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 …

Space-air-ground integrated network: A survey

J Liu, Y Shi, ZM Fadlullah, N Kato - … Communications Surveys & …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Space-air-ground integrated network (SAGIN), as an integration of satellite systems, aerial
networks, and terrestrial communications, has been becoming an emerging architecture and …

Smart resource allocation for mobile edge computing: A deep reinforcement learning approach

J Wang, L Zhao, J Liu, N Kato - IEEE Transactions on emerging …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The development of mobile devices with improving communication and perceptual
capabilities has brought about a proliferation of numerous complex and computation …

A survey on the use of blockchain for future 6G: Technical aspects, use cases, challenges and research directions

A Kalla, C De Alwis, P Porambage, G Gür… - Journal of Industrial …, 2022 - Elsevier
While 5G is at the early deployment state around the globe, the research and industrial
communities have already started concentrating their efforts on formulating the overall 6G …

A deep reinforcement learning-based dynamic traffic offloading in space-air-ground integrated networks (SAGIN)

F Tang, H Hofner, N Kato, K Kaneko… - IEEE Journal on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks (SAGIN) is considered as the key structure of the
next generation network. The space satellites and air nodes are the potential candidates to …

Software-defined next-generation satellite networks: Architecture, challenges, and solutions

S Xu, XW Wang, M Huang - IEEE Access, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Traditional satellite networks depend on the closed and planned architecture. Thus, there
are many challenges such as configuration update, new communication and networking …

Temporal netgrid model-based dynamic routing in large-scale small satellite networks

J Li, H Lu, K Xue, Y Zhang - IEEE Transactions on Vehicular …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent years, Small Satellite Networks (SSNs) are attracting increasing attention due to its
economical prospects and advantages in high bandwidth and low latency. More and more …

Content delivery networks: State of the art, trends, and future roadmap

B Zolfaghari, G Srivastava, S Roy, HR Nemati… - ACM Computing …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Recently, Content Delivery Networks (CDN) have become more and more popular. The
technology itself is ahead of academic research in this area. Several dimensions of the …

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 …

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 …