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EFFICIENT mmWAVE BEAM TRACKING FOR 5G AND BEYOND WIRELESS SYSTEMS

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Last updated: 23 Jan 2023

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Recently, 60 GHz wireless networks have drawn much attention due to availability of huge bandwidth around 60 GHz frequency band which has ability to support very high data rate, i.e., up to 6.7 Gbps. This is also called millimetre wave (mmWave) networking which paves the way for realization of Gigabit WLANs. However, heavy attenuation at 60 GHz frequency band limits the range of transmitted signal up to few meters. In order to extend the range of 60 GHz signal, use of directional antennas have been suggested as the most viable solution. Directional antennas use array of antennas to beamform in a particular direction. The difficulty arises when a user is moving. It is a challenging task to track the movement of a user and thus direct the beam in intended direction. According to the IEEE802.11 ad standard, each deployed mmWave AP in the target environment performs an exhaustive beam forming training (BT) to track the moving user to maintain the link. In this paper, we propose a mmWave user tracking scheme in outdoor environment based on the previous user equipment (UE) context information's. Where, the preceding beam ID directions used to predict a group of mmWave Tx beams to search on them to find out the best beam ID for the next UE location. Simulations show that the proposed scheme highly reduces BT complexity comparable to conventional scheme with conversing almost same performance.

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10.21608/sej.2021.155712

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5G, MmWave, Beamforming training (BT) Exhaustive BT, Initial access, Geometry aware, mobility

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Khaled

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Abdelgaber

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Electrical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Sohag University, 82524, Sohag, Egypt

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Ahmed

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Mubarak

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Electrical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Sohag University, 82524, Sohag, Egypt

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eng.ahmed_soliman@eng.sohag.edu.eg

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Mostafa

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Salah

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Electrical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Sohag University, 82524, Sohag, Egypt

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22871

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2021-03-01

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2021-03-11

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2021-03-01

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25

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33

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2735-5888

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2735-5896

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Sohag Engineering Journal

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23 Jan 2023