Regulatory and spectrum policy challenges for combined airspace and non-terrestrial networks

IF 5.9 2区管理学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Telecommunications Policy Pub Date : 2024-10-22 DOI:10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102875

Bengt Mölleryd , Mustafa Ozger , Morgan Westring , Anders Nordlöw , Dominic Schupke , Ulrika Engström , Cicek Cavdar , Michael Lindborg , Nunzio Sciammetta

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Abstract

The recent advancements in the aviation and space industries facilitate new types of users in the sky, e.g., electrical vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. To unlock the full potential of these innovations, it is crucial to create interconnected three-dimensional networks that integrate airspace and non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) with their terrestrial counterparts, also known as Combined Airspace and Non-Terrestrial Networks (ASN). Combined ASN needs a flexible and adaptive network architecture with multiple, and partly converging technologies, such as air-to-ground, satellite, and high-altitude platforms, with a focus to cover both ground and aerial users. In addition to technical challenges, spectrum policy and regulatory aspects will affect the wireless network design and management schemes in three-dimensional space. Hence, this paper introduces regulatory and spectrum policy challenges posed by the development of combined ASN. This paper investigates a hypothetical urban air mobility use case with an eVTOL aircraft that operates as a flying taxi.

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空域和非地面联合网络的监管和频谱政策挑战

航空航天工业的最新发展促进了空中新型用户的发展，例如电动垂直起降（eVTOL）飞机。为了释放这些创新的全部潜力，至关重要的是创建互联的三维网络，将空域和非地面网络（ntn）与地面网络相结合，也称为空域和非地面联合网络（ASN）。综合ASN需要一个灵活和自适应的网络架构，具有多种和部分融合的技术，如空对地、卫星和高空平台，重点覆盖地面和空中用户。除了技术上的挑战外，频谱政策和监管方面的问题也会影响无线网络在三维空间的设计和管理方案。因此，本文介绍了联合ASN的发展所带来的监管和频谱政策挑战。本文研究了一个假设的城市空中交通用例，其中eVTOL飞机作为飞行出租车运行。

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Telecommunications Policy 工程技术-电信学

CiteScore

10.80

自引率

12.50%

发文量

122

审稿时长

38 days

期刊介绍： Telecommunications Policy is concerned with the impact of digitalization in the economy and society. The journal is multidisciplinary, encompassing conceptual, theoretical and empirical studies, quantitative as well as qualitative. The scope includes policy, regulation, and governance; big data, artificial intelligence and data science; new and traditional sectors encompassing new media and the platform economy; management, entrepreneurship, innovation and use. Contributions may explore these topics at national, regional and international levels, including issues confronting both developed and developing countries. The papers accepted by the journal meet high standards of analytical rigor and policy relevance.