Survey on Optimizations in Coalitions-based Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Communication Networks for 6G Networks

CHEN Runfeng; CHEN Jin; LI Hong; CHU Xiaojing; LIU Dianxiong; ZHANG Yuli; XU Yuhua

doi:10.11999/JEIT220383

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CHEN Runfeng, CHEN Jin, LI Hong, CHU Xiaojing, LIU Dianxiong, ZHANG Yuli, XU Yuhua. Survey on Optimizations in Coalitions-based Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Communication Networks for 6G Networks[J]. Journal of Electronics & Information Technology, 2022, 44(9): 3126-3135. doi: 10.11999/JEIT220383

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CHEN Runfeng, CHEN Jin, LI Hong, CHU Xiaojing, LIU Dianxiong, ZHANG Yuli, XU Yuhua. Survey on Optimizations in Coalitions-based Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Communication Networks for 6G Networks[J]. Journal of Electronics & Information Technology, 2022, 44(9): 3126-3135. doi: 10.11999/JEIT220383

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CHEN Runfeng, CHEN Jin, LI Hong, CHU Xiaojing, LIU Dianxiong, ZHANG Yuli, XU Yuhua. Survey on Optimizations in Coalitions-based Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Communication Networks for 6G Networks[J]. Journal of Electronics & Information Technology, 2022, 44(9): 3126-3135. doi: 10.11999/JEIT220383

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Survey on Optimizations in Coalitions-based Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Communication Networks for 6G Networks

doi: 10.11999/JEIT220383

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Institute of Communication Engineering, Army Engineering University, Nanjing 210014, China
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PLA 96963 Troops, Nanjing 210000, China
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Institute of Systems Engineering, Academy of Military Sciences, Beijing 100141, China
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National Innovation Institute of Defense Technology, Academy of Military Sciences, Beijing 100071, China

Funds: The National Natural Science Foundation of China (61771488, 61901506, 62101584)

Received Date: 2022-04-01
Rev Recd Date: 2022-06-29

Available Online: 2022-07-04

Publish Date: 2022-09-19

Abstract

Abstract

With the rapid development of the Sixth Generation (6G) mobile communications and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology, UAV communication networks become the key part of intelligent space-air-ground integration networks in 6G, which play an important role in battlefield reconnaissance, field rescue, information transmission of Internet of things and other military and civilian fields. Considering the characteristics of UAV networks such as large-scale, high-dynamic and self-organization, mission-driven UAV networks model based on coalitions for 6G is proposed. The model is discussed in three aspects: coalition formations, mission executions, and resource management. Combined with game theory, machine learning and online decisions, the optimization methods and simulation examples of UAV coalition networks are given. Finally, the application prospect of 6G UAV communication networks and the problems to be solved are discussed.
- 6G,
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) communication networks,
- Coalitions,
- Mission-driven,
- Game theory

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