Periodic Reporting for period 1 - ANTENNAE (dAta driveN cosT Effective 5G iNtegrated cNs As A sErvice)
Período documentado: 2024-09-01 hasta 2025-08-31
During the first 14 months of the ANTENNAE project the consortium has maintained consistent progress towards ANTENNAE’s General Objective (G0.1):
To develop and demonstrate through dedicated 5G network system level simulations a cost- effective setup of integrated communications, navigation and surveillance services enabled by emerging 3GPP standards and technologies for 5G and Beyond 5G networks for IAM operations in low-altitude airspace.
As the ANTENNAE consortium proceeds forward with the simulation and validation phases of the WP2 activities, there is a high level of confidence that the full ambition of the SESAR Solution 0521 of the ANTENNAE project, regarding Data Driven Cost Effective 5G integrated Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) as a service at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 2, will be fully realized, providing a practical, integrated solution which establishes efficient, safe, and economically viable CNS services, setting the stage for the future of IAM and low-altitude operations.
To develop and demonstrate through dedicated 5G network system level simulations a cost- effective setup of integrated communications, navigation and surveillance services enabled by emerging 3GPP standards and technologies for 5G and Beyond 5G networks for IAM operations in low-altitude airspace.
As the ANTENNAE consortium proceeds forward with the simulation and validation phases of the WP2 activities, there is a high level of confidence that the full ambition of the SESAR Solution 0521 of the ANTENNAE project, regarding Data Driven Cost Effective 5G integrated Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) as a service at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 2, will be fully realized, providing a practical, integrated solution which establishes efficient, safe, and economically viable CNS services, setting the stage for the future of IAM and low-altitude operations.
At month 14 (M14), the ANTENNAE consortium has managed to successfully complete all the Tasks and Deliverables within Reporting Period 1 (RP1) by leveraging ANTENNAE partners’ tools and expertise. Complementary modelling and simulation tools previously developed by the partners have been efficiently modified towards delivering the performance results required to drive the sizing and techno-economic study deliverables. The overall ANTENNAE research effort has significantly contributed towards the fulfilment of the Specific Objectives (SO.1 – SO.7) as described in the previous section 1.1 of this report and has progressed the ANTENNAE SESAR Solution 0521 towards General Objective (GO.1) of ANTENNAE: “To develop and demonstrate through dedicated 5G network system level simulations a cost- effective setup of integrated communications, navigation and surveillance services enabled by emerging 3GPP standards and technologies for 5G and Beyond 5G networks for IAM operations in low-altitude airspace.”
WP2 (the technical wprk), led by COLLINS, is divided into six tasks:
Task 2.1 Define Preliminary Concept of Operations [M1-M21]
Task 2.2 Functional Requirements [M1-M10]
Task 2.3 Research Plan for Network Architecture Evaluation [M4-M10]
Task 2.4 Design & Evaluation of ANTENNAE-01 Solution [M7-M24]
Task 2.5 Consolidation of ANTENNAE-01 Solution [M16-M24]
Task 2.6 Techno-economic Analysis [M7-M24]
During RP1, in addition to successfully ensuring the completion of WP2 RP1 Deliverables, the following work was carried out via the collaboration of all partners, pursuant to the GA:
• Identify gaps in the functionalities and capabilities of existing communications, navigation, and surveillance (CNS) systems for emerging low-altitude operations.
• Develop reference scenarios for studying 5G integrated CNS for low altitude operations.
• Conduct an extensive state-of-the-art review, to gather information on 3GPP 5G standardizations, especially regarding non-terrestrial communication spectrum, multilink UAS air-to-ground datalinks, 5G-based multilateration, and A-PNT.
• Develop a research plan and then evaluate the technical, economic, and managerial aspects of delivering performant I-CNS services on hybrid dedicated and shared 5G infrastructure configured for low-altitude operations and the evolving avionic ecosystem and its stakeholders.
• Produce comprehensive deliverables and detailed insights based on findings regarding I-CNS deployment and performance evaluation models.
During RP1, the Initial ECO-VAL provided a basic cost assessment of the ANTENNAE SESAR Solution 0521, carrying out some of the analysis described, pursuant to the GA, in the bullet below. The Final ECO-VAL will carry-out remaining aspects of this work, including adding a Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) of the Solution 0521 and the comparative analysis of Solution 0521 to other proposed technologies such as LDACS.
• Develop a technic-economic comparative analysis for 5G I-CNS deployment over reference network configurations (shared and dedicated) for low-altitude operations, comparing the ANTENNAE-01 solution with other proposed I-CNS technologies such as LDACS.
WP3 (the CDE activities), led by VTT, is divided into two tasks:
Task 3.1 Communication, dissemination, and exploitation planning [M1-M30]
Task 3.2 Engagement with standardization and regulatory stakeholders [M5-M30]
ANTENNAE project Deliverable 3.2 the intermediate version of the Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation Plan developed under Work Package 3. The plan describes relevant considerations and activities to be carried out by the ANTENNAE partners during the project time and beyond, as seen during the first three months of the project. The document provides details on communication, dissemination, and exploitation (CDE) objectives and strategies, relevant stakeholders, interaction channels and targets – as seen from the current status of the project's development and the documented progress in the CDE actions. The initial CDE plan established the relevant activities for the first half of the project period. The current document is the intermediate, updated version of the CDE plan, D3.2 (M14). The document reports on the activities that took place and introduces the planned activities for the second half of the project. The final version of the document will be presented as deliverable D3.3 (M28). Regarding the CDE activities, the document establishes requirements, sets objectives, and defines actions to achieve them. Also, it identifies the high-level messages to communicate, the target audiences, and the channels to reach them. Finally, it lists specific key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the outcomes.
The primary objectives of the ANTENNAE CDE activities are:
• Maximisation of the communication outreach.
• Maximisation of the knowledge and scientific impact.
• Long-term impact on the knowledge domain.
Contributions towards these objectives have been consistently achieved during the project period, through the collaborative efforts of all partners. During RP1, in addition to successfully ensuring the completion of WP3 RP1 Deliverables, Communication (C) activities (events) and Dissemination (D) accomplishments (publications) were carried out and achieved, respectively.
Successful and Forecasted Events:
Taking part in events such as conferences made it possible to disseminate the project objectives, activities, and methodology to the European aviation and telecommunication community as well as to the other EU projects that contributed to the development of the European DES vision.
Task 2.1 Define Preliminary Concept of Operations [M1-M21]
Task 2.2 Functional Requirements [M1-M10]
Task 2.3 Research Plan for Network Architecture Evaluation [M4-M10]
Task 2.4 Design & Evaluation of ANTENNAE-01 Solution [M7-M24]
Task 2.5 Consolidation of ANTENNAE-01 Solution [M16-M24]
Task 2.6 Techno-economic Analysis [M7-M24]
During RP1, in addition to successfully ensuring the completion of WP2 RP1 Deliverables, the following work was carried out via the collaboration of all partners, pursuant to the GA:
• Identify gaps in the functionalities and capabilities of existing communications, navigation, and surveillance (CNS) systems for emerging low-altitude operations.
• Develop reference scenarios for studying 5G integrated CNS for low altitude operations.
• Conduct an extensive state-of-the-art review, to gather information on 3GPP 5G standardizations, especially regarding non-terrestrial communication spectrum, multilink UAS air-to-ground datalinks, 5G-based multilateration, and A-PNT.
• Develop a research plan and then evaluate the technical, economic, and managerial aspects of delivering performant I-CNS services on hybrid dedicated and shared 5G infrastructure configured for low-altitude operations and the evolving avionic ecosystem and its stakeholders.
• Produce comprehensive deliverables and detailed insights based on findings regarding I-CNS deployment and performance evaluation models.
During RP1, the Initial ECO-VAL provided a basic cost assessment of the ANTENNAE SESAR Solution 0521, carrying out some of the analysis described, pursuant to the GA, in the bullet below. The Final ECO-VAL will carry-out remaining aspects of this work, including adding a Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) of the Solution 0521 and the comparative analysis of Solution 0521 to other proposed technologies such as LDACS.
• Develop a technic-economic comparative analysis for 5G I-CNS deployment over reference network configurations (shared and dedicated) for low-altitude operations, comparing the ANTENNAE-01 solution with other proposed I-CNS technologies such as LDACS.
WP3 (the CDE activities), led by VTT, is divided into two tasks:
Task 3.1 Communication, dissemination, and exploitation planning [M1-M30]
Task 3.2 Engagement with standardization and regulatory stakeholders [M5-M30]
ANTENNAE project Deliverable 3.2 the intermediate version of the Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation Plan developed under Work Package 3. The plan describes relevant considerations and activities to be carried out by the ANTENNAE partners during the project time and beyond, as seen during the first three months of the project. The document provides details on communication, dissemination, and exploitation (CDE) objectives and strategies, relevant stakeholders, interaction channels and targets – as seen from the current status of the project's development and the documented progress in the CDE actions. The initial CDE plan established the relevant activities for the first half of the project period. The current document is the intermediate, updated version of the CDE plan, D3.2 (M14). The document reports on the activities that took place and introduces the planned activities for the second half of the project. The final version of the document will be presented as deliverable D3.3 (M28). Regarding the CDE activities, the document establishes requirements, sets objectives, and defines actions to achieve them. Also, it identifies the high-level messages to communicate, the target audiences, and the channels to reach them. Finally, it lists specific key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the outcomes.
The primary objectives of the ANTENNAE CDE activities are:
• Maximisation of the communication outreach.
• Maximisation of the knowledge and scientific impact.
• Long-term impact on the knowledge domain.
Contributions towards these objectives have been consistently achieved during the project period, through the collaborative efforts of all partners. During RP1, in addition to successfully ensuring the completion of WP3 RP1 Deliverables, Communication (C) activities (events) and Dissemination (D) accomplishments (publications) were carried out and achieved, respectively.
Successful and Forecasted Events:
Taking part in events such as conferences made it possible to disseminate the project objectives, activities, and methodology to the European aviation and telecommunication community as well as to the other EU projects that contributed to the development of the European DES vision.