Performance Analysis of Millimeter Wave Communication Link for Next Generation Mobile Networks

Abstract

Higher data rate and increased capacity are the primary challenges of the next Generation mobile network infrastructure. In order to address such issues, Millimeter wave (mmWave) communication technology can play a vital role and enable the seamless connectivity among the devices in such a network infrastructure. However unlike the low frequency signals, millimeter waves cannot propagate to long distances and are very sensitive to blockage. Hence such a communication link needs a rigorous analysis prior to its successful practical implementation in next generation networks (5G and beyond) especially in highly dense environmental scenarios. This paper presents the mathematical analysis of the mmWave communication link for various propagation scenarios in a next generation network infrastructure. A simulation study is also carried out to investigate the effect of blocking and other factors such as operating frequency, transmitter and receiver antenna gain and the use of MIMO antenna systems on the performance of mmWave communication link.