High Altitude Platform Station Communication as an Enabler for Massive Internet of Things

Driven by the Internet of Things (IoT) enabled massively data-intensive applications, there is a need for technological advancements and evolutions for wireless communications beyond the fifth-generation (5G) networks. Here, 6G is expected to extend the 5G capabilities to very high levels where millions of connected devices and applications could operate seamlessly with high data rates and low latency. High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) communication is an emerging technology for addressing the wide range coverage in mobile networks to support rapidly growing massive IoT services as well as applications, and would thus play a major role in supporting massive interconnectivity in IoT with highly diverse service requirements. To address the complex and dynamic access issues, we propose an efficient Markov chain based channel model. Simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of proposed Markov chain based channel model on meet the exceptional demands of ubiquitous connectivity in future 6G enabled IoT.