We present a problem for benchmarking the robustness of cellular up-links, in an automatic weather station (AWS) testbed. Based on the problem, we conduct a small-scale measurement study of robustness, where the AWS i...We present a problem for benchmarking the robustness of cellular up-links, in an automatic weather station (AWS) testbed. Based on the problem, we conduct a small-scale measurement study of robustness, where the AWS is equipped with four (4) cellular modems for weather data delivery. The effectiveness of up-links is challenging because of overlapping spatial-temporal factors such as the presence of good reflectors that lead to multi-path effects, interference, network load or other reasons. We argue that, there is a strong need for independent assessments of their robustness, to perform end-to-end network measurement. However, it is yet difficult to go from a particular measurement to an assessment of the entire network. We extensively measure the variability of Radio Signal Strength (RSSI) as link metric on the cellular modems. The RSSI is one of the important link metrics that can determine the robustness of received RF signals, and explore how they differed from one another at a particular location and instant time. We also apply the statistical analysis that quantifies the level of stability by considering the robustness, referring short-term variation, and determines good up-link in comparison to weak one. The results show that the robustness of cellular up-links exists for an unpredictable period of time and lower than one could hope. More than 50% of up-links are intermittent. Therefore, we plan to extend our work by exploring RSSI thresholds, to develop a classification scheme supporting a decision whether a link is either intermittent or not. This will help in normalizing the level of stability, to design the RSSI estimation metric for the robust routing protocol in weather data networks.展开更多
针对气象变化对自由空间光(Free Space Optical,FSO)通信链路和毫米波射频(Radio Frequency,RF)通信链路可用率的影响问题,采用马尔科夫建模与稳态概率求解计算方法,分析不同天气条件下FSO/RF混合链路的双接收站分集与中断概率性能.基于...针对气象变化对自由空间光(Free Space Optical,FSO)通信链路和毫米波射频(Radio Frequency,RF)通信链路可用率的影响问题,采用马尔科夫建模与稳态概率求解计算方法,分析不同天气条件下FSO/RF混合链路的双接收站分集与中断概率性能.基于FSO链路和RF链路的信道模型,采用有限状态马尔科夫链(Finite State Markov Chain,FSMC)分别对单双站FSO/RF混合链路的切换选择进行建模,推导得出不同参数和天气情况下系统稳态的中断概率表达式.数值计算结果表明,当中断概率达到10^(-6),雨雾天气链路距离为1~7 km时,双站FSO/RF混合链路相比单站可获得4~25 dB的增益.展开更多
文摘We present a problem for benchmarking the robustness of cellular up-links, in an automatic weather station (AWS) testbed. Based on the problem, we conduct a small-scale measurement study of robustness, where the AWS is equipped with four (4) cellular modems for weather data delivery. The effectiveness of up-links is challenging because of overlapping spatial-temporal factors such as the presence of good reflectors that lead to multi-path effects, interference, network load or other reasons. We argue that, there is a strong need for independent assessments of their robustness, to perform end-to-end network measurement. However, it is yet difficult to go from a particular measurement to an assessment of the entire network. We extensively measure the variability of Radio Signal Strength (RSSI) as link metric on the cellular modems. The RSSI is one of the important link metrics that can determine the robustness of received RF signals, and explore how they differed from one another at a particular location and instant time. We also apply the statistical analysis that quantifies the level of stability by considering the robustness, referring short-term variation, and determines good up-link in comparison to weak one. The results show that the robustness of cellular up-links exists for an unpredictable period of time and lower than one could hope. More than 50% of up-links are intermittent. Therefore, we plan to extend our work by exploring RSSI thresholds, to develop a classification scheme supporting a decision whether a link is either intermittent or not. This will help in normalizing the level of stability, to design the RSSI estimation metric for the robust routing protocol in weather data networks.
文摘针对气象变化对自由空间光(Free Space Optical,FSO)通信链路和毫米波射频(Radio Frequency,RF)通信链路可用率的影响问题,采用马尔科夫建模与稳态概率求解计算方法,分析不同天气条件下FSO/RF混合链路的双接收站分集与中断概率性能.基于FSO链路和RF链路的信道模型,采用有限状态马尔科夫链(Finite State Markov Chain,FSMC)分别对单双站FSO/RF混合链路的切换选择进行建模,推导得出不同参数和天气情况下系统稳态的中断概率表达式.数值计算结果表明,当中断概率达到10^(-6),雨雾天气链路距离为1~7 km时,双站FSO/RF混合链路相比单站可获得4~25 dB的增益.
