Hybrid satellite-terrestrial communication networks for the maritime Internet of Things: Key technologies, opportunities, and challenges
With the rapid development of marine activities, there has been an increasing number of
Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices on the ocean. This leads to a growing demand for high …
Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices on the ocean. This leads to a growing demand for high …
5G embraces satellites for 6G ubiquitous IoT: Basic models for integrated satellite terrestrial networks
Terrestrial communication networks mainly focus on users in urban areas but have poor
coverage performance in harsh environments, such as mountains, deserts, and oceans …
coverage performance in harsh environments, such as mountains, deserts, and oceans …
Hybrid satellite–terrestrial networks toward 6G: Key technologies and open issues
Future wireless networks will be required to provide more wireless services at higher data
rates and with global coverage. However, existing homogeneous wireless networks, such as …
rates and with global coverage. However, existing homogeneous wireless networks, such as …
Maritime coverage enhancement using UAVs coordinated with hybrid satellite-terrestrial networks
Due to the agile maneuverability, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have shown great
promise for on-demand communications. In practice, UAV-aided aerial base stations are not …
promise for on-demand communications. In practice, UAV-aided aerial base stations are not …
NOMA-based hybrid satellite-UAV-terrestrial networks for 6G maritime coverage
Current fifth-generation (5G) networks do not cover maritime areas, causing difficulties in
developing maritime Internet of Things (IoT). To tackle this problem, we establish a …
developing maritime Internet of Things (IoT). To tackle this problem, we establish a …
Distributed massive MIMO for LEO satellite networks
MY Abdelsadek, GK Kurt… - IEEE Open Journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The ultra-dense deployment of interconnected satellites will characterize future low Earth
orbit (LEO) mega-constellations. Exploiting this towards a more efficient satellite network …
orbit (LEO) mega-constellations. Exploiting this towards a more efficient satellite network …
Outage performance of non-orthogonal multiple access based unmanned aerial vehicles satellite networks
T Qi, W Feng, Y Wang - China communications, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With rapid development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), more and more UAVs access
satellite networks for data transmission. To improve the spectral efficiency, non-orthogonal …
satellite networks for data transmission. To improve the spectral efficiency, non-orthogonal …
UAV swarm-enabled aerial CoMP: A physical layer security perspective
Unlike aerial base station enabled by a single unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), aerial
coordinated multiple points (CoMP) can be enabled by a UAV swarm. In this case, the …
coordinated multiple points (CoMP) can be enabled by a UAV swarm. In this case, the …
A hierarchical approach to resource allocation in extensible multi-layer LEO-MSS
Y Li, N Deng, W Zhou - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Low earth orbit mobile satellite system (LEO-MSS) is the major system to provide
communication support for mobile terminals beyond the coverage of terrestrial …
communication support for mobile terminals beyond the coverage of terrestrial …
Spectrum sharing in the sky and space: a survey
In order to achieve the vision of seamless wireless communication coverage, a space–air–
ground integrated network is proposed as a key component of the sixth-generation (6G) …
ground integrated network is proposed as a key component of the sixth-generation (6G) …