@inproceedings{600c2296518a4de38b470da1363e63a7,
title = "Delay Estimation of Initial Access procedure for 5G mm-Wave Cellular Networks",
abstract = "5G aims to provide ultra-low latency communication and very high Giga-bit data transmissions. The so called mmWave frequencies are used to achieve such high data rates, thanks to the larger bandwidth availability compared to the frequency spectrum currently used for cellular networks up to LTE. The mmWave spectrum, used for the first time in cellular networks, introduces a number of challenges and imposes a new paradigm in terms of architectures and connection protocols. In particular, additional latency is introduced in the initial attach procedure, which requires extra steps with respect to previous technologies. It is therefore important to thoroughly analyze all components of the initial access (IA) delay in 5G mmWave networks. Among the 5G IA delay components, this work mainly focuses on carrier frequency scanning, cell search, beamforming procedures, derivation of system information, and random access (RACH) procedure. We provide details and a methodology to estimate the delay in these steps of the initial access procedure for 5G mmWave networks.",
keywords = "5G Initial Access, Cell Discovery, Delay, Delay Estimation, FR2, Initial Access, mmWave, RACH",
author = "Soham Desai and Filippo Malandra",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 IEEE.; 17th Annual International Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems, DCOS 2021 ; Conference date: 14-07-2021 Through 16-07-2021",
year = "2021",
doi = "10.1109/DCOSS52077.2021.00081",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings - 17th Annual International Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems, DCOS 2021",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "489--494",
booktitle = "Proceedings - 17th Annual International Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems, DCOS 2021",
address = "United States",
}