Joint Altitude and Beamwidth Optimization for UAV-Enabled Multiuser Communications

IEEE Communications Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 344-347

  He, Haiyun ^a   Zhang, Shuowen ^a   Zeng, Yong ^a   Zhang, Rui ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

altitude optimization; beamwidth optimization; directional antenna; UAV communication; wireless network

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; DIRECTIVE ANTENNAS; INFORMATION THEORY; MULTICASTING; OPTIMIZATION; WIRELESS NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

BEAM WIDTHS; DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA; DOWNLINK; UPLINK; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS;

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

EID: 85034259558     PISSN: 10897798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LCOMM.2017.2772254     Document Type: Article

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