Coverage Analysis and Trajectory Optimization for Aerial Users with Dedicated Cellular Infrastructure

Yujie Qin, Mustafa Abdelsalam Kishk, Mohamed-Slim Alouini

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Abstract

In this paper, we consider a novel cellular network for aerial users, which is composed of dedicated base stations (BSs), whose antennas are directed towards aerial users, and traditional terrestrial BSs (TBSs). Besides, the dedicated BSs are deployed on roadside furniture, such as lampposts and traffic lights, to achieve multiple features while occupying less space. Therefore, the locations of dedicated BSs and TBSs are modeled by a Poisson-line-Cox-process (PLCP) and Poisson point process (PPP), respectively. For the proposed network, we first compute the aerial coverage probability and show that the deployment of dedicated BSs improves the coverage probability in both high dense areas and rural areas. We then consider a cellular-connected UAV that has a flying mission and optimize its trajectory to maximize the minimal achievable signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) (Max-Min SINR). To obtain the Max-Min SINR and minimal time trajectory that satisfies the Max-Min SINR, we proposed two algorithms that are practical in large-scale networks. Finally, our results show that the optimal density of dedicated BSs which maximizes Max-Min SINR decreases with the increase of the road densities.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1-1
Number of pages1
JournalIEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 21 2023

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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