Robust and Feasible Buffer-Aided UAV Relay for Outage Probability Minimization

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) relay system is leading to considerable interests in 6G networks. However, high Outage Probability (OP) might still occur when non-buffering UAV transmits data directly. To address this critical issue, we explore the integration of a buffer-aided UAV relay and develop a...

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Main Authors: Salah Boubkar Salah Abdou, Chee Yen Leow, SeungHwan Won, Wee Kiat New, Abdullah M. Almasoud
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Published: Elsevier 2025-08-01
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author Salah Boubkar Salah Abdou
Chee Yen Leow
SeungHwan Won
Wee Kiat New
Abdullah M. Almasoud
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SeungHwan Won
Wee Kiat New
Abdullah M. Almasoud
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description Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) relay system is leading to considerable interests in 6G networks. However, high Outage Probability (OP) might still occur when non-buffering UAV transmits data directly. To address this critical issue, we explore the integration of a buffer-aided UAV relay and develop an Efficient Probability Based UAV (EP-UAV) scheme to reduce the OP efficiently while maintaining appropriate latency. Specifically, we analyze the proposed scheme under various buffer scenarios. Additionally, to further minimize the OP, we optimize the UAV’s 3D positions by keeping 1D-altitude-fixed and 2D-horizontal-coordinates-optimized, and then 1D-altitude-optimized while 2D-horizontal-coordinates-fixed. Simulation results manifest that the proposed scheme enables to minimize the OP and optimize its positions jointly. With the aid of the thorough analysis, our outcomes corroborate its feasibility for practical engineers.
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spelling doaj-art-aaba3dff6d234865b2c9363e44a68cee2025-08-22T04:55:32ZengElsevierAlexandria Engineering Journal1110-01682025-08-011271158116610.1016/j.aej.2025.06.008Robust and Feasible Buffer-Aided UAV Relay for Outage Probability MinimizationSalah Boubkar Salah Abdou0Chee Yen Leow1SeungHwan Won2Wee Kiat New3Abdullah M. Almasoud4Wireless Communication Center, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, 81310, Johor, Malaysia; Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Higher Institute of Science and Technology, Albrkat, Ghat, LibyaWireless Communication Center, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, 81310, Johor, Malaysia; Corresponding author.Connected Intelligence Research Group, University of Southampton Malaysia, Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru, 79100, Johor, MalaysiaDepartment of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 7JE, UKDepartment of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering at Al-Kharj, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, 16278, Saudi ArabiaUnmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) relay system is leading to considerable interests in 6G networks. However, high Outage Probability (OP) might still occur when non-buffering UAV transmits data directly. To address this critical issue, we explore the integration of a buffer-aided UAV relay and develop an Efficient Probability Based UAV (EP-UAV) scheme to reduce the OP efficiently while maintaining appropriate latency. Specifically, we analyze the proposed scheme under various buffer scenarios. Additionally, to further minimize the OP, we optimize the UAV’s 3D positions by keeping 1D-altitude-fixed and 2D-horizontal-coordinates-optimized, and then 1D-altitude-optimized while 2D-horizontal-coordinates-fixed. Simulation results manifest that the proposed scheme enables to minimize the OP and optimize its positions jointly. With the aid of the thorough analysis, our outcomes corroborate its feasibility for practical engineers.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110016825007495UAV communicationsRelayOutage probabilityBuffer aided3D position optimization
spellingShingle Salah Boubkar Salah Abdou
Chee Yen Leow
SeungHwan Won
Wee Kiat New
Abdullah M. Almasoud
Robust and Feasible Buffer-Aided UAV Relay for Outage Probability Minimization
Alexandria Engineering Journal
UAV communications
Relay
Outage probability
Buffer aided
3D position optimization
title Robust and Feasible Buffer-Aided UAV Relay for Outage Probability Minimization
title_full Robust and Feasible Buffer-Aided UAV Relay for Outage Probability Minimization
title_fullStr Robust and Feasible Buffer-Aided UAV Relay for Outage Probability Minimization
title_full_unstemmed Robust and Feasible Buffer-Aided UAV Relay for Outage Probability Minimization
title_short Robust and Feasible Buffer-Aided UAV Relay for Outage Probability Minimization
title_sort robust and feasible buffer aided uav relay for outage probability minimization
topic UAV communications
Relay
Outage probability
Buffer aided
3D position optimization
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110016825007495
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