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Experimental Validation of Networked Aerial IoUT Solutions: Testbeds and Measurements

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Internet of Unmanned Things (IoUT) and Mission-based Networking

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An aerial Internet of Unmanned Things (IoUT) is exposed to many practical issues, such as signal propagation in unknown 3D environments, simultaneous heterogeneous network traffic types, and the need to coordinate with aerial vehicles, ground vehicles, and humans. Typically, several wireless channels co-exist to serve aerial control communication that requires low-latency and time guarantees and primarily video transmission that calls for high data rates. Environmental context information is often utilized and exchanged as well, above all location context, which is important for navigation and coordination of unmanned aerial vehicles. While in principle both communication and positioning technologies are available, practical inaccuracies and disturbances are challenging for an aerial IoUT. Thus, the validation of solutions for aerial networked systems strongly requires an experimental approach to discover deficiencies and to ensure practicality. In this chapter, we review the requirements for aerial networking and communications and discuss the capabilities and limitations of major candidate wireless technologies: Wi-Fi, 4G/5G, and LoRaWAN. We present a survey of current testbeds and achieved performance of single and multi-hop links, which is intended to serve as a guide for the setup of an aerial IoUT testbed.

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Notes

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    Amazon Prime Air Drone Delivery, announced on June 13, 2022, https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-prime-air-prepares-for-drone-deliveries (visited Dec. 21, 2022).

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    LoRa Alliance, https://lora-alliance.org/.

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Muzaffar, R., Hummel, K.A. (2023). Experimental Validation of Networked Aerial IoUT Solutions: Testbeds and Measurements. In: Kerrache, C.A., Calafate, C., Lakas, A., Lahby, M. (eds) Internet of Unmanned Things (IoUT) and Mission-based Networking. Internet of Things. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33494-8_9

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