60GHz Technology for Gbps WLAN and WPAN: From Theory to Practice

List of Contributors.

1 Introduction to 60 GHz (Su-Khiong Yong).

1.1 What is 60 GHz?

1.2 Comparison with other Unlicensed Systems.

1.3 Potential Applications.

1.4 Worldwide Regulatory and Frequency Allocation.

1.5 Industry Standardization Effort.

1.6 Summary.

References.

2 60 GHz Channel Characterizations and Modeling (Su-Khiong Yong).

2.1 Introduction to Wireless Channel Modeling.

2.2 Modeling Approach and Classification of Channel Model.

2.3 Channel Characterization.

2.4 Industry Standard Channel Models.

2.5 Summary.

References.

3 Non-Ideal Radio Frequency Front-End Models in 60 GHz Systems (Chang-Soon Choi, Maxim Piz and Eckhard Grass).

3.1 RF Front-End Architecture.

3.2 Nonlinear Power Amplifier.

3.3 Phase Noise from Oscillators.

3.4 Other RF Non-Idealities.

References.

4 Antenna Array Beamforming in 60 GHz (Pengfei Xia).

4.1 Introduction.

4.2 60 GHz Channel Characteristics.

4.3 Antenna Array Beamforming.

4.4 Summary.

References.

5 Baseband Modulation (Pengfei Xia and André Bourdoux).

5.1 Introduction.

5.2 OFDM Baseband Modulation.

5.3 Case Study: IEEE 802.15.3c Audio Video OFDM.

5.4 SC with Frequency-Domain Equalization.

5.5 SC Transceiver Design and System Aspects.

5.6 Digital Baseband Processing.

References.

6 60 GHz Radio Implementation in Silicon (Alberto Valdes-Garcia).

6.1 Introduction.

6.2 Overview of Semiconductor Technologies for 60 GHz Radios.

6.3 60 GHz Front-End Components.

6.4 Frequency Synthesis and Radio Architectures.

6.5 Radio–Baseband Interface.

References.

7 Hardware Implementation for Single-Carrier Systems (Yasunao Katayama).

7.1 Introduction.

7.2 Advantages and Challenges of SC Systems.

7.3 System Design with Non-Coherent Detection.

7.4 System Design with Differentially Coherent Detection.

7.5 Test and Evaluation.

7.6 Advanced SC System with Per-Packet Coherent Detection.

7.7 Conclusion.

References.

8 Gbps OFDM Baseband Design and Implementation for 60 GHz Wireless LAN Applications (Chang-Soon Choi, Maxim Piz, Marcus Ehrig, Milos Krstic and Eckhard Grass).

8.1. OFDM Physical Layer Implemented on FPGA.

8.2. OFDM Baseband Receiver Architecture.

8.3 OFDM Baseband Transmitter Architecture.

8.4 60 GHz Link Demonstration.

8.5 Next-Generation OFDM Demonstrators for 60 GHz Wireless LAN Applications.

References.

9 Medium Access Control Design (Harkirat Singh).

9.1 Design Issues in the Use of Directional Antennas.

9.2 IEEE 802.15.3c MAC for 60 GHz.

9.3 Design Considerations for Supporting Uncompressed Video.

9.4 Performance Study.

9.5 Conclusions and Future Directions.

References.

10 Remaining Challenges and Future Directions (Alberto Valdes-Garcia, Pengfei Xia, Su-Khiong Yong and Harkirat Singh).

References.

Index.