Coexistence of terrestrial and aerial users in cellular networks
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Azari, Mohammad Mahdi
Rosas, Fernando
Chiumento, Alessandro
Pollin, Sofie
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
Enabling the integration of aerial mobile users into existing cellular networks would make possible a number of promising applications. However, current cellular networks have not been designed to serve aerial users, and hence an exploration of design parameters is required in order to allow network providers to modify their current infrastructure. As a first step in this direction, this paper provides an in-depth analysis of the coverage probability of the downlink of a cellular network that serves both aerial and ground users. We present an exact mathematical characterization of the coverage probability, which includes the effect of base stations (BSs) height, antenna pattern and drone altitude for various types of urban environments. Interestingly, our results show that the favorable propagation conditions that aerial users enjoy due to their altitude is also their strongest limiting factor, as it leaves them vulnerable to interference. This negative effect can be substantially reduced by optimizing the flying altitude, the base station height and antenna down-tilt angle. Moreover, lowering the base station height and increasing down-tilt angle are in general beneficial for both terrestrial and aerial users, pointing out a possible path to enable their coexistence.
Date Issued
2018-01-25
Date Acceptance
2017-12-04
Citation
2017 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps), 2018
ISBN
9781538639214
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Journal / Book Title
2017 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps)
Copyright Statement
© 2018 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Source
2017 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps)
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2017-12-04
Finish Date
2017-12-08
Coverage Spatial
Singapore, Singapore
Date Publish Online
2018-01-25