A Novel Stochastic Channel Model for WPAN Short-Range Scenarios Based on 3GPP Framework and LoS Multipath Measurements at 105 GHz

Abstract

This paper presents a novel stochastic channel model (SCM) for wireless personal area network (WPAN) short-range scenarios based on the third-generation partnership project (3GPP) framework and line-of-sight (LoS) multipath measurements at 105 GHz with a 4 GHz bandwidth channel sounder. We derive the statistical distributions of large- and small-scale parameters in a conference room, corridor, and office room for the WPAN usage. The ranges of transmitter (TX)–receiver (RX) distances are 0.7–4 m, 1–5 m, and 2–5 m, respectively. We conducted measurements at eight RX positions in the conference room and the corridor, and four RX positions in the office room. The TX and RX were placed at a height of 0.15 m from the table in the conference and office rooms, and at a height of 1.3 m from the floor in corridors. Our primary objective is to enable high-speed WPAN indoor communications in the sub-terahertz (THz) band while using the widely adopted 3GPP standards physical layer waveform for WPAN systems to promote broader commercial adoption. Hence, in this paper, we propose a channel simulation framework based on the well-accepted 3GPP SCM, thereby facilitating seamless system design and evaluation within the 3GPP community. The proposed SCM is validated based on extensive channel generation simulations by demonstrating the consistency of the generated channel responses with our propagation channel measurements.