{"id":"https://openalex.org/W3092586483","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/pimrc48278.2020.9217311","title":"Unmanned Aerial Base Stations for NB-IoT: Trajectory Design and Performance Analysis","display_name":"Unmanned Aerial Base Stations for NB-IoT: Trajectory Design and Performance Analysis","publication_year":2020,"publication_date":"2020-08-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W3092586483","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/pimrc48278.2020.9217311","mag":"3092586483"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/pimrc48278.2020.9217311","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/pimrc48278.2020.9217311","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2020 IEEE 31st Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications","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/A5050375454","display_name":"Silvia Mignardi","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1460-5046"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I9360294","display_name":"University of Bologna","ror":"https://ror.org/01111rn36","country_code":"IT","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I9360294"]}],"countries":["IT"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Silvia Mignardi","raw_affiliation_strings":["DEI, University of Bologna, Italy"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"DEI, University of Bologna, Italy","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I9360294"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5091143974","display_name":"Konstantin Mikhaylov","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5518-6629"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I98381234","display_name":"University of Oulu","ror":"https://ror.org/03yj89h83","country_code":"FI","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I98381234"]}],"countries":["FI"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Konstantin Mikhaylov","raw_affiliation_strings":["Centre for Wireless Communications, University of Oulu, Finland"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Centre for Wireless Communications, University of Oulu, Finland","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I98381234"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5008620974","display_name":"Valentina Cacchiani","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6269-7136"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I9360294","display_name":"University of Bologna","ror":"https://ror.org/01111rn36","country_code":"IT","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I9360294"]}],"countries":["IT"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Valentina Cacchiani","raw_affiliation_strings":["DEI, University of Bologna, Italy"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"DEI, University of Bologna, Italy","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I9360294"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5022214905","display_name":"Roberto Verdone","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6522-8573"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I9360294","display_name":"University of Bologna","ror":"https://ror.org/01111rn36","country_code":"IT","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I9360294"]}],"countries":["IT"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Roberto Verdone","raw_affiliation_strings":["DEI, University of Bologna, Italy"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"DEI, University of Bologna, Italy","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I9360294"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5038219448","display_name":"Chiara Buratti","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4802-9585"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I9360294","display_name":"University of Bologna","ror":"https://ror.org/01111rn36","country_code":"IT","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I9360294"]}],"countries":["IT"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Chiara Buratti","raw_affiliation_strings":["DEI, University of Bologna, Italy"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"DEI, University of Bologna, Italy","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I9360294"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":2,"institutions_distinct_count":2,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":5.5632,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":8,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.96059779,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":91,"max":97},"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":1.0,"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":1.0,"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":0.9891999959945679,"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/T12042","display_name":"Satellite Communication Systems","score":0.9861999750137329,"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"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.7851704359054565},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/trajectory","display_name":"Trajectory","score":0.7481542825698853},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/base-station","display_name":"Base station","score":0.6826736927032471},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/real-time-computing","display_name":"Real-time computing","score":0.5596762299537659},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/throughput","display_name":"Throughput","score":0.5566396713256836},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/internet-of-things","display_name":"Internet of Things","score":0.5223392248153687},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/drone","display_name":"Drone","score":0.5060634016990662},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/process","display_name":"Process (computing)","score":0.4797866940498352},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/narrowband","display_name":"Narrowband","score":0.4157930016517639},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-network","display_name":"Computer network","score":0.37753888964653015},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/wireless","display_name":"Wireless","score":0.2360251247882843},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/embedded-system","display_name":"Embedded system","score":0.2245941162109375},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/telecommunications","display_name":"Telecommunications","score":0.12640544772148132},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/operating-system","display_name":"Operating system","score":0.08693218231201172}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.7851704359054565},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C13662910","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193139","display_name":"Trajectory","level":2,"score":0.7481542825698853},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C68649174","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1379116","display_name":"Base station","level":2,"score":0.6826736927032471},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C79403827","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3988","display_name":"Real-time computing","level":1,"score":0.5596762299537659},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C157764524","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1383412","display_name":"Throughput","level":3,"score":0.5566396713256836},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C81860439","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q251212","display_name":"Internet of Things","level":2,"score":0.5223392248153687},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C59519942","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q650665","display_name":"Drone","level":2,"score":0.5060634016990662},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C98045186","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q205663","display_name":"Process (computing)","level":2,"score":0.4797866940498352},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776096036","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1140483","display_name":"Narrowband","level":2,"score":0.4157930016517639},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C31258907","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301371","display_name":"Computer network","level":1,"score":0.37753888964653015},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C555944384","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q249","display_name":"Wireless","level":2,"score":0.2360251247882843},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C149635348","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193040","display_name":"Embedded system","level":1,"score":0.2245941162109375},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C76155785","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418","display_name":"Telecommunications","level":1,"score":0.12640544772148132},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111919701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9135","display_name":"Operating system","level":1,"score":0.08693218231201172},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C86803240","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420","display_name":"Biology","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C1276947","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q333","display_name":"Astronomy","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C54355233","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7162","display_name":"Genetics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C121332964","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q413","display_name":"Physics","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":3,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/pimrc48278.2020.9217311","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/pimrc48278.2020.9217311","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2020 IEEE 31st Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:cris.unibo.it:11585/794961","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/11585/794961","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306402579","display_name":"Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Universit\u00e0 di Bologna)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I4210117483","host_organization_name":"Istituto di Ematologia di Bologna","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210117483"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"","raw_type":"info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject"},{"id":"pmh:oai:oulu.fi:nbnfi-fe2020110389088","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2020110389088","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306400284","display_name":"University of Oulu Repository (University of Oulu)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I98381234","host_organization_name":"University of Oulu","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I98381234"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"","raw_type":"info:eu-repo/semantics/article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":16,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W631335369","https://openalex.org/W2031834036","https://openalex.org/W2058937865","https://openalex.org/W2100039291","https://openalex.org/W2115772460","https://openalex.org/W2399100674","https://openalex.org/W2461371418","https://openalex.org/W2534837346","https://openalex.org/W2558431499","https://openalex.org/W2640564155","https://openalex.org/W2760969310","https://openalex.org/W2783987220","https://openalex.org/W2963061782","https://openalex.org/W2963542767","https://openalex.org/W2964267089","https://openalex.org/W2964310887"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W4229448053","https://openalex.org/W2059768187","https://openalex.org/W4247925126","https://openalex.org/W4312858960","https://openalex.org/W4386036939","https://openalex.org/W4327774218","https://openalex.org/W3206445629","https://openalex.org/W2605096541","https://openalex.org/W3200286695","https://openalex.org/W4379143281"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"In":[0,53],"this":[1,90],"paper,":[2,75],"we":[3,71],"consider":[4],"a":[5,27,64,93,103,108],"NarrowBand-Internet":[6],"of":[7,78,128,152,170],"Things":[8],"(NB-IoT)":[9],"network":[10,165],"where":[11,42,96],"an":[12],"Unmanned":[13,48],"Aerial":[14,49],"Vehicle":[15],"(UAV)":[16],"is":[17,31,68],"employed":[18],"to":[19,55,102,113,144],"gather":[20],"data":[21,138],"from":[22],"IoT":[23,60,97,145],"devices":[24,61,98],"deployed":[25,100],"in":[26,73],"given":[28],"area.":[29],"It":[30],"well":[32],"known":[33],"that":[34,140],"UAVs":[35],"may":[36],"fly":[37],"over":[38],"the":[39,74,76,79,83,115,122,126,133,137,150,164,168],"terrestrial":[40],"plane,":[41],"and":[43,82,106,136,160,167],"when":[44],"needed,":[45],"acting":[46],"as":[47,57,62,157],"Base":[50],"Stations":[51],"(UABs).":[52],"order":[54],"serve":[56],"many":[58],"ground":[59],"possible,":[63],"proper":[65],"trajectory":[66],"design":[67,114,154],"fundamental.":[69],"As":[70],"show":[72],"optimization":[77],"UAV":[80],"speed":[81,159],"radio":[84],"parameters":[85],"are":[86,99],"also":[87],"essential.":[88],"Specifically,":[89],"paper":[91],"studies":[92],"cluster-based":[94],"scenario,":[95],"according":[101],"Thomas":[104],"process,":[105],"applies":[107],"Traveling":[109],"Salesman":[110],"Problem":[111],"approach":[112],"UAB":[116,158],"trajectory.":[117],"Notably,":[118],"our":[119],"model":[120],"considers":[121],"protocol":[123],"constraints":[124],"on":[125,132,163],"number":[127,169],"resource":[129],"units":[130],"available":[131],"UAB's":[134],"NPUSCH,":[135],"rate":[139],"it":[141],"can":[142],"provide":[143],"devices.":[146],"Our":[147],"results":[148],"reveal":[149],"impact":[151],"different":[153],"parameters,":[155],"such":[156],"NPRACH":[161],"periodicity":[162],"throughput":[166],"requests":[171],"served.":[172]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":3}],"updated_date":"2026-07-29T14:22:42.915294","created_date":"2020-10-15T00:00:00"}