Pub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1109/mvt.2023.3301228
Maurilio Matracia, Mustafa A. Kishk, M. Alouini
Even though achieving global connectivity represents one of the main goals of 5G and beyond wireless networks, exurban areas are still suffering frequent outages because of the lack of proper telecom infrastructures, which are often available only in urban areas. Indeed, cellular network design is usually capacity driven, and thus the densities of base stations (BSs) follow mostly population and especially revenue densities. Contextually, we focus on one of the most promising solutions to provide sufficient and reliable coverage in far-flung areas: aerial base stations (ABSs), which consist of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) carrying cellular BS equipment. In this article, we extensively discuss the problem of bridging what is called the urban–rural digital divide (i.e., the connectivity gap between urban and rural areas) from various perspectives. First, we showcase various alternative solutions and compare conventional terrestrial networks with aerial networks from a techno-economic point of view. Then, we highlight the topological aspects of rural environments and explain how they can affect the actual design of cellular networks. In addition, we investigate both the coverage probability and the reliability of the communication links via simulations, proving that the integration of ABSs can be quite promising in a 6G perspective. Finally, we propose two original extensions of our case study as open problems.
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Pub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1109/mvt.2023.3315461
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Pub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1109/mvt.2023.3340782
{"title":"Tech RXIV: Share Preprint Research With the World!","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/mvt.2023.3340782","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/mvt.2023.3340782","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55004,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139196343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1109/mvt.2023.3315460
Weihua Zhuang
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Pub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1109/mvt.2023.3315464
{"title":"Don't Forget to Renew Your Membership!","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/mvt.2023.3315464","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/mvt.2023.3315464","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55004,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139195327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-18DOI: 10.1109/mvt.2023.3279709
Weihua Zhuang
This time of year is special for the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS). We will recognize this year’s VTS Award recipients at the 98th Annual IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference held in Hong Kong (VTC2023-Fall). We will also bring together engineers, researchers, and other professionals at the 2023 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC) to be held in Milan, Italy. I hope we will see you at either or both conferences.
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