Coverage analysis of drone-assisted backscatter communication for IoT sensor network

Ali Hayajneh, Syed Ali Raza Zaidi, Maryam Hafeez, Des McLernon, Moe Win

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Abstract

In this article, we develop a comprehensive framework to characterize the performance of drone assisted Backscatter communication based Internet of things (IoT) sensor network. We consider a scenario such where drone transmits RF carrier which is modulated by IoT sensor node (SN) to transmit its data. The SN implements load modulation which results in amplitude shift keying (ASK) type modulation for the impinging RF carrier. In order to quantify the performance of the considered network, we characterize the coverage probability for the ground based SN node. The statistical framework developed to quantify the coverage probability explicitly accommodates dyadic backscatter channel which experiences deeper fades than that of the one-way Rayleigh channel. Our model also incorporates Line of Sight (LoS) and Non-LoS (NLoS) propagation states for accurately modeling large-scale path-loss between drone and SN. We consider spatially distributed SNs which can be modelled using spatial Binomial Point process (BPP). We practically implement the proposed system using Software Defined Radio (SDR) and a custom designed SN tag. The measurements of parameters such as noise figure, tag reflection coefficient etc., are used to parametrize the developed framework. Lastly, we demonstrate that there exists an optimal set of parameters which maximizes the coverage probability for the SN.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 15th Annual International Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems, DCOSS 2019
EditorsLisa O’Conner
PublisherIEEE
Pages584-590
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781728105703
ISBN (Print)9781728105710
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Aug 2019
Event15th Annual International Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems - Santorini Island, Greece
Duration: 29 May 201931 May 2019
Conference number: 15

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems (DCOSS)
PublisherIEEE
ISSN (Print)2325-2936
ISSN (Electronic)2325-2944

Conference

Conference15th Annual International Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems
Abbreviated titleDCOSS 2019
Country/TerritoryGreece
CitySantorini Island
Period29/05/1931/05/19

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