Empowering Non-Terrestrial Networks with Artificial Intelligence: A Survey

A Iqbal, ML Tham, YJ Wong, G Wainer, YX Zhu… - IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
6G networks can support global, ubiquitous and seamless connectivity through the
convergence of terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks (NTNs). Unlike terrestrial scenarios …

[HTML][HTML] HAP-assisted RSMA-enabled vehicular edge computing: A DRL-based optimization framework

TH Nguyen, L Park - Mathematics, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the demand for vehicular edge computing (VEC) has grown rapidly due to
the increasing need for low-latency and high-throughput applications such as autonomous …

Paving the way toward mobile IAB: Problems, solutions and challenges

VF Monteiro, FRM Lima, DC Moreira… - IEEE Open Journal …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Deploying access and backhaul as wireless links, aka integrated access and backhaul
(IAB), is envisioned as a viable approach to enable flexible and dense networks. Even …

Artificial intelligence for satellite communication and non-terrestrial networks: A survey

G Fontanesi, F Ortíz, E Lagunas, VM Baeza… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
This paper surveys the application and development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Satellite
Communication (SatCom) and Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN). We first present a …

NTN-based 6G localization: Vision, role of LEOs, and open problems

HK Dureppagari, C Saha, HS Dhillon… - IEEE Wireless …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Since the introduction of 5G Release 18, non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) based positioning
has garnered significant interest due to its numerous applications, including emergency …

Ambient backscatter assisted co-existence in aerial-IRS wireless networks

S Solanki, S Gautam, SK Sharma… - IEEE Open Journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ambient backscatter communication (AmBC) is an emerging technology that has the
potential to offer spectral-and energy-efficient solutions for the next generation wireless …

Energy-efficient RIS-enabled NOMA communication for 6G LEO satellite networks

WU Khan, E Lagunas, A Mahmood… - 2023 IEEE 97th …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Reconfigurable Intelligent surfaces (RIS) have the potential to significantly improve the
performance of future 6G LEO satellite networks. In particular, RIS can improve the signal …

[HTML][HTML] Proactive handover decision for UAVs with deep reinforcement learning

Y Jang, SM Raza, M Kim, H Choo - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
The applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are rapidly growing in domains such
as surveillance, logistics, and entertainment and require continuous connectivity with …

[HTML][HTML] Non-terrestrial networks with UAVs: A projection on flying ad-hoc networks

M Nemati, B Al Homssi, S Krishnan, J Park, SW Loke… - Drones, 2022 - mdpi.com
Non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) have recently attracted elevated levels of interest in large-
scale and ever-growing wireless communication networks through the utilization of flying …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond encryption: Exploring the potential of physical layer security in UAV networks

F Xu, S Ahmad, M Ahmed, S Raza, F Khan, Y Ma… - Journal of King Saud …, 2023 - Elsevier
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have attracted much attention for civil and military uses
because of their high mobility and adaptable deployment capabilities in open spaces. They …