Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00727, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Gupta, Shulabh (Carleton University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Extrapolating from current market trends of rising financial growth in mobile technology with a 1000x increase_x000D_
in data capacity, it is predicted that the next generation 5G wireless networks are expected to be deployed in_x000D_
Canada between 2020/2030. To support such massive demands, wireless industry is making a rapid transition_x000D_
to mm-wave technologies, particularly compatible with IEEE 801.11ad at 60 GHz, to exploit large spectrums_x000D_
available in these bands. However, there are several engineering challenges in implementing efficient wireless_x000D_
systems at mm-waves, which include strong wave absorption in these bands, lack of channel diversity due to_x000D_
directive beam propagation (less diffraction) and scarcity of Line-of-Sight (LOS) channels in typical indoor and_x000D_
outdoor environments. While the LOS wireless communication techniques are more established, achieving_x000D_
high data throughput in the presence of physical obstacles is a more practical and an open problem. These_x000D_
challenges are addressed in this project in collaboration with Montreal based Kaytus Technologies_x000D_
Incorporation (KTI), which specializes in radio resource management and deployment of wireless networks._x000D_
The specific objectives of this project is to design mm-wave antennas at 60 GHz with engineerable radiation_x000D_
patterns, thereby producing multi-beam radiation along specified directions, which increase channel diversity_x000D_
and may avoid physical obstacles between the communicating devices under non-LOS conditions. These_x000D_
radiators will be based on the concept of metasurface antennas, and to be implemented using 2D slot arrays._x000D_
Demonstration of these antennas is seen as the first step in demonstrating a complete wireless system which_x000D_
can provide multi-Gigabits data throughput in a non-LOS communication, and is thus instrumental in the_x000D_
successful deployment of 5G networks in dense urban environments. The project will further help KTI expand_x000D_
their line of services and products to better radio resource management in the mm-wave bands, and will be a_x000D_
stepping stone in developing novel reconfigurable antenna solutions for next generation 5G networks., program purpose french : Extrapolating from current market trends of rising financial growth in mobile technology with a 1000x increase_x000D_
in data capacity, it is predicted that the next generation 5G wireless networks are expected to be deployed in_x000D_
Canada between 2020/2030. To support such massive demands, wireless industry is making a rapid transition_x000D_
to mm-wave technologies, particularly compatible with IEEE 801.11ad at 60 GHz, to exploit large spectrums_x000D_
available in these bands. However, there are several engineering challenges in implementing efficient wireless_x000D_
systems at mm-waves, which include strong wave absorption in these bands, lack of channel diversity due to_x000D_
directive beam propagation (less diffraction) and scarcity of Line-of-Sight (LOS) channels in typical indoor and_x000D_
outdoor environments. While the LOS wireless communication techniques are more established, achieving_x000D_
high data throughput in the presence of physical obstacles is a more practical and an open problem. These_x000D_
challenges are addressed in this project in collaboration with Montreal based Kaytus Technologies_x000D_
Incorporation (KTI), which specializes in radio resource management and deployment of wireless networks._x000D_
The specific objectives of this project is to design mm-wave antennas at 60 GHz with engineerable radiation_x000D_
patterns, thereby producing multi-beam radiation along specified directions, which increase channel diversity_x000D_
and may avoid physical obstacles between the communicating devices under non-LOS conditions. These_x000D_
radiators will be based on the concept of metasurface antennas, and to be implemented using 2D slot arrays._x000D_
Demonstration of these antennas is seen as the first step in demonstrating a complete wireless system which_x000D_
can provide multi-Gigabits data throughput in a non-LOS communication, and is thus instrumental in the_x000D_
successful deployment of 5G networks in dense urban environments. The project will further help KTI expand_x000D_
their line of services and products to better radio resource management in the mm-wave bands, and will be a_x000D_
stepping stone in developing novel reconfigurable antenna solutions for next generation 5G networks., agreement title english : Radiation Pattern Engineering using Metasurface Antennas for avoiding Physical Obstacles in non-LOS 5G Wireless Networks, agreement title french : Radiation Pattern Engineering using Metasurface Antennas for avoiding Physical Obstacles in non-LOS 5G Wireless Networks, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada