Over 80% of wireless traffic already takes place in buildings. Like water, gas, and electricity, wireless communication is becoming one of the most fundamental utilities of a building. It is well known that building structures have a significant impact on in-building wireless networks. If we seek to achieve the optimal network performance indoors, the buildings should be designed with the objective of maximizing wireless performance. So far, wireless performance has not yet been considered when designing a building. In this paper, we introduce a novel and interdisciplinary concept of building wireless performance (BWP) to a wide audience in both wireless communications and building design, emphasizing its broad impacts on wireless network development and deployment, and on building layout/material design. We first give an overview of the BWP evaluation framework proposed in our state-of-the-art works and explain their interconnections. Then, we outline the potential research directions in this exciting research area to encourage further interdisciplinary research.

翻译：80%以上的无线交通已经发生在建筑物中。与水、煤气和电力一样,无线通信正在成为建筑物的最基本公用事业之一。众所周知,建筑结构对建筑中的无线网络有重大影响。如果我们力求在室内实现最佳网络性能,建筑物的设计目标应该是尽量扩大无线性能。到目前为止,在设计建筑物时尚未考虑无线性能。在本文件中,我们向无线通信和建筑设计的广泛受众引入了无线性能的新颖和跨学科概念,强调其对无线网络开发和部署的广泛影响,以及对建筑布局/材料设计的影响。我们首先概述我们最新作品中提议的无线性能评价框架,并解释其相互联系。然后,我们概述了这一令人振奋的研究领域的潜在研究方向,以鼓励进一步的跨学科研究。