The Internet of Things (IoT) is a major driving force for future sixth-generation (6G) wireless systems. With the emergence of various novel IoT applications, more data should be collected and transmitted. However, IoT devices are constrained by battery, transmit power, and processing capacity. Featured by line-of-sight communication links, favorable channels, and better coverage, aerial access networks have been proposed to facilitate data transmission from IoT devices. In parallel, by shifting the computing and storage resources from the cloud to the edge of the network, edge computing [e.g., fog and mobile-edge computing (MEC)] can better support various computing-intensive and low-latency IoT applications. The integration of aerial access networks and edge computing, so-called aerial computing, is anticipated to provide not only traditional communication services but also advanced services for the IoT on a global scale.

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关于物联网 (IoT) 航空计算的客座社论特刊


物联网 (IoT) 是未来第六代 (6G) 无线系统的主要驱动力。随着各种新颖的物联网应用的出现，应该收集和传输更多的数据。然而，物联网设备受到电池、传输功率和处理能力的限制。空中接入网络具有视距通信链路、有利的信道和更好的覆盖范围，旨在促进物联网设备的数据传输。同时，通过将计算和存储资源从云端转移到网络边缘，边缘计算[例如雾和移动边缘计算（MEC）]可以更好地支持各种计算密集型和低延迟的物联网应用。空中接入网络和边缘计算的集成，即所谓的空中计算，预计不仅可以提供传统的通信服务，还可以在全球范围内为物联网提供先进的服务。