Forecasting Spectrum Demand for UAVs Served by Dedicated Allocation in Cellular Networks

Rafhael Medeiros de Amorim; Istvan Kovacs; Jeroen Wigard; Troels Bundgaard Sørensen; Preben E. Mogensen

doi:10.1109/WCNCW.2019.8902713

Forecasting Spectrum Demand for UAVs Served by Dedicated Allocation in Cellular Networks

Rafhael Medeiros de Amorim, Istvan Kovacs, Jeroen Wigard, Troels Bundgaard Sørensen, Preben E. Mogensen

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In this paper, the usage of dedicated portions of cellular spectrum to provide the high-reliable Command and Control (C2) link for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is evaluated. Simulations are performed using data settings of a real operating Long-Term Evolution (LTE) network in Denmark, in order to assess the reliability of the C2 link. Up to date databases of drone registrations and market projections are used to infer the drone densities and estimate the future traffic demand. Based on these estimations, network capacity results show that, deploying a sparse network with reservation of 1.4 MHz is sufficient for most cases according to current demands. In the next 20 years, the increase in demand can be followed by a continuous deployment of sites and an increase in the bandwidth up to 5 MHz. The paper also presents a discussion about which solutions can be used to further boost network capacity, and help to achieve high reliability even for the most stringent traffic demand cases.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2019 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference Workshop (WCNCW)
Number of pages	6
Publisher	IEEE
Publication date	18 Nov 2019
Pages	1-6
Article number	8902713
ISBN (Print)	978-1-7281-0923-7
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-7281-0922-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/WCNCW.2019.8902713
Publication status	Published - 18 Nov 2019
Event	IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference - Marrakech, Morocco Duration: 15 Apr 2019 → 19 Apr 2019 https://wcnc2019.ieee-wcnc.org/

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Conference	IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference
Country/Territory	Morocco
City	Marrakech
Period	15/04/2019 → 19/04/2019
Internet address	https://wcnc2019.ieee-wcnc.org/

Series	Proceedings of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference
ISSN	1525-3511

Keywords

UAVs
Drones
Spectrum
command and control link

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Amorim, RMD, Kovacs, I, Wigard, J, Sørensen, TB & E. Mogensen, P 2019, Forecasting Spectrum Demand for UAVs Served by Dedicated Allocation in Cellular Networks. in 2019 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference Workshop (WCNCW)., 8902713, IEEE, Proceedings of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, pp. 1-6, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, Marrakech, Morocco, 15/04/2019. https://doi.org/10.1109/WCNCW.2019.8902713

Forecasting Spectrum Demand for UAVs Served by Dedicated Allocation in Cellular Networks. / Amorim, Rafhael Medeiros de; Kovacs, Istvan; Wigard, Jeroen et al.
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Amorim RMD, Kovacs I, Wigard J, Sørensen TB , E. Mogensen P. Forecasting Spectrum Demand for UAVs Served by Dedicated Allocation in Cellular Networks. In 2019 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference Workshop (WCNCW). IEEE. 2019. p. 1-6. 8902713. (Proceedings of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference). doi: 10.1109/WCNCW.2019.8902713

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