All satellites require communication links. This chapter compares the use of radio frequency
(RF) with optical links for small satellites. Even in the case of small satellites, free space …

Weather conditions and chemical composition of the atmosphere are the most
uncontrollable challenges for free-space optical (FSO) communications. Environmental …

Although free space optical communication (FSO) has attracted overwhelming interest in
research and implementations due to lots of advantages it provides, it is limited to short link …

We evaluate the bit error rate (BER) performance of a geostationary earth orbit (GEO)
satellite to earth free space optical (FSO) link using intensity modulated/direct detection …

In free-space optical satellite networks (FSOSNs), satellites can have different laser inter-
satellite link (LISL) ranges for connectivity. As the LISL range increases, the number of …

The DVB-RCS standard provides a framework for Multi-Frequency TDMA (MF-TDMA) and
dynamic resource (frequencies and time slots) allocation over satellite links. Nevertheless …

Industry and academics have shown a strong interest in satellite-terrestrial networks
combined with new technologies such as free-space optics (FSO). We propose a downlink …

Satellite constellations have become a promising solution for future Terabits/s connectivity.
However, conventional radio frequency (RF) communication links are unable to achieve …

To meet an increasing demand for multimedia services and electronic connectivity across
the world, satellite networks will play an indispensable role in the deployment of global …

Leveraging technological advancements such as containers, microservices, and service
mesh, cloud-native edge computing (CNEC) has become extensively discussed and applied …