Statistical characteristics of 60 GHz wideband indoor propagation channel

This paper presents statistical properties of the spatio-temporal propagation channel at 60 GHz. Extensive measurement campaign has been conducted for three different type of corridors in an office building. The used 60 GHz channel sounder is capable of the coherent reception of channel data. The multipath components were resolved both in space and time domain with 1 GHz measurement bandwidth. Throughout the measurements the line-of-sight (LOS) path was ensured. The parameter estimation was performed using Space-Alternating Generalized Expectation (SAGE) algorithm. Parameters for the directional channel model such as Root Mean Square (RMS) delay spread, Ricean K-factor and angular spread were calculated. Statistical models for the Power delay profile (PDP) and the Power angle profile (PAP) are given.