Millimetre Wave Point to Multipoint Enabled by a Novel W-band Traveling Wave Tube
Résumé
TheHorizon2020TWEETHERprojectaimstobuildapointtomultipointwirelesssystemwithhigh
capacityatW-band(92–95GHz)forbackhaulofsmallcellsandfixedaccess.Thepointtomultipoint
isanattractivesolutionforbackhaul.Itismuchcheaperthanthefibreandneedsonlyhalfofthe
equipmentofanequivalentpointtopointbackhaul.TheW-bandwaschosenduetothelightlicensing
andthelowcostforoperators.Theuseforthefirsttimeofanovelhighpowertravelingwavetube
permitstocoverwideanglesectorswithrangeofabout1km,providingupto10Gbps/km 2 capacity
density. The paper will describe the components purposely designed and fabricated for the
transmissionhubandthenetworkterminalequipment.