پژوهشگاه علوم و فناوری اطلاعات ایران (ایرانداک) پژوهشنامه پردازش و مدیریت اطلاعات 2251-8223 40 ویژه نامه انگلیسی 4 2025 07 23 Drone-Based Network Coverage Expansion in 6G Networks Drone-Based Network Coverage Expansion in 6G Networks 637 666 728307 10.22034/jipm.2025.728307 FA Ahmed Ali Hussein Al-Turath University, Baghdad 10013, Iraq 0009-0006-2664-341X Mahmoud Shuker Mahmoud Al-Mansour University College, Baghdad 10067, Iraq 0000-0001-7211-8460 Matieva Gulbadan Osh State University, Osh City 723500, Kyrgyzstan 0009-0003-1106-8211 Basma Mohammed Khaleel Al-Rafidain University College Baghdad 10064, Iraq 0000-0002-6002-3090 Ghufran Waleed Madenat Alelem University College, Baghdad 10006, Iraq 0009-0008-3686-0578 Journal Article 2025 08 11 ABSTRACT Background: The emergence of 6G networks requires new approaches to extend coverage, increase network availability and optimize performance in difficult conditions, including urban and rural areas. Thus, UAVs or UAV systems have developed as a powerful candidate to counter these problems by offering on-demand contingent coverage and differing communication services. Objective: The opportunity of the development of UAVs’ application in the extension of the network’s coverage is studied in the context of energy efficiency, latency, and Inter-UE interference in high-density 6G environment. Methods: A three-layered optimization architecture was devised, including multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) for interference control, trajectory optimization techniques, and energy-aware deployment schemes. Small scale scenarios including urban, suburban and rural environment were considered and the results were analyzed based on the network coverage, energy efficiency, end to end latency and interference encountered on UAVs. Results: The outcome significantly revealed the enhancements in the spatial coverage of the network; UAVs prevented considerable gaps and offered enhancements of network coverage in rural and suburban regions. These achievements include up to 30.5% energy efficiency enhancement, more than 50% latency minimization and interference management that enabled 35.4% enhancement of SINR. Conclusion: Integrating of drones in 6G network is invaluable in enhancing coverage in the networks by providing massive coverage while at the same time providing scalable solutions to problems of coverage gaps, power demands and real-time network adjustments. In future studies, researchers should channel their efforts toward increasing real-time dynamism and energy consumption that suit large-scale executions. ABSTRACT Background: The emergence of 6G networks requires new approaches to extend coverage, increase network availability and optimize performance in difficult conditions, including urban and rural areas. Thus, UAVs or UAV systems have developed as a powerful candidate to counter these problems by offering on-demand contingent coverage and differing communication services. Objective: The opportunity of the development of UAVs’ application in the extension of the network’s coverage is studied in the context of energy efficiency, latency, and Inter-UE interference in high-density 6G environment. Methods: A three-layered optimization architecture was devised, including multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) for interference control, trajectory optimization techniques, and energy-aware deployment schemes. Small scale scenarios including urban, suburban and rural environment were considered and the results were analyzed based on the network coverage, energy efficiency, end to end latency and interference encountered on UAVs. Results: The outcome significantly revealed the enhancements in the spatial coverage of the network; UAVs prevented considerable gaps and offered enhancements of network coverage in rural and suburban regions. These achievements include up to 30.5% energy efficiency enhancement, more than 50% latency minimization and interference management that enabled 35.4% enhancement of SINR. Conclusion: Integrating of drones in 6G network is invaluable in enhancing coverage in the networks by providing massive coverage while at the same time providing scalable solutions to problems of coverage gaps, power demands and real-time network adjustments. In future studies, researchers should channel their efforts toward increasing real-time dynamism and energy consumption that suit large-scale executions.

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