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A Multiband Ofdma Heterogeneous Network For Millimeter Wave 5g Wireless Applications, Solmaz Niknam, Ali Arshad Nasir, Hani Mehrpouyan, Balasubramaniam Natarajan

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

Emerging fifth generation (5G) wireless networks require massive bandwidth in higher frequency bands, extreme network densities, and flexibility of supporting multiple wireless technologies in order to provide higher data rates and seamless coverage. It is expected that utilization of the large bandwidth in the millimeter-wave (mmWave) band and deployment of heterogeneous networks (HetNets) will help address the data rate requirements of 5G networks. However, high pathloss and shadowing in the mmWave frequency band, strong interference in the HetNets due to massive network densification, and coordination of various air interfaces are challenges that must be addressed. In this paper, we consider …