Performance and Impairment Modelling for Hardware Components in Millimetre-wave Transceivers

TL;DR

This paper discusses hardware modeling and impairment analysis for millimeter-wave transceivers, focusing on antenna arrays, power amplifiers, and phase noise, to improve understanding of performance limitations.

Contribution

It introduces specific modeling approaches for antenna arrays, power amplifiers, and phase noise impairments in millimeter-wave transceivers, addressing key challenges in the field.

Findings

Phase noise significantly impacts millimeter-wave transceiver performance

Statistical and behavioral models effectively capture power amplifier impairments

Antenna array modeling addresses millimeter-wave challenges

Abstract

This invited paper details some of the hardware modelling and impairment analysis carried out in the EU mmMAGIC project. The modelling work includes handset and Access Point antenna arrays, where specific millimeter-wave challenges are addressed. In power amplifier related analysis, statistical and behavioural modelling approaches are discussed. Phase Noise, regarded as a main impairment in millimeter-wave, is captured under two models and some analysis into to the impact of phase noise is also provided.