60 GHz device classes-class 1,class 2,class 3,type A,type B,type C
This page covers 60 GHz device classes as per IEEE 802.15.3c and ECMA 387 viz. class 1, class 2, class 3, type A, type B and type C.
What is 60GHz?
Introduction:
Following are the features of 60GHz frequency.
• This particular frequency falls in millimeter wave range (i.e. 30 GHz to 300 GHz) in the electromagnetic frequency spectrum.
• It falls in globally used unlicensed band viz. 57 to 66 GHz recently adopted across the world for
commercial use for wireless communication.
• 60GHz wavelength is about 0.5 centimeters.
• It is also known as V-band frequency.
• It is used for low power and short distance communication.
• There four popular channels viz. each having about 2 GHz of bandwidth.
60 GHz device classes as per IEEE 802.15.3c
Following table-1 mentions 60 GHz device classes viz. class-1, class-2 and class-3 as per IEEE 802.15.3c.
The IEEE 802.15.3c standard defines three classes of modulation and coding schemes for SC (single Carrier) mode in
mmwave PHY as mentioned below.
• Class-1 is used for low power, low cost mobile for data rate requirements upto 1.5 Gbps.
• Class-2 is used for data rates upto 3 Gbps.
• Class-3 is used for data rates in excess of 5 Gbps for high performance apps.
| Feature | Class-1 | Class-2 | Class-3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Rate | <1 Gbps | Between 1.5 Gbps to 3 Gbps | Between 3 Gbps to 5.5 Gbps |
| Receiver Sensitivity | -65 dBm | -58 dBm | -50 dBm |
| Modulation | π/2 BPSK/GMSK | π/2 QPSK | π/2 8PSK, π/2 16QAM |
| Number of modes | 7 | 5 | 2 |
60 GHz device classes as per ECMA 387
Following table-2 mentions 60 GHz device classes viz. class-1, class-2 and class-3 as per ECMA 387.
| Feature | Type-A | Type-B | Type-C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum Range | 10m NLOS | 3m LOS | 1m LOS |
| Data rate | 3.97 to 6.35 Gbps | 0.794 to 3.175 Gbps | 0.8 to 3.2 Gbps |
| Receiver sensitivity | -60 dBm | -60.7 dBm | -62.2 dBm |
| Modulation | BPSK/QPSK/8QAM/16QAM | DBPSK/DQPSK | OOK/4ASK |
| Number of modes | 14 | 5 | 3 |
Also refer advantages and disadvantages of 60 GHz frequency and more on what is 60 GHz.
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