mmWave Use cases and Prototyping: a way towards 5G Standardization

In the framework of the forthcoming 5G telecommunication system, the definition of realistic use cases and prototypes strongly connected to them is especially important in order to demonstrate how well an emerging technology can fulfil the challenges introduced by the 5G Heterogeneous Network (HetNet) architecture. This paper shows how millimeter wave (mmWave) technologies can be properly assessed by selecting use cases and then deriving significant system KPI out of experimental platforms. Finally the status of mmWave activities in standards bodies is described, highlighting which bodies are to be addressed for a successful go-to-market of such emerging technology

A strategy for research projects to impact standards and regulatory bodies: The approach of the EU-funded project MiWaveS

International audienceThis paper proposes a strategy, described via a process, which can help collaborative research projects impact standards and engage with regulatory bodies. The process is being successfully used by a running EU-funded project that is taken as a concrete example of how to link in a proper way innovation and pre-development activities to standards. The proposed methodology has a general validity and can be adopted by any other research project, working on new enabling technologies far ahead from market launch, aiming at the broadest possible deployment of such technologies and willing to impact effectively both the research and the industry ecosystems. © 2015 IEEE

mmWave small cell networks: first E-band backhaul prototyping results in MiWaveS

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