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IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES
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IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2023.3267545
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Millimeter wave communication; Antenna arrays; Wireless communication; Optical signal processing; Optical fiber amplifiers; Array signal processing; Uplink; Air-filled substrate-integrated waveguide (AFSIW); Butler matrix; corporate-feed array; distributed antenna system (DAS); mmwave-over-fiber; radio frequency-over-fiber (RFoF); system-level model
This article proposes a dedicated simulation suite that accurately predicts system-level performance and enables time-efficient optimization of hardware configuration for mmWave-over-fiber-based distributed antenna systems (DASs). The suite incorporates accurate models for the mmWave-over-fiber link, amplifiers, antenna front-ends, and wireless channels. It is validated through a measurement campaign, accurately predicting uplink and downlink quality, considering inter-user interference.
Although challenging propagation conditions reduce its reliability, the mmWave spectrum is considered a cornerstone of (beyond-)5G networks. Recently, distributed antenna systems (DASs) surrounding the mobile users with multiple remote antenna units (RAUs) interconnected by mmWave-over-fiber technology were identified as a prime candidate to unlock high throughput and reliable coverage. This article proposes a dedicated simulation suite facilitating the deployment of such a mmWave-over-fiber-based DAS by accurately predicting system-level performance and enabling time-efficient optimization of the hardware configuration, including the RAUs, the central office (CO), and the signal processing units, toward the target application. It incorporates accurate models for the mmWave-over-fiber link and the amplifiers, including nonlinear distortion and noise, full-wave electromagnetic models for the antenna front-ends, and analytical models for the wireless channel. The simulation suite is validated by a measurement campaign, not only focusing on a single mobile user served by a fixed-beam RAU but also considering a multibeam RAU serving two users simultaneously by means of two independent mmWave-over-fiber links. The model accurately predicts up-and downlink quality over a wide range of user positions, different system parameters, and also accurately captures inter-user interference.
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