Non-Terrestrial Networks-Enabled Internet of Things: UAV-Centric Architectures, Applications, and Open Issues

Although Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)-aided wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have gained many applications, it is not for long that research works been produced to define effective algorithms and protocols. In this article, we address the UAV-enabled WSN (U-WSN), explore performance capability of UAV, UAV functionalities as a communication node, describe architectures relevant typical technologies emerge from new paradigm. Furthermore, article also identifies main factors which influence U-WSN design analyzes open issues challenges in U-WSN. These insights may serve motivations guidelines future designs WSNs.