Radio Resource Management Policy for Multicast Transmissions in High Altitude Platforms

In this research work we aim at investigating how efficient High Altitude Platforms (HAPs) can be in supporting Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) in scenarios in which the terrestrial coverage is not available. In particular, we propose to implement an efficient policy of Radio Resources Management (RRM) into the HAP Radio Network Controller (H-RNC). The proposed technique allows to increase the overall system capacity by selecting the most efficient multicast transport channel in terms of power consumption, amongst Dedicated Channel (DCH), Forward Access Channel (FACH), and High Speed Downlink Shared Channel (HS-DSCH).