A contemporary survey on free space optical communication: Potentials, technical challenges, recent advances and research direction
Due to the unprecedented growth of high speed multimedia services and diversified
applications initiated from the massive connectivity of IoT devices, 5G and beyond 5G (B5G) …
applications initiated from the massive connectivity of IoT devices, 5G and beyond 5G (B5G) …
The drone scheduling problem: A systematic state-of-the-art review
Drones are receiving popularity with time due to their advanced mobility. Although they were
initially deployed for military purposes, they now have a wide array of applications in various …
initially deployed for military purposes, they now have a wide array of applications in various …
Outage probability and average BER of UAV-assisted dual-hop FSO communication with amplify-and-forward relaying
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can be harnessed as relay nodes in free-space optical
(FSO) communication systems to realize a flexible and cost-effective approach for delivering …
(FSO) communication systems to realize a flexible and cost-effective approach for delivering …
MIMO satellite communication systems: A survey from the PHY layer perspective
The satellite communications (SatCom) system is a representative technology for global
coverage and seamless communications in next-generation communication systems. This …
coverage and seamless communications in next-generation communication systems. This …
Uplink secrecy performance of RIS-based RF/FSO three-dimension heterogeneous networks
In this paper, a novel reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted HAP-UAV secure multi-
user mixed radio frequency (RF)/free space optical (FSO) system is proposed. Specifically …
user mixed radio frequency (RF)/free space optical (FSO) system is proposed. Specifically …
Uplink massive access in mixed RF/FSO satellite-aerial-terrestrial networks
This paper investigates the massive access for a satellite-aerial-terrestrial network (SATN),
where a high-altitude platform (HAP) is deployed as a relay to assist the uplink transmission …
where a high-altitude platform (HAP) is deployed as a relay to assist the uplink transmission …
RIS-assisted UAV for fresh data collection in 3D urban environments: A deep reinforcement learning approach
Dispatching flexible unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to collect data from distributed
Internet-of-Things devices (IoTDs) is expected to be a promising technology to support time …
Internet-of-Things devices (IoTDs) is expected to be a promising technology to support time …
Performance analysis of hybrid satellite-terrestrial cooperative networks with relay selection
This paper conducts the performance analysis of a hybrid satellite-terrestrial cooperative
network (HSTCN) having multi-antenna terrestrial relays. By assuming the availability of the …
network (HSTCN) having multi-antenna terrestrial relays. By assuming the availability of the …
Performance of UAV-assisted multiuser terrestrial-satellite communication system over mixed FSO/RF channels
In this letter, performance of a multiantenna multiuser unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-
assisted terrestrial-satellite communication system over mixed free space optics …
assisted terrestrial-satellite communication system over mixed free space optics …
Drone networking in the 6G era: A technology overview
Sixth generation (6G) wireless communication networks are envisioned to be empowered
with novel enabling technologies to guarantee ubiquitous coverage requirements …
with novel enabling technologies to guarantee ubiquitous coverage requirements …