发表机构
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; Maynooth University（阿卜杜拉国王科技大学; 梅努斯大学）
机构由 AI 辅助整理，请以论文原文为准。AI 中文总结
本文探讨了在缺乏光纤的地区，利用集成接入与回程（IAB）技术及其与非地面网络（NTN）的混合方案来增强无线回程连接，并讨论了设计考虑与潜在研究问题。
AI 中文摘要
本文概述了在缺乏光纤连接到核心网络的区域提供无线回程的潜在替代方案。这些区域包括农村和偏远地区、城市和郊区的低收入社区，以及因蜂窝基础设施遭到破坏而受灾后的地区。在这些场景中，将光纤电缆延伸至此类地点可能极其昂贵、不切实际，甚至根本不可行。因此，为了增强这些场景中的回程连接，我们研究了集成接入与回程（IAB）技术及其与非地面网络（NTN）的混合组合的潜力和适用性，其中非地面网络包括高空/低空平台（HAPs/LAPs）和低地球轨道（LEO）卫星。最后，我们讨论了设计考虑因素和潜在的研究问题，这些将有助于此类解决方案的高效部署。
英文摘要
This article provides an overview of potential alternatives for providing wireless backhaul in regions that suffer from the lack of fiber optic-connectivity to the core network. These regions can be rural and remote locations, low-income neighborhoods in urban and suburban regions, and post-disaster locations suffering from the destruction of cellular infrastructure. For these scenarios, extending fiber optic cables to such locations might be extremely expensive, impractical, or simply not feasible. Hence, in order to enhance the backhaul connectivity in these scenarios, we study the potential and applicability of the integrated access and backhaul (IAB) technique, and a hybrid combination of IAB and non-terrestrial networks (NTN) that includes high/low altitude platforms (HAPs/LAPs) and low earth orbit (LEO) satellites. We conclude this article by discussing the design considerations and potential research problems that would enable efficient deployment of such solutions.
Comments7 pages, 5 figures, 1 table, IEEE Wireless Communications
Journal refH. Lin, M. A. Kishk and M. -S. Alouini, IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 324-330, August 2024
