scope:

The scope of this Recommendation includes:

− Functional architecture: a reference architecture of functionalities for civilian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and UAV controllers using IMT-2020 networks as user terminals.

− Functionalities: functionalities defined in the functional architecture, including application layer, service and application support layer and security capabilities.

Additionally, relevant requirements, procedures, security considerations and deployment use cases for using the functional architecture are defined in this Recommendation.

NOTE 1 - The existing IMT-2020 generic functionalities and capabilities, as well as the powering and monitoring modules already integrated in the UAVs for flight are out of the scope of this work item.

NOTE 2 - The regulations and supervision of civilian unmanned aerial vehicle flights, such as for example category specification and functionality defined for registration, identification, traffic management addressed by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), are out of the scope of this work item. Any implementation based on this Recommendation should be limited by being aligned with regional and national regulations.