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The analytical characterization of coverage probability in finite three-dimensional wireless networks has long remained an open problem, hindered by the loss of spatial independence in finite-node settings and the coupling between link…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-11-03 Yunfeng Jiang , Zhiming Huang , Jianping Pan

Using an approach developed in physics, we propose a new framework for the study of cellular networks. The key idea of the physical network model we propose is to replace the discrete base stations (BS) entities by a continuum of…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2009-05-26 Jean-Marc Kelif

In cellular networks, base stations broadcast configurations that devices use for the random access procedure, which is a vital part of the connection setup. Ideally, the network should choose configurations based on the deployment scenario…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-04-13 Joris Belder , Anup Bhattacharjee , Fernando Kuipers

Physical layer security is a promising approach that can benefit traditional encryption methods. The idea of physical layer security is to take advantage of the features of the propagation medium and its impairments to ensure secure…

The secrecy performance in both near-field and far-field communications is analyzed using two fundamental metrics: the secrecy capacity under a power constraint and the minimum power requirement to achieve a specified secrecy rate target.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-04-11 Boqun Zhao , Chongjun Ouyang , Xingqi Zhang , Yuanwei Liu

Cellular networks are not merely data access networks to the Internet. Their distinct services and ability to form large complex compounds for roaming purposes make them an attractive research target in their own right. Their promise of…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-03-14 Gabriel Karl Gegenhuber , Wilfried Mayer , Edgar Weippl , Adrian Dabrowski

This paper studies the throughput of large-scale decentralized wireless networks with physical layer security constraints. In particular, we are interested in the question of how much throughput needs to be sacrificed for achieving a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Xiangyun Zhou , Radha Krishna Ganti , Jeffrey G. Andrews , Are Hjørungnes

Data at the physical layer transmits via media such as copper cable, fiber optic, or wireless. Physical attack vectors exist that challenge data confidentiality and availability. Protocols and encryption standards help obfuscate but often…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-01-27 Alon Hillel-Tuch

This paper investigates the performance of physical layer security (PLS) in fluid antenna-aided communication systems under arbitrary correlated fading channels. In particular, it is considered that a single fixed-antenna transmitter aims…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-09-18 Farshad Rostami Ghadi , Kai-Kit Wong , F. Javier Lopez-Martinez , Wee Kiat New , Hao Xu , Chan-Byoung Chae

Sharing the licensed frequency spectrum among multiple mobile network operators (MNOs) is a promising approach to improve licensed spectrum utilization. In this paper, we model and analyze a non-orthogonal spectrum sharing system consisting…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-05-27 Elaheh Ataeebojd , Mehdi Rasti , Hossein Pedram , Pedro H. J. Nardelli

In this work we consider a dynamical cellular communication network in which mobile BSs are modeled as a homogeneous Poisson point process on $\mathbb R^2$. Each base station moves at a constant speed in a random direction. A typical user…

Probability · Mathematics 2026-05-19 Sanjoy Kumar Jhawar , François Baccelli

Physical-layer security for wireless networks has become an effective approach and recently drawn significant attention in the literature. In particular, the deployment and allocation of resources such as relays to assist the transmission…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-12-29 X. Lu , R. C. de Lamare

We consider a relay network based on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). Terrestrial Base Stations (TBS) and UAV Relay Nodes (RN) are modelled using two Homogeneous Poisson Point Processes (HPPP). UAVs can hover at a fixed position or move…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-07-27 Francois De Saint Moulin , Charles Wiame , Claude Oestges , Luc Vandendorpe

Most social, technological and biological networks are embedded in a finite dimensional space, and the distance between two nodes influences the likelihood that they link to each other. Indeed, in social systems, the chance that two…

Physics and Society · Physics 2018-06-27 Paul Balister , Chaoming Song , Oliver Riordan , Bela Bollobas , Albert-Laszlo Barabasi

We introduce a stochastic geometry dynamics inspired by opinion dynamics that captures the essence of modern asymmetric social networks with leaders and followers. Points in the Euclidean space represent opinions, and the leader of an agent…

Probability · Mathematics 2026-05-29 Natasa Dragovic , Francois Baccelli

The uplink of a wireless network with base stations distributed according to a Poisson Point Process (PPP) is analyzed. The base stations are assumed to have a large number of antennas and use linear minimum-mean-square-error (MMSE) spatial…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2013-11-20 Siddhartan Govindasamy

We propose a tunable location-dependent base station (BS) cooperation scheme by partitioning the plane into three regions: the cell centers, cell edges and cell corners. The area fraction of each region is tuned by the cooperation level…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-05-22 Ke Feng , Martin Haenggi

Spatial Poisson Point Process (PPP) network, whose Base Stations (BS)s are distributed according to a Poisson distribution, is currently used as a accurate model to analyse the performance of a cellular network. Most current work on…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-07-13 Sinh Cong Lam , Kumbesan Sandrasegaran

In this paper, the secrecy performance of a cooperative relay network with outdated relay selection is investigated where an eavesdropper intercepts the channels between the source and the destination. The best relay is chosen among N…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-10-22 Shahla Mohsenifard

The concept of Ultra Dense Networks (UDN) is often seen as a key enabler of the next generation mobile networks. However, existing analysis of UDNs, including Stochastic Geometry, has not been able to fully determine the potential gains and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-12-07 Marcin Filo , Chuan Heng Foh , Seiamak Vahid , Rahim Tafazolli