Non-terrestrial networks in 5G & beyond: A survey

F Rinaldi, HL Maattanen, J Torsner, S Pizzi… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Fifth-generation (5G) telecommunication systems are expected to meet the world market
demands of accessing and delivering services anywhere and anytime. The Non-Terrestrial …

Sustainable satellite communications in the 6g era: A european view for multilayer systems and space safety

M Höyhtyä, S Boumard, A Yastrebova… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
During the New Space era small countries are becoming important players in the space
business. While space activities are rapidly increasing globally, it is important to make …

Models, Methods, and Solutions for Multicasting in 5G/6G mmWave and sub-THz Systems

N Chukhno, O Chukhno, D Moltchanov… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multicasting in wireless access networks is a functionality that, by leveraging group
communications, turns out to be essential for reducing the amount of resources needed to …

[HTML][HTML] 5G NR system design: A concise survey of key features and capabilities

F Rinaldi, A Raschella, S Pizzi - Wireless Networks, 2021 - Springer
As we enter a new era of next-generation wireless systems represented by Fifth Generation
(5G) New Radio (NR) technology, it is essential to grasp the recent progress in their …

Resource efficiency optimization for robust beamforming in multi-beam satellite communications

W Wang, L Gao, R Ding, J Lei, L You… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The tradeoff between energy efficiency (EE) and spectral efficiency (SE) provides a new
perspective for the transmit design in satellite communications (SATCOM), ie, one can jointly …

Deep dyna-reinforcement learning based on random access control in LEO satellite IoT networks

X Liu, H Zhang, K Long, A Nallanathan… - IEEE Internet of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Random access schemes in satellite Internet-of-Things (IoT) networks are being considered
a key technology of new-type machine-to-machine (M2M) communications. However, the …

Geometry-based stochastic line-of-sight probability model for A2G channels under urban scenarios

Q Zhu, F Bai, M Pang, J Li, W Zhong… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Line-of-sight (LoS) path is essential for the reliability of air-to-ground (A2G) communications,
but the existence of the LoS path is difficult to predict due to random obstacles on the …

Geometry-based stochastic probability models for the los and nlos paths of a2g channels under urban scenarios

M Pang, Q Zhu, CX Wang, Z Lin, J Liu… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Path probability prediction is essential to describe the dynamic birth and death of
propagation paths, and build the accurate channel model for air-to-ground (A2G) …

[HTML][HTML] 5G-NR Physical Layer-Based Solutions to Support High Mobility in 6G Non-Terrestrial Networks

CJ Pawase, KH Chang - Drones, 2023 - mdpi.com
Non-terrestrial network (NTN) systems can offer wide area coverage for applications
requiring high mobility, which is expected in the sixth generation (6G) of telecommunication …

[HTML][HTML] A low-complexity reconfigurable multi-antenna technique for non-terrestrial networks

K Maliatsos, PS Bithas, AG Kanatas - Frontiers in Communications …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Multi-Antenna communication techniques are an efficient and relatively simple approach for
the performance improvement of wireless communication systems. However, the direct …