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60 GHz Indoor Propagation Studies for Wireless Communications Based on a Ray-Tracing Method

EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking volume 2007, Article number: 073928 (2007) Cite this article

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This paper demonstrates a ray-tracing method for modeling indoor propagation channels at 60 GHz. A validation of the ray-tracing model with our in-house measurement is also presented. Based on the validated model, the multipath channel parameter such as root mean square (RMS) delay spread and the fading statistics at millimeter wave frequencies are easily extracted. As such, the proposed ray-tracing method can provide vital information pertaining to the fading condition in a site-specific indoor environment.

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  1. ElectroScience Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ohio State University, 1320 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH, 43212, USA

    C.-P. Lim, M. Lee, R. J. Burkholder, J. L. Volakis & R. J. Marhefka

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Lim, CP., Lee, M., Burkholder, R.J. et al. 60 GHz Indoor Propagation Studies for Wireless Communications Based on a Ray-Tracing Method. J Wireless Com Network 2007, 073928 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1155/2007/73928

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