Fuzzy based efficient drone base stations (DBSs) placement in the 5G cellular network

Authors

  • A. A. Rezaee Department of Computer Engineering and Information Technology, Payame Noor University, PO BOX 19395-3697 Tehran, Iran
  • A. H. Mohajerzadeh Department of Computer Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
  • M. H. Zahedi Faculty of Computer Engineering, Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology Tehran, Iran
  • M. J Sobouti Department of Computer Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
  • S. A. Hosseini Seno Department of Computer Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
Abstract:

Currently, cellular networks are one of the essential communication methods for people. Providing proper coverage for the users and also offering high-quality services to them are two of the most important issues of concern in cellular networks. The fifth-generation cellular communication networks can provide higher data transmission rates, which lead to a higher quality of service but this higher rate has let to reduced antenna coverage in these networks. Besides this, natural and unnatural events in the environment can also affect the coverage of users in the cellular network. One way to resolve this issue is using drones as cellular antennas. The most important factor in providing good coverage and high-quality service for users is the optimal placement of antennas. In this article, the problem of finding the appropriate locations of drone base stations (DBSs) is modeled as a $P$-median optimization problem, where P is the number of required antennas to cover the users. We have used a fuzzy clustering algorithm to define a set of specified candidate points that are required to select the locations of DBSs in the $P$-median model. The optimal value of P was obtained using the bisection algorithm. Finally, the optimal positions of DBSs have been determined by solving the optimization problem. According to the results, in the case of a proper selection of fuzzy clustering parameters, better results will be obtained in comparison to the results of other approaches.

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volume 17  issue 2

pages  29- 38

publication date 2020-04-01

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