Three-dimensional spectrum coverage gap map construction in cellular networks: A non-linear estimation approach
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Abstract
Data collection techniques can be used to determine the coverage conditions of a cellular communication network within a given area. In such tasks, the data acquisition process faces significant challenges for larger or inaccessible locations. Such challenges can be alleviated through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This way, data acquisition obstacles can be overcome to acquire and process the necessary data points with relative ease to estimate a full area coverage map for the concerned network. In this study, we formulate the problem of deploying a UAV to acquire the minimum possible measurement data points in a geographical region for the purpose of constructing a full communication coverage gap map for this region. We then devise an estimation model that utilizes the measured data samples and determines the noise/loss levels of the communication links at the other unvisited spots of the region accordingly. The proposed estimation model is based on a cascade-forward neural network to allow for both nonlinear and direct linear relationships between the input data and the output estimations. We further investigate the conventional method of using linear regression estimators to decide on the received power levels at the different locations of the examined area. Our simulation evaluations show that the proposed nonlinear estimator outperforms the conventional linear regression technique in terms of the communication coverage error level while using the minimum possible collected data points. These minimum data points are then used in constructing a complete coverage gap map visualization that demonstrates the overall network service conditions within the surveyed region.
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Full frame machine prediction
Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.
Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.002 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Open science | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Research integrity | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.
Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
score_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from itClassification
machine, unvalidatedMachine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.
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