Chapter 13: Enhanced LTE connectivity for drones
Abstract
This chapter presents new features introduced in 3GPP LTE Release 15 for enhancing wide-area connectivity for drones beyond visual line-of-sight. It starts with descriptions on different propagation channel characteristics for drones at a high altitude, and compare them to conventional terrestrial network channel models. These different propagation channel characteristics present certain unique challenges for providing cellular connectivity to drones from both device and network perspectives. This chapter continues on and describes how these challenges are addressed by the new features introduced in 3GPP LTE Release 15.
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