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Downlink NOMA for Coexistence of Aerial and Terrestrial Users: Stochastic Geometry Analysis

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Publication date25/01/2021
Host publication2020 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2020 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (electronic)9781728182988
<mark>Original language</mark>English
Event2020 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2020 - Virtual, Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China
Duration: 7/12/202011/12/2020

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Conference2020 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2020
Country/TerritoryTaiwan, Province of China
CityVirtual, Taipei
Period7/12/2011/12/20

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Name2020 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2020 - Proceedings

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Conference2020 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2020
Country/TerritoryTaiwan, Province of China
CityVirtual, Taipei
Period7/12/2011/12/20

Abstract

Connecting aerial users (AU)s to cellular networks expands the potential of many applications. Nevertheless, existing cellular networks are not designed to efficiently serve AUs and terrestrial users (TU)s. Limited spectrum and high interference make the task even more challenging. Thus, in this paper, we examine the feasibility of fixed-power non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) scheme in meeting the demands of AUs and TUs by leveraging stochastic geometry. To this end, we propose a tractable framework for evaluating the coverage of AU and TU in cellular networks, where BSs are distributed using Poisson Point Process (PPP). We then derive the coverage probability of AU and TU. Using these analytical expressions, we further analyze the impact of different network parameters such as AU's altitude, TU's distance, and power allocation, and obtain key insights for designing an efficient NOMA scheme. Our results show that i) increasing AU's altitude does not always degrade the signal-to-interference ratio (SIR), ii) fixed-power NOMA scheme cannot be employed solely to serve AU's control and command (C C) link, iii) pairing a near TU with a typical AU may prevent significant performance degradation, and iv) mitigating the interference of TU could improve the performance of AU.

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Funding Information: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This work was supported in part by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia under Grant 4J416, Grant 08G83, Grant 19H58, and Grant 04G37, Grant 09G15, and Grant 00L27. Publisher Copyright: © 2020 IEEE.