HetNet: A flexible architecture for heterogeneous satellite-terrestrial networks

B Feng, H Zhou, H Zhang, G Li, H Li, S Yu… - IEEE …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

SDN-based end-to-end fragment-aware routing for elastic data flows in LEO satellite-terrestrial network

Q Guo, R Gu, T Dong, J Yin, Z Liu, L Bai, Y Ji - IEEE Access, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

An ICN/SDN-based network architecture and efficient content retrieval for future satellite-terrestrial integrated networks

J Li, K Xue, J Liu, Y Zhang, Y Fang - IEEE Network, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the tremendous increase in the amount of network contents and emerging applications,
traditional network architecture starts to exhibit management and efficiency problems. The …

Integrated satellite-terrestrial networks toward 6G: Architectures, applications, and challenges

X Zhu, C Jiang - IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the increasing global communication demands and the development of Internet of
Things (IoT), extending the connectivity to rural and remote areas has become imperative for …

SI-STIN: A smart identifier framework for space and terrestrial integrated network

S Yao, J Guan, Z Yan, K Xu - IEEE Network, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Currently, many hybrid satellite-aerial-terrestrial networks are under construction. The
problem is how to coordinate heterogeneous communication networks and platforms to …

Software defined space-terrestrial integrated networks: Architecture, challenges, and solutions

Y Bi, G Han, S Xu, X Wang, C Lin, Z Yu, P Sun - IEEE Network, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A space and terrestrial integrated network (STIN) converges satellite communication
networks, mobile wireless networking, and the Internet, has greatly extended the scope of …

Enabling low-latency-capable satellite-ground topology for emerging leo satellite networks

Y Zhang, Q Wu, Z Lai, H Li - IEEE INFOCOM 2022-IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The network topology design is critical for achieving low latency and high capacity in future
integrated satellite and terrestrial networks (ISTN). However, existing studies mainly focus …

Aser: Scalable distributed routing protocol for leo satellite networks

X Zhang, Y Yang, M Xu, J Luo - 2021 IEEE 46th Conference on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Low earth orbit (LEO) satellite networks are promising at constructing the satellite Internet.
Dynamics of a large-scale LEO network topology induces critical problems on routing …

Convergence of satellite and terrestrial networks: A comprehensive survey

P Wang, J Zhang, X Zhang, Z Yan, BG Evans… - IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The explosive growth of various services boosts the innovation and development in
terrestrial communication systems for the implementation of the next generation mobile …

Creating efficient integrated satellite-terrestrial networks in the 6G era

X Zhu, C Jiang - IEEE Wireless Communications, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …