Minimum Cost Design of 5G Networks with UAVs, Tree-based Optical Backhauling, Micro-generation and Batteries
2019 (English) In: 2019 21st International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON) / [ed] Marek Jaworski; Marian Marciniak, IEEE, 2019, article id We.D2.3Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
We target the minimum cost design of a 5G network exploiting Small Cells (SCs) carried by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). In our architecture, UAV-SCs can be recharged by a set of ground sites, which provide energy capabilities thanks to the exploitation of micro-generation (i.e., locally produced energy) and batteries. In addition, the ground sites are connected by means of a set of optical fibers forming a tree-based topology. We then define an optimization problem to minimize the total installation costs of the ground sites, the optical network, the batteries, and the sources of micro-generation, while ensuring the coverage of the territory through the UAV-SCs. Results demonstrate that it is possible to notably reduce the total costs compared to a legacy solution, which assumes the installation of fixed Base Stations (BSs) to provide full territory coverage.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages IEEE, 2019. article id We.D2.3
Series
International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, E-ISSN 2161-2064
Keywords [en]
cost minimization, access networks, optical networks, optimization, rural areas
National Category
Communication Systems
Research subject Pervasive Mobile Computing
Identifiers URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-85969 DOI: 10.1109/ICTON.2019.8840395 Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85073057640 OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-85969 DiVA, id: diva2:1572671
Conference 21st International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON 2019), Angers, France, July 9-13, 2019
Note ISBN för värdpublikation: 978-1-7281-2779-8;
Finansiär: University of Rome Tor Vergata; Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education
2021-06-242021-06-242021-06-24 Bibliographically approved