Coverage and Throughput Analysis at 60 GHz for Indoor WLAN with Indirect Paths

International audienceThe 60 GHz frequency band enables the combination of high bandwidth free of interference and very high throughput WLANs such as 802.11ad, 802.11ay and maybe 5G. Propagation loss in millimeter-wave band may be a strong limitation to deployment and practical usage, in particular in non-line of sight. For this purpose, this paper presents 60 GHz channel sounding and throughput measurement results in an indoor residential environment. The presented results are focused on non-direct multipath characteristics that could be potentially used by smart antenna solution to extend 60 GHz communications in non-line of sight. Index Terms-60 GHz, indoor propagation, non-direct paths, path loss