Satellite communications in the new space era: A survey and future challenges

O Kodheli, E Lagunas, N Maturo… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Satellite communications (SatComs) have recently entered a period of renewed interest
motivated by technological advances and nurtured through private investment and ventures …

A survey on nongeostationary satellite systems: The communication perspective

H Al-Hraishawi, H Chougrani, S Kisseleff… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The next phase of satellite technology is being characterized by a new evolution in non-
geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellites, which conveys exciting new communication …

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 …

QoE-aware efficient content distribution scheme for satellite-terrestrial networks

D Jiang, F Wang, Z Lv, S Mumtaz… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The satellite-terrestrial networks (STN) utilize the spacious coverage and low transmission
latency of the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation to transfer requested content for …

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 …

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 …

Energy efficiency and traffic offloading optimization in integrated satellite/terrestrial radio access networks

J Li, K Xue, DSL Wei, J Liu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In order to cope with the explosive growth of mobile traffic, many traffic offloading schemes
such as heterogenous networks have been developed to enhance network capacity of the …

The application of power-domain non-orthogonal multiple access in satellite communication networks

X Yan, K An, T Liang, G Zheng, Z Ding… - IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Satellite communication networks are expected to be indispensable as part of an integrated
complement for the upcoming 5G networks since they can provide the most comprehensive …

Cooperative multilayer edge caching in integrated satellite-terrestrial networks

X Zhu, C Jiang, L Kuang, Z Zhao - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The integrated satellite-terrestrial network is promising to provide global broadband
communication service. However, the long propagation delay of satellite-terrestrial links will …

A dynamic beam shut off algorithm for LEO multibeam satellite constellation network

S Liu, J Lin, L Xu, X Gao, L Liu… - IEEE Wireless …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the rapid development of low earth orbit (LEO) satellite and onboard multibeam
antennas, the low earth orbit multibeam satellite constellation network (LEO-MSCN) is …