Indoor wideband directional millimeter wave channel measurements and analysis at 26 GHz, 32 GHz, and 39 GHz

Abstract

Abstract This paper presents details of the wideband directional propagation measurements of millimeter‐wave (mmWave) channels in the 26 GHz, 32 GHz, and 39 GHz frequency bands in an indoor typical office environment. More than 14 400 power delay profiles (PDPs) were measured across the 26 GHz band and over 9000 power delay profiles have been recorded for the 32 GHz and 39 GHz bands at each measurement point. A mmWave wideband channel sounder has been used, where signal analyzer and vector signal generator were employed. Measurements have been conducted for both co and cross‐antenna polarization. The setup provided 2 GHz bandwidth and the mechanically steerable directional horn antenna with 8 degrees beamwidth provides 8 degrees of directional resolution over the azimuth for 32 GHz and 39 GHz, whereas 26 GHz measurement setup provides the angular resolution of 5 degrees. Measurements provide path loss, delay, and spatial spread of the channel. Large‐scale fading characteristics, RMS delay spread, RMS angular spread, and angular and delay dispersion are presented for 3 mmWave bands for the line‐of‐sight scenario.