On the relationship between relay and infrastructure densities in geometrically bounded relay-assisted wireless networks
In this paper, we study the connectivity between two fixed terminal nodes within a geometrically bounded network of relay nodes and fixed infrastructure nodes. We assume a communication path, between the terminal nodes, can be established by direct connection (1-hop), via a relay node (2-hop) or via...
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| description | In this paper, we study the connectivity between two fixed terminal nodes within a geometrically bounded network of relay nodes and fixed infrastructure nodes. We assume a communication path, between the terminal nodes, can be established by direct connection (1-hop), via a relay node (2-hop) or via the infrastructure network; the choice is based on link viability in a Rayleigh fading environment. We adopt a probabilistic approach to our analysis considering a homogeneous spatial distribution of relay nodes and an inhomogeneous spatial distribution of infrastructure nodes. Our analysis of the relationship between relay and infrastructure densities for a prescribed outage probability shows that reliance on infrastructure connectivity can be appreciably reduced by employing direct and 2-hop connectivity. We further show that, as the relay density increases, optimum connectivity is achieved by employing a non uniform spatial thinning of the infrastructure, which is dependent upon the geometric extent of the network. Our analysis provides an insight into multi-mode connectivity in bounded network domains and has application in many fields including cellular and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2X), which are often modelled as having finite extent and where reducing the reliance on fixed infrastructure can effectively reduce operating expenditure (OPEX) costs. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:9452943c-aaf6-4dd0-9c64-d5f93c1e17e92022-03-26T23:38:42ZOn the relationship between relay and infrastructure densities in geometrically bounded relay-assisted wireless networksJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:9452943c-aaf6-4dd0-9c64-d5f93c1e17e9Symplectic Elements at OxfordIEEE2018Hedges, DCoon, JIn this paper, we study the connectivity between two fixed terminal nodes within a geometrically bounded network of relay nodes and fixed infrastructure nodes. We assume a communication path, between the terminal nodes, can be established by direct connection (1-hop), via a relay node (2-hop) or via the infrastructure network; the choice is based on link viability in a Rayleigh fading environment. We adopt a probabilistic approach to our analysis considering a homogeneous spatial distribution of relay nodes and an inhomogeneous spatial distribution of infrastructure nodes. Our analysis of the relationship between relay and infrastructure densities for a prescribed outage probability shows that reliance on infrastructure connectivity can be appreciably reduced by employing direct and 2-hop connectivity. We further show that, as the relay density increases, optimum connectivity is achieved by employing a non uniform spatial thinning of the infrastructure, which is dependent upon the geometric extent of the network. Our analysis provides an insight into multi-mode connectivity in bounded network domains and has application in many fields including cellular and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2X), which are often modelled as having finite extent and where reducing the reliance on fixed infrastructure can effectively reduce operating expenditure (OPEX) costs. |
| spellingShingle | Hedges, D Coon, J On the relationship between relay and infrastructure densities in geometrically bounded relay-assisted wireless networks |
| title | On the relationship between relay and infrastructure densities in geometrically bounded relay-assisted wireless networks |
| title_full | On the relationship between relay and infrastructure densities in geometrically bounded relay-assisted wireless networks |
| title_fullStr | On the relationship between relay and infrastructure densities in geometrically bounded relay-assisted wireless networks |
| title_full_unstemmed | On the relationship between relay and infrastructure densities in geometrically bounded relay-assisted wireless networks |
| title_short | On the relationship between relay and infrastructure densities in geometrically bounded relay-assisted wireless networks |
| title_sort | on the relationship between relay and infrastructure densities in geometrically bounded relay assisted wireless networks |
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