Research Article

Joint Deployment and Power Optimization for UAV Relay in Multiuser Networks

Table 1

Notations.

SymbolDescription

Location of UAV in time slot
Distance between MD and UAV
Maximum UAV speed
Distance between UAV and BS
LoS path loss
NLoS path loss
Probability of LoS connection
Probability of NLoS connection
Received power of the UAV from MD
MD transmission power
Noise variance
UAV amplification coefficient for MD ’s signal
Transmission power of UAV for MD ’s signal
Maximum transmit power of the UAV
Average path loss of UAV-BS transmission
Average path loss of MD -UAV transmission
Received power of the BS of MD ’s signal
SNR of the MD -BS link
Data rate of the MD -BS link
Bandwidth