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Virtual Backhaul Connectivity for Enhanced Coverage in Fiber-Less Areas
Hao Lin, Mustafa A. Kishk, Mohamed-Slim Alouini
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. Th…
RIS-Enabled Integrated Access and Relay: Empowering Collaboration Among BSs
Hao Lin, Mustafa A. Kishk, Mohamed-Slim Alouini
The increasing number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and applications leads to severe access congestion in conventional base station (BS) networks. Meanwhile, the low transmit…
Performance Evaluation of HAPS-enabled Coverage Enhancement in Hard-to-Reach Areas
Hao Lin, Mustafa A. Kishk, Mohamed-Slim Alouini
High altitude platform stations (HAPSs) are becoming a key component of future non-terrestrial networks (NTNs). HAPSs can serve a larger area than uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) a…
Connectivity of HAPS-Based Solutions for Large-Scale Wireless Networks: A Percolation Theory Analysis
Hao Lin, Mustafa A Kishk, Mohamed-Slim Alouini
In the era of sixth-generation (6G) wireless communication, numerous applications are expected to be realized, including environmental monitoring, smart agriculture, remote educati…
Performance Evaluation of RF-powered IoT in Rural Areas: The Wireless Power Digital Divide
Hao Lin, Mustafa A. Kishk, Mohamed-Slim Alouini
Bridging the digital divide is one of the goals of mobile networks in the future, and further building IoT networks in rural areas is a feasible solution. This paper studies the do…
HAPS-enabled Downlink Coverage Enhancement in Islands and Maritime Areas
Hao Lin, Mustafa A. Kishk, Mohamed-Slim Alouini
Non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) are poised to play a critical role in next-generation mobile communications, offering enhanced flexibility, improved line-of-sight (LoS) conditions,…
Analyzing Localizability of LEO/MEO Hybrid Networks: A Stochastic Geometry Approach
Ruibo Wang, Mustafa A. Kishk, Howard H. Yang +1
With the increase in global positioning service demands and the requirement for more precise positioning, assisting existing medium and high orbit satellite-enabled positioning sys…
Modeling and Analysis of Non-Terrestrial Networks by Spherical Stochastic Geometry
Ruibo Wang, Mustafa A. Kishk, Mohamed-Slim Alouini
Non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) are anticipated to be indispensable in extending coverage and enabling global communication access in next-generation wireless networks. With the ex…
Connectivity of LEO Satellite Mega Constellations: An Application of Percolation Theory on a Sphere
Hao Lin, Mustafa A. Kishk, Mohamed-Slim Alouini
With the advent of the 6G era, global connectivity has become a common goal in the evolution of communications, aiming to bring Internet services to more unconnected regions. Addit…
Energy-as-a-Service for RF-Powered IoE Networks: A Percolation Theory Approach
Hao Lin, Ainur Zhaikhan, Mustafa A. Kishk +2
Due to the involved massive number of devices, radio frequency (RF) energy harvesting is indispensable to realize the foreseen Internet-of-Everything (IoE) within 6G networks. Anal…
Satellite-Terrestrial Routing or Inter-Satellite Routing? A Stochastic Geometry Perspective
Ruibo Wang, Mustafa A. Kishk, Howard H. Yang +1
The design and comparison of satellite-terrestrial routing (STR) and inter-satellite routing (ISR) in low Earth orbit satellite constellations is a widely discussed topic. The sign…
Enhancing Physical Layer Security in LEO Satellite-Enabled IoT Network Communications
Anna Talgat, Ruibo Wang, Mustafa A. Kishk +1
The extensive deployment of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites introduces significant security challenges for communication security issues in Internet of Things (IoT) networks. With…
Exploring UAV Networking from the Terrain Information Completeness Perspective: A Tutorial
Zhengying Lou, Ruibo Wang, Baha Eddine Youcef Belmekki +2
Terrain information is a crucial factor affecting the performance of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) networks. As a tutorial, this article provides a unique perspective on the comple…
Ultra Reliable Low Latency Routing in LEO Satellite Constellations: A Stochastic Geometry Approach
Ruibo Wang, Mustafa A. Kishk, Mohamed-Slim Alouini
In recent years, LEO satellite constellations have become envisioned as a core component of the next-generation wireless communication networks. The successive establishment of meg…
Terrain-based Coverage Manifold Estimation: Machine Learning, Stochastic Geometry, or Simulation?
Ruibo Wang, Washim Uddin Mondal, Mustafa A. Kishk +2
Given the necessity of connecting the unconnected, covering blind spots has emerged as a critical task in the next-generation wireless communication network. A direct solution invo…
Terrain-Based UAV Deployment: Providing Coverage for Outdoor Users
Zhengying Lou, Ruibo Wang, Baha Eddine Youcef Belmekki +2
Deploying unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) networks to provide coverage for outdoor users has attracted great attention during the last decade. However, outdoor coverage is challengin…
Reliability Analysis of Multi-hop Routing in Multi-tier LEO Satellite Networks
Ruibo Wang, Mustafa A. Kishk, Mohamed-Slim Alouini
This article studies the reliability of multi-hop routing in a multi-tier hybrid satellite-terrestrial relay network (HSTRN). We evaluate the reliability of multi-hop routing by in…
Resident Population Density-Inspired Deployment of K-tier Aerial Cellular Network
Ruibo Wang, Mustafa A. Kishk, Mohamed-Slim Alouini
Using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to enhance network coverage has proven a variety of benefits compared to terrestrial counterparts. One of the commonly used mathematical tools…
Evaluating the Accuracy of Stochastic Geometry Based Models for LEO Satellite Networks Analysis
Ruibo Wang, Mustafa A. Kishk, Mohamed-Slim Alouini
This paper investigates the accuracy of recently proposed stochastic geometry-based modeling of low earth orbit (LEO) satellite networks. In particular, we use the Wasserstein Dist…
Stochastic Geometry-Based Low Latency Routing in Massive LEO Satellite Networks
Ruibo Wang, Mustafa A. Kishk, Mohamed-Slim Alouini
In this paper, the routing in massive low earth orbit (LEO) satellite networks is studied. When the satellite-to-satellite communication distance is limited, we choose different re…
Post-Disaster Communications: Enabling Technologies, Architectures, and Open Challenges
Maurilio Matracia, Nasir Saeed, Mustafa A. Kishk +1
The number of disasters has increased over the past decade where these calamities significantly affect the functionality of communication networks. In the context of 6G, airborne a…
Charging Techniques for UAV-assisted Data Collection: Is Laser Power Beaming the Answer?
Mohamed-Amine Lahmeri, Mustafa A. Kishk, Mohamed-Slim Alouini
As Covid-19 has increased the need for connectivity around the world, researchers are targeting new technologies that could improve coverage and connect the unconnected in order to…
Improving Spectral Efficiency of Wireless Networks through Democratic Spectrum Sharing
Aniq Ur Rahman, Mustafa A. Kishk, Mohamed-Slim Alouini
Wireless devices need spectrum to communicate. With the increase in the number of devices competing for the same spectrum, it has become nearly impossible to support the throughput…
On the Influence of Charging Stations Spatial Distribution on Aerial Wireless Networks
Yujie Qin, Mustafa A. Kishk, Mohamed-Slim Alouini
Using drones for cellular coverage enhancement is a recent technology that has shown a great potential in various practical scenarios. However, one of the main challenges that limi…