{"id":"https://openalex.org/W7138258983","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ojcoms.2026.3675046","title":"A Survey on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) Communications: State-of-the-Art, Existing Standards, and Future Directions","display_name":"A Survey on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) Communications: State-of-the-Art, Existing Standards, and Future Directions","publication_year":2026,"publication_date":"2026-01-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W7138258983","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ojcoms.2026.3675046"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/ojcoms.2026.3675046","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ojcoms.2026.3675046","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210202420","display_name":"IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society","issn_l":"2644-125X","issn":["2644-125X"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310316002","host_organization_name":"IEEE Communications Society","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310316002","https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["IEEE Communications Society","Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref","doaj"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"gold","oa_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ojcoms.2026.3675046","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5121257206","display_name":"Fabrizio Granelli","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I193223587","display_name":"University of Trento","ror":"https://ror.org/05trd4x28","country_code":"IT","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I193223587"]}],"countries":["IT"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Fabrizio Granelli","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science, University of Trento, Trento, Italy"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2439-277X","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science, University of Trento, Trento, Italy","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I193223587"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5129742502","display_name":"Yan-Ping Lu","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I56590836","display_name":"Monash University","ror":"https://ror.org/02bfwt286","country_code":"AU","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I56590836"]}],"countries":["AU"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Yan-Ping Lu","raw_affiliation_strings":["Software Systems and Cybersecurity, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1503-9243","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Software Systems and Cybersecurity, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I56590836"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":null,"display_name":"Qingqing Wu","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0043-3266"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I183067930","display_name":"Shanghai Jiao Tong University","ror":"https://ror.org/0220qvk04","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I183067930"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Qingqing Wu","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0043-3266","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I183067930"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":null,"display_name":"Zhenhui Yuan","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7973-5960"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I39555362","display_name":"University of Warwick","ror":"https://ror.org/01a77tt86","country_code":"GB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I39555362"]}],"countries":["GB"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Zhenhui Yuan","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry, U.K"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7973-5960","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry, U.K","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I39555362"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5052243813","display_name":"Aly Sabri Abdalla","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5521-280X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I99041443","display_name":"Mississippi State University","ror":"https://ror.org/0432jq872","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210141039","https://openalex.org/I99041443"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Aly Sabri Abdalla","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, USA"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5521-280X","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I99041443"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5089510906","display_name":"Vuk Marojevic","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1217-7052"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I99041443","display_name":"Mississippi State University","ror":"https://ror.org/0432jq872","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210141039","https://openalex.org/I99041443"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Vuk Marojevic","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, USA"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1217-7052","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I99041443"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5029971586","display_name":"Yifan Jiang","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4117-4133"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I183067930","display_name":"Shanghai Jiao Tong University","ror":"https://ror.org/0220qvk04","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I183067930"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Yifan Jiang","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I183067930"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5129691495","display_name":"Fatemeh Afghah","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I8078737","display_name":"Clemson University","ror":"https://ror.org/037s24f05","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I8078737"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Fatemeh Afghah","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2315-1173","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I8078737"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5055972962","display_name":"Giovanni Geraci","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9998-1747"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I170486558","display_name":"Universitat Pompeu Fabra","ror":"https://ror.org/04n0g0b29","country_code":"ES","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I170486558"]}],"countries":["ES"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Giovanni Geraci","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Engineering, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9998-1747","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Engineering, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I170486558"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5006312325","display_name":"Anandarup Mukherjee","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3165-1151"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I241749","display_name":"University of Cambridge","ror":"https://ror.org/013meh722","country_code":"GB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I241749"]}],"countries":["GB"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Anandarup Mukherjee","raw_affiliation_strings":["Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, U.K"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3165-1151","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, U.K","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I241749"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5017823328","display_name":"Sabur Baidya","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0245-2903"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I142740786","display_name":"University of Louisville","ror":"https://ror.org/01ckdn478","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I142740786"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Sabur Baidya","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0245-2903","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I142740786"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":null,"display_name":"Giovanni Grieco","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6326-4244"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I68618741","display_name":"Polytechnic University of Bari","ror":"https://ror.org/03c44v465","country_code":"IT","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I68618741"]}],"countries":["IT"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Giovanni Grieco","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Politecnico di Bari, Bari, Italy"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6326-4244","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Politecnico di Bari, Bari, Italy","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I68618741"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5064686460","display_name":"Abid Yaqoob","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9541-4251"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I42934936","display_name":"Dublin City University","ror":"https://ror.org/04a1a1e81","country_code":"IE","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I42934936"]}],"countries":["IE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Abid Yaqoob","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Electronic Engineering, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9541-4251","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Electronic Engineering, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I42934936"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":null,"display_name":"Muhammad Abul Hassan","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1694-7317"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I193223587","display_name":"University of Trento","ror":"https://ror.org/05trd4x28","country_code":"IT","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I193223587"]}],"countries":["IT"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Muhammad Abul Hassan","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science, University of Trento, Trento, Italy"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1694-7317","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science, University of Trento, Trento, Italy","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I193223587"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5129740341","display_name":"Kamesh Namuduri","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I123534392","display_name":"University of North Texas","ror":"https://ror.org/00v97ad02","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I123534392"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Kamesh Namuduri","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Electrical Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1051-9925","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Electrical Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I123534392"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5125906901","display_name":"Ranga Rao Venkatesha Prasad","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I98358874","display_name":"Delft University of Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/02e2c7k09","country_code":"NL","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I98358874"]}],"countries":["NL"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Ranga Rao Venkatesha Prasad","raw_affiliation_strings":["Delft University of Technology, Delft, CD, The Netherlands"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7443-7641","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Delft University of Technology, Delft, CD, The Netherlands","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I98358874"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5016021331","display_name":"Laaziz Lahlou","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8503-6779"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I159129438","display_name":"Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al","ror":"https://ror.org/002rjbv21","country_code":"CA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I159129438","https://openalex.org/I49663120"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I9736820","display_name":"\u00c9cole de Technologie Sup\u00e9rieure","ror":"https://ror.org/0020snb74","country_code":"CA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I49663120","https://openalex.org/I9736820"]}],"countries":["CA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Laaziz Lahlou","raw_affiliation_strings":["Software Engineering and Information Technology Department, Ecole de Technologie Superieure of Montreal, University of Quebec, Montreal, QC, Canada"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8503-6779","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Software Engineering and Information Technology Department, Ecole de Technologie Superieure of Montreal, University of Quebec, Montreal, QC, Canada","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I9736820","https://openalex.org/I159129438"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5114957506","display_name":"John Sengendo","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I193223587","display_name":"University of Trento","ror":"https://ror.org/05trd4x28","country_code":"IT","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I193223587"]}],"countries":["IT"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"John Sengendo","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science, University of Trento, Trento, Italy"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7692-5993","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science, University of Trento, Trento, Italy","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I193223587"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5124136603","display_name":"Gabriel-Miro Muntean","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I42934936","display_name":"Dublin City University","ror":"https://ror.org/04a1a1e81","country_code":"IE","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I42934936"]}],"countries":["IE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Gabriel-Miro Muntean","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Electronic Engineering, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9332-4770","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Electronic Engineering, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I42934936"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":9,"institutions_distinct_count":19,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5121257206"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I193223587"],"apc_list":{"value":1750,"currency":"USD","value_usd":1750},"apc_paid":{"value":1750,"currency":"USD","value_usd":1750},"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.54029553,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":"7","issue":null,"first_page":"3000","last_page":"3045"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11133","display_name":"UAV Applications and Optimization","score":0.9419999718666077,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2202","display_name":"Aerospace Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11133","display_name":"UAV Applications and Optimization","score":0.9419999718666077,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2202","display_name":"Aerospace Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11192","display_name":"Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems","score":0.003800000064074993,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2212","display_name":"Ocean Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11489","display_name":"Air Traffic Management and Optimization","score":0.0032999999821186066,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2202","display_name":"Aerospace Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/drone","display_name":"Drone","score":0.4169999957084656},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/global-positioning-system","display_name":"Global Positioning System","score":0.27570000290870667},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/data-collection","display_name":"Data collection","score":0.2709999978542328},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/aerial-survey","display_name":"Aerial survey","score":0.26989999413490295},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/field","display_name":"Field (mathematics)","score":0.2671000063419342}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C59519942","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q650665","display_name":"Drone","level":2,"score":0.4169999957084656},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.37389999628067017},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.3427000045776367},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C62649853","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q199687","display_name":"Remote sensing","level":1,"score":0.31450000405311584},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C178802073","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8421","display_name":"Aeronautics","level":1,"score":0.3012000024318695},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C60229501","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18822","display_name":"Global Positioning System","level":2,"score":0.27570000290870667},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C133462117","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4929239","display_name":"Data collection","level":2,"score":0.2709999978542328},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C176262533","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4688034","display_name":"Aerial survey","level":2,"score":0.26989999413490295},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C9652623","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190109","display_name":"Field (mathematics)","level":2,"score":0.2671000063419342},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C26517878","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q228039","display_name":"Key (lock)","level":2,"score":0.2644999921321869}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":3,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/ojcoms.2026.3675046","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ojcoms.2026.3675046","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210202420","display_name":"IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society","issn_l":"2644-125X","issn":["2644-125X"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310316002","host_organization_name":"IEEE Communications Society","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310316002","https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["IEEE Communications Society","Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:doaj.org/article:751324e0a3a44976947a28629e1204c2","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doaj.org/article/751324e0a3a44976947a28629e1204c2","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306401280","display_name":"DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by-sa","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-sa","version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, Vol 7, Pp 3000-3045 (2026)","raw_type":"article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:iris.unitn.it:11572/484311","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://hdl.handle.net/11572/484311","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306401913","display_name":"Institutional Research Information System (Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Trento)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I193223587","host_organization_name":"University of Trento","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I193223587"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"info:eu-repo/semantics/article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/ojcoms.2026.3675046","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ojcoms.2026.3675046","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210202420","display_name":"IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society","issn_l":"2644-125X","issn":["2644-125X"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310316002","host_organization_name":"IEEE Communications Society","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310316002","https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["IEEE Communications Society","Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Sustainable cities and communities","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/11","score":0.44876158237457275}],"awards":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/G2400813215","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"13/RC/2094_P2 (Lero)","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F8766430056","funder_display_name":"Research Ireland"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G442457371","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"1939334","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320306076","funder_display_name":"National Science Foundation"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G4735681629","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"2232048","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320306076","funder_display_name":"National Science Foundation"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G5594174583","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"21/FFP-P/10244 (FRADIS)","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F8766430056","funder_display_name":"Research Ireland"}],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320306076","display_name":"National Science Foundation","ror":"https://ror.org/021nxhr62"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/F8766430056","display_name":"Research Ireland","ror":null}],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":0,"referenced_works":[],"related_works":[],"abstract_inverted_index":{"With":[0],"a":[1],"diverse":[2],"range":[3],"of":[4,15,52,93,98,115,162,175],"applications":[5,148],"in":[6,25,40,47,62,96,159,188],"both":[7],"private":[8],"and":[9,27,43,59,67,72,77,101,118,128,137,144,157,168,178,185],"public":[10],"sector,":[11],"the":[12,53,63,112,160,172,176,180],"market":[13],"value":[14],"Unmanned":[16],"Aerial":[17],"Vehicles":[18],"(UAVs)":[19],"skyrocketed":[20],"to":[21,30,132,142,182],"17.31":[22],"billion":[23,33],"USD":[24,34],"2024":[26],"is":[28,89],"expected":[29],"reach":[31],"32.95":[32],"by":[35],"2030.":[36],"3GPP":[37],"considered":[38],"UAVs":[39,71,78],"Release":[41,48],"15":[42],"will":[44,154],"include":[45],"them":[46],"18":[49],"as":[50,124],"part":[51],"5G-Advanced":[54],"technology.":[55],"To":[56],"provide":[57],"smooth":[58],"safe":[60],"inclusion":[61],"current":[64,113,173],"airspace,":[65],"fast":[66],"reliable":[68],"communications":[69,100,117],"between":[70,73],"ground":[74],"base":[75],"stations":[76],"are":[79,149],"needed.":[80],"Several":[81],"research":[82,184],"studies":[83],"have":[84],"been":[85],"conducted,":[86],"but":[87],"there":[88],"no":[90],"comprehensive":[91],"picture":[92],"their":[94,189],"advancements":[95],"terms":[97],"wireless":[99,163],"networking":[102],"for":[103],"UAVs.":[104],"This":[105],"survey":[106,153],"paper":[107],"provides":[108],"detailed":[109],"information":[110],"on":[111],"status":[114],"UAV":[116,165],"networking,":[119],"including":[120],"important":[121],"aspects":[122],"such":[123],"architectural":[125],"solutions,":[126],"protocols":[127],"design":[129],"options":[130],"related":[131,141],"spectrum":[133],"management,":[134],"resource":[135],"optimization":[136],"security":[138],"requirements.":[139],"Efforts":[140],"standardization":[143],"integration":[145],"with":[146],"different":[147],"also":[150],"covered.":[151],"The":[152],"help":[155],"researchers":[156],"practitioners":[158],"field":[161],"communications,":[164],"service":[166],"provision":[167],"telecommunications":[169],"learn":[170],"about":[171],"state":[174],"art":[177],"open":[179],"door":[181],"future":[183],"development":[186],"avenues":[187],"fields.":[190]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-05-23T08:51:43.019350","created_date":"2026-03-18T00:00:00"}