Evolution of non-terrestrial networks from 5G to 6G: A survey

MM Azari, S Solanki, S Chatzinotas… - … surveys & tutorials, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) traditionally have certain limited applications. However, the
recent technological advancements and manufacturing cost reduction opened up myriad …

A survey on millimeter-wave beamforming enabled UAV communications and networking

Z Xiao, L Zhu, Y Liu, P Yi, R Zhang… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have found widespread commercial, civilian, and military
applications. Wireless communication has always been one of the core technologies for …

UAV communications for 5G and beyond: Recent advances and future trends

B Li, Z Fei, Y Zhang - IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Providing ubiquitous connectivity to diverse device types is the key challenge for 5G and
beyond 5G (B5G). Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are expected to be an important …

Physical-layer security of 5G wireless networks for IoT: Challenges and opportunities

N Wang, P Wang, A Alipour-Fanid… - IEEE internet of things …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The fifth generation (5G) wireless technologies serve as a key propellent to meet the
increasing demands of the future Internet of Things (IoT) networks. For wireless …

A survey on 5G millimeter wave communications for UAV-assisted wireless networks

L Zhang, H Zhao, S Hou, Z Zhao, H Xu, X Wu… - IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent years, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have received considerable attention from
regulators, industry and research community, due to rapid growth in a broad range of …

Topology-based routing protocols and mobility models for flying ad hoc networks: A contemporary review and future research directions

AH Wheeb, R Nordin, AA Samah, MH Alsharif… - Drones, 2021 - mdpi.com
Telecommunications among unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have emerged recently due
to rapid improvements in wireless technology, low-cost equipment, advancement in …

Unmanned aerial vehicle base station (UAV-BS) deployment with millimeter-wave beamforming

Z Xiao, H Dong, L Bai, DO Wu… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with flexible mobility and low cost has been a promising
technology for wireless communication. Thus, it can be used for wireless data collection in …

Beam learning in mmWave/THz-band drone networks under in-flight mobility uncertainties

SK Moorthy, Z Guan - IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article focuses on designing high-data-rate wireless communications for drone
networks in the mmWave and terahertz (THz) frequency bands. MmWave/THz-band …

Performance and user association optimization for uav relay-assisted mm-wave massive mimo systems

W Belaoura, K Ghanem, MZ Shakir, MO Hasna - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) relaying is deemed as a promising solution to enhance the
achievable rate and widespread connectivity in millimeter-wave (mm-wave) systems for …

Modeling and simulation for UAV air-to-ground mmWave channels

L Cheng, Q Zhu, CX Wang, W Zhong… - 2020 14th European …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we propose a new three-dimensional (3D) channel model for the millimeter
wave (mmWave) communication links between the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and …