On the throughput capacity of wireless Ad-Hoc networks at 60 GHz

The 60GHz radio technology is highly promising since it can offer multi-Gbps data rate for short range wireless communication. Recently, the idea of using wireless Ad-Hoc networks in the 60 GHz unlicensed band has begun to draw a lot of attention. This paper investigates the throughput capacity of the millimeter wave wireless Ad-Hoc networks with directional antennas when the multi-hop relay schemes are employed. Toward this end we utilize a new model for antennas operating near the 60 GHz band. Based on this model, we attempt to find an upper bound on the throughput capacity. The results show some important facts about the scalability of these networks. A special kind of simulation approach is introduced and conducted to verify the obtained bound. To the best of our knowledge this paper is among the first attempts to explore the performance of the millimeter wave Ad-Hoc networks.