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Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted aerial non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) offer a promising paradigm for enhancing wireless communications in the era of 6G and beyond. By integrating RIS with aerial platforms such as unmanned…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-30 Muhammad Umer , Muhammad Ahmed Mohsin , Aryan Kaushik , Qurrat-ul-Ain Nadeem , Ali Arshad Nasir , Syed Ali Hassan

When an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) network is utilized as an aerial small base station (BS), like a relay deployed far away from macro BSs, existing multicast methods based on acknowledgement (ACK) feedback and retransmissions may…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-11-05 Hao Song , Lingjia Liu , Bodong Shang , Scott Pudlewski , Elizabeth Serena Bentley

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with multi-connectivity (MC) capabilities efficiently and reliably transfer data between terrestrial networks (TNs) and non-terrestrial networks (NTNs). However, optimally sharing and allocating spectrum and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-01-27 Abd Ullah Khan , Wali Ullah Khan , Haejoon Jung , Hyundong Shin

While the 5th generation (5G) of mobile networks has landed in the commercial area, the research community is exploring new functionalities for 6th generation (6G) networks, for example non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) via space/air nodes…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-05-10 Mattia Sandri , Matteo Pagin , Marco Giordani , Michele Zorzi

Recently, interest on the utilization of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has aroused. Specifically, UAVs can be used in cellular networks as aerial users for delivery, surveillance, rescue search, or as an aerial base station (aBS) for…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-10-20 Wael Jaafar , Shimaa Naser , Sami Muhaidat , Paschalis C. Sofotasios , Halim Yanikomeroglu

To meet increasing data demands, service providers are considering the use of Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for delivering connectivity as aerial base stations (BSs). UAVs are especially important to provide connectivity in case of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-10-29 Nour Kouzayha , Hesham ElSawy , Hayssam Dahrouj , Khlood Alshaikh , Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

In this paper, we propose a new three dimensional (3D) networking architecture with integrated aerial and ground base stations (BSs) for swift post-disaster communication recovery. By exploiting their respective advantages in terms of…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-03-18 Xiaoli Xu , Yong Zeng

One of the major challenges slowing down the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as aerial base stations (ABSs) is the limited on-board power supply which reduces the UAV's flight time. Using a tether to provide UAVs with power can be…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-04-12 Safa Khemiri , Mustafa A. Kishk , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with on-board base station equipment can potentially provide connectivity in areas where the terrestrial infrastructure is overloaded, damaged, or absent. Use cases comprise emergency response,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-05-13 Daniel Romero , Geert Leus

The demand for future wireless communication systems is being satisfied for various circumstances through unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which act as flying base stations (BSs). In this letter, we propose an ellipse clustering algorithm…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-07 Si-Chan Noh , Hong-Bae Jeon , Chan-Byoung Chae

In this work, we explore the potential benefits of deploying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as aerial base stations (ABSs) with sub-6GHz band and small cells terrestrial base stations (TBSs) with millimeter wave (mmWave) band in a hybrid…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-02-10 Cunzhuo Zhao , Yuanwei Liu , Yunlong Cai , Minjian Zhao , Zhiguo Ding

Service providers are considering the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to enhance wireless connectivity of cellular networks. To provide connectivity, UAVs have to be backhauled through terrestrial base stations (BSs) to the core…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-06-15 Nour Kouzayha , Hesham ElSawy , Hayssam Dahrouj , Khlod Alshaikh , Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Non-terrestrial networks (NTNs), which integrate space and aerial networks with terrestrial systems, are a key area in the emerging sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks. As part of 6G, NTNs must provide pervasive connectivity to a wide…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-01-24 Sheikh Salman Hassan , Do Hyeon Kim , Yan Kyaw Tun , Nguyen H. Tran , Walid Saad , Choong Seon Hong

Remote and resource-constrained Internet-of-Things (IoT) deployments often lack terrestrial connectivity for task offloading, motivating non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) with onboard multiaccess edge computing (MEC) capabilities.…

Non-terrestrial network (NTN) communication has garnered considerable attention from government entities, industries, and academia in recent times. NTN networks encompass a variety of systems, including Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-01-22 Mahfuzur Rahman , Zoheb Hassan , Jeffrey H. Reed , Lingjia Liu

In terrestrial communication networks without fixed infrastructure, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-mounted mobile base stations (MBSs) provide an efficient solution to achieve wireless connectivity. This letter aims to minimize the number of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-12-06 Jiangbin Lyu , Yong Zeng , Rui Zhang , Teng Joon Lim

The emerging concept of 3D networks, integrating terrestrial, aerial, and space layers, introduces a novel and complex structure characterized by stations relaying backhaul loads through point-to-point wireless links, forming a wireless 3D…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-04-29 Salim Janji , Piotr Wawrzyniak , Piotr Formanowicz , Adrian Kliks

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can be utilized as aerial base stations (ABSs) to assist terrestrial infrastructure for keeping wireless connectivity in various emergency scenarios. To maximize the coverage rate of N ground users (GUs) by…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-02-06 Jin Qiu , Jiangbin Lyu , Liqun Fu

Non-terrestrial base stations (NTBSs), including high-altitude platform stations (HAPSs) and hot-air balloons (HABs), are integral to next-generation wireless networks, offering coverage in remote areas and enhancing capacity in dense…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-01 Hesam Khoshkbari , Georges Kaddoum , Bassant Selim , Omid Abbasi , Halim Yanikomeroglu

Sustainability is paramount in modern cellular networks, which face significant energy consumption challenges from rising mobile traffic and advancements in wireless technology. Cell-switching, well-established in literature as an effective…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-19 Metin Ozturk , Maryam Salamatmoghadasi , Halim Yanikomeroglu