Autonomous Self-Healing UAV Swarms for Robust 6G Non-Terrestrial Networks
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| author | Hegde, Sambrama Kantheti, Venkata Srirama Rohit Chu, Liang C Blasch, Erik Lin, Shih-Chun |
| author_facet | Hegde, Sambrama Kantheti, Venkata Srirama Rohit Chu, Liang C Blasch, Erik Lin, Shih-Chun |
| contents | Recent years have seen an increased interest in the use of Non-terrestrial networks (NTNs), especially the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to provide cost-effective global connectivity in next-generation wireless networks. We introduce a resilient, adaptive, self-healing network design (RASHND) to optimize signal quality under dynamic interference and adversarial conditions. RASHND leverages inter-node communication and an intelligent algorithm selection process, incorporating combining techniques like distributed-Maximal Ratio Combining (d-MRC), distributed-Linear Minimum Mean Squared Error Estimation(d-LMMSE), and Selection Combining (SC). These algorithms are selected to improve performance by adapting to changing network conditions. To evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed RASHND solutions, a software-defined radio (SDR)-based hardware testbed afforded initial testing and evaluations. Additionally, we present results from UAV tests conducted on the AERPAW testbed to validate our solutions in real-world scenarios. The results demonstrate that RASHND significantly enhances the reliability and interference resilience of UAV networks, making them well-suited for critical communications. |
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| spellingShingle | Autonomous Self-Healing UAV Swarms for Robust 6G Non-Terrestrial Networks Hegde, Sambrama Kantheti, Venkata Srirama Rohit Chu, Liang C Blasch, Erik Lin, Shih-Chun Signal Processing Recent years have seen an increased interest in the use of Non-terrestrial networks (NTNs), especially the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to provide cost-effective global connectivity in next-generation wireless networks. We introduce a resilient, adaptive, self-healing network design (RASHND) to optimize signal quality under dynamic interference and adversarial conditions. RASHND leverages inter-node communication and an intelligent algorithm selection process, incorporating combining techniques like distributed-Maximal Ratio Combining (d-MRC), distributed-Linear Minimum Mean Squared Error Estimation(d-LMMSE), and Selection Combining (SC). These algorithms are selected to improve performance by adapting to changing network conditions. To evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed RASHND solutions, a software-defined radio (SDR)-based hardware testbed afforded initial testing and evaluations. Additionally, we present results from UAV tests conducted on the AERPAW testbed to validate our solutions in real-world scenarios. The results demonstrate that RASHND significantly enhances the reliability and interference resilience of UAV networks, making them well-suited for critical communications. |
| title | Autonomous Self-Healing UAV Swarms for Robust 6G Non-Terrestrial Networks |
| topic | Signal Processing |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.13418 |