Prototyping directional UAV-based wireless access and backhaul systems

Mikhail Gerasimenko, Jiri Pokorny, Tibor Schneider, Jakub Sirjov, Sergey Andreev, Jiri Hosek

Tutkimustuotos: KonferenssiartikkeliTieteellinenvertaisarvioitu

3 Sitaatiot (Scopus)
22 Lataukset (Pure)

Abstrakti

Providing sufficient mobile coverage during mass public events or critical situations is a highly challenging task for the network operators. To fulfill the extreme capacity and coverage demands within a limited area, several augmenting solutions might be used. Among them, novel technologies like a fleet of compact base stations mounted on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are gaining momentum because of their time- and cost- efficient deployment. Despite the fact that the concept of aerial wireless access networks has been investigated recently in many research studies, there are still numerous practical aspects that require further understanding and extensive evaluation. Taking this as a motivation, in this paper, we develop the concept of continuous wireless coverage provisioning by the means of UAVs and assess its usability in mass scenarios with thousands of users. With our system-level simulations as well as a measurement campaign, we take into account a set of important parameters including weather conditions, UAV speed, weight, power consumption, and millimeter- wave (mmWave) antenna configuration. As a result, we provide more realistic data about the performance of the access and backhaul links together with the practical lessons learned about the design and real-world applicability of the UAV-enabled wireless access networks.

AlkuperäiskieliEnglanti
Otsikko2019 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2019 - Proceedings
KustantajaIEEE
Sivumäärä6
ISBN (elektroninen)9781728109626
DOI - pysyväislinkit
TilaJulkaistu - jouluk. 2019
OKM-julkaisutyyppiA4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa
TapahtumaIEEE Global Communications Conference - Waikoloa, Yhdysvallat
Kesto: 9 jouluk. 201913 jouluk. 2019

Conference

ConferenceIEEE Global Communications Conference
Maa/AlueYhdysvallat
KaupunkiWaikoloa
Ajanjakso9/12/1913/12/19

Rahoitus

link. Here, it is necessary to emphasize that high-directivity antenna array systems, which in theory could enable long-range communications with low interference and TX power, in practice lack low-complexity beam-search algorithms, able to work with fast-moving objects. To increase backhaul link length, network can also be extended for a multi-UAV scenario with some UAVs serving as a relay between the GS and others. This scenario will be targeted in our future research and includes the tasks of drone positioning, architecture choice (e.g., ad-hoc vs. infrastructure), and routing. ACKNOWLEDGMENT The described research was supported by the National Sustainability Program under grant LO1401 as well as by the project 5G-FORCE and the aColor project (Autonomous and Collaborative Offshore Robotics). For the research, the infrastructure of the SIX Center was used. This paper is also based upon support of international mobility project MeMoV, No. CZ.02.2.69/0.0/0.0/16 027/00083710 funded by European Union, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, Czech Republic and Brno, University of Technology.

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!!ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Information Systems
  • Signal Processing
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Media Technology
  • Health Informatics

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