Fifth-generation cellular networks are expected to exhibit at least three primary physical-layer differences relative to fourth-generation ones: millimeter-wave propagation, antenna-array directionality, and densification of base stations. In this paper, the effects of these differences on the performance of single-carrier frequency-domain multiple-access uplink systems with frequency hopping are assessed. A new analysis, which is much more detailed than any other in the existing literature and accommodates actual base-station topologies, captures the primary features of uplink communications. Distance-dependent power-law, shadowing, and fading models based on millimeter-wave measurements are introduced. The beneficial effects of base-station densification, highly directional sectorization, and frequency hopping are illustrated.
@article{arxiv.1508.06011,
title = {Performance Analysis of Fifth-Generation Cellular Uplink},
author = {Don Torrieri and Salvatore Talarico and Matthew C. Valenti},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1508.06011},
year = {2016}
}
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6 pages, 5 figures, IEEE Military Commun. Conf. (MILCOM), 2015