A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPLACEMENT OF ENERGY AND CAPACITY-CONSTRAINED 6G AERIAL CELLS

A method of replacing a source aerial cell with a target aerial cell includes receiving a transfer request from the target aerial cell to transfer link related parameters between the source aerial cell and UE and link related parameters between the source aerial cell and a core network. The method further includes transmitting each of the link related parameters to the target aerial cell in response to the received transfer request and further notifying, via a notification message, a change in PCID of the source aerial cell to the UE. The method furthermore includes transmitting a cell switching request to the target aerial cell along with positioning information of the source aerial cell for a switchover of a communication operation with the UE and terrestrial cells served by the source aerial cell, and thereafter the target aerial cell moves to a hovering position indicated by the transmitted positioning information.