Abstract
With the explosive growth of data communications, existing infrastructure networks are under ever-increasing pressure. Due to the advantages of fully controllable mobility, rapid deployment, and low cost, the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have attracted much attentions from both industry and academia in recent years, and it has become an inevitable trend to employ UAVs to enhance the network performance in different environments. As an important paradigm of UAV-assisted communications, UAV relaying communications has been regarded as a promising solution in enhancing connectivity and improving transmission rate. This paper for the first time comprehensively summarizes UAV relaying communications and its application scenarios, including single UAV relaying networks, multi-user UAV relaying networks, multi-hop UAV relaying networks, as well as Internet of UAVs, and deeply analyzes the key technologies and challenges to be solved under this topic. Furthermore, the state-of-the-art researches and opportunities of UAV relaying communications are discussed in detail.
Published Version (
Free)
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
