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Cloud-Enabled High-Altitude Platform Systems: Challenges and Opportunities

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dc.contributor.author Mershad, Khaleel
dc.contributor.author Dahrouj, Hayssam
dc.contributor.author Sarieddeen, Hadi
dc.contributor.author Shihada, Basem
dc.contributor.author Al-Naffouri, Tareq
dc.contributor.author Alouini, Mohamed-Slim
dc.date.accessioned 2024-02-26T13:27:15Z
dc.date.available 2024-02-26T13:27:15Z
dc.date.copyright 2021 en_US
dc.date.issued 2021-07-16
dc.identifier.issn 2673-530X en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10725/15337
dc.description.abstract Augmenting ground-level communications with flying networks, such as the high-altitude platform system (HAPS), is among the major innovative initiatives of the next generation of wireless systems (6G). Given HAPS quasi-static positioning at the stratosphere, HAPS-to-ground and HAPS-to-air connectivity frameworks are expected to be prolific in terms of data acquisition and computing, especially given the mild weather and quasi-constant wind speed characteristics of the stratospheric layer. This paper explores the opportunities stemming from the realization of cloud-enabled HAPS in the context of telecommunications applications and services. The paper first advocates for the potential physical advantages of deploying HAPS as flying data-centers, also known as super-macro base stations. The paper then describes various cloud services that can be offered from the HAPS and the merits that can be achieved by this integration, such as enhancing the quality, speed, and range of the offered services. The proposed services span a wide range of fields, including satellites, Internet of Things (IoT), ad hoc networks (such as sensor; vehicular; and aerial networks), gaming, and social networks. For each service, the paper illustrates the methods that would be used by cloud providers to offload the service data to the HAPS and enable the cloud customers to consume the service. The paper further sheds light on the challenges that need to be addressed for realizing practical cloud-enabled HAPS, mainly, those related to high energy, processing power, quality of service (QoS), and security considerations. Finally, the paper discusses some open issues on the topic, namely, HAPS mobility and message routing, HAPS security via blockchain and machine learning, artificial intelligence-based resource allocation in cloud-enabled HAPS, and integration with vertical heterogeneous networks. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.title Cloud-Enabled High-Altitude Platform Systems: Challenges and Opportunities en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.description.version Published en_US
dc.author.school SAS en_US
dc.author.idnumber 202203388 en_US
dc.author.department Computer Science And Mathematics en_US
dc.relation.journal Frontiers in Communications and Networks en_US
dc.journal.volume 2 en_US
dc.keywords Super-macro base station en_US
dc.keywords Next-generation wireless systems en_US
dc.keywords Cloud computing en_US
dc.keywords Cloud services en_US
dc.keywords Cloudenabled HAPS en_US
dc.keywords High-altitude platform system en_US
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.3389/frcmn.2021.716265 en_US
dc.identifier.ctation Mershad, K., Dahrouj, H., Sarieddeen, H., Shihada, B., Al-Naffouri, T., & Alouini, M. S. (2021). Cloud-enabled high-altitude platform systems: Challenges and opportunities. Frontiers in Communications and Networks, 2, 716265. en_US
dc.author.email khaleel.mershad@lau.edu.lb en_US
dc.identifier.tou http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php en_US
dc.identifier.url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frcmn.2021.716265/full en_US
dc.orcid.id https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3786-5529 en_US
dc.author.affiliation Lebanese American University en_US


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