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 …

A survey of rate-optimal power domain NOMA with enabling technologies of future wireless networks

O Maraqa, AS Rajasekaran… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The ambitious high data-rate applications in the envisioned future beyond fifth-generation
(B5G) wireless networks require new solutions, including the advent of more advanced …

5G embraces satellites for 6G ubiquitous IoT: Basic models for integrated satellite terrestrial networks

X Fang, W Feng, T Wei, Y Chen, N Ge… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Terrestrial communication networks mainly focus on users in urban areas but have poor
coverage performance in harsh environments, such as mountains, deserts, and oceans …

Secure transmission in cognitive satellite terrestrial networks

K An, M Lin, J Ouyang, WP Zhu - IEEE Journal on Selected …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper investigates the physical layer security of a satellite network, whose downlink
spectral resource is shared with a terrestrial cellular network. We propose to employ a multi …

Broadband hybrid satellite-terrestrial communication systems based on cognitive radio toward 5G

M Jia, X Gu, Q Guo, W **ang… - IEEE Wireless …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The development of 5G terrestrial mobile communications technology has been a driving
force for revolutionizing satellite mobile communications. Satellite mobile communications …

Space-air-ground integrated networks: Outage performance analysis

J Ye, S Dang, B Shihada… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
By incorporating the merits of satellite, aerial, and terrestrial communications, the space-air-
ground integrated network (SAGIN) emerges in recent years as a promising solution to …

Non-orthogonal multiple access based integrated terrestrial-satellite networks

X Zhu, C Jiang, L Kuang, N Ge… - IEEE Journal on Selected …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we investigate the downlink transmission of a non-orthogonal multiple access
(NOMA)-based integrated terrestrial-satellite network, in which the NOMA-based terrestrial …

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 efficient beamforming schemes for satellite-aerial-terrestrial networks

Q Huang, M Lin, JB Wang, TA Tsiftsis… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we investigate energy efficient transmission for a satellite-aerial-terrestrial
network (SATN), where a multi-antenna unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is employed as a …

Performance analysis of hybrid satellite-terrestrial cooperative networks with relay selection

K Guo, M Lin, B Zhang, JB Wang, Y Wu… - IEEE Transactions …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper conducts the performance analysis of a hybrid satellite-terrestrial cooperative
network (HSTCN) having multi-antenna terrestrial relays. By assuming the availability of the …