Empirical Modeling of Radiowave Angular Power Distributions in Different Propagation Environments at 60 GHz for 5G

The design of 5th generation (5G) wireless systems requires the description and modeling of the radio channel where communication will take place. As 5G will employ massive multiple input–multiple output (MIMO) to cope with the high data rates, the channel models should include the description of radiowave angular power distribution (APD) around the terminals. In this paper, we present the results of a measurement campaign of these APDs in four different environments and provide their main parameters. This will facilitate the incorporation of these results into current 5G channel models. We also analyze the maximum received power improvement that could be achieved by combining the power reaching the terminal from different angles and provide the improvement values for the four scenarios. The research was conducted at 60 GHz, one of the frequency bands proposed for 5G systems.

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