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http://dx.doi.org/10.9708/jksci.2020.25.11.089

Beamforming Training for Asymmetric Links in IEEE 802.11ay: Implementation and Performance Evaluation

Kim, Yena (Institute of Engineering Research, Yonsei University)

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Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information / v.25, no.11, 2020 , pp. 89-95 More about this Journal

Abstract

In this paper, we present Beamforming (BF) Training (BFT) for asymmetric links in IEEE 802.11ay. IEEE 802.11ay introduced BFT for asymmetric links that aims to increase the BFT success probability for Station (STA) with insufficient link budget to communicate with an Access Point (AP). BFT for asymmetric links utilizes directional BFT allocation to avoid the usage of quasi-omni pattern at the AP side, and thus to increase STA's BFT success rate. However, there are no publicly available simulation tools supporting IEEE 802.11ay. For these reasons, we present in this paper an implementation of BFT for asymmetric links in ns-3 with its novel techniques such as Training RX (TRN-R) subfield and BFT allocation. We then evaluate by simulation the performance of BFT for asymmetric links.

Keywords

IEEE 802.11ay; Beamforming; Beamforming Training; Asymmetric Links; ns-3; IEEE 802.11ad;

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