Mobility for Cellular-Connected UAVs: Challenges for the Network Provider

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dc.contributor.authorFonseca, Erikaen
dc.contributor.authorGalkin, Borisen
dc.contributor.authorKelly, Marvinen
dc.contributor.authorDaSilva, Luiz A.en
dc.contributor.authorDusparic, Ivanaen
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-04T20:21:26Zen
dc.date.available2022-01-04T20:21:26Zen
dc.date.issued2021-01-01en
dc.date.updated2022-01-04T20:21:25Zen
dc.description.abstractUnmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology is becoming more prevalent and more diverse in its application. 5G and beyond networks must enable UAV connectivity. This will require the network operator to consider this new type of user in the planning and operation of the network. This work presents the challenges an operator will encounter and should consider in the future as UAVs become users of the network. We analyse the 3GPP specifications, the existing research literature, and a publicly available UAV connectivity dataset, to describe the challenges. We classify these challenges into network planning and network optimisation categories. We discuss the challenge of planning network coverage when considering coverage for flying users and the PCI collision and confusion issues that can be aggravated by these users. In discussing network optimisation challenges, we introduce Automatic Neighbouring Relation (ANR) and handover challenges, specifically the number of neighbours in the Neighbour Relation Table (NRT), and their potential deletion and block-listing, the frequent number of handovers and the possibility that the UAV disconnects because of handover issues. We discuss possible approaches to address the presented challenges and use a real-world dataset to support our findings about these challenges and their importance.en
dc.description.versionAccepted versionen
dc.format.extentPages 136-141en
dc.format.extent6 page(s)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1109/EUCNC/6GSUMMIT51104.2021.9482435en
dc.identifier.eissn2575-4912en
dc.identifier.issn2475-6490en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/107376en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherIEEEen
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dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subjectTechnologyen
dc.subjectComputer Science, Information Systemsen
dc.subjectComputer Science, Theory & Methodsen
dc.subjectEngineering, Electrical & Electronicen
dc.subjectTelecommunicationsen
dc.subjectComputer Scienceen
dc.subjectEngineeringen
dc.subjectDroneen
dc.subjectUAV as end-useren
dc.subjecthandoveren
dc.subjectANRen
dc.subjectNeighbouring listen
dc.titleMobility for Cellular-Connected UAVs: Challenges for the Network Provideren
dc.title.serial2021 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications & 6G Summit (EUCNC/6G Summit)en
dc.typeConference proceedingen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.otherProceedings Paperen
dc.type.otherMeetingen
dc.type.otherBook in seriesen
pubs.finish-date2021-06-11en
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Techen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/University Research Institutesen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/All T&R Facultyen
pubs.start-date2021-06-08en

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