Democratizing {Direct-to-Cell} Low Earth Orbit Satellite Networks

L Liu, Y Li, H Li, J Yang, W Liu, J Lan, Y Wang… - … USENIX Symposium on …, 2024 - usenix.org
Multi-tenant Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites emerge as a cost-effective win-win solution for
direct 4G/5G access to our regular phones/IoTs anywhere on Earth. However, the current …

LEO satellite vs. cellular networks: Exploring the potential for synergistic integration

B Hu, X Zhang, Q Zhang, N Varyani, ZM Mao… - Companion of the 19th …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) satellite networks, such as Starlink, are transforming global network
connectivity by bringing Internet access to remote and underserved areas. However, the …

The dark side of scale: Insecurity of direct-to-cell satellite mega-constellations

W Li, Y Li, H Li, Y Chen, Y Wang, J Lan, J Wu… - 2024 IEEE Symposium …, 2024 - computer.org
The emergent direct-to-cell Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite mega-constellations promise
ubiquitous LTE/5G access for our commodity phones and IoTs without terrestrial base …

Stable Hierarchical Routing for Operational LEO Networks

Y Li, L Liu, H Li, W Liu, Y Chen, W Zhao, J Wu… - Proceedings of the 30th …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite mega-constellations promise ubiquitous network services to"
unconnected" users. But their upcoming global routing for Earth will be unstable due to …

Enabling 6G and Beyond Network Functions From Space: Challenges and Opportunities

L Liu, W Liu, Y Li, H Li - IEEE Internet Computing, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cellular networks from space, powered by recent technological advances in satellite
megaconstellations, promise to expand operators' service areas to anywhere on Earth for …

The Past, Present, and Future of the Internet: A Statistical, Technical, and Functional Comparison of Wired/Wireless Fixed/Mobile Internet

S Shirvani Moghaddam - Electronics, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper examines the quantitative and qualitative situation of the current fixed and mobile
Internet and its expected future. It provides a detailed insight into the past, present, and …

A First Look at Networking-Aware LEO Maneuvers

W Zhao, Y Li, H Li, Y Chen - Proceedings of the 1st ACM Workshop on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Low-earth-orbit (LEO) mega-constellations, such as Starlink, are rapidly growing and
enabling global Internet access from space. These LEO satellites undergo maneuvers for …

Instability of Self-Driving Satellite Mega-Constellation: From Theory to Practical Impacts on Network Lifetime and Capacity

Y Chen, Y Li, H Li, L Liu, L Ouyang, J Yang, J Li… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite mega-constellations aim to enable high-speed Internet for
numerous users anywhere on Earth. To safeguard their network infrastructure in congested …

Energy-Aware Satellite-Ground Co-Inference via Layer-Wise Processing Schedule Optimization

Y Chen, Q Zhang, R Xing, Y Li, X Ma, C Yu… - Proceedings of the 15th …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Recent advancements in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites are facilitating the provision of
Deep Neural Networks (DNNs)-inherent services to achieve ubiquitous coverage via …

POSTER: An End-to-End Study on Performance and Reliability of LEO Satellite-Terrestrial Data Links

Z Zhu, R Xing, Y Zhang, C Yu, A Zhou… - Proceedings of the ACM …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Efficient and reliable downlink is critical for various Low Earth Orbit satellite applications. To
understand its characteristics, we performed real-world measurements on a Low Earth Orbit …