First Experiments with a 5G-Connected Drone

We perform experiments on the wireless communication between a drone flying at different heights and a commercial 5G base station. An Android-based tool deployed on a 5G test platform is used to record radio link parameters in the up- and downlink. In the downlink, measurements show a throughput of...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2020-05
Main Authors: Raheeb Muzaffar, Raffelsberger, Christian, Fakhreddine, Aymen, José López Luque, Emini, Driton, Bettstetter, Christian
Format: Article
Language:English
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Downlinking
Wireless communications
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Summary:We perform experiments on the wireless communication between a drone flying at different heights and a commercial 5G base station. An Android-based tool deployed on a 5G test platform is used to record radio link parameters in the up- and downlink. In the downlink, measurements show a throughput of 600 Mbit/s on average with peaks above 700 Mbit/s. The uplink has a significantly lower throughput, comparable to 4G, with a few tens of Mbit/s.
ISSN:2331-8422