Characterization of Indoor Environment in the 60 GHz band

Abstract

The millimeter-wave (mmWave) band will be used for the fifth generation (5G) wireless communication systems. In this paper, results of wideband channel measurements conducted at Durham University campus in various indoor environments are presented. The measurements were performed with 6 GHz bandwidth (BW) in the V-band using a multiband chirp-based channel sounder. The multipath component parameters (MPCs) including power delay profile (PDP), power angle profile (PAP), root mean square (RMS) delay spread (DS), and angular spread (AS) have been estimated and compared in order to characterize the measured channel. The results will be valuable for future mmWave communication systems design in indoor environments.