A Detail Review on Unmanned Aeronautical Ad-hoc Networks

One of the most significant design issues for multi-UAV (Unmanned Air Vehicle) systems is the communication which is necessary for collaboration and cooperation among the UAVs. If all Unmanned Air Vehicle systems are directly linked to an infrastructure, i.e. a satellite or a ground base, the communication among UAVs can be observed via the infrastructure. Since, this infrastructure depending communication architecture limits the abilities of the multi-UAV systems. Ad-hoc networking among UAVs can solve the problems creating from a fully infrastructure depending UAV networks. In this review paper, Flying Ad-Hoc Networks (FANETs) are reviewed which is an ad hoc network linking the UAVs. The differences between MANETs, FANETs and VANETs (Vehicle Ad-Hoc Networks) are explained first, and then the significant FANET design issues are proposed. Along with the available FANET protocols, open research issues are