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Channel Model and Wireless Link Performance Analysis for Short-Range Wireless Communication Applications in the Terahertz Frequency

테라헤르츠 대역 주파수에서 근거리 무선 통신 응용을 위한 채널 모델 및 무선 링크 성능 분석

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Abstract

In this paper, channel model and wireless link performance analysis for the short-range wireless communication system applications in the terahertz frequency which is currently interested in many countries will be described. In order to realize high data rates above 10 Gbps, the more wide bandwidths will be required than the currently available bandwidths of millimeter-wave frequencies, therefore, the carrier frequencies will be pushed to THz range to obtain larger bandwidths. From the THz atmospheric propagation characteristics based on ITU-R P.676-7, the available bandwidths were calculated to be 68, 48 and 45 GHz at the center frequencies of 220, 300 and 350 GHz, respectively. With these larger bandwidths, it was shown from the simulation that higher data rate above 10 Gbps can be achieved using lower order modulation schemes which have spectral efficiency of below 1. The indoor propagation delay spread characteristics were analyzed using a simplified PDP model with respect to building materials. The RMS delay spread was calculated to be 9.23 ns in a room size of $6\;m(L){\times}5\;m(W){\times}2.5\;m(H)$ for the concrete plaster with TE polarization, which is a similar result of below 10 ns from the Ray-Tracing simulation in the reference paper. The indoor wireless link performance analysis results showed that receiver sensitivity was $-56{\sim}-46\;dBm$ over bandwidth of $5{\sim}50\;GHz$ and antenna gain was calculated to be $26.6{\sim}31.6\;dBi$ at link distance of 10m under the BPSK modulation scheme. The maximum achievable data rates were estimated to be 30, 16 and 12 Gbps at the carrier frequencies of 220, 300 and 350 GHz, respectively, under the A WGN and LOS conditions, where it was assumed that the output power of the transmitter is -15 dBm and link distance of 1 m with BER of $10^{-12}$. If the output power of transmitter is increased, the more higher data rate can be achieved than the above results.

본 논문에서는 현재 주목을 받고 있는 테라헤르츠 대역의 주파수에서 근거리 무선 통신 응용을 위한 채널 모델과 무선 링크의 성능 분석에 대하여 서술한다. 10 Gbps 이상의 전송 속도를 실현하기 위해서는 주파수 대역폭이 기존의 밀리미터파에서 사용하는 주파수 대역폭보다 더 넓은 대역폭이 필요하며, 이 대역폭을 얻기 위해서는 테라헤르츠 주파수 대역으로 자연적으로 옮겨가지 않을 수 없다. ITU-R P.676-7 모델을 이용하여 테라헤르츠 대역의 대기 전파 감쇠 특성 분석 결과, 중심 주파수 220, 300, 350 GHz에서 약 68, 48, 45 GHz의 주파수 대역폭이 가용하며, 스펙트럼 효율이 1 이하인 변조 방식으로도 10 Gbps 이상의 데이터 속도를 얻을 수 있음을 시뮬레이션을 통하여 확인하였다. 간략화 PDP 모델을 이용하여 실내 공간의 건물 재질에 따른 지연 특성을 분석하였다. 실내 공간의 크기 $6\;m(L){\times}5\;m(W){\times}2.5\;m(H)$에서 콘크리트 벽의 경우 TE 편파에서 RMS 지연 확산은 9.23 ns였다. 이 결과는 참고문헌의 Ray-Tracing 시뮬레이션에서 얻은 10 ns 이내에 근접한다. 옥내 무선 링크 성능 분석 결과, 수신기의 감도는 BPSK 변조 방식을 사용하는 경우 대역폭 $5{\sim}50\;GHz$에 대하여 $-56{\sim}-46\;dBm$이고, 안테나 이득은 10 m 링크에서 $26.6{\sim}31.6\;dBi$였다. AWGN 채널과 LOS 환경을 가정할 때 송신기 출력 -15dBm에서 캐리어 주파수 220, 300, 350 GHz일 때 최대 달성 가능한 데이터 속도는 각각 30, 16, 12 Gbps였다. 이 결과는 BPSK 변조 방식을 사용하여 1 m 링크에서 얻은 결과이다. BER은 $10^{-12}$으로 가정하였고, 송신기 출력을 증가시키면 더욱 높은 데이터 속도를 얻을 수 있다.

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