On Power-Line-Based Front-Hauling for IoT Cellular Indoor Communications

Mai Hassan; Hesham G. Moussa; Pin Han Ho; Limei Peng

doi:10.1109/TCOMM.2024.3424233

On Power-Line-Based Front-Hauling for IoT Cellular Indoor Communications

Mai Hassan, Hesham G. Moussa, Pin Han Ho, Limei Peng

University of Waterloo

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Abstract

This paper explores the usage of low-voltage Power-Line Communication (PLC) links for Enhanced Common Public Radio Interface (eCPRI)-based front-hauling in 5G Internet of Things (IoT) indoor mobile coverage environments, using a split Centralized Radio Access Network (C-RAN) architecture. This research aims to analyze how parameters such as wireless IoT device count, bandwidth, and transmission technology affect the delay performance of the proposed system. To achieve this goal, we develop detailed mathematical models that draw insights from queuing theory, stochastic geometry, and Markov models. Extensive system-level simulations verify these models' accuracy, and the analytical results cover radio and access delay performance. We validate the system's efficiency in supporting IoT indoor cellular applications and assess the feasibility of the proposed PLC-based front-hauling system, considering the strict delay requirements of the eCPRI standard.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	259-274
Number of pages	16
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Communications
Volume	73
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2024.3424233
State	Published - 2025

Keywords

Internet of Things
hybrid automatic repeated request
power line communications
stochastic geometry

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