Jetson Xavier NX connection with ground without internet for live processed video transmission (Distance 5 or 6km (UAV altitude from ground))

I have a Jetson Xavier NX, and I connected a USB camera to the Jetson for object detection. Now, I want to send a live video stream to the ground. I am using my PC as the ground station and also I have H16 Pro Controller. the distance between the ground station and the UAV is at least 5 or 6 km (the altitude of the UAV from Ground). Additionally, I need to ensure that the video stream is reliable and has minimal latency. What are the possible solutions to solve this problem?
note: I also have H16 Pro for communication.
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Hi,
The existing solution is to use network and stream the content via UDP or RTSP. Please check if you can apply it to your use-case.

Sorry. your aim to use the internet, or do you mean to use a local network without internet access?
There is already an established connection between the UAV and the ground station (same network). If I were to use the public internet, the UAV would be too far from the ground station for a reliable connection.
Please explain how I can use the network in this scenario. Should I configure the UAV to connect directly to the local network, or is there another method you would recommend?
Kindly clarify the answer)):

of course the altitude of the UAV is 4 or 5 km

Hi,
If the network is available, you can run gstreamer command to launch RTSP or UDP. Please check AGX Orin FAQ:

Jetson AGX Orin FAQ

There is guidance for launching UDP and RTSP.

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Thanks for your reply):
I’m using H16 pro receiver it work 10_20km.
I have worked with FPV cameras and transmitters, but those transmitters only send the normal live video feed from the UAV that time I didn’t use Jetson for Image processing, Just I connected camera with Pixhawk.
However, I need to send processed video from the Jetson Xavier NX to the transmitter (H16 Pro), which should then send it to the ground station to see live stream.
Internet connectivity is impossible in this scenario, Because the altitude is very high.

You don’t need Internet to use networking. Everything is the same from a software side other than the fact that you won’t have a publicly routed address. It is a LAN. What is the interface of your H16? Does it use networking? USB? I ask because it sounds like it is on the drone, along with the drone being the source of the video to stream.

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Thanks for reply:)
The H16 Pro, which I use as a transmitter, has 8 interfaces, some of them include LAN with five wire pins, a small HDMI port, a Type-C port, and more.
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Hi,
Please check if the device has software stacks for running gstreamer. If it supports gstreamer, you can launch RTSP or UDP by following FAQ.

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