Title :
Soft development of a high altitude platform network for national wireless communication service
Author :
Khamis, S. ; Al-Shaer, N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Commun. Eng., Tanta Univ., Egypt
Abstract :
The provision of wireless services to the Egyptian territory is proposed using a network of high altitude platforms "HAPs". The platforms are interconnected with optical interplatform links in order to provide all wireless communication system. The connection is directed from the source to the overlaying platform and routed from one platform to the other until that one that is analogous to the destination. Each platform serves a certain area that is divided into cells, with each cell being covered by one beam of the antenna array onboard the platform. The system has the promise to swiftly provide wireless communication service anywhere in the territory at a minimal cost that is cheaper and more robust than the wired counterpart.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; optical links; radio links; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication services; Egyptian territory; antenna array; high altitude platform network; high altitude platforms; national wireless communication service; optical interplatform links; wireless communication system; wireless services; Base stations; Costs; Fuel cells; Multimedia communication; Signal processing; Streaming media; Terrestrial atmosphere; Videoconference; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Radio Science Conference, 2003. NRSC 2003. Proceedings of the Twentieth National
Print_ISBN :
977-5031-75-3
DOI :
10.1109/NRSC.2003.1217364
