Accessing from the sky: A tutorial on UAV communications for 5G and beyond
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have found numerous applications and are expected to
bring fertile business opportunities in the next decade. Among various enabling …
bring fertile business opportunities in the next decade. Among various enabling …
UAV-to-ground communications: Channel modeling and UAV selection
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-enabled communications have been proposed as a critical
part of the beyond fifth-generation (5G) cellular networks. This type of communications is …
part of the beyond fifth-generation (5G) cellular networks. This type of communications is …
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 …
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 …
UAVs as mobile infrastructure: Addressing battery lifetime
UAVs can play an important role in next generation cellular networks, acting as flying
infrastructure that can serve ground users when regular infrastructure is overloaded or …
infrastructure that can serve ground users when regular infrastructure is overloaded or …
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 …
Optimal deployment of tethered drones for maximum cellular coverage in user clusters
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have recently received a significant interest to assist
terrestrial wireless networks thanks to their strong line-of-sight links and flexible/instant …
terrestrial wireless networks thanks to their strong line-of-sight links and flexible/instant …
Resource management in UAV-assisted wireless networks: An optimization perspective
Wireless networks are expected to provide connectivity to an increasing number of users
with heterogeneous requirements. Future wireless networks will integrate aerial and …
with heterogeneous requirements. Future wireless networks will integrate aerial and …
Performance evaluation of UAV-enabled cellular networks with battery-limited drones
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can be used as flying base stations (BSs) to offload
Macro-BSs in hotspots. However, due to the limited battery on-board, UAVs can typically …
Macro-BSs in hotspots. However, due to the limited battery on-board, UAVs can typically …
Coverage analysis for UAV-assisted cellular networks in rural areas
Despite enhancement in rural areas is one of the main requirements in next generations of
wireless networks (ie, 5G and 6G), the low expected profit prevents telecommunication …
wireless networks (ie, 5G and 6G), the low expected profit prevents telecommunication …