Chen, K., Zhang, L. orcid.org/0000-0002-4535-3200 and Zhong, J. (2024) Vertical Handover Strategy in Satellite-Aerial Based Emergency Communication Networks. In: 2024 11th International Conference on Wireless Networks and Mobile Communications (WINCOM). 11th International Conference on Wireless Networks and Mobile Communications, 23-25 Jul 2024, Leeds. IEEE ISBN 979-8-3503-7787-3
Abstract
After a disaster, a network of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites can provide communication services rapidly to the affected area. In this emergency communication system, UAVs frequently encounter network handover (HO) issues while conducting post-disaster situational awareness (SA) tasks such as searching and monitoring during their flight. Due to the high demand for uplink data rates and the time-sensitive nature of sensing data, transmission disconnections are prone to occur if UAVs connect to an inappropriate network, potentially affecting subsequent rescue operations. To tackle this problem, a vertical HO scheme based on the Analytic Hierarch Process-Entropy (AHP-Entropy) weighting and Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Idea Solution (TOPSIS) is proposed. In this work, received signal strength, data rate, and latency are taken into account. The comprehensive attribute weights are obtained by the AHPEntropy weighting method, and then TOPSIS is applied to rank the candidates to select the best network. Moreover, the satelliteground distance is obtained by the Mean Value Theorem for Integrals and the maximum and minimum elevation angles during the movement of LEO satellite. Meanwhile, mobile edge computing (MEC) is introduced on LEO satellite for data compression to further reduce the feeder link delay of LEO satellite. The simulation results show that, compared with the benchmark method, the proposed scheme can significantly improve throughput and reduce disconnections without increasing delay excessively. This ensures the stability and reliability of real-time post-disaster SA.
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Keywords: | situational awareness, unmanned aerial vehicles, low Earth orbit satellites, TOPSIS, handover |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering (Leeds) > Institute of Communication & Power Networks (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 01 Jul 2024 14:42 |
Last Modified: | 20 Sep 2024 14:18 |
Published Version: | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10657700 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | IEEE |
Identification Number: | 10.1109/WINCOM62286.2024.10657700 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:213987 |