Handover Prediction for Aircraft Dual Connectivity Using Model Predictive Control

Mondal, Sabyasachi; Al‐Rubaye, Saba; Tsourdos, Antonios

doi:10.1109/access.2021.3066554

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“…This can outperform the handover parameter self-optimization (HPSO) methods for different scenarios from the aspect of velocity. Recently, a bio-inspired algorithm similar to genetic algorithms was suggested to minimize the cost function for an aircraft dual connectivity problem, under model for predictive control (MPC) constraints [116].…”

Section: Other Theoretical Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A survey on the handover management in 5G-NR cellular networks: aspects, approaches and challenges

Haghrah

Abdollahi

Azarhava

et al. 2023

J Wireless Com Network

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With the purpose of providing higher data rate and ultra-reliable and low-latency communications for the users, employing the small cells in the upcoming Fifth-Generation-New Radio (5G-NR) cellular networks and beyond is leading to the serious challenges in mobility management due to dynamicity of the user equipments (UEs). Among different issues related to the mobility of the UEs, the handover management is one of the key procedures to let the UEs experience a high quality of service (QoS)/quality of experience (QoE). So far, many protocols and algorithms have been proposed to enhance the mobility management in 5G-NR from various aspects, but still a thorough survey has not been incorporated to summarize the recent advances and future directions of the mentioned issue. Thus, the handover management and the corresponding challenges stand in the center of concentrations in this paper, with a glance on 4G to the advancements of 5G-NR. The challenges include QoS/QoE, throughput, delay, traffic load, the attacks during authentication process and resource allocation. To overcome the mentioned challenges, the handover procedure is evaluated by some key performance indicators such as handover ratio, handover failure, radio link failure and such like which depend on the received signal quality. The lack of new advancements and novel aspects of handover plus the separation of security and handover issues in previous works are perceived as research gaps and motivations for the current paper. In this regard, this paper aims to specify and analyze the technical issues, to provide an overview on the proposed methods and recent advances and to bring the future directions into the limelight. We categorize the concurrent standards and methods about the handover, and then, we survey the proposed algorithms including theoretical, algorithm-based and pattern-capturing approaches following the authentication process along with the vulnerabilities and the algorithms to counteract the attacks during handover. Also, we study various issues corresponding to network performance during the handover procedure. Finally, we discuss the open problems and future research directions.

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Section: Other Theoretical Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A survey on the handover management in 5G-NR cellular networks: aspects, approaches and challenges

Haghrah

Abdollahi

Azarhava

et al. 2023

J Wireless Com Network

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“…To achieve a vertical seamless HO for a network as shown in figure 1, efficient techniques and algorithms must be devised. As detailed in further sections, reliable solutions exist for ground based vertical HO for UAVs [3], [4], [5]. However, air-to-space remains unexplored for UAV networks.…”

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Future 6G Communications Powering Vertical Handover in Non-Terrestrial Networks

Warrier,

Aljaburi,

Whitworth

et al. 2024

IEEE Access

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The integration of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) into future 6G networks will open new possibilities for applications ranging from surveillance to communication infrastructure maintenance, precision agriculture, and surveying. However, ensuring uninterrupted connectivity for UAVs operating in remote or dynamic environments remains a significant challenge. This paper presents a novel approach to achieving seamless handover for UAVs when transitioning between terrestrial and satellite communication networks. The proposed method in this paper, leverages graph theory and develop a decision-making algorithm to optimise handover decisions, minimizing latency, improving performance, and reducing service disruption. It establishes a comprehensive graph model that represents the dynamic topology of available network nodes, including terrestrial base stations and low earth orbit (LEO) satellites, which adapts in real-time to changes in UAV position and network conditions. The approach incorporates a decision-making algorithm that considers several factors, such as received signal strength (RSS), signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), and elevation angle, to determine the optimal time and location for a handover between terrestrial base stations and satellite links. This ensures a seamless transition between communication links, minimizing service disruption. The performance of this method is evaluated through extensive simulations and comparison with existing solutions demonstrating significant improvements in RSS, SNR, throughput, latency, ping-pongs and enhanced overall UAV connectivity. The proposed graph methodbased seamless handover solution represents a crucial advancement in enabling reliable and uninterrupted communication for UAVs operating in remote and challenging environments. By managing handovers between terrestrial and satellite networks, this research contributes to the realisation of the full potential of UAVs in emerging applications, thereby advancing the state-of-the-art in UAV technology.INDEX TERMS 6G, vertical handover, satellite, graph method, non-terrestrial networks (NTN) I. INTRODUCTION

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“…With the rapid development of data communications, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) predicts that the launch of the 5G networks in the near future will play a significant role in the airspace domain and pave ways for novel applications. Using this technology, the aircraft communication systems will reach a speed of 100 GB/s with a data rate capacity of almost 1000 times wider than the existing system [8].…”

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Aircraft to Operations Communication Analysis and Architecture for the Future Aviation Environment

Whitworth

Al‐Rubaye

Tsourdos

et al. 2021

2021 IEEE/AIAA 40th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC)

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Fifth Generation (5G) systems are envisaged to support a wide range of applications scenarios with varying requirements. 5G architecture includes network slicing abilities which facilitate the partitioning of a single network infrastructure on to multiple logical networks, each tailored to a given use case, providing appropriate isolation and Quality of Service (QoS) characteristics. Radio Access Network (RAN) slicing is key to ensuring appropriate QoS over multiple domains; achieved via the configuration of multiple RAN behaviors over a common pool of radio resources. This Paper proposes a novel solution for efficient resource allocation and assignment among a verity of heterogeneous services, to utilize the resources while ensuring maximum QoS for network services. First, this paper evaluates the effectiveness of different wireless data bearers. Secondly, the paper proposes a novel dynamic resource allocation algorithm for RAN slicing within 5G New Radio (NR) networks utilising cooperative game theory combined with priority-based bargaining. The impact of this work to industry is to provide a new technique for resource allocation that utilizes cooperative bargaining to ensure all network services achieve minimum QoS requirementswhile using application priority to reduce data transfer time for key services to facilitate increase turn around time at the gate.

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Handover Prediction for Aircraft Dual Connectivity Using Model Predictive Control

Cited by 13 publications

References 21 publications

A survey on the handover management in 5G-NR cellular networks: aspects, approaches and challenges

A survey on the handover management in 5G-NR cellular networks: aspects, approaches and challenges

Future 6G Communications Powering Vertical Handover in Non-Terrestrial Networks

Aircraft to Operations Communication Analysis and Architecture for the Future Aviation Environment

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