The rapid expansion of the Low Altitude Economy (LAE), including UAV corridors, eVTOL mobility, aerial sensing platforms, disaster-response drones, and autonomous logistics, is redefining connectivity requirements across vertical airspace domains. These systems require ultra-reliable, low-latency, and seamless communication across terrestrial and non-terrestrial layers to ensure safety, resilience, and scalability. In parallel, Non- Terrestrial Networks (NTN) are evolving under 3GPP Rel-17/18 and emerging 6G research from isolated satellite links into fully integrated components of mobile infrastructure. Open RAN (O-RAN) architectures further enable programmability and AI-native control through RIC-based orchestration, allowing NTN-aware optimization, cross-layer mobility management, and slice continuity across space-air-ground domains. Beyond near-Earth integration, the IETF Taking IP To Other Planets (TIPTOP) Working Group is examining how existing IP protocols must be profiled and adapted for lunar and deep-space networking environments characterized by long, variable delays and intermittent connectivity. This session presents a unified architectural vision connecting AI-native NTN-TN orchestration, O-RAN evolution, multi-orbit satellite integration, transport protocol profiling (including QUIC), DNS considerations in disrupted networks, and control-plane harmonization from terrestrial systems to deep space. Together, these elements define a research-forward pathway from UAV corridors to lunar surface networks and future interplanetary IP infrastructure.

Duration of the session: 1 hour (including 5 minutes Q/A).