A Framework for Analyzing Fog-Cloud Computing Cooperation Applied to Information Processing of UAVs

Table 1

Characteristics of typical wireless standards [20–24].

	Bluetooth	Wi-Fi	HSPA	ZigBee
Coverage	100 m	0.1 – 2 Km	5Km	1.2 – 14 Km
Throughput	22 Mbps	Up to 300 Mbps	5.76 – 11 Mbps	0.25 – 72 Mbps
Frequency	LF 120-134Khz; HF 13.56MHz; UHF 850-960MHz	2.4, 5GHz	TDD 1.85-3.8GHz; FDD 0.7 – 2.6GHz	0.9, 1.2, 2.4 GHz
Energy Efficiency	High	Low	Depends on the Signal Strength	Depends on the Model