In recent years, space networks are gaining enormous attention from both research
community and industries to support and elevate the design of reliable, robust, and efficient …

Space information networks (SINs) have been designed to achieve agile acquisition,
transmission, and processing of space information. Compared to traditional terrestrial …

To provide ubiquitous terrestrial Internet coverage mobility and Internet-based access to
data generated by satellites, there is a strong desire to integrate the terrestrial Internet and …

The structure and routing architecture design is critical for achieving low latency and high
capacity in future LEO space networks (SNs). Existing studies mainly focus on topologies of …

Satellite networks are an attractive option to provide broadband telecommunication services
to globally scattered users, due to their extensive geographic coverage, high bandwidth …

A space and terrestrial integrated network (STIN) converges satellite communication
networks, mobile wireless networking, and the Internet, has greatly extended the scope of …

Space-air-ground integrated network (SAGIN), as an integration of satellite systems, aerial
networks, and terrestrial communications, has been becoming an emerging architecture and …

Satellite-terrestrial integrated networks (STNs) are considered a promising architecture for
6G networks due to their ability to provide ubiquitous, high-capacity coverage on a global …

The articles in this special section focus on space and terrestrial integrated networks.
Currently, many aerial platforms, satellite systems, and space and terrestrial integrated …

Satellite routers in emerging space-terrestrial integrated networks (STINs) are operated in a
failure-prone, intermittent and resource-constrained space environment, making it very …