TY - JOUR
T1 - Efficient Fronthaul and Backhaul Connectivity for IoT Traffic in Rural Areas
AU - Yaacoub, Elias
AU - Alouini, Mohamed-Slim
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2021-07-01
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - In this article, internet of things (IoT) connectivity in rural areas is investigated. Both fronthaul and backhaul considerations are studied. First, intelligent radio resource management (RRM) and network planning techniques are discussed for IoT access/fronthaul networks. The proposed RRM scheduling approach was shown to lead to good performance in scheduling IoT devices. Then, several backhauling techniques for providing connectivity to rural areas are investigated and their cost efficiency is analyzed. Techniques based on free space optics with solar powered devices are found to be a suitable backhaul solution.
AB - In this article, internet of things (IoT) connectivity in rural areas is investigated. Both fronthaul and backhaul considerations are studied. First, intelligent radio resource management (RRM) and network planning techniques are discussed for IoT access/fronthaul networks. The proposed RRM scheduling approach was shown to lead to good performance in scheduling IoT devices. Then, several backhauling techniques for providing connectivity to rural areas are investigated and their cost efficiency is analyzed. Techniques based on free space optics with solar powered devices are found to be a suitable backhaul solution.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/669827
UR - https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9301389/
U2 - 10.1109/IOTM.0001.1900061
DO - 10.1109/IOTM.0001.1900061
M3 - Article
SN - 2576-3199
VL - 4
SP - 60
EP - 66
JO - IEEE Internet of Things Magazine
JF - IEEE Internet of Things Magazine
IS - 1
ER -