5G Aero: A Prototyping Platform for Evaluating Aerial 5G Communications
Matteo Bordin, Madhukara S. Holla, Sakthivel Velumani, Salvatore D'Oro, Tommaso Melodia

TL;DR
This paper introduces 5G Aero, a UAV platform optimized for 5G connectivity, demonstrating its ability to meet 3GPP standards for low-latency, high-throughput communication in both LoS and NLoS conditions with minimal impact on flight time.
Contribution
The paper presents a compact UAV platform designed for 5G connectivity and evaluates its performance, showing it meets 3GPP standards with negligible impact on flight time.
Findings
Meets 3GPP standards for C2 and video latency in LoS and NLoS
Introduces 5G module with only 1% flight time reduction
Validates practical 5G UAV communication capabilities
Abstract
The application of small-factor, 5G-enabled Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has recently gained significant interest in various aerial and Industry 4.0 applications. However, ensuring reliable, high-throughput, and low-latency 5G communication in aerial applications remains a critical and underexplored problem. This paper presents the 5th generation (5G) Aero, a compact UAV optimized for 5G connectivity, aimed at fulfilling stringent 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) requirements. We conduct a set of experiments in an indoor environment, evaluating the UAV's ability to establish high-throughput, low-latency communications in both Line-of-Sight (LoS) and Non-Line-of-Sight (NLoS) conditions. Our findings demonstrate that the 5G Aero meets the required 3GPP standards for Command and Control (C2) packets latency in both LoS and NLoS, and video latency in LoS communications and it…
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Taxonomy
TopicsUAV Applications and Optimization · Air Traffic Management and Optimization · IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
