By integrating software defined network and network function virtualization, software defined
satellite networks (SDSNs) can enable flexible virtual network function (VNF) deployment to …

Software-defined satellite-terrestrial integrated networks (SDSTNs) are seen as a promising
paradigm for achieving high resource flexibility and global communication coverage …

Satellite edge computing (SEC) has emerged as a promising technology to deliver network
services to remote users. Coupled with software-defined networking (SDN) and network …

Low earth orbit (LEO) satellite networks will play important roles in the sixth generation (6G)
communication system. Software defined network technique is a novel approach introduced …

This paper proposes an architecture framework for the realization of on-demand satellite
network slicing that is built on the introduction of Software Defined Networking (SDN) and …

Satellite communication network (SCN) has the capability to provide long-distance and high-
quality communication services. It could play a significant role in the future networks for its …

In this paper, we study the virtual network function placement problem in a decentralized
LEO satellite network due to the requirements for real-time processing and network …

Key features of satellite communications such as wide-scale coverage, broadcast/multicast
support and high availability, together with significant amounts of new satellite capacity …

The satellite-ground integrated networks (SGIN) are important trend of 6G mobile
communication networks development. However, coordinating heterogeneous physical …

The great improvements in both satellite and terrestrial networks have motivated the
academic and industrial communities to rethink their integration. As a result, there is an …