LEO mega-constellations for 6G global coverage: Challenges and opportunities

H Xie, Y Zhan, G Zeng, X Pan - IEEE Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Mega-constellations have the potential for providing 6G Internet owing to the unique
advantage of global coverage. However, current satellite technologies are not omnipotent …

Reinforcement learning in the sky: A survey on enabling intelligence in ntn-based communications

T Naous, M Itani, M Awad, S Sharafeddine - IEEE Access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Non terrestrial networks (NTN) involving 'in the sky'objects such as low-earth orbit satellites,
high altitude platform systems (HAPs) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are expected …

Applications of antenna arrays to mobile communications. I. Performance improvement, feasibility, and system considerations

LC Godara - Proceedings of the IEEE, 1997 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The demand for wireless mobile communications services is growing at an explosive rate,
with the anticipation that communication to a mobile device anywhere on the globe at all …

Deep reinforcement learning based dynamic channel allocation algorithm in multibeam satellite systems

S Liu, X Hu, W Wang - IEEE Access, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Dynamic channel allocation (DCA) is the key technology to efficiently utilize the spectrum
resources and decrease the co-channel interference for multibeam satellite systems. Most …

An operational and performance overview of the IRIDIUM low earth orbit satellite system

SR Pratt, RA Raines, CE Fossa… - IEEE Communications …, 1999 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Today, both the military and commercial sectors are placing an increased emphasis on
global communications. This has prompted the development of several low earth orbit …

[PDF][PDF] Handover schemes in satellite networks: State-of-the-art and future research directions

PK Chowdhury, M Atiquzzaman… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2006 - academia.edu
ABSTRACT Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites will work as an important component in future
data communication networks. LEO satellites provide low end-toend delays and efficient …

Teletraffic analysis and mobility modeling of PCS networks

Y Fang, I Chlamtac - IEEE Transactions on Communications, 1999 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Channel holding time is of primary importance in teletraffic analysis of PCS networks. This
quantity depends on user's mobility which can be characterized by the cell residence time …

Handover solutions for 5g low-earth orbit satellite networks

E Juan, M Lauridsen, J Wigard, P Mogensen - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite networks are meant to be fundamental to closing the digital
divide, enabling new market opportunities and providing fifth-generation (5G) New Radio …

A user-centric handover scheme for ultra-dense LEO satellite networks

J Li, K Xue, J Liu, Y Zhang - IEEE Wireless Communications …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent years, low earth orbit (LEO) satellite networks (LSNs) have attracted increasing
attention due to economic prospect and advantages in high bandwidth and low latency. In …

Handover queuing strategies with dynamic and fixed channel allocation techniques in low earth orbit mobile satellite systems

E Del Re, R Fantacci… - IEEE Transactions on …, 1999 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper deals with the performance evaluation of various resource management
strategies that are suitable for low Earth orbit mobile satellite systems (LEO-MSSs). A user …