More and more satellites are populating the sky nowadays in the Low Earth orbits (LEO).
Most of the targeted applications are related to broadband and narrowband …

Free-space optical (FSO) communication technologies constitute a solution to cope with the
bandwidth demand of future satellite-ground networks. They may overcome the RF …

Large constellations of Low Earth Orbit satellites promise to provide near real-time high-
resolution Earth imagery. Yet, getting this large amount of data back to Earth is challenging …

This chapter is an introduction to the near-Earth laser communication technology. By near-
Earth, we mean high-altitude platforms and Earth-orbiting satellites. Justification for high …

本文以新兴低轨巨型星座网络为研究对象, 概述了系统基本架构与工作模式,
总结了新兴巨型星座网络的基本特征. 根据系统架构, 从卫星网络拓扑动态性管理 …

Recent advances have shown that satellite communication (SatCom) will be an important
enabler for next generation terrestrial networks as it can provide numerous advantages …

Satellite-based platforms are currently the only feasible way of achieving intercontinental
range for quantum communication, enabling thus the future global quantum internet. Recent …

Future spacecraft will require a paradigm shift in the way information is transmitted, in light of
the continuous increase in the amount of data requiring space links. Current radio-frequency …

Future autonomous transportation is one of the most demanding application areas in terms
of connectivity, as it has to simultaneously meet stringent criteria that do not typically go …

Multiple gateways are required in large satellite constellation networks (LSCNs) with inter‐
satellite links (ISLs), and their placement may greatly affect the system performance …