Monday, September 25, 2017

Abstract-Stochastic geometry analysis of interference and coverage in Terahertz networks


Xin-Wei Yao, Chao-Chao Wang, Wan-Liang Wang,  Chong Han,

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878778917300261


Terahertz (THz) band communication has been envisioned as a key wireless technology for providing unprecedented high data rates. However, due to the severe path loss, the transmission distance in THz band is very limited. Therefore, the beamforming techniques are explored to enlarge the communication range in THz networks, particularly employed at Access Points (APs). Interference is a critical factor affecting the performance of THz networks. In this paper, the interference and the coverage probability are investigated for the THz band communications with beamforming APs. First, based on the Line-of-Sight (LoS) and Non-Line-of-Sight (NLoS) ray propagation models of THz signals, the interferences from neighboring users and beamforming APs are modeled in closed forms based on stochastic geometry methods. Then, the Signal-to-Interference-plus-Noise-Ratio (SINR) and the coverage probabilities are further derived based on the THz channel and interference model. Extensive simulations are carried out to evaluate the interference and coverage for the THz band communications with beamforming APs, for the different system parameters, which include SINR threshold, density of APs, transmission frequency, gain of beamforming AP, density of users and radius of interference area. Learning from the simulation results, high density of APs with a small beam-width and the transmission at THz frequencies with low absorption efficient, such as 0.67 THz, are recommended to mitigate the interference and achieve a better coverage performance.

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