Assessment of the performance characteristics of a wireless network based on tethered UAVs

This paper describes the advantages of implementing a broadband wireless network based on a tethered drone and evaluates its performance characteristics. It includes calculations for the expansion of the telecommunications coverage area (line-of-sight area) and the channel parameters between the base station (BS) on the drone and the ground station (GS) within line-of-sight. A stochastic polling model with batch packet servicing is proposed, which adequately describes the operation of the broadband wireless network with a centralized management mechanism. The network architecture and the protocol for interaction between the BS and GS are outlined to provide the necessary data for numerical calculations. A new approach for performance evaluation and numerical analysis is developed, combining machine learning methods with simulation modeling.