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In the present paper, the transmission performance analysis of digital wire and wireless optical links in local and wide areas optical networks have been modeled and parametrically investigated over wide range of the affecting parameters.…

In this paper, we analyse the coverage probability and the area spectral efficiency (ASE) for the uplink (UL) of dense small cell networks (SCNs) considering a practical path loss model incorporating both line-of-sight (LoS) and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-01-05 Tian Ding , Ming Ding , Guoqiang Mao , Zihuai Lin , David Lopez-Perez , Albert Zomaya

Owing to the extremely narrow beams, a main issue in optical deep space communications is represented by miss-pointing errors, which may severely degrade the system performance and availability. In this paper, we address pointing losses in…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-12-07 Lorenzo Valentini , Alberto Faedi , Enrico Paolini , Marco Chiani

Recent advances have shown that satellite communication (SatCom) will be an important enabler for next generation terrestrial networks as it can provide numerous advantages, including global coverage, high speed connectivity, reliability,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-02-02 Eylem Erdogan , Ibrahim Altunbas , Gunes Kurt , Michel Bellemare , Guillaume Lamontagne , Halim Yanikomeroglu

While new mechanisms and configurations of the 5G radio are offering step forward in delivery of ultra-reliable low latency communication services in general, and haptic communications in particular, they could inversely impact the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-09-27 Maliheh Mahlouji , Toktam Mahmoodi

This work evaluates the potential of High-Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS) and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites as alternative or complementary systems to enhance Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity. We first analyze the transmission…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-02-19 Jean Michel de Souza Sant'Ana , Felipe Augusto Tondo , Nurul Huda Mahmood , Aamir Mahmood

Free-space optical (FSO) communication has emerged as a promising technology for inter-satellite links (ISLs) due to its high data rate, low power consumption, and reduced interference. However, the performance of inter-satellite FSO…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-11-05 Minje Kim , Hongjae Nam , Beomsoo Ko , Hyeongjun Park , Hwanjin Kim , Dong-Hyun Jung , Junil Choi

This paper investigates energy-efficient inter-satellite communication in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) networks, where satellites exchange both buffered and newly generated data through half-duplex inter-satellite links (ISLs). Due to orbital…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-18 Yomali Lokugama , Charith Dissanayake , Saman Atapattu , Kandeepan Sithamparanathan

The possibility of using optical communications in free-space as an improvement of current RF communication systems was analyzed in this Project. The particular case of a link Mars-Earth was studied and a link based in the future NASA's…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-05-25 Alberto Carrasco-Casado

In this work, we consider the performance analysis of the uplink cellular networks with free space optics (FSO) backhauling. The user equipment (UE) communicates with the nearest Base Station (BS) in first slot while in second slot, the BS…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-10-29 Elyes Balti , Brian K. Johnson

Aerial base stations are a promising technology to increase the capabilities of the existing communication networks. However, the existing analytical frameworks do not sufficiently characterize the impact of ground interferers on the aerial…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-11-07 M. M. Azari , F. Rosas , A. Chiumento , A. Ligata , S. Pollin

Broadcast MIMO techniques can significantly increase the throughput in the downlink of cellular networks, at the price of channel state information (CSI) feedback from the mobiles, sent over the uplink. Thus, it creates a mechanism that can…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-07-19 Itsik Bergel , Yona Perets , Shlomo Shamai

A whole suite of innovative technologies and architectures have emerged in response to the rapid growth of wireless traffic. This paper studies an integrated network design that boosts system capacity through cooperation between wireless…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-12-22 Trinh Van Chien , Eva Lagunas , Tiep M. Hoang , Symeon Chatzinotas , Björn Ottersten , Lajos Hanzo

In this work we extend the concept of uplink-downlink rate balancing to frequency division duplex (FDD) massive MIMO systems. We consider a base station with large number antennas serving many single antenna users. We first show that any…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-05-04 Itsik Bergel , Yona Perets , Shlomo Shamai

Wireless cellular networks evolve towards a heterogeneous infrastructure, featuring multiple types of Base Stations (BSs), such as Femto BSs (FBSs) and Macro BSs (MBSs). A wireless device observes multiple points (BSs) through which it can…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Katerina Smiljkovikj , Petar Popovski , Liljana Gavrilovska

Direct satellite-to-device (DS2D) communication enables standard mobile devices to connect directly to low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, providing global coverage without reliance on terrestrial infrastructure. However, the DS2D uplink is…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-24 Rajan Shrestha , Hayder Al-Hraishawi

Free-space optical communication links can enable high-capacity wireless connectivity in urban areas. We discuss the feasibility, challenges, and recent developments for high-capacity urban free-space optical links at kilometer scale.

Closed-form approximations of the expected per-terminal signal-to-interference-plus-noise-ratio (SINR) and ergodic sum spectral efficiency of a multiuser multiple-input multiple-output system are presented. Our analysis assumes spatially…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-08-07 Harsh Tataria , Peter J. Smith , Larry J. Greenstein , Pawel A. Dmochowski , Michail Matthaiou

In developing the global Quantum Internet, quantum communication with low-Earth-orbit satellites will play a pivotal role. Such communication will need to be two way: effective not only in the satellite-to-ground (downlink) channel but also…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-10-13 Eduardo Villaseñor , Mingjian He , Ziqing Wang , Robert Malaney , Moe Z. Win

Once deemed a far-fetched vision, emerging deployments of massive satellite constellations will soon offer true global coverage. When these constellations overlay the evolving terrestrial networks, a new hybrid continuum is formed which has…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-06-09 Bassel Al Homssi , Akram Al-Hourani