Integrated Access and Backhaul based 5G Connectivity for Rural Indian Sectors – ending the Digital Divide

Authors

  • Ardhendu Shekhar Biswas Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Techno International New Town, Kolkata - 700156
  • Sanjib Sil Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Calcutta Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata -700040
  • Rabindranath Bera Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim
  • Monojit Mitra Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, IIEST Shibpur, Howrah

Abstract

The world is heading towards deployment of 5G commercially by the year 2020. But providing broadband 5G connectivity to remote rural regions is a significant challenge. Fiber connectivity has attempted to penetrate rural regions but last mile connectivity is still a problem in many rural sectors due to improper land demarcation and hostile terrain. A scheme which is based on the Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) concept is proposed to provide last mile 5G connectivity to satisfy the broadband needs of rural subscribers. A wireless 5G downlink environment following 3GPP NR specifications with a significantly high throughput is simulated. The last mile link is provided through a 28GHz carrier from a proposed IAB node delivering a data throughput of 4.301 Gbps for single-user carrier aggregation and 5.733 Gbps for multi-user carrier aggregation which is quite promising for broadband service, like high-speed Internet and streaming video. The results presented in this work are observed to agree favourably with the results of other researchers in the field.

Author Biographies

Ardhendu Shekhar Biswas, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Techno International New Town, Kolkata - 700156

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering,

Assistant Professor

Sanjib Sil, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Calcutta Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata -700040

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering,

Professor

Rabindranath Bera, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim

Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering,

Professor

Monojit Mitra, Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, IIEST Shibpur, Howrah

Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering,

Professor

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2024-04-19

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Wireless and Mobile Communications