Utilizing Ground Nodes with Multi-Hop Capabilities to Extend the Range of UAV-BSs

Due to recent technological advancements in the area of unmanned aerial systems, equipping an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a base station (BS) has been proposed to augment terrestrial base stations and to enhance the performance of 5G and beyond-5G networks. At the same time, advances in multi-hop ad hoc networks have made these networks feasible for supporting communications when fixed infr...