Network-Connected UAV Communications: Potentials and Challenges
Haichao Wang, Jinlong Wang, Jin Chen, Yuping Gong, and Guoru Ding

TL;DR
This paper reviews the potentials and challenges of network-connected UAV communications, analyzing signal characteristics, design considerations, and providing case studies to demonstrate feasibility.
Contribution
It offers a comprehensive analysis of UAV communication requirements, architecture, and optimization strategies, including antenna design and network selection, with practical case studies.
Findings
Feasibility of network-connected UAV communications demonstrated
Analysis of signal transmission and interference characteristics
Design considerations for antennas and network optimization
Abstract
This article explores the use of network-connected unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communications as a compelling solution to achieve high-rate information transmission and support ultra-reliable UAV remote command and control. We first discuss the use cases of UAVs and the resulting communication requirements, accompanied with a flexible architecture for network-connected UAV communications. Then, the signal transmission and interference characteristics are theoretically analyzed, and subsequently we highlight the design and optimization considerations, including antenna design, non-orthogonal multiple access communications, as well as network selection and association optimization. Finally, case studies are provided to show the feasibility of network-connected UAV communications.
Peer Reviews
No public reviews on file for this paper yet. If you reviewed it on a platform where reviews are public (OpenReview, ICLR, NeurIPS, ICML), you can paste yours below so the community can read it here.
Videos
No videos yet. Explain this paper in a talk, walkthrough, or lecture? Add one.
Taxonomy
TopicsUAV Applications and Optimization · Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies · Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks
