Enhancing Service Continuity in Non-Terrestrial Networks via Multi-Connectivity Offloading

dc.contributor.authorSadovaya, Yekaterinacs
dc.contributor.authorVikhrova, Olgacs
dc.contributor.authorAndreev, Sergeycs
dc.contributor.authorYanikomeroglu, Halimcs
dc.coverage.issue10cs
dc.coverage.volume28cs
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-27T17:24:13Z
dc.date.available2025-02-27T17:24:13Z
dc.date.issued2024-07-29cs
dc.description.abstractNon-terrestrial networks (NTNs) have recently emerged as a promising paradigm for computation-intensive six-generation (6G) applications, which may range from augmented reality to disaster relief. Moreover, NTNs can cater to uninterrupted connectivity needs in both rural and urban areas. In urban settings, uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) and high-altitude platform stations (HAPS) play crucial roles in supporting delay-sensitive computation applications for terrestrial UEs when terrestrial networks face limitations. Given the emerging interest in multi-connectivity for NTNs, this letter investigates UAV- and HAPS-assisted multi-connectivity computation offloading in urban areas. Specifically, we propose two novel multi-connectivity offloading strategies to improve the probability of timely task computation, along with a framework for optimizing the corresponding offloading probabilities onto HAPS and UAVs. Our results demonstrate that utilizing multi-connectivity in NTN-assisted offloading can achieve a 75% reduction in task computation delay as compared to scenarios with no offloading.en
dc.formattextcs
dc.format.extent2333-2337cs
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfcs
dc.identifier.citationIEEE COMMUNICATIONS LETTERS. 2024, vol. 28, issue 10, p. 2333-2337.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1109/LCOMM.2024.3434400cs
dc.identifier.issn1558-2558cs
dc.identifier.other189225cs
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11012/250066
dc.language.isoencs
dc.publisherIEEEcs
dc.relation.ispartofIEEE COMMUNICATIONS LETTERScs
dc.relation.urihttps://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10613830cs
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalcs
dc.rights.accessopenAccesscs
dc.rights.sherpahttp://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/1558-2558/cs
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/cs
dc.subjectHAPSen
dc.subjectNTNen
dc.subjectmulti-connectivityen
dc.subjectMECen
dc.subjectoffloadingen
dc.titleEnhancing Service Continuity in Non-Terrestrial Networks via Multi-Connectivity Offloadingen
dc.type.driverarticleen
dc.type.statusPeer-revieweden
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen
sync.item.dbidVAV-189225en
sync.item.dbtypeVAVen
sync.item.insts2025.02.27 18:24:13en
sync.item.modts2025.02.21 11:32:00en
thesis.grantorVysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta elektrotechniky a komunikačních technologií. Ústav telekomunikacícs
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