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SAGECELL: Software-Defined Space-Air-Ground Integrated Moving Cells
Chuntian ZhangJunhao FengYan ZhangZhenyu ZhouZheng ChangKazi Mohammed Saidul Huqsubject
Computer Networks and CommunicationsComputer scienceDistributed computingInteroperability02 engineering and technologyaerospace electronics0203 mechanical engineering0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringresource managementResource managementcomputer architecturevirtual machine monitorsElectrical and Electronic Engineeringta113Flexibility (engineering)ta213Quality of service020206 networking & telecommunications020302 automobile design & engineeringEnergy consumptionmiehittämättömät ilma-aluksetConceptual architectureComputer Science ApplicationsSoftware deploymentScalabilityquality of serviceunmanned aerial vehicleslangattomat verkotdescription
Ultra-dense networks (UDNs) provide an effective solution to accommodate the explosively growing data traffic of multimedia services and real-time applications. However, the densification of large numbers of static small cells faces many fundamental challenges, including deployment cost, energy consumption and control, and so on. This motivates us to develop software-defined space-air-ground integrated moving cells (SAGECELL), a programmable, scalable, and flexible framework to integrate space, air, and ground resources for matching dynamic traffic demands with network capacity supplies. First, we provide a comprehensive review of state-of-the-art literature. Then the conceptual architecture of SAGECELL is elaborated in detail, and the technological benefits are emphasized. Next, we present four typical application cases of SAGECELL. A case study is conducted based on real-world road topology to validate the efficiency and flexibility of SAGECELL. Finally, we identify future research directions and challenges, and conclude this article.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-01 | IEEE Communications Magazine |