High capacity communications at 24 GHz and 60 GHz for converged 5G networking

Next-generation 5G converged networks need to support applications requiring ultra-high speed wireless links exceeding 1 Gb/s, e.g. large file transfer and high definition video streaming, e.g. for D2D and D2I communications. Here, we describe wireless networking throughput beyond gigabit rates employing the 24 GHz (unlicensed ISM), and 60 GHz (802.11ad standard) bands. 802.11ad offers large available spectrum (>8.6 GHz) and defines protocols to enable throughput intensive applications such as wireless uncompressed video. Investigation of real-time, 24-GHz, wireless data communication in non-line-of-sight (NLoS) and multipath-rich scenarios is also presented. 24 GHz can also deliver 1 GbE in typical modern building environments while penetrating a range of commonly used construction materials. Security and latency are also important 5G issues, where mm-wave technologies are additionally expected to play an important enabling role.