6G Communication New Paradigm: The Integration of Autonomous Aerial Vehicles and Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces

IF 34.4 1区计算机科学 Q1 COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials Pub Date : 2025-01-06 DOI:10.1109/COMST.2025.3526251

Zhaolong Ning;Tengfeng Li;Yu Wu;Xiaojie Wang;Qingqing Wu;Fei Richard Yu;Song Guo

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With the continuous development of Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces (IRSs) and autonomous aerial vehicles (AAVs), their combination has become foundational technologies to complement the terrestrial network by providing communication enhancement services for large-scale users. This article provides a comprehensive overview of IRS-assisted AAV communications for 6th-Generation (6G) networks. First, the applications supported by IRS-assisted AAV communications for 6G networks are introduced, and key issues originated from applications supported by IRSs and AAVs for 6G networks are summarized and analyzed. Then, prototypes and main technologies related to the integration of IRSs and AAVs are introduced. Driven by applications and technologies of IRS-assisted AAV communications, existing solutions in the realms of energy-constrained communications, secure communications, and enhanced communications are summarized, and corresponding empirical lessons are provided. Finally, we discuss some research challenges and open issues in IRS-assisted AAV communications, offering directions for the future development.

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6G通信新范式：无人机与智能反射面的融合

随着智能反射面（IRSs）和自主飞行器（aav）的不断发展，它们的结合已经成为补充地面网络的基础技术，为大规模用户提供通信增强服务。本文提供了第6代（6G）网络中irs辅助AAV通信的全面概述。首先，介绍了irs辅助AAV通信支持的6G网络应用，总结分析了irs和AAV支持6G网络应用的关键问题。然后，介绍了irs与aav集成的样机及相关主要技术。在irs辅助AAV通信应用和技术的驱动下，总结了能源约束通信、安全通信和增强通信领域的现有解决方案，并提供了相应的经验教训。最后，我们讨论了irs辅助AAV通信的一些研究挑战和有待解决的问题，为未来的发展提供了方向。

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IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS-TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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6 months

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