On the performance of ad hoc networks with beamforming antennas
MobiHoc '01 Proceedings of the 2nd ACM international symposium on Mobile ad hoc networking & computing
Smart Antennas for Wireless Communications: IS-95 and Third Generation CDMA Applications
Smart Antennas for Wireless Communications: IS-95 and Third Generation CDMA Applications
On Designing MAC Protocols for Wireless Networks Using Directional Antennas
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
Channel characteristics and transmission performance for various channel configurations at 60 GHz
EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
IEEE Wireless Communications
Influence of the human activity on wide-band characteristics of the 60 GHz indoor radio channel
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
Frequency domain equalization for single-carrier broadband wireless systems
IEEE Communications Magazine
Design considerations for 60 GHz CMOS radios
IEEE Communications Magazine
Ad hoc networking with directional antennas: a complete system solution
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
Throughput efficiency in body sensor networks: A clean-slate approach
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
A realistic implementation for simulating side-channel in mobile ad hoc networks
Proceedings of the Military Modeling & Simulation Symposium
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Mobile ad hoc networking of dismounted combat personnel is expected to play an important role in the future of network-centric operations. High-speed, short-range, soldier-to-soldier wireless communications will be required to relay information on situational awareness, tactical instructions, and covert surveillance related data during special operations reconnaissance and other missions. This article presents some of the work commissioned by the U.K. Ministry of Defence to assess the feasibility of using 60 GHz millimeter-wave smart antenna technology to provide covert communications capable of meeting these stringent networking needs. Recent advances in RF front-end technology, alongside physical layer transmission schemes that could be employed in millimeter-wave soldier-mounted radio, are discussed. The introduction of covert communications between soldiers will require the development of a bespoke directive medium access layer. A number of adjustments to the IEEE 802.11 distribution coordination function that will enable directional communications are suggested. The successful implementation of future smart antenna technologies and direction of arrival-based protocols will be highly dependent on thorough knowledge of transmission channel characteristics prior to deployment. A novel approach to simulating dynamic soldier-to-soldier signal propagation using state-of-the-art animation-based technology developed for computer game design is described, and important channel metrics such as root mean square angle and delay spread for a team of four networked infantry soldiers over a range of indoor and outdoor environments is reported.