The impact of base station antennas configuration
on the performance of millimetre wave 5G networks

Al-Falahy, NFA; Alani, OYK

Abstract

In this paper, two scenarios have been considered
for millimetre wave base station configuration. In the first
scenario, the approach of Distributed Base Station (DBS) with remote radio units (RRU) is chosen as the envisioned architecture for future 5G network. This approach is compatible with cloud radio access network (C-RAN), as it has easier scalability and compatibility with future network expansions and upgrades. RRU has been used in this work as a way to sidestep the limited coverage and poor channel condition, which characterise millimetre wave band. This will minimise the number of required
sites installation for the same quality of service (QoS). The results of this approach have shown significant improvements in terms of User Equipment (UE) throughput, average cell throughput, and spectral efficiency. In the second scenario, optimising antenna element spacing is considered in the base station array.
The results show significant improvement in the network
performance and provide better performance for cell-edge users in terms of data throughput.

Citation

on the performance of millimetre wave 5G networks. Presented at The Ninth International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks (ICUFN 2017), Milan

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Conference Name: The Ninth International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks (ICUFN 2017)
• Conference Location: Milan
• Start Date: Jul 4, 2017
• End Date: Jul 7, 2017
• Acceptance Date: Apr 22, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Jul 27, 2017
• Publication Date: Jul 27, 2017
• Deposit Date: Apr 26, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 5, 2017
• Book Title: 2017 Ninth International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks (ICUFN)
• ISBN: 9781509047499;-9781509047505
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUFN.2017.7993869
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICUFN.2017.7993869
• Related Public URLs: http://icufn.org/
• Additional Information: Access Information : Published in Proceedings, Ninth International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks (ICUFN), 2017, by IEEE; Event Type : Conference; Funders : The Ministry Of Higher Education And Scientific Research, Iraq.