Survey on Near-Space Information Networks: Channel Modeling, Networking, and Transmission Perspectives

X Cao, P Yang, X Su - arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.09025, 2023 - arxiv.org
Near-space information networks (NSIN) composed of high-altitude platforms (HAPs), high-
and low-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are a new regime for providing quickly …

[PDF][PDF] Low Altitude Satellite Constellation for Futuristic Aerial-Ground Communications.

SR Sabuj, MS Alam, M Haider… - … in Engineering & …, 2023 - researchgate.net
This paper discusses the significance and prospects of low altitude small satellite aerial
vehicles to ensure smooth aerial-ground communications for next-generation broadband …

UAV-based air-to-ground channel modeling for diverse environments

MU Akram, U Saeed, SA Hassan… - 2020 IEEE Wireless …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent years, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been deployed in a range of new
applications such as remote surveillance, package delivery and relief operations. The …

Near space communications: A new regime in space-air-ground integrated networks

Z Xiao, T Mao, Z Han, XG Xia - IEEE Wireless Communications, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Precipitated by the technological innovations in near-space platform stations (NSPSs), the
near-space communication (NS-COM) network has emerged as an indispensable part of the …

Connectivity analysis of UAV-to-satellite communications in non-terrestrial networks

Y Liu, HN Dai, N Zhang - 2021 IEEE Global Communications …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Non-terrestrial Networks (NTNs) refer to the networks, where either satellites or unmanned
aerial vehicles (UAVs) are deployed to extend the current terrestrial networks for serving the …

Architecture and network model of time-space uninterrupted space information network

Z Qu, G Zhang, T Hong, H Cao, W Zhang - IEEE Access, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Space information network (SIN) plays an extremely important role in civil and military
applications. However, a specific definition of SIN still remains a challenging issue. Unlike …

Impact of UAV rotation on MIMO channel space-time correlation

Z Ma, B Ai, R He, G Wang, Z Zhong… - 2020 IEEE 92nd …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communications are envisioned to support numerous
applications in the fifth and sixth generations wireless networks. In this paper, a three …

[PDF][PDF] Near-Space Communications: The Last Piece of 6G Space-Air-Ground-Sea Integrated Network Puzzle

H Liu, T Qin, Z Gao, T Mao, K Ying, Z Wan… - Space: Science & …, 2023 - spj.science.org
This article presents a comprehensive study on the emerging near-space communications
31 (NS-COM) within the context of space-air-ground-sea integrated network (SAGSIN) …

Terrestrial connectivity through constellations of high altitude platform station (HAPS)

Y Hmamouche, M Benjillali… - 2022 11th International …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) is a aerial node operating at an altitude of about 20
km in the stratosphere, allowing for longer flight times, wider coverage areas, and links for …

On the performance of flying ad-hoc networks (FANETs) with directional antennas

MA Khan, IM Qureshi, IU Khan, A Nasim… - … multi-topic ICT …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Flying Ad-hoc Networks (FANETs) is relatively a new research area that governs the
autonomous movement of multiple and small-sized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) …