Performance Estimation of Massive MIMO Drop-based Propagation Channel Model for mmWave Communication

Abstract

The next major step in mobile communications technology beyond the current LTE-A is 5G wireless technologies. With the rapid progression of 5G, massive MIMO innovation has turned out to be one of the most significant advances in 5G networks by facilitating beamforming technology. In this paper, we have simulated and analyzed the statistical propagation channel model for 5G massive MIMO millimeter-wave (mmWave) cellular communication in the ultrawideband unlicensed spectrum of 60 GHz. This investigation is based on IR (impulse response) channel model named NYUSIM which is a geometrical based channel modeling tool developed by NYUWireless. We have used the drop based mode to determine the propagation channel coefficients. We investigated the network performance by considering the directional, omnidirectional power delay profiles (PDPs) and path loss. Analyzing the propagation channel is fundamental to define the actions of the channel response of the wireless stream link in the specific environment to reach the 5G expectations.