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Abstract
The presence of a super high rate, but also cost-efficient, easy-to-deploy, and scalable, backhaul/fronthaul framework is essential in the upcoming fifth-generation (5G)wireless networks & beyond. Motivated by the mounting interest in the unmanned flying platforms of various types including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), drones, balloons,and high-altitude/medium-altitude/low-altitude platforms(HAPs/MAPs/LAPs), which we refer to as the networked flying platforms (NFPs), for providing communications services, and by the recent advances in free-space optics (FSO), this article investigates the feasibility of a novel vertical backhaul/fronthaul framework where the NFPs transport the backhaul/fronthaul traffic between the access and core networks via point-to-point FSO links. The performance of the proposed innovative approach is investigated under different weather conditions and a broad range of system parameters. Simulation results demonstrate that the FSO-based vertical backhaul/fronthaul framework canoffer data rates higher than the baseline alternatives, and thus can be considered as a promising solution to the emerging backhaul/fronthaul requirements of the 5G+ wireless networks,particularly in the presence of ultra-dense heterogeneous small cells. The paper also presents the challenges that accompany such a novel framework and provides some key ideas towards overcoming these challenges.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 218-224 |
Journal | IEEE Communications Magazine |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Jan 2018 |
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Activities
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Tutorial: Role of Flying Platforms for Coverage Hole Discovery and Global Connectivity
Muhammad Zeeshan Shakir (Speaker) & Mohamed-Slim Alouini (Speaker)
11 Jun 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Tutorial: Networked-Flying Platforms: Paving the Way Towards Global Wireless Connectivity
Muhammad Zeeshan Shakir (Speaker) & Mohamed-Slim Alouini (Speaker)
8 Sep 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Tutorial: Networked-Flying Platforms: Paving the Way Towards Global Wireless Connectivity
Muhammad Zeeshan Shakir (Speaker)
9 Dec 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Research Output
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Deep Q-Network based coverage hole detection for future wireless networks
Al-Ahmed, S., Shakir, M. Z. & Ahmed, Q. Z., 10 Apr 2020, (Accepted/In press) AI for Emerging Verticals: Human-Robot Computing, Sensing and Networking. 2020 ed. IETResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Optimized link distribution schemes for ultra reliable and low latent communications in multi-layer airborne networks
Wang, D., Al-Ahmed, S. & Shakir, M. Z., 2 Dec 2019, In: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. 16, 9, p. 5866-5873 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A distributed approach for networked flying platform association with small cells in 5G+ networks
Shah, S. A. W., Khattab, T., Shakir, M. Z. & Hasna, M. O., 15 Jan 2018, 2017 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM). Singapore: IEEE, 7 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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