Power efficient beam-forming algorithm for ultra-reliable low latency millimeter-wave communications

Abstract

Achieving ultra low-latency and ultra-high reliable communications at millimeter-waves (mmWaves) is challenging due to the sensitivity of this frequency band to blockage. Different space diversity schemes based on either equal gain or beam-tracking algorithms, are proposed to cope with the significant propagation losses introduced by the blockage at mmWaves. However, equal gain algorithms suffer from the low throughput as they allocate considerable gain to the non-optimal links. On the other hand, beam-tracking algorithms suffer from the link outage as the beam-forming is redone after dropping a large amount of data. In this study we propose a new algorithm based on the prior collection of data to eliminate power consuming beam-tracking techniques while minimum diversity level ensures high received power, ultra-reliability, and low latency.