George, GeordieVenugopal, KiranLozano Solsona, AngelHeath, R. W., Jr.2017-11-272017-11-272017George G, Venugopal K, Lozano A, Heath RW Jr. Enclosed mmWave wearable networks: feasibility and performance. IEEE Trans Wireless Commun. 2017;16(4):2300-13. DOI: 10.1109/TWC.2017.26626811536-1276http://hdl.handle.net/10230/33340This paper investigates the feasibility of mmWave frequencies for personal networks of wireless wearable devices in enclosed settings (e.g., commuter trains, subways, airplanes, airports, or offices). At these frequencies, specular reflections off surfaces are expected to contribute to the capture of intended signal power and, simultaneously, to aggravate the interference at the receivers. Meanwhile, blockages by obstacles and people-including the individuals wearing the devices-are expected to shield receivers from interference. With the aid of stochastic geometry and random shape theory, we assess the interplay of surface reflections and blockages for dense deployments of wearable networks equipped with directional antenna arrays in relevant indoor settings.application/pdfeng© 2017 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works. The final published article can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2017.2662681info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2017.2662681Wearable networksIndoor mmWave communicationStochastic geometryRandom shape theoryDirectional beamforminginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess