Spectral masks and spectral flatness parameters for millimeter wave (mmWave) carrier signals in wireless communication networks

A method for wireless communication by a wireless communication device, the method comprising:

• modulating a first carrier signal according to a baseband signal to generate a millimeter wave (mmWave) carrier signal of a first bandwidth;
• and
• transmitting a radio frequency (RF) signal associated with the mmWave carrier signal in accordance with a first spectral mask for the mmWave carrier signal of the first bandwidth, wherein the first spectral mask defines:
• an in-band frequency offset range;
• and
• a plurality of transitional frequency offset ranges corresponding to a respective plurality of transitional frequency offset ranges associated with a second spectral mask for a second carrier signal of a second bandwidth scaled according to a first ratio;
• wherein a width of the in-band frequency offset range is wider than a width of an in-band frequency offset range of the second spectral mask for the second carrier signal scaled according to the first ratio.

A wireless communication device comprising:

• means for modulating a first carrier signal according to a baseband signal to generate a millimeter wave (mmWave) carrier signal of a first bandwidth;
• and
• means for transmitting a radio frequency (RF) signal associated with the mmWave carrier signal in accordance with a first spectral mask for the mmWave carrier signal of the first bandwidth, wherein the first spectral mask defines:
• an in-band frequency offset range;
• and
• a plurality of transitional frequency offset ranges corresponding to a respective plurality of transitional frequency offset ranges associated with a second spectral mask for a second carrier signal of a second bandwidth scaled according to a first ratio;
• wherein a width of the in-band frequency offset range is wider than a width of an in-band frequency offset range of the second spectral mask for the second carrier signal scaled according to the first ratio.