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 …

5G new radio evolution meets satellite communications: Opportunities, challenges, and solutions

X Lin, B Hofström, YPE Wang, G Masini… - 5G and beyond …, 2021‏ - Springer
Abstract The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) completed the first global fifth-
generation (5G) system standard in its Release 15, paving the way for making 5G a …

Sparse satellite constellation design for global and regional direct-to-satellite IoT services

GM Capez, S Henn, JA Fraire… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we introduce and design sparse constellations for direct-to-satellite Internet of
Things (DtS-IoT). DtS-IoT does not require a ground infrastructure, because the devices are …

SaTCP: Link-layer informed TCP adaptation for highly dynamic LEO satellite networks

X Cao, X Zhang - IEEE INFOCOM 2023-IEEE Conference on …, 2023‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite networking is a promising way of providing low-latency and
high-throughput global Internet access. Unlike the static terrestrial network infrastructure …

Architectures, standardisation, and procedures for 5G Satellite Communications: A survey

A Guidotti, S Cioni, G Colavolpe, M Conti, T Foggi… - Computer Networks, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The 5G ecosystem is radically shifting Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
towards a system directly tailored and optimised to support vertical markets and services. In …

Satellite-based non-terrestrial networks in 5G: Insights and challenges

A Sattarzadeh, Y Liu, A Mohamed, R Song… - IEEE …, 2021‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) will become an indispensable part of future wireless
networks. Integration with terrestrial networks will provide new opportunities for both satellite …

Deep reinforcement learning-based task offloading in satellite-terrestrial edge computing networks

D Zhu, H Liu, T Li, J Sun, J Liang… - 2021 IEEE Wireless …, 2021‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In remote regions (eg, mountain and desert), cellular networks are usually sparsely
deployed or unavailable. With the appearance of new applications (eg, industrial automation …

Throughput and capacity evaluation of 5G new radio non-terrestrial networks with LEO satellites

J Sedin, L Feltrin, X Lin - GLOBECOM 2020-2020 IEEE Global …, 2020‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A non-terrestrial network (NTN), a term coined by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project
(3GPP), refers to a network utilizing airborne or spaceborne payload for communication. The …

Handover strategies for emerging LEO, MEO, and HEO satellite networks

AM Voicu, A Bhattacharya, M Petrova - IEEE Access, 2024‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Satellite networks are expected to support global connectivity via future 3GPP non-terrestrial
networks (NTNs), as well as private non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) constellations …

A system simulator for 5G non-terrestrial network evaluations

J Puttonen, L Sormunen, H Martikainen… - 2021 IEEE 22nd …, 2021‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) is working on the specifications related to the 5G
satellite component, ie, 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN). 5G NTN specifications can be …