Agile 5G Network Measurements: Operator Benefits of Employing Aerial Mobility
Agile 5G Network Measurements: Operator Benefits of Employing Aerial Mobility
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敏捷 5G 网络测量：运营商采用空中移动技术的优势
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2022
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M. Valkama
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Joonas Säe;Perttu Kurvi;Sergey D. Andreev;M. Valkama
本文讨论了一种灵活的评估5G网络的方法，该方法与空中移动性有关，并有利于移动的网络运营商。考虑了两种情况。第一个是商业级5G测试网络。这里，在已知配置上执行敏捷天线方向图测量，其中智能手机附接到具有不同飞行速度的无人驾驶飞行器（UAV）。第二种场景为芬兰的所有移动的网络运营商提供了敏捷测量，以快速估计特定区域和海拔高度的5G网络可用性。场景1中收集的结果表明，空中测量是估计5G网络天线方向图的快速方法，这对于运营商验证其新的5G天线设备非常重要。场景2的结果显示了现有运营商拥有的5G网络的表现，这对于评估与空中移动相关的不同服务的适用性至关重要。因此，敏捷的空中网络测量有利于运营商评估其5G部署的维护和优化需求，从而补充传统的路测，并作为确保部署为无人机做好准备的手段。
This article discusses a flexible method of assessing 5G networks in connection to aerial mobility and for the benefits of mobile network operators. Two scenarios are considered. The first one features a commercial-grade 5G test network. Here, agile antenna pattern measurements are performed over known configurations with a smartphone attached to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having different flying speeds. The second scenario presents agile measurements for all mobile network operators in Finland to quickly estimate 5G network availability with respect to a particular area and altitude. The results collected in Scenario 1 indicate that aerial measurements are a prompt method to estimate 5G network antenna patterns, which is important for the operators to validate their new 5G antenna equipment. The results of Scenario 2 show how the existing operator-owned 5G networks perform, which is essential to evaluate the suitability of different services related to aerial mobility. Therefore, agile aerial network measurements are beneficial for the operators to assess the maintenance and optimization needs across their 5G deployments and thus complement traditional drive tests, and as the means to ensure that the deployments are UAV-ready.