Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTNs) are expected to be a key component of 6th generation (6G) networks to support broadband seamless Internet connectivity and expand the coverage even in rural and remote areas. In this context, High Altitude Platforms (HAPs) can act as edge servers to process computational tasks offloaded by energy-constrained terrestrial devices such as Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and ground vehicles (GVs). In this paper, we analyze the opportunity to support Vehicular Edge Computing (VEC) via HAP in a rural scenario where GVs can decide whether to process data onboard or offload them to a HAP. We characterize the system as a set of queues in which computational tasks arrive according to a Poisson arrival process. Then, we assess the optimal VEC offloading factor to maximize the probability of real-time service, given latency and computational capacity constraints.
@article{arxiv.2301.09957,
title = {Real-Time HAP-Assisted Vehicular Edge Computing for Rural Areas},
author = {Alessandro Traspadini and Marco Giordani and Giovanni Giambene and Michele Zorzi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2301.09957},
year = {2026}
}
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6 pages, 2 figures. This paper has been accepted for publication at IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (WCL). Copyright IEEE 2023. Please cite it as: A. Traspadini, M. Giordani, G. Giambene and M. Zorzi, "Real-Time HAP-Assistes Vehicular Edge Computing for Rural Areas," in IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, doi: 10.1109/LWC.2023.3238851