{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2963755519","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icc.2017.7997403","title":"Providing wireless coverage to high-rise buildings using UAVs","display_name":"Providing wireless coverage to high-rise buildings using UAVs","publication_year":2017,"publication_date":"2017-05-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2963755519","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icc.2017.7997403","mag":"2963755519"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/icc.2017.7997403","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icc.2017.7997403","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2017 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"conference-paper","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5036994172","display_name":"Hazim Shakhatreh","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5350-3694"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I118118575","display_name":"New Jersey Institute of Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/05e74xb87","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I118118575"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Hazim Shakhatreh","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I118118575"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5062119199","display_name":"Abdallah Khreishah","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1583-713X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I84392919","display_name":"Temple University","ror":"https://ror.org/00kx1jb78","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I84392919"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Abdallah Khreishah","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Temple University"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Temple University","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I84392919"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5040279482","display_name":"Bo Ji","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0149-7509"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I84392919","display_name":"Temple University","ror":"https://ror.org/00kx1jb78","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I84392919"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Bo Ji","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Temple University"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Temple University","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I84392919"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":2,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":null,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":56,"citation_normalized_percentile":null,"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"1","last_page":"6"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11133","display_name":"UAV Applications and Optimization","score":0.9998999834060669,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2202","display_name":"Aerospace Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11133","display_name":"UAV Applications and Optimization","score":0.9998999834060669,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2202","display_name":"Aerospace Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11458","display_name":"Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies","score":0.9815000295639038,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10246","display_name":"Mobile Ad Hoc Networks","score":0.9787999987602234,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.7711135149002075},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/path-loss","display_name":"Path loss","score":0.755652666091919},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/base-station","display_name":"Base station","score":0.5909956693649292},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/cover","display_name":"Cover (algebra)","score":0.5636069178581238},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/wireless","display_name":"Wireless","score":0.5593817234039307},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/transmitter-power-output","display_name":"Transmitter power output","score":0.5469451546669006},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/path","display_name":"Path (computing)","score":0.5274427533149719},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/wireless-network","display_name":"Wireless network","score":0.4738847613334656},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-network","display_name":"Computer network","score":0.46048080921173096},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/real-time-computing","display_name":"Real-time computing","score":0.45082777738571167},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/telecommunications","display_name":"Telecommunications","score":0.27794432640075684},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering","display_name":"Engineering","score":0.1035178005695343},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/channel","display_name":"Channel (broadcasting)","score":0.09440940618515015}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.7711135149002075},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C194273485","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1478845","display_name":"Path loss","level":3,"score":0.755652666091919},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C68649174","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1379116","display_name":"Base station","level":2,"score":0.5909956693649292},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780428219","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16952335","display_name":"Cover (algebra)","level":2,"score":0.5636069178581238},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C555944384","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q249","display_name":"Wireless","level":2,"score":0.5593817234039307},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C65422117","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q358527","display_name":"Transmitter power output","level":4,"score":0.5469451546669006},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777735758","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q817765","display_name":"Path (computing)","level":2,"score":0.5274427533149719},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C108037233","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11375","display_name":"Wireless network","level":3,"score":0.4738847613334656},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C31258907","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301371","display_name":"Computer network","level":1,"score":0.46048080921173096},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C79403827","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3988","display_name":"Real-time computing","level":1,"score":0.45082777738571167},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C76155785","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418","display_name":"Telecommunications","level":1,"score":0.27794432640075684},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.1035178005695343},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127162648","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16858953","display_name":"Channel (broadcasting)","level":2,"score":0.09440940618515015},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C47798520","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190157","display_name":"Transmitter","level":3,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C78519656","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101333","display_name":"Mechanical engineering","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/icc.2017.7997403","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icc.2017.7997403","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2017 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Climate action","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/13","score":0.5699999928474426}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":14,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1988456768","https://openalex.org/W2117740102","https://openalex.org/W2289204537","https://openalex.org/W2412503523","https://openalex.org/W2460308558","https://openalex.org/W2587073725","https://openalex.org/W2612159005","https://openalex.org/W2963686678","https://openalex.org/W2964310887","https://openalex.org/W2964313027","https://openalex.org/W3100596763","https://openalex.org/W3103351187","https://openalex.org/W4214717370","https://openalex.org/W6735957943"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2287071596","https://openalex.org/W2623668551","https://openalex.org/W2171065346","https://openalex.org/W2167167456","https://openalex.org/W1998033734","https://openalex.org/W2111805192","https://openalex.org/W2805155750","https://openalex.org/W3045561551","https://openalex.org/W2105703566","https://openalex.org/W2503511264"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Unmanned":[0],"aerial":[1,8],"vehicles":[2],"(UAVs)":[3],"can":[4,176],"be":[5,177],"used":[6],"as":[7,69],"wireless":[9,21,56],"base":[10],"stations":[11],"when":[12,73],"cellular":[13,74],"networks":[14,75],"go":[15],"down.":[16,77],"Prior":[17],"studies":[18],"on":[19,41],"UAV-based":[20],"coverage":[22,57],"typically":[23],"consider":[24,136],"an":[25,168],"Air-to-Ground":[26],"path":[27,84,174],"loss":[28,85,175],"model,":[29],"which":[30],"assumes":[31],"that":[32,133,167,185],"the":[33,89,98,105,110,117,144,148,155,162,172,180,186,194],"users":[34,60,190],"are":[35,39,76,191],"outdoor":[36],"and":[37,87,126,142],"they":[38],"located":[40],"a":[42,51,62,81],"2D":[43],"plane.":[44],"In":[45,154,179],"this":[46,93],"paper,":[47],"we":[48,79,96,135,158,183],"propose":[49],"using":[50],"single":[52],"UAV":[53,102],"to":[54,108,115,130,147,160],"provide":[55,143],"for":[58],"indoor":[59,169,189],"inside":[61],"high-rise":[63,119],"building":[64],"under":[65,151],"disaster":[66],"situations":[67],"(such":[68],"earthquakes":[70],"or":[71],"floods),":[72],"First,":[78],"present":[80],"realistic":[82],"Outdoor-Indoor":[83],"model":[86],"describe":[88],"tradeoff":[90],"introduced":[91],"by":[92],"model.":[94],"Then,":[95],"study":[97],"problem":[99,123,150],"of":[100,139,188,196],"efficient":[101,145],"placement,":[103],"where":[104],"objective":[106],"is":[107,124,127],"minimize":[109],"total":[111],"transmit":[112,164],"power":[113,165],"required":[114],"cover":[116],"entire":[118],"building.":[120],"The":[121],"formulated":[122,149],"non-convex":[125],"generally":[128],"difficult":[129],"solve.":[131],"To":[132],"end,":[134],"two":[137],"cases":[138],"practical":[140],"interest":[141],"solutions":[146],"these":[152],"cases.":[153],"first":[156],"case,":[157,182],"aim":[159],"find":[161],"minimum":[163],"such":[166],"user":[170],"with":[171],"maximum":[173],"covered.":[178],"second":[181],"assume":[184],"locations":[187],"symmetric":[192],"across":[193],"dimensions":[195],"each":[197],"floor.":[198]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":7},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":7},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":9},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":8},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":9},{"year":2017,"cited_by_count":4}],"updated_date":"2026-07-14T23:27:15.235271","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}