Incorporating 5G Data Feeds Into the Modern Control Room

Abstract

Integration of 5G cellular technology into our test ranges will create myriad opportunities to expand capabilities for the tester. One aspect of aeronautical mobile telemetry that will be profoundly transformed by the exploitation of 5G radios is the collection, distribution, and use of data in the control room during tests. The advent of bi-directional, packet-based telemetry with dynamically managed spectrum opens the door to more flexible and more efficient testing. It also presents challenges, some of which are technical in nature and others that are more procedural and cultural in nature. This paper will discuss some of the opportunities and challenges of incorporating 5G data feeds into the modern control room.