论文标题
通过大量的MIMO技术回收电视塔来增强农村连接性
Enhancement of Rural Connectivity by Recycling TV Towers with Massive MIMO Techniques
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论文摘要
如今，数字鸿沟是全球社区面临的主要问题之一。全世界约有30亿人没有联系或没有联系。在本文中，我们调查了电视塔与多用户（MU）大量多重输入（MMIMO）技术的使用，以在农村地区提供连通性。具体而言，评估了覆盖范围的MMMIMO基站（BS），该基站（BS）安装在高塔上，作为电视塔，并与传统MMIMO BS进行了比较。获得的结果表明，一个高塔BS可以覆盖至少比传统BS覆盖的区域大25倍的区域。这引起了人们的兴趣，因为回收电视塔可以通过低支出来增强农村连通性。我们根据当前BS和电视塔的人口密度和位置，将拟议的解决方案应用于埃塞俄比亚农村地区的现实案例研究。我们的研究表明，现有的电视塔可以覆盖很多人。在上一节中讨论了提高农村连通性的其他可能解决方案。
Nowadays, the digital divide is one of the major issues facing the global community. Around 3 billion people worldwide are still not-connected or under-connected. In this article, we investigate the use of TV towers with multi user (MU) massive multiple input multiple output (mMIMO) techniques to offer connectivity in rural areas. Specifically, the coverage range is assessed for a MU mMIMO base station (BS) mounted on a high tower as a TV tower, and compared with a legacy mMIMO BS. The obtained results show that one high tower BS can cover an area at least 25 times larger than the area covered by a legacy BS. This is of high interest as recycling TV towers can enhance the rural connectivity with low expenditures. We apply the proposed solution to a realistic case study in an Ethiopian rural area, based on population densities and locations of current BS and TV towers. Our study shows that a high number of people can be covered by existing TV towers. Additional possible solutions to enhance rural connectivity are discussed in the last section.
