With the increasing communication demands, extending the connectivity to the rest areas
has become imperative for future 6G networks. The integrated satellite-terrestrial network is …

The integrated satellite-terrestrial network (ISN) is an emerging framework that complements
the ground 5G network with global network access. The satellite layer consists of Low Earth …

The explosive growth of various services boosts the innovation and development in
terrestrial communication systems for the implementation of the next generation mobile …

As satellite networks have played an indispensable role in many fields, how to integrate
them with terrestrial networks (eg, the Internet) has attracted significant attention in …

In recent years, with the rapid development of satellite technology including On Board
Processing (OBP) and Inter Satellite Link (ISL), satellite network devices such as space IP …

Thanks to their inherent advantages including large radio coverage and less dependence
on terrestrial infrastructures, space and aerial networks can play an important role in 5G for …

Mega satellite constellations in low earth orbit (LEO) will provide complete global coverage;
rapidly enhance overall capacity, even for unserved areas; and improve the quality of …

The wide coverage of satellite networks and the large bandwidth of terrestrial networks have
led to an increasing research on the integration of the two networks (ISTN) for …

To date, traditional satellite systems are contained-designed and inflexible for configuration
update, space systems interconnections and providing fine-grained services. In this paper …

As demand for wireless connectivity increases, communication technology is moving toward
integrating terrestrial networks with space networks. Creating this integrated space and …