Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are evolving as adaptable platforms for a wide range of applications such as precise inspections, emergency response, and remote sensing. Autonomous UAV swarms require efficient and stable communication during deployment for a successful mission execution. For instance, the periodic exchange of telemetry data between all swarm members provides the foundation for formation flight and collision avoidance. However, due to the mobility of the vehicles and instability of wireless transmissions, maintaining a secure and reliable all-to-all communication remains challenging. This paper investigates encrypted and authenticated multi-hop broadcast communication based on the transmission of custom IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi data frames.

翻译：无人驾驶飞行器（UAV）正逐步演变为适用于精准检测、应急响应和遥感等多种应用的灵活平台。自主无人机群在执行任务过程中需要高效且稳定的通信以实现成功部署。例如，集群成员之间定期交换遥测数据为编队飞行和避碰提供了基础。然而，由于无人机的机动性和无线传输的不稳定性，维护安全可靠的全对全通信仍具挑战性。本文研究了基于自定义IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi数据帧传输的加密与认证的多跳广播通信方案。