Evolution of non-terrestrial networks from 5G to 6G: A survey

MM Azari, S Solanki, S Chatzinotas… - … surveys & tutorials, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) traditionally have certain limited applications. However, the
recent technological advancements and manufacturing cost reduction opened up myriad …

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 …

Spectrum sensing for cognitive radio: Recent advances and future challenge

A Nasser, H Al Haj Hassan, J Abou Chaaya… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Spectrum Sensing (SS) plays an essential role in Cognitive Radio (CR) networks to
diagnose the availability of frequency resources. In this paper, we aim to provide an in-depth …

[HTML][HTML] Industrial digital twins at the nexus of NextG wireless networks and computational intelligence: A survey

S Zeb, A Mahmood, SA Hassan, MDJ Piran… - Journal of Network and …, 2022 - Elsevier
By amalgamating recent communication and control technologies, computing and data
analytics techniques, and modular manufacturing, Industry 4.0 promotes integrating cyber …

Joint offloading and resource allocation for satellite assisted vehicle-to-vehicle communication

G Cui, Y Long, L Xu, W Wang - IEEE Systems Journal, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Satellite assisted vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication can provide services for vehicles
in depopulated areas, and it can be employed as an effective complementary component for …

Sustainable satellite communications in the 6G era: A European view for multilayer systems and space safety

M Höyhtyä, S Boumard, A Yastrebova… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
During the New Space era small countries are becoming important players in the space
business. While space activities are rapidly increasing globally, it is important to make …

Coverage enhancement for 6G satellite-terrestrial integrated networks: performance metrics, constellation configuration and resource allocation

M Sheng, D Zhou, W Bai, J Liu, H Li, Y Shi… - Science China Information …, 2023 - Springer
Since the base station-centric wireless coverage mode of 5G is difficult to support future
stereoscopic global wireless coverage demands, the future infrastructure of 6G satellite …

Revolutionizing future connectivity: A contemporary survey on AI-empowered satellite-based non-terrestrial networks in 6G

S Mahboob, L Liu - IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) are expected to be a critical component of 6th Generation
(6G) networks, providing ubiquitous, continuous, and scalable services. Satellites emerge as …

Realizing intelligent spectrum management for integrated satellite and terrestrial networks

YC Liang, J Tan, H Jia, J Zhang… - … of Communications and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Nowadays both satellite and terrestrial networks are expanding rapidly to meet the ever-
increasing demands for higher throughput, lower latency, and wider coverage. However …

Robust downlink transmission design in IRS-assisted cognitive satellite and terrestrial networks

B Zhao, M Lin, M Cheng, JB Wang… - IEEE Journal on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …