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Evaluating the Integration of 5G Technology in Aviation Communication Systems
Flevaris, M. (2025) Evaluating the Integration of 5G Technology in Aviation Communication Systems.
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| Abstract: | This paper presents a theoretical evaluation of integrating 5G technology into existing aviation communication systems to determine whether 5G can meet future performance, reliability, and security requirements in both crewed and unmanned aviation communication systems. Key performance findings indicate that 5G can reduce end-to-end latency to less than 5-10 ms, lower outage rates from more 40% (LTE) to around 10% in dense UAV tests, and achieve per-aircraft throughputs up to 1 Gbps via network slicing, even if airspace becomes crowded. Security analysis shows that 5G’s built-in features fulfill aviation security goals, although challenges remain around C-band interference with radar altimeters. Answering the three research questions, the study concludes that 5G offers clear advantages in performance (RQ1), aligns well with confidentiality, integrity, and availability requirements (RQ2), and can support next-generation UAV and UAM demands (RQ3). However, more trials are essential before large-scale implementation. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | EEMCS: Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science |
| Subject: | 54 computer science |
| Programme: | Computer Science BSc (56964) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/107567 |
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