Deployment algorithms of multi-UAV-BS networks with frequency reuse and power optimization

Abstract

Deploying unmanned aerial vehicle base stations (UAV-BSs) to provide wireless access for terrestrial users is an alternative solution in emergency scenarios. Due to the dynamic nature of UAV-BSs and strong line-of-sight (LoS) transmission, co-frequency networking worsens the interference suffered by edge users, while the use of fully orthogonal channels for all UAV-BSs also faces the problem of frequency resource constraints. This paper develops a new deployment scheme by combining multiple UAV-BS locations, limited frequency reuse and power optimization. Thus, the nonlinear constrained optimization model is proposed to maximize user coverage. To reduce the computational complexity, the basic multi-UAV-BS network layout is first determined by polycentric clustering and connectivity adjustment based on user location distribution. Then, a genetic algorithm is used to optimize the multi-UAV-BS frequency arrangement and power adjustment to obtain the model solution. Simulations verify the effectiveness of the proposed scheme and evaluate the impact of co-channel interference.