the interfering node locations and not all of the potential interfering nodes actively contribute to the interference power level at a certain location of the network. Configuration uncertainty may also manifest in the spectral domain while applying dynamic channel and frequency assignment to support 5-G applications. In this paper, we first propose a blockage model considering mmWave specifications. Subsequently, using the proposed blockage model, we derive a spatial-spectral interference model for dense finite-area 5-G mmWave networks. The proposed interference model considers randomness of node configuration in both spatial and spectral domains. Finally, the error performance of the network from an arbitrarily located user perspective is calculated in terms of bit error rate and outage probability metrics. The analytical results are validated via Monte Carlo simulations. It is shown that considering mmWave specifications and also randomness in both spectral and spatial node configurations leads to a noticeably different interference profile.
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spelling doaj.art-909e54a4aebe4b7db590c9b430f25d7d2022-12-21T20:01:55ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362018-01-016234702347910.1109/ACCESS.2018.28296218345275Interference Analysis for Finite-Area 5G mmWave Networks Considering Blockage EffectSolmaz Niknam0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3538-7869Balasubramaniam Natarajan1Reza Barazideh2Department of ECE, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USADepartment of ECE, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USADepartment of ECE, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USAWith the overcrowded sub-6-GHz bands, millimeter wave (mmWave) bands offer a promising alternative for the next-generation wireless standard, i.e., 5-G. However, the susceptibility of mmWave signals to severe pathloss and shadowing requires the use of highly directional antennas to overcome such adverse characteristics. Building a network with directional beams changes the interference behavior, since, narrow beams are vulnerable to blockages. Such sensitivity to blockages causes uncertainty in the interfering node locations and not all of the potential interfering nodes actively contribute to the interference power level at a certain location of the network. Configuration uncertainty may also manifest in the spectral domain while applying dynamic channel and frequency assignment to support 5-G applications. In this paper, we first propose a blockage model considering mmWave specifications. Subsequently, using the proposed blockage model, we derive a spatial-spectral interference model for dense finite-area 5-G mmWave networks. The proposed interference model considers randomness of node configuration in both spatial and spectral domains. Finally, the error performance of the network from an arbitrarily located user perspective is calculated in terms of bit error rate and outage probability metrics. The analytical results are validated via Monte Carlo simulations. It is shown that considering mmWave specifications and also randomness in both spectral and spatial node configurations leads to a noticeably different interference profile.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8345275/Interference modelingmillimeter-wave bandblockage modeling5Gfinite-area networks
spellingShingle Solmaz Niknam
Balasubramaniam Natarajan
Reza Barazideh
Interference Analysis for Finite-Area 5G mmWave Networks Considering Blockage Effect
IEEE Access
Interference modeling
millimeter-wave band
blockage modeling
5G
finite-area networks
title Interference Analysis for Finite-Area 5G mmWave Networks Considering Blockage Effect
title_full Interference Analysis for Finite-Area 5G mmWave Networks Considering Blockage Effect
title_fullStr Interference Analysis for Finite-Area 5G mmWave Networks Considering Blockage Effect
title_full_unstemmed Interference Analysis for Finite-Area 5G mmWave Networks Considering Blockage Effect
title_short Interference Analysis for Finite-Area 5G mmWave Networks Considering Blockage Effect
title_sort interference analysis for finite area 5g mmwave networks considering blockage effect
topic Interference modeling
millimeter-wave band
blockage modeling
5G
finite-area networks
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8345275/
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