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Article

Dynamic Dual-Antenna Time-Slot Allocation Protocol for UAV-Aided Relaying System Under Probabilistic LoS-Channel

The College of Computer Science and Cyber Security, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China
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Sensors 2025, 25(24), 7443; https://doi.org/10.3390/s25247443 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 7 November 2025 / Revised: 30 November 2025 / Accepted: 3 December 2025 / Published: 7 December 2025

Abstract

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-aided two-way relaying systems have attracted widespread attention due to their ability to improve communication efficiency, reduce deployment costs, and enhance reliability. However, most existing systems employ the Time-Division Multiple Access (TDMA) protocol, which suffers from rigid resource allocation and fails to efficiently manage antenna resources within a time slot for multiple users. Furthermore, the reliance on simple Line-of-Sight (LoS) channel models in many studies is often inaccurate, leading to significant performance degradation. To address these issues, this paper investigates a UAV-assisted two-way relaying system based on the Probabilistic Line-of-Sight (PrLoS) model. We propose a novel two-way transmission protocol, termed the Dynamic Dual-Antenna Time-Slot Allocation Protocol (DDATSAP), to facilitate flexible antenna resource allocation for multiple user pairs. To maximize the minimum average message rate for ground users, we jointly optimize the Resource Scheduling Factor (RSF), transmit power, and UAV trajectory. Since the formulated problem is non-convex and challenging to solve directly, we propose an efficient iterative algorithm based on Successive Convex Approximation (SCA) and Block Coordinate Descent (BCD) techniques. Numerical simulation results demonstrate that the proposed scheme exhibits superior performance compared to benchmark systems.
Keywords: UAV communications; two-way relay; resource scheduling; trajectory optimization; non-convex optimization UAV communications; two-way relay; resource scheduling; trajectory optimization; non-convex optimization

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MDPI and ACS Style

Huang, P.; Lin, J.; Liu, T.; Ning, J.; Luo, J.; Duo, B. Dynamic Dual-Antenna Time-Slot Allocation Protocol for UAV-Aided Relaying System Under Probabilistic LoS-Channel. Sensors 2025, 25, 7443. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25247443

AMA Style

Huang P, Lin J, Liu T, Ning J, Luo J, Duo B. Dynamic Dual-Antenna Time-Slot Allocation Protocol for UAV-Aided Relaying System Under Probabilistic LoS-Channel. Sensors. 2025; 25(24):7443. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25247443

Chicago/Turabian Style

Huang, Ping, Jie Lin, Tong Liu, Jin Ning, Junsong Luo, and Bin Duo. 2025. "Dynamic Dual-Antenna Time-Slot Allocation Protocol for UAV-Aided Relaying System Under Probabilistic LoS-Channel" Sensors 25, no. 24: 7443. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25247443

APA Style

Huang, P., Lin, J., Liu, T., Ning, J., Luo, J., & Duo, B. (2025). Dynamic Dual-Antenna Time-Slot Allocation Protocol for UAV-Aided Relaying System Under Probabilistic LoS-Channel. Sensors, 25(24), 7443. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25247443

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