In this paper, we present a novel design for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communication networks with wireless backhaul, where an active reconfigurable intelligent surface (ARIS) is deployed to improve connections between a UAV and multiple users, while mitigating channel impairments in complex environments. The proposed design aims to maximize the achievable sum rate of all networks by jointly optimizing UAV placement; resource management strategies; transmit power allocation; and ARIS reflection coefficients, subject to backhaul constraints and power budget limitations in the ARIS system. The resulting optimization problem is highly non-convex, posing significant challenges. To tackle this, we decompose the problem into three interrelated sub-problems and apply inner approximation (IA) techniques to handle the non-convexities within each sub-problem. Moreover, a comprehensive alternating optimization framework is proposed to implement an iterative solution for the sub-problems. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm achieves approximately 59% improvement in the average sum rate, substantially enhancing overall network reliability compared to existing benchmark schemes.


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    Title :

    Optimization of Bandwidth Allocation and UAV Placement in Active RIS-Assisted UAV Communication Networks with Wireless Backhaul


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    Publication date :

    2025




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


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    Unknown




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