Integrated satellite-terrestrial networks toward 6G: Architectures, applications, and challenges

X Zhu, C Jiang - IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2021‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the increasing global communication demands and the development of Internet of
Things (IoT), extending the connectivity to rural and remote areas has become imperative for …

MIMO satellite communication systems: A survey from the PHY layer perspective

J Heo, S Sung, H Lee, I Hwang… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2023‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The satellite communications (SatCom) system is a representative technology for global
coverage and seamless communications in next-generation communication systems. This …

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 …

A survey on random access protocols in direct-access leo satellite-based iot communication

TTT Le, NUL Hassan, X Chen… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2024‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites can play an important role in providing seamless coverage
for the Internet of Things (IoT). In satellite-based IoT (SIoT) networks, IoT devices can …

Performance analysis of satellite communication system under the shadowed-Rician fading: A stochastic geometry approach

DH Jung, JG Ryu, WJ Byun… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we consider downlink low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communication systems
where multiple LEO satellites are uniformly distributed over a sphere at a certain altitude …

Downlink coverage and rate analysis of low earth orbit satellite constellations using stochastic geometry

N Okati, T Riihonen, D Korpi… - IEEE Transactions …, 2020‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communication systems are gaining increasing popularity,
new theoretical methodologies are required to investigate such networks' performance at …

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 …

Toward resilient network slicing for satellite–terrestrial edge computing IoT

HH Esmat, B Lorenzo, W Shi - IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2023‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Satellite–terrestrial edge computing networks (STECNs) emerged as a global solution to
support multiple Internet of Things (IoT) applications in 6G networks. The enabling …

Stochastic geometry-based analysis of LEO satellite communication systems

A Talgat, MA Kishk, MS Alouini - IEEE Communications Letters, 2020‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter studies the performance of a low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite communication system
where the locations of the LEO satellites are modeled as a binomial point process (BPP) on …

RIS-assisted covert transmission in satellite–terrestrial communication systems

D Song, Z Yang, G Pan, S Wang… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2023‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the development of the sixth-generation wireless communication technology, the
difficulty of covert communication in the satellite communications system (SCS) is further …