Jul 2026· International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks· pp. 202-207· 0 citations· 48 references
Abstract
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have emerged as promising aerial platforms for next-generation wireless networks, offering three-dimensional mobility, rapid deployment, and high line-of-sight (LoS) link probability. This paper presents a structured overview of UAV-assisted wireless communications, covering key network architectures, air-to-ground channel characteristics, mobility-aware deployment and trajectory design, resource management, and multi-UAV cooperation. We further review recent integrations of UAVs with emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI)-driven optimization, reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS), integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), and semantic communication. Integration scenarios and recent research trends in beyond-5G and 6G networks are discussed, and open challenges along with future research directions are identified. This survey aims to provide a concise yet comprehensive reference for researchers and engineers working on UAV-assisted wireless network design.
Driven by the vision of a thriving low-altitude economy and aiming to provide on-demand services for diverse entities, this paper investigates an integrated sensing and communication (ISAC)-enabled low-altitude wireless network (LAWN). Benefiting from flexible mobility and cost-effective cooperative deployment, multipl...
Cheng Ma, Ze-Wei Jing, Qinghai Yang et al.· IEEE Transactions on Wireles...· 1 citation
This survey provides a systematic review across six interconnected domains—channel estimation (CE) and beam tracking, throughput maximization, weighted sum rate (WSR) and sensing co-optimization, delay and age of information (AoI) minimization, energy efficiency (EE), and PLS—each supported by a structured comparative...
Manzoor Ahmed, Syed Tariq Shah, A. A. Nasir et al.· IEEE Open Journal of the Com...· 1 citation
Reliable communication for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in beyond-5G and 6G cellular networks is challenged by strong line-of-sight interference, limited spatial separability, and inefficient association when UAVs operate along structured aerial highways (AHs). This paper presents a joint UAV association and beam ma...
Maadoud Djihane, Hamza Abdelkrim, Houari Keltoum et al.· 2026 International Conferenc...· 0 citations
An Artificial Intelligence-Enabled UAV Communication Framework (AI-UCF) designed to optimize aerial communication performance is proposed and demonstrates substantial improvements in coverage probability, throughput, latency, and energy efficiency compared with traditional communication architectures.
Dr T Anvesh, Vengala Vishnuvardhan, Tumma Raghavendra· International Scientific Jou...· 0 citations
The results confirm that the integration of artificial intelligence, energy-aware routing, and UAV trajectory optimization provides an effective and scalable solution for next-generation UAV-assisted IoT systems and establishes a robust foundation for intelligent 6G-enabled wireless sensor networks.
Mojtaba Nasehi· Internet of Things and Cloud...· 0 citations
Integrated Sensing, Communication, and Power Transfer (ISCPT) is a key enabler for sixth-generation networks, enhancing resource utilization to support massive low-power devices. However, existing research has predominantly focused on a single Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in communication and power transfer, lacking t...
Zhaolong Ning, Lingfei Li, Xiaojie Wang et al.· IEEE Journal on Selected Are...· 1 citation
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