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Energy-Efficient Multi-Radio Microwave and IAB-Based Fixed Wireless Access for Rural Areas
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Deploying fiber optics as a last-mile solution in rural areas is not economically viable due to low population density. Nevertheless, providing high-speed internet access in these regions is essential to promote digital inclusion. 5G Fixed Wireless Access (5G FWA) has emerged as a promising alternative; however, its one-hop topology limits coverage. To overcome this limitation, a multi-hop architecture is required. This work proposes a unified multi-hop framework that integrates long-haul microwave, Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB), and FWA to provide wide coverage and high capacity in rural areas. As the number of hops increases, total energy consumption also rises, a challenge often overlooked in existing literature. To address this, we propose an energy-efficient multi-radio microwave and IAB-based FWA framework for rural area connectivity. When the network is underutilized, the proposed approach dynamically operates at reduced capacity to minimize energy consumption. We optimize the off, start-up, serving, deep sleep, and wake-up sub-states of microwave radios to balance energy use and satisfy data rate requirements. Additionally, we optimize resource block allocation for IAB-based FWA nodes connected to microwave backhaul. The formulated optimization problems aim to minimize the energy consumption of long-haul microwave and multi-hop IAB-based networks while satisfying data rate constraints. These problems are solved using dual decomposition and multi-convex programming, with dynamic programming support. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed approach significantly reduces energy consumption while satisfying required data rates.
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5G
long-haul microwave
integrated access backhaul
fixed wireless access
rural areas
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