… Finally, we depict key open research challenges and prescribe some future direction. … is
an integrated network framework that consists of space, aerial, and ground network elements …

… -enabled 5G-satellite integrated network. An SDN/NFV-based framework for … networks and
their envisioned network virtualization evolution, we have identified some open challenges, …

… In this article, we study the integration of space and terrestrial networks, and propose a
software defined architecture, SD-STIN, to support global seamless communications. SD-STIN …

… advances and future challenges of CubeSat and satellite communication were introduced
in [23] and [24], respectively. The technology, standards, and open challenges of the satellite …

… This paper presents a survey of integration components: Cloud platforms, … integration
proposals and data analytics techniques are surveyed as well as different challenges and open …

… This paper deals with the task of presenting the IoT network layer and its challenges as a …
all suitable network communication technologies for the IoT platform regardless of the network …

… ground network segments to enable non-terrestrial networks (… Such a space-air-ground
integrated network (SAGIN) has … applied in 5G-Advanced and 6G cellular networks [1]. With the …

… This article presents a comprehensive survey of the integration of … Next, we discuss the
critical challenges when integrating … beyond 5G networks and provide open research directions …

… integrated network (SAGIN) architecture to support these new requirements for the sixth-generation
(6G) mobile communication network … However, there are still some open challenges. …

… and complexity of IoT requirements raise challenges that require adaptations to the …
challenges and we discuss how they are addressed in the literature, by identifying remaining open …