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JCM 2024 Vol.19(11): 536-545
DOI: 10.12720/jcm.19.11.536-545

Pricing Strategy for Non-terrestrial Networks in the Future Generation

Lateef Adesola Akinyemi 1, 2, 3,*, Mbuyu Sumbwanyambe2, 3, and Ernest Mnkandla1, 3
1Department of Computer, School of Computing, College of Science, Engineering and Technology (CSET), University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
2Department of Electrical and Smart Systems Engineering, School of Engineering, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, South Africa
3Centre for Augmented Intelligence and Data Science (CAIDS), University of South Africa, Florida Campus, Johannesburg, South Africa
Email: akinyla@unisa.ac.za (L.A.A); sumbwm@unisa.ac.za (M.B); mnkane@unisa.ac.za (E.M)
*Corresponding author

Manuscript received May 17, 2024; revised June 13, 2024; accepted September 9, 2024; published November 25, 2024.

Abstract—The evolution of non-terrestrial systems, including satellites, High-Altitude Platforms (HAP), and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), has been made possible by improvements in Fifth-Generation (5G) and future Sixth-Generation (6G) dense networks, particularly for emergency applications. These systems tackle issues in dense networks when high throughput and low latency are required due to variations in bandwidth, traffic, and network density. These approaches require capacity augmentation. A minimisation-based optimisation strategy is proposed in this investigation to improve end-user access to services that are not offered on a terrestrial basis. Using 6 or 8 UAVs per network provider, the study investigates UAV-based optimisation further for lowering the acquisition price of decoder entities and compares the results with current approaches. According to the results of the simulation, the proposed approach lowers system acquisition costs by 27.5% while lowering decoder purchase prices by up to 79.9%. Radar systems have a 23.4% improvement in angular precision. A more dependable and secure solution is provided by the 30.5% reduction in buy prices that comes with putting the suggested Digital Converter Variety (DCV) architecture into practice. Based on the results, the proposed method is a strong option for dense UAV networks since it shows notable gains in system efficacy and cost efficiency.
 

Keywords—non-terrestrial network, minimisation, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Fifth-Generation (5G), satellites, pricing, optimization


Cite: Lateef Adesola Akinyemi, Mbuyu Sumbwanyambe, and Ernest Mnkandla, “Pricing Strategy for Non-terrestrial Networks in the Future Generation ," Journal of Communications, vol. 19, no. 11, pp. 536-545, 2024.

 

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