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Low-altitude wireless networks: A comprehensive survey
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The rapid development of the low-altitude economy has imposed unprecedented demands on wireless infrastructure to accommodate large-scale drone deployments and facilitate intelligent services in dynamic airspace environments. However, unlocking its full potential in practical applications presents significant challenges. Traditional aerial systems predominantly focus on air-ground communication services, often neglecting the integration of sensing, computation, control, and energy-delivering functions, which hinders the ability to meet diverse mission-critical demands. Besides, the absence of systematic low-altitude airspace planning and management exacerbates issues regarding dynamic interference in three-dimensional space, coverage instability, and scalability. To overcome these challenges, a comprehensive framework, termed low-altitude wireless network (LAWN), has emerged to seamlessly integrate communication, sensing, computation, control, and air traffic management into a unified design. This article provides a comprehensive overview of LAWN systems, introducing LAWN system fundamentals and performance evaluation metrics. Subsequently, we delve into the evolution of functional designs and review critical concerns surrounding privacy and security in the open-air network environment. We survey advanced artificial intelligence techniques that enhance LAWN functionality and enable increasingly autonomous operations. Finally, we present the cutting-edge developments in airspace structuring, air traffic management, and path planning, providing insights to facilitate the practical deployment of LAWNs.
Authors
- Wu Jun
- Yang Yaoqi
- Weijie Yuan
- Wenchao Liu
- Jiacheng Wang
- Tianqi Mao
- Zhou Lin
- Yuanhao Cui
- Liu Fan
- Sun Geng
- Ma Yiyan
- Wu Nan
- Zheng Dezhi
- Jindan Xu
- Ma Nan
- Zhiyong Feng
- Xu Wei
- D. Niyato
- Chau Yuen
- Xiaojun Jing
- Zhiguo Shi
- Ai Bo
- Jin Shi
- Dong In Kim
- Jiangzhou Wang
- Zhang Ping
- Yin Hao
- Zhang Jun
Keywords
- Engineering
- Computer Science
- Environmental Science
Citation: Wu Jun, Yang Yaoqi, Weijie Yuan , et al. (2025). Low-altitude wireless networks: A comprehensive survey. China Communications. Semantic Scholar ID 2f425e0e29dcef396a4df055531e3a8fc2c05b74. https://doi.org/10.23919/JCC.fa.2025-0429.202603 ↗