TY - JOUR
T1 - Building Agile and Resilient UAV Networks Based on SDN and Blockchain
AU - Hu, Ning
AU - Tian, Zhihong
AU - Sun, Yanbin
AU - Yin, Lihua
AU - Zhao, Baokang
AU - Du, Xiaojiang
AU - Guizani, Nadra
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/3/1
Y1 - 2021/3/1
N2 - In recent years, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology has developed rapidly and has been widely used in military operations, medical rescue, environmental monitoring, and so on. UAV networks are an important foundation for large-scale UAV collaborative work. Traditional mobile self-or-ganizing network technology is too complicated to be quickly constructed and dynamically adjusted according to application requirements. In this article, we propose a new type of UAV network based on SDN architecture and blockchain technology, which is named SUV. By using blockchain technology, SUV implements a logically centralized but physically distributed control plane, which is responsible for the routing calculation and configuration management of the UAV network. SUV can quickly build UAV networks according to the application requirements and communication environment. It has features such as flexibility, survivability, security, and programmability, and is suitable for 5G-oriented UAV networking.
AB - In recent years, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology has developed rapidly and has been widely used in military operations, medical rescue, environmental monitoring, and so on. UAV networks are an important foundation for large-scale UAV collaborative work. Traditional mobile self-or-ganizing network technology is too complicated to be quickly constructed and dynamically adjusted according to application requirements. In this article, we propose a new type of UAV network based on SDN architecture and blockchain technology, which is named SUV. By using blockchain technology, SUV implements a logically centralized but physically distributed control plane, which is responsible for the routing calculation and configuration management of the UAV network. SUV can quickly build UAV networks according to the application requirements and communication environment. It has features such as flexibility, survivability, security, and programmability, and is suitable for 5G-oriented UAV networking.
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U2 - 10.1109/MNET.011.2000176
DO - 10.1109/MNET.011.2000176
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85101133761
SN - 0890-8044
VL - 35
SP - 57
EP - 63
JO - IEEE Network
JF - IEEE Network
IS - 1
M1 - 9355070
ER -