A comprehensive survey on 5G-and-beyond networks with UAVs: Applications, emerging technologies, regulatory aspects, research trends and challenges
The rapid advancement of fifth-generation (5G)-and-beyond networks coupled with
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has opened up exciting possibilities for diverse …
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has opened up exciting possibilities for diverse …
Handover management for drones in future mobile networks—A survey
Drones have attracted extensive attention for their environmental, civil, and military
applications. Because of their low cost and flexibility in deployment, drones with …
applications. Because of their low cost and flexibility in deployment, drones with …
UAV-to-UAV communications in cellular networks
We consider a cellular network deployment where UAV-to-UAV (U2U) transmit-receive pairs
share the same spectrum with the uplink (UL) of cellular ground users (GUEs). For this …
share the same spectrum with the uplink (UL) of cellular ground users (GUEs). For this …
A survey on cellular-connected UAVs: Design challenges, enabling 5G/B5G innovations, and experimental advancements
D Mishra, E Natalizio - Computer Networks, 2020 - Elsevier
As an emerging field of aerial robotics, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have gained
significant research interest within the wireless networking research community. As soon as …
significant research interest within the wireless networking research community. As soon as …
Mobility in the sky: Performance and mobility analysis for cellular-connected UAVs
Providing connectivity to unmanned aerial vehicle-user equipment (UAV-UE), such as
drones or flying taxis, is a major challenge for tomorrow's cellular systems. In this paper, the …
drones or flying taxis, is a major challenge for tomorrow's cellular systems. In this paper, the …
On the 3-D placement of airborne base stations using tethered UAVs
One of the main challenges slowing the deployment of airborne base stations (BSs) using
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is the limited on-board energy and flight time. One …
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is the limited on-board energy and flight time. One …
Analysis of UAV communications in cell-free massive MIMO systems
C D'Andrea, A Garcia-Rodriguez… - IEEE Open Journal …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We study support for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communications through a cell-free
massive MIMO architecture, wherein a large number of access points (APs) is deployed in …
massive MIMO architecture, wherein a large number of access points (APs) is deployed in …
Complex systems: A communication networks perspective towards 6G
Over the last few years, the analysis and modeling of networks as well as the analysis and
modeling of networked dynamical systems, has attracted considerable interdisciplinary …
modeling of networked dynamical systems, has attracted considerable interdisciplinary …
Performance analysis of integrated satellite-terrestrial multiantenna relay networks with multiuser scheduling
Q Huang, M Lin, WP Zhu, S Chatzinotas… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we investigate the performance of a multiuser integrated satellite-terrestrial
relay network (ISTRN) with the threshold-based decode-and-forward protocol, where the …
relay network (ISTRN) with the threshold-based decode-and-forward protocol, where the …
A survey on space-aerial-terrestrial integrated 5G networks
S Zhang, D Zhu, Y Wang - Computer Networks, 2020 - Elsevier
Thanks to their inherent advantages including large radio coverage and less dependence
on terrestrial infrastructures, space and aerial networks can play an important role in 5G for …
on terrestrial infrastructures, space and aerial networks can play an important role in 5G for …