RF Planning and Optimization of 5G on The City Campus (MUST) of Mirpur, Pakistan
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RF Planning and Optimization of 5G on The City Campus (MUST) of Mirpur, Pakistan

1 Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mirpur, Pakistan
2 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, Beaconhouse International College, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
3 Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science (FEAS), Riphah International University Islamabad, Pakistan
* Corresponding Author: Bilal Mushtaq, [email protected]
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Abstract

As we know, the world is rapidly moving towards 5G and B5G technology to achieve high data rates, massive communication capacity, connectivity, and low latency. 5G offers a latency of less than 1 ms and extremely high data volume compared to previous technologies. The main challenge is the complex nature of 5G network deployment, especially at high frequencies (3–300 GHz) on a university campus with varied building structures. In this paper, we will discuss a scenario for deploying 5G at the Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST) in Mirpur, Pakistan so that telecom operators and vendors who wish to deploy a 5G network on the campus in the future can draw on our research findings. This article aims to optimize RF planning for enhanced network performance using Altair WinProp for modeling and MATLAB for visualization. RF planning on campus is conducted to propose equipment for 5G deployment, considering environmental impact, socio-economic perspective, spectral efficiency, electrical effectiveness, and latency in the user project. This helps to identify key base station locations, analyzes path loss and field strength, and shows how high-frequency millimeter waves interact with real-world structures.

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RF Planning and Optimization of 5G on The City Campus (MUST) of Mirpur, Pakistan

Keywords

5G RF optimization Pakistan MUST

Data Availability Statement

Data will be made available on request.

Funding

This work was supported without any funding.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Ethical Approval and Consent to Participate

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Khokher, A., Mushtaq, B., Rehman, M. A., & Abbas, M. J. (2024). RF Planning and Optimization of 5G on The City Campus (MUST) of Mirpur, Pakistan. ICCK Transactions on Sensing, Communication, and Control, 1(1), 52–59. https://doi.org/10.62762/TSCC.2024.670663
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@article{Khokher2024RF,
  author = {Adnan Khokher and Bilal Mushtaq and Muhammad Abdul Rehman and Muhamamd Jamshed Abbas},
  title = {RF Planning and Optimization of 5G on The City Campus (MUST) of Mirpur, Pakistan},
  journal = {ICCK Transactions on Sensing, Communication, and Control},
  year = {2024},
  volume = {1},
  number = {1},
  pages = {52-59},
  doi = {10.62762/TSCC.2024.670663},
  url = {https://www.icck.org/article/abs/TSCC.2024.670663},
  abstract = {As we know, the world is rapidly moving towards 5G and B5G technology to achieve high data rates, massive communication capacity, connectivity, and low latency. 5G offers a latency of less than 1 ms and extremely high data volume compared to previous technologies. The main challenge is the complex nature of 5G network deployment, especially at high frequencies (3–300 GHz) on a university campus with varied building structures. In this paper, we will discuss a scenario for deploying 5G at the Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST) in Mirpur, Pakistan so that telecom operators and vendors who wish to deploy a 5G network on the campus in the future can draw on our research findings. This article aims to optimize RF planning for enhanced network performance using Altair WinProp for modeling and MATLAB for visualization. RF planning on campus is conducted to propose equipment for 5G deployment, considering environmental impact, socio-economic perspective, spectral efficiency, electrical effectiveness, and latency in the user project. This helps to identify key base station locations, analyzes path loss and field strength, and shows how high-frequency millimeter waves interact with real-world structures.},
  keywords = {5G, RF, optimization, Pakistan, MUST},
  issn = {3068-9287},
  publisher = {Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge}
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