Title :
Modeling of packet dropout for UAV wireless communications
Author :
Zhou, Yifeng ; Li, Jun ; Lamont, Louise ; Rabbath, Camille-Alain
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada
fDate :
Jan. 30 2012-Feb. 2 2012
Abstract :
In this paper, we investigate the problem of channel modeling of packet dropout for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communications. A two-state Markov model is proposed, which incorporates the effects of Ricean fading. The proposed model is able to capture the non-stationary packet dropout characteristics of the channels. A closed-form solution is provided for estimating the model parameters from packet traces. Computer simulations and analysis are carried out to demonstrate the performance and effectiveness of the proposed model.
Keywords :
Markov processes; Rician channels; aircraft communication; autonomous aerial vehicles; channel estimation; mobile radio; packet radio networks; wireless channels; Ricean fading; UAV wireless communication; channel modeling; closed-form solution; computer simulation; model parameter estimation; nonstationary packet dropout characteristics; packet traces; two-state Markov model; unmanned aerial vehicle communication; Computational modeling; Error analysis; Fading; Hidden Markov models; Markov processes; Receivers; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Maui, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0008-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0723-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICCNC.2012.6167508
