Traffic analysis is the process of monitoring network activities, discovering specific patterns,
and gleaning valuable information from network traffic. It can be applied in various fields …

Satellite-based Communication (SATCOM) systems are gaining renewed momentum in
Industry and Academia, thanks to innovative services introduced by leading tech companies …

Nonterrestrial communications have emerged as a key enabler for seamless connectivity in
the upcoming generation networks. This kind of network can support high data rate …

Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites undergo a period of rapid development driven by ever-
increasing user demands, reduced costs, and technological progress. Since there is a lack …

Low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite communication plays an important role in assisting/
complementing terrestrial communications by providing worldwide coverage, especially in …

This correspondence develops a physical-layer security scheme for a cognitive-satellite
terrestrial network, where the satellite and base station (BS) share the spectrum resource …

Cognitive satellite and terrestrial network (CSTN) is considered as a promising technology to
provide ubiquitous connectivity for various users within wide-coverage. This paper proposes …

This paper proposes an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-aided uplink transmission
scheme to expand the wireless coverage and improve spectral efficiency for an integrated …

Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is a novel technology to manipulate wireless propagation
channels via smart and controllable signal reflection. In this paper, we investigate an IRS …

This article proposes and analyzes the reliability and security tradeoff for a satellite–
terrestrial (SatTer) relay system. Herein, a satellite sends confidential information to multiple …