Performance Investigation of Video Streaming over mmWave

To provide augmented reality and super-quality video content to consumers, the next generation of multimedia devices demand a higher bit rate of telecommunication networks than today. Most video content is viewed from mobile devices, leading the fifth generation (5G) cellular networks to offer exceptionally high data speeds. Communications at millimeter-wave (mmWave) frequencies are potential enablers here, considering the large amount of available bandwidth that smartphone devices can be assigned. However, the rugged transmission environment at such high frequencies makes it impossible to deliver a trustworthy service due to interference. This thesis presents the end-to-end 5G system simulation, a simulation model of downlink shared channel (DL-SCH) from MATLAB based on the physical layer, for performance analysis of video streaming over mmWave networks. In the performance investigation, throughput, end-to-end delay, Bit Error Rate (BER) are measured with respect to Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), mmWave carrier frequency and mmWave bandwidth. In addition to this, various Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) modulation schemes have been used in the simulations. Analytical calculations are also performed to make a comparative analysis on the performance of video streaming over mmWave. In the Long-Term Evolution (LTE) framework Toolbox, the model simulates the channel with a 5G library. The presented investigation has shown the performance of high-quality video at mmWave.