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Improvement of the Global Connectivity using Integrated Satellite-Airborne-Terrestrial Networks with Resource Optimization
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • Ahmad Alsharoa, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Mohamed Slim Alouini
Abstract

In this paper, we propose a novel wireless scheme that integrates satellite, airborne, and terrestrial networks aiming to support ground users. More specifically, we study the enhancement of the achievable users' throughput assisted with terrestrial base stations, high-altitude platforms (HAPs), and satellite stations. The goal is to optimize the resource allocations and the HAPs' locations in order to maximize the users' throughput. In this context, we formulate and solve an optimization problem in two stages: a short-term stage and a long-term stage. In the short-term stage, we start by proposing an approximated solution and a low complexity solution to solve the associations and power allocations. In the approximated solution, we formulate and solve a binary linear optimization problem to find the best associations and then we use the Taylor expansion approximation to optimally determine the power allocations. In the latter solution, we propose a low complexity approach based on a frequency partitioning technique to solve the associations and power allocations. On the other hand, in the long-term stage, we optimize the locations of the HAPs by proposing an efficient algorithm based on a recursive shrink-and-realign process. Finally, selected numerical results underline the advantages provided by our proposed optimization scheme.

Department(s)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Center/Lab(s)
Intelligent Systems Center
Comments

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Grant None

Keywords and Phrases
  • High-Altitude Platforms,
  • Optimization,
  • Satellite Station,
  • Terrestrial Base Stations
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2020 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
4-28-2020
Publication Date
28 Apr 2020
Citation Information
Ahmad Alsharoa and Mohamed Slim Alouini. "Improvement of the Global Connectivity using Integrated Satellite-Airborne-Terrestrial Networks with Resource Optimization" IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications Vol. 19 Iss. 8 (2020) p. 5088 - 5100 ISSN: 1536-1276; 1558-2248
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ahmad-alsharoa/42/