Broadband LEO satellite communications: Architectures and key technologies

Y Su, Y Liu, Y Zhou, J Yuan, H Cao… - IEEE Wireless …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article aims to provide a comprehensive overview for key issues in broadband LEO
satellite communication systems. First of all, the network architecture is introduced, which is …

Satellite mobile edge computing: Improving QoS of high-speed satellite-terrestrial networks using edge computing techniques

Z Zhang, W Zhang, FH Tseng - IEEE network, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The high-speed satellite-terrestrial network (STN) is an indispensable alternative in future
mobile communication systems. In this article, we first introduce the architecture and …

Deep Q-learning aided networking, caching, and computing resources allocation in software-defined satellite-terrestrial networks

C Qiu, H Yao, FR Yu, F Xu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the development of satellite networks, there is an emerging trend to integrate satellite
networks with terrestrial networks, called satellite-terrestrial networks (STNs). The …

The Internet of Space Things/CubeSats: A ubiquitous cyber-physical system for the connected world

IF Akyildiz, A Kak - Computer Networks, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Internet of Things (IoT) has been recognized as a key driver of 5G wireless
communications, with a projected 50 billion endpoints by 2020 ranging from connected …

A cross-domain SDN architecture for multi-layered space-terrestrial integrated networks

Y Shi, Y Cao, J Liu, N Kato - IEEE Network, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The MLSTIN is considered as a powerful architecture to meet the heavy consumer demand
for wireless data access in the coming 5G ecosystem. However, due to the inherent …

Software defined space-terrestrial integrated networks: Architecture, challenges, and solutions

Y Bi, G Han, S Xu, X Wang, C Lin, Z Yu, P Sun - IEEE Network, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A space and terrestrial integrated network (STIN) converges satellite communication
networks, mobile wireless networking, and the Internet, has greatly extended the scope of …

The next generation heterogeneous satellite communication networks: Integration of resource management and deep reinforcement learning

B Deng, C Jiang, H Yao, S Guo… - IEEE Wireless …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article proposes an innovative resource management framework for the next generation
heterogeneous satellite networks (HSNs), which can achieve cooperation between …

Bidirectional mission offloading for agile space-air-ground integrated networks

S Zhou, G Wang, S Zhang, Z Niu… - IEEE Wireless …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
SAGIN provides great strength in extending the capability of ground wireless networks. On
the other hand, with rich spectrum and computing resources, ground networks can also …

Load-balancing routing algorithm based on segment routing for traffic return in LEO satellite networks

W Liu, Y Tao, L Liu - IEEE Access, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To tackle the network congestion problem caused by ground gateway stations arranged
within a limited area in low earth orbit (LEO) satellite networks, a routing algorithm based on …

Distributionally robust planning for data delivery in distributed satellite cluster network

D Zhou, M Sheng, B Li, J Li… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The emerging distributed satellite cluster network (DSCN) holds great promise in various
practical fields, including earth observation, disaster rescue, and tracking of forest fires. In …