Mobility dependent hybrid RF/FSO backhaul in UAV assisted cellular networks

Muhammad Usman, Saud Althunibat, Khalid Qaraqe

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Abstract

The increasing trend of employing unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) as movable base stations (MBSs) holds a great potential of enhancing the performance of a cellular network at a cell edge. The performance is generally enhanced to either accommodate more users or to optimize the throughput of existing ones. One of the paramount challenges of deploying an MSB-based cellular network is to design a stable backhaul connection of the MBS with the ground base station (BS). This paper proposes a hybrid backhaul based on radio frequency (RF) and free space optical (FSO) communication, where the decision to choose between RF and FSO depends on mobility of the MBS. In particular, an analytical framework to model the mobility of a MBS is proposed wherein the probability to fly or to stop is estimated. In addition, analytical expressions for the bit error rate (BER) of RF-only backhaul, FSO-only backhaul and mobility-dependent hybrid RF/FSO backhaul are derived and substantiated through Monte Carlo simulation results.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 IEEE 25th International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD)
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728163390
ISBN (Print)9781728163406
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Sept 2020
EventIEEE 25th International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks - Online
Duration: 14 Sept 202016 Sept 2020

Publication series

Name
ISSN (Print)2378-4865
ISSN (Electronic)2378-4873

Conference

ConferenceIEEE 25th International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks
Abbreviated titleIEEE CAMAD 2020
Period14/09/2016/09/20

Keywords

  • movable base station (MBS)
  • hybrid FSO/RF
  • gamma-gamma fading
  • Nakagami fading
  • cellular coverage

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design

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