{BeamSpy}: Enabling robust 60 {GHz} links under blockage

S Sur, X Zhang, P Ramanathan… - 13th USENIX symposium …, 2016 - usenix.org
Due to high directionality and small wavelengths, 60 GHz links are highly vulnerable to
human blockage. To overcome blockage, 60 GHz radios can use a phased-array antenna to …

Beam-forecast: Facilitating mobile 60 GHz networks via model-driven beam steering

A Zhou, X Zhang, H Ma - IEEE INFOCOM 2017-IEEE …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Low robustness under mobility is the Achilles' heel of the emerging 60 GHz networking
technology. Instead of using omni-directional antennas as in existing Wi-Fi/cellular networks …

60 GHz indoor networking through flexible beams: A link-level profiling

S Sur, V Venkateswaran, X Zhang… - Proceedings of the 2015 …, 2015 - dl.acm.org
60 GHz technology holds tremendous potential to upgrade wireless link throughput to Gbps
level. To overcome inherent vulnerability to attenuation, 60 GHz radios communicate by …

WiFi-assisted 60 GHz wireless networks

S Sur, I Pefkianakis, X Zhang, KH Kim - Proceedings of the 23rd Annual …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
Despite years of innovative research and development, gigabit-speed 60 GHz wireless
networks are still not mainstream. The main concern for network operators and vendors is …

Facilitating Robust 60 {GHz} Network Deployment By Sensing Ambient Reflectors

T Wei, A Zhou, X Zhang - … Systems Design and Implementation (NSDI 17 …, 2017 - usenix.org
60 GHz millimeter-wave networks represent the next frontier in high-speed wireless access
technologies. Due to the use of highly directional and electronically steerable beams, the …

Vision-aided dynamic blockage prediction for 6G wireless communication networks

G Charan, M Alrabeiah… - 2021 IEEE International …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unlocking the full potential of millimeter-wave and sub-terahertz wireless communication
networks hinges on realizing unprecedented low-latency and high-reliability requirements …

Boon and bane of 60 GHz networks: Practical insights into beamforming, interference, and frame level operation

T Nitsche, G Bielsa, I Tejado, A Loch… - Proceedings of the 11th …, 2015 - dl.acm.org
The performance of current consumer-grade devices for 60 GHz wireless networks is limited.
While such networks promise both high data rates and uncomplicated spatial reuse, we find …

OpenMili: A 60 GHz software radio platform with a reconfigurable phased-array antenna

J Zhang, X Zhang, P Kulkarni… - Proceedings of the 22nd …, 2016 - dl.acm.org
The 60 GHz wireless technology holds great potential for multi-Gbps communications and
high-precision radio sensing. But the lack of an accessible experimental platform has been …

Following the shadow: Agile 3-D beam-steering for 60 GHz wireless networks

A Zhou, L Wu, S Xu, H Ma, T Wei… - IEEE INFOCOM 2018 …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
60 GHz networks, with multi-Gbps bitrate, are considered as the enabling technology for
emerging applications such as wireless Virtual Reality (VR) and 4K/8K real-time Miracast …

Mobility resilience and overhead constrained adaptation in directional 60 GHz WLANs: protocol design and system implementation

MK Haider, EW Knightly - Proceedings of the 17th ACM International …, 2016 - dl.acm.org
High directivity of 60 GHz links introduces new link training and adaptation challenges due
to both client and environmental mobility. In this paper, we design, implement and evaluate …