The application of fluid mobility modelling in wireless cellular networks

Ronan J. Skehill, Sean McGrath

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Abstract

Mobility models, synthetic or trace, try to accurately model the movement of a single user or a group of users. Models can be used in simulators and emulators to investigate the consequences of mobility on new protocols or network management techniques. A limitation with current trace mobility models is they are based on empirical data which are limited to specific network types and environments. Limitations with synthetic models are that they are complex, computationally heavy, and lack realism. To address these issue a new approach needs to be taken. One such approach is the use of fluid mechanics and transport theory to represent user mobility. A model based on viscous free irrotational fluid mechanics with empirical data from pedestrian and vehicular studies provide a means of creating realistic group movement characteristics with smooth non random trajectories and smooth continuous velocity. The model is used in an example to provide boundary crossing rates for users in a cellular network and optimising the size of cellular location areas.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)89-106
Number of pages18
JournalMobile Information Systems
Volume3
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007

Keywords

  • Location area optimisation
  • Mobility
  • Potential fluid flow
  • Wireless cellular networks

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