A 60 GHz radio-over-fiber network architecture for seamless communication with high mobility

Pleros, N; Vyrsokinos, K; Tsagkaris, K; Tselikas, ND

dc.contributor.author	Pleros, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Vyrsokinos, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Tsagkaris, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Tselikas, ND	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:29:31Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:29:31Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en
dc.identifier.issn	0733-8724	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/19284
dc.subject	60 GHz wireless communications	en
dc.subject	Computer architecture	en
dc.subject	Fiber optics	en
dc.subject	Indoor wireless	en
dc.subject	Microprocessors	en
dc.subject	Moving extended cell	en
dc.subject	Optical fiber networks	en
dc.subject	Optical fibers	en
dc.subject	Optical switches	en
dc.subject	Pico-cellular networks	en
dc.subject	Radio-over-fiber	en
dc.subject	Seamless communication	en
dc.subject	Vehicle communication	en
dc.subject	Wireless communication	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Electrical & Electronic	en
dc.subject.classification	Optics	en
dc.subject.other	60 GHz wireless communications	en
dc.subject.other	Indoor wireless	en
dc.subject.other	Microprocessors	en
dc.subject.other	Moving extended cell	en
dc.subject.other	Optical fiber networks	en
dc.subject.other	Pico-cellular networks	en
dc.subject.other	Radio-over-fiber	en
dc.subject.other	Seamless communication	en
dc.subject.other	Wireless communication	en
dc.subject.other	Cellular neural networks	en
dc.subject.other	Cellular telephone systems	en
dc.subject.other	Communication	en
dc.subject.other	Computer architecture	en
dc.subject.other	Computers	en
dc.subject.other	Fiber optic networks	en
dc.subject.other	Fiber optics	en
dc.subject.other	Fibers	en
dc.subject.other	Global system for mobile communications	en
dc.subject.other	Microprocessor chips	en
dc.subject.other	Mobile antennas	en
dc.subject.other	Network architecture	en
dc.subject.other	Network layers	en
dc.subject.other	Optical communication	en
dc.subject.other	Optical fibers	en
dc.subject.other	Optical filters	en
dc.subject.other	Optical materials	en
dc.subject.other	Optical switches	en
dc.subject.other	Optoelectronic devices	en
dc.subject.other	Radio broadcasting	en
dc.subject.other	Radio links	en
dc.subject.other	Radio transmission	en
dc.subject.other	Switching circuits	en
dc.subject.other	Vehicle transmissions	en
dc.subject.other	Wireless networks	en
dc.title	A 60 GHz radio-over-fiber network architecture for seamless communication with high mobility	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1109/JLT.2009.2022505	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2009.2022505	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2009	en
heal.abstract	We demonstrate a 60 GHz broadband picocellular Radio-over-Fiber network architecture that enables seamless connectivity for highly mobile end-users. Its seamless communication capabilities arise by the supported handover scheme that relies on a novel Moving Extended Cell (MEC) concept. MEC exploits user-centric virtual groups of adjacent cells that transmit the same data content to the user and utilizes a switch mechanism for restructuring the virtual multi-cell area according to the user's mobility pattern, so that a virtual antenna group moves together with the mobile user. We present the theoretical formulation for MEC and show that it can provide zero packet loss and call dropping probability values in high-rate wireless services for a broad range of mobile speeds up to 40 m/sec, independently of the fiber link distances. We also demonstrate the physical layer network architecture and switch mechanism both for a RoF network with a single 60 GHz radio frequency (RF) over each wavelength, as well as for a RoF configuration supporting simultaneous multi-RF channel transmission over each optical wavelength. The performance of the multi-RF-over λ network implementation is evaluated via simulations showing successful 100 Mb/s radio signal transmission over fiber links longer than 30 km. To this end, MEC can enable seamless connectivity and bandwidth guarantees in 60 GHz picocellular RoF networks being also capable of serving multiple users over the same wavelength in a RF frequency-division-multiplexed (FDM) approach. © 2009 IEEE.	en
heal.publisher	IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Lightwave Technology	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1109/JLT.2009.2022505	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000267944500002	en
dc.identifier.volume	27	en
dc.identifier.issue	12	en
dc.identifier.spage	1957	en
dc.identifier.epage	1967	en