Chapter Optical Wireless and Millimeter Waves for 5G Access Networks

Growing bandwidth demands are driving the search for increased network capacity leading to the exploration of new wavelength ranges for future communication systems. Therefore, we consider two technologies that offer increased transmission bandwidths by virtue of their high carrier frequencies, name...

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Những tác giả chính: Higgins, Matthew D., Leeson, Mark S.
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description Growing bandwidth demands are driving the search for increased network capacity leading to the exploration of new wavelength ranges for future communication systems. Therefore, we consider two technologies that offer increased transmission bandwidths by virtue of their high carrier frequencies, namely optical wireless and millimeter-wave transmission. After highlighting the relevant electromagnetic (EM) spectrum region, we briefly describe the applications and properties of each approach coupled with a short history of their development. This is followed by a performance comparison in two possible 5G links: outdoor point-to-point and indoor hotspots. We find that in both cases, there are regions where optical wireless communications (OWC) are better, but others where millimeter waves are to be preferred. Specifically, the former outperforms the latter over distances up to approximately 50 meters outdoors and a 10-meter hotspot radius indoors.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-706672025-08-13T14:12:01Z Chapter Optical Wireless and Millimeter Waves for 5G Access Networks Higgins, Matthew D. Leeson, Mark S. optical wireless communications (OWC), visible light communications (VLC), free space optics, infrared (IR) communications, millimeter-wave communications, 5G access thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TJ Electronics and communications engineering::TJK Communications engineering / telecommunications::TJKW WAP (wireless) technology thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TJ Electronics and communications engineering::TJK Communications engineering / telecommunications::TJKW WAP (wireless) technology Growing bandwidth demands are driving the search for increased network capacity leading to the exploration of new wavelength ranges for future communication systems. Therefore, we consider two technologies that offer increased transmission bandwidths by virtue of their high carrier frequencies, namely optical wireless and millimeter-wave transmission. After highlighting the relevant electromagnetic (EM) spectrum region, we briefly describe the applications and properties of each approach coupled with a short history of their development. This is followed by a performance comparison in two possible 5G links: outdoor point-to-point and indoor hotspots. We find that in both cases, there are regions where optical wireless communications (OWC) are better, but others where millimeter waves are to be preferred. Specifically, the former outperforms the latter over distances up to approximately 50 meters outdoors and a 10-meter hotspot radius indoors. 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2021-06-02T10:12:03Z 2019 chapter ONIX_20210602_10.5772/intechopen.77336_431 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/49317 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/70667 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/49317/1/61420.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/49317/1/61420.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/49317/1/61420.pdf InTechOpen 10.5772/intechopen.77336 10.5772/intechopen.77336 035ecc65-6737-43cf-a13a-6bdf67ce01f4 open access
spellingShingle optical wireless communications (OWC), visible light communications (VLC), free space optics, infrared (IR) communications, millimeter-wave communications, 5G access
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TJ Electronics and communications engineering::TJK Communications engineering / telecommunications::TJKW WAP (wireless) technology
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Higgins, Matthew D.
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Chapter Optical Wireless and Millimeter Waves for 5G Access Networks
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topic optical wireless communications (OWC), visible light communications (VLC), free space optics, infrared (IR) communications, millimeter-wave communications, 5G access
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