@article {Peter:October 2004:1068-9605:217, author = "Peter Horvath", author = "Istvan Frigyes", title = "Application of the MIMO Concept in Millimeter-Wave Broadband Wireless Access Networks", journal = "International Journal of Wireless Information Networks", volume = "11", year = "October 2004", abstract = "In the usual application of Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output (MIMO) and space–time coding (STC) the basis of the operation is a rich-scattering fading channel and a high density of links. In this paper a different situation: cellular millimeter-wave systems are investigated. It is shown that the MIMO concept can also have advantages in this case. Rain-induced fading characteristics and the concept of route diversity are briefly introduced. A route diversity system can be regarded as a parallel MIMO channel. Basic characteristics of these channels including capacity for various cases are investigated. Optimal codes are determined for space-time convolutional coding. Conceptual design of a route-time coding (RTC) system is shown. Simulation results on coding gain, based on empirical rain attenuation data are given.", pages = "217-225(9)", url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/klu/ijwi/2004/00000011/00000004/00001233" doi = "doi:10.1007/s10776-004-1233-2" }