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 …

Convergence of satellite and terrestrial networks: A comprehensive survey

P Wang, J Zhang, X Zhang, Z Yan, BG Evans… - IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The explosive growth of various services boosts the innovation and development in
terrestrial communication systems for the implementation of the next generation mobile …

Joint beamforming and power allocation for satellite-terrestrial integrated networks with non-orthogonal multiple access

Z Lin, M Lin, JB Wang, T De Cola… - IEEE Journal of Selected …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we propose a joint optimization design for a non-orthogonal multiple access
(NOMA)-based satellite-terrestrial integrated network (STIN), where a satellite multicast …

LEO satellite constellation for Internet of Things

Z Qu, G Zhang, H Cao, J Xie - IEEE access, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the evolutionary directions of the Internet. This paper
focuses on the low earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation-based IoT services for their …

Predictive estimation of optimal signal strength from drones over IoT frameworks in smart cities

SH Alsamhi, FA Almalki, O Ma… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The integration of drones, the Internet of Things (IoT), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) domains
can produce exceptional solutions to today complex problems in smart cities. A drone, which …

Satellite communication at millimeter waves: A key enabler of the 6G era

M Giordani, M Zorzi - 2020 International Conference on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
While technical standard development for 5G radio services is still an ongoing process, the
scientific community is drafting the key drivers, requirements, challenges and research …

Energy efficient beamforming schemes for satellite-aerial-terrestrial networks

Q Huang, M Lin, JB Wang, TA Tsiftsis… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we investigate energy efficient transmission for a satellite-aerial-terrestrial
network (SATN), where a multi-antenna unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is employed as a …

Dynamic beam pattern and bandwidth allocation based on multi-agent deep reinforcement learning for beam hopping satellite systems

Z Lin, Z Ni, L Kuang, C Jiang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to the non-uniform geographic distribution and time-varying characteristics of the
ground traffic request, how to make full use of the limited beam resources to serve users …

Performance limits of cognitive-uplink FSS and terrestrial FS for Ka-band

K An, T Liang, G Zheng, X Yan, Y Li… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper investigates the performance limits of cognitive-uplink fixed satellite service
(FSS) and terrestrial fixed service (FS) operating in the range 27.5-29.5 GHz for Ka-band. In …

Health monitoring based on internet of medical things: architecture, enabling technologies, and applications

K Wei, L Zhang, Y Guo, X Jiang - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, wearable devices have got increasing popularity in wide applications in medical
and disaster rescue efforts to ensure the health and safety of users, which facilitates the …