… In this section, the envisioned architecture of the LTE network is introduced. A … and aerial
nodes are discussed. The simulation scenarios used to investigate the impact of aerial nodes …

… for aerial users. Basically, neighboring BSs and uplink communications from the other UAVs
are main factors leading to nonnegligible interference for aerial … Section II elaborates the …

… be optimized, offering a trade off between throughput and interference in adjacent cells. The
… , “LTE in the sky: trading off propagation benefits with interference costs for aerial nodes,” …

… direction for improving propagation condition and communi… UAVs in the sky and mitigate
the downlink interference, thus … aerial platforms such as flying BSs, aerial backhauling nodes…

… The measured LTE signal strength and signal-to-interference… aerial LTE BS is investigated
in [5], the effect of BS antenna … the idea of the flying nodes; Everything Everywhere (EE), a …

… to interference, unlike LTE that operators have optimized for licensed spectrum. Note that …
, “Lte in the sky: Trading off propagation benefits with interference costs for aerial nodes,” in …

… in rural and urban, signals propagate purely in LoS condition, … Signal attenuation due to
propagation through clouds is also … benefit of 2–3 dB in SIR performance is gained at the cost of …

… Abstract—This paper focus on the investigation of aerial communications for drones …
Pollin, “Lte in the sky: trading off propagation benefits with interference costs for aerial nodes…

… link for a drone is interference limited and hence the gain of its antenna can be assumed to
… Pollin, “Lte in the sky: trading off propagation benefits with interference costs for aerial nodes…

… vehicle (UAV) communications have some advantages such … the long term evolution (LTE)
network has been analyzed by … The interfering node can be either on the ground or in the air, …