A Realistic Analytical Model for Uplink Drive-thru Internet

With the advent of various mobile Internet applications and social network services, the demand for Internet access from traveling vehicles has largely increased. In view of the ability to provide cost-effective Internet access, the Drive-thru Internet system, where road-side Access Points (APs) enable vehicular users to obtain temporary Internet connection as the vehicle passes through, is drawing dramatic attention. In this paper, we propose an analytical model to evaluate the performance of an uplink Drive-thru Internet system in the real channel conditions. The proposed analytical model accurately quantifies the performance metrics of an uplink Drive-thru Internet in terms of a number of system parameters.