A Stochastic Geometry Model of Backhaul and User Coverage in Urban UAV Networks

10/09/2017
by   Boris Galkin, et al.
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Wireless access points on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are being considered for mobile service provisioning in commercial networks. To be able to efficiently use these devices in cellular networks it is necessary to first have a qualitative and quantitative understanding of how their design parameters reflect on the service quality experienced by the end user. In this paper we model a network of UAVs operating at a certain height above ground to provide wireless service within coverage areas shaped by their directional antennas, with the UAVs using the existing terrestrial base station network for wireless backhaul. We provide an analytical expression for the coverage probability experienced by a typical user as a function of the UAV parameters. Using our derivations we demonstrate the existence of an optimum UAV height which maximises the end user coverage probability. We then explore a scenario where the UAVs adjust their individual heights to meet their backhaul requirements while at the same time attempting to maximise the coverage probability of the end user on the ground.

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