1. January, 2004
Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: [Early Stage Requirements Discussions ]
Date Submitted: [13 January 2004]
Source: [S. David Silk]
Company [Motorola]
Address [1301 E. Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, IL 60196, USA]
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Re: [mmW IG Call For Papers and Participation, IEEE P /397r2]
Abstract: [The intent of this presentation is to help frame key questions for the mmW IG to address collectively and begin the process of early stage requirements discussions.]
Purpose: [mmW IG January 2004 meeting contribution]
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2. Early Stage Requirements Discussions
January, 2004
Early Stage Requirements Discussions
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Motivation
Observations:
Existing and upcoming technologies may already satisfactorily address basic WPAN needs
Features that provide added utility beyond existing WPAN technologies must be identified
60 GHz unlicensed spectrum has already attracted the interest of other regulatory agencies internationally
Challenges:
mmW technology will impact solution cost
Exploit unlicensed bands with large amounts of available spectrum to realize higher capacity, cost-competitive solutions
Purpose of this presentation:
Help frame key questions for the mmW Interest Group to address collectively
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Application Input
What applications can be enabled and exploited by 60 GHz?
Challenges:
mmW technology will impact solution cost
Differentiate from other technologies to address non-overlapping application spaces, perhaps identify a variety of niche applications addressed by different device classes mandating at least one common mode of operation between the device classes
Exploit and balance RF spatial processing such as diversity, directive antennas, or circular polarization to mitigate the effects of multipath propagation to ease and perhaps obviate the need for an equalizer
WPAN region
1000
fixed wireless
broadband region
UWB
region
100
UWB
802.11a
Potential
60 GHz
region
Throughput Capacity [Mbps]
802.11b 10
WLAN
region 1
UWB reach out with
less data, but with
location (SG4a)
0.10 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
100 1k
Range [m] *
Graphic is an excerpt from reference [1]
and has been modified for this submission
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Conclusions
To date several submissions have addressed:
PHY requirements [2]
Application concepts [3]
Fixed wireless access point-to-point
Inter-vehicle communication
In-home video distribution
Regulator issues and spectral management
Japanese regulations [3]
European regulations [4]
To progress the IG to a SG, analyses of the application space and market requirements to identify critical system parameters are needed
The IG must differentiate 60 GHz from competing and upcoming technology and identify an unique set of criteria (as an example data rate requirements based on identified applications)
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References
[1] R. Aiello, J. Ellis, U. Kareev, K. Siwiak, L. Taylor, “Understanding UWB – Principles & Implications for Low-Power Communications,” submission to IEEE Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks, Doc. IEEE /157r1, March 2003.
[2] Y. Shiraki, “Proposed Technical Requirements for mm-Wave WPAN,” submission to IEEEP mmW Interest Group, Doc. IEEE /371r2, November 2003.
[3] K. Hamaguchi, “Japanese Regulation for 60GHz Band,” submission to IEEE mmW Interest Group, Doc. IEEE /351r1, September 2003.
[4] K. Obara, “Millimeter Wave Frequency Allocation in Europe,” submission to IEEE mmW Interest Group, Doc. IEEE /360r0, September 2003.
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