Satellite-5G Integration: A Network Perspective

A Survey of 5G Network: Architecture and Emerging Technologies

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SDN/NFV-enabled satellite communications networks: Opportunities, scenarios and challenges

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TCP extensions for long-delay paths

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Leveraging Commercial Broadband LEO Constellations for Navigating

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The role of satellites in 5G

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Network and Protocol Architectures for Future Satellite Systems

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SANSA—hybrid terrestrial–satellite backhaul network: scenarios, use cases, KPIs, architecture, network and physical layer techniques

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Network and Protocol Architectures for Future Satellite Systems

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Transport layer performance combining multipath and network coding in mobile satellite networks

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Network coding and satellites

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Towards 6G wireless communication networks: vision, enabling technologies, and new paradigm shifts

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Satellite Communications in the New Space Era: A Survey and Future Challenges

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Seven Defining Features of Terahertz (THz) Wireless Systems: A Fellowship of Communication and Sensing

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Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Networks Toward 6G: Architectures, Applications, and Challenges

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Non-Terrestrial Networks in 5G & Beyond: A Survey

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A Survey on Nongeostationary Satellite Systems: The Communication Perspective

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Aerospace Integrated Networks Innovation for Empowering 6G: A Survey and Future Challenges

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Satellite-Terrestrial Integrated Edge Computing Networks: Architecture, Challenges, and Open Issues

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Physical-Layer Security in Space Information Networks: A Survey

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5G Embraces Satellites for 6G Ubiquitous IoT: Basic Models for Integrated Satellite Terrestrial Networks

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Performance Analysis of Coded OTFS Systems Over High-Mobility Channels

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Inter-Plane Inter-Satellite Connectivity in Dense LEO Constellations

Leyva‐Mayorga, I., Soret, B., & Popovski, P. (2021) · IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications · doi:10.1109/twc.2021.3050335 · Cited by 168

Joint HAP Access and LEO Satellite Backhaul in 6G: Matching Game-Based Approaches

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Joint Offloading and Resource Allocation for Hybrid Cloud and Edge Computing in SAGINs: A Decision Assisted Hybrid Action Space Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach

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Satellite Edge Computing With Collaborative Computation Offloading: An Intelligent Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient Approach

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QoE-Aware Efficient Content Distribution Scheme For Satellite-Terrestrial Networks

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An Overview of Emergency Communication Networks

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A Road towards 6G Communication—A Review of 5G Antennas, Arrays, and Wearable Devices

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Machine-Learning-Enabled Intrusion Detection System for Cellular Connected UAV Networks

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Space-Air-Ground Integrated 6G Wireless Communication Networks: A Review of Antenna Technologies and Application Scenarios

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Energy Efficient Beamforming Schemes for Satellite-Aerial-Terrestrial Networks

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Hybrid intrusion detection system for edge-based IIoT relying on machine-learning-aided detection

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MIMO Applications for Multibeam Satellites

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Satellite-Terrestrial Integrated 6G: An Ultra-Dense LEO Networking Management Architecture

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Multi-Satellite MIMO Systems for Direct Satellite-to-Device Communications: A Survey

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Service Coverage for Satellite Edge Computing

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On the Performance of Cache-Enabled Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial Relay Networks

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Emerging Technologies for Next Generation Remote Health Care and Assisted Living

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The Application of Power-Domain Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access in Satellite Communication Networks

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Resource Allocation in Terrestrial-Satellite-Based Next Generation Multiple Access Networks With Interference Cooperation

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A Survey on Coverage Enhancement in Cellular Networks: Challenges and Solutions for Future Deployments

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Integrated Resource Management for Terrestrial-Satellite Systems

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Near Optimal Timing and Frequency Offset Estimation for 5G Integrated LEO Satellite Communication System

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Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Networks: Architectures, Key Techniques, and Experimental Progress

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Multi-Satellite Cooperative Networks: Joint Hybrid Beamforming and User Scheduling Design

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Location-Based Timing Advance Estimation for 5G Integrated LEO Satellite Communications

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SatEC: A 5G Satellite Edge Computing Framework Based on Microservice Architecture

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Multiband Reconfigurable Antennas for 5G Wireless and CubeSat Applications: A Review

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QoS Optimisation of eMBB Services in Converged 5G-Satellite Networks

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Applications and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence in Space Missions

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Cognitive Service Architecture for 6G Core Network

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Outage Probability for OTFS Based Downlink LEO Satellite Communication

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Towards a Unified Framework for Physical Layer Security in 5G and Beyond Networks

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Should We Worry About Interference in Emerging Dense NGSO Satellite Constellations?

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Deep Reinforcement Learning-based Satellite Handover Scheme for Satellite Communications

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Role and Evolution of Non-Terrestrial Networks Toward 6G Systems

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Integrated 5G-Satellite Networks: A Perspective on Physical Layer Reliability and Security

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A Survey on Rural Internet Connectivity in India

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Multi-Connectivity for 5G Networks and Beyond: A Survey

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Secrecy Performance for RIS-Based Integrated Satellite Vehicle Networks With a UAV Relay and MRC Eavesdropping

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Hybrid Antenna Using Open-Ended Slot for Integrated 4G/5G Mobile Application

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Reflectarray antennas: a smart solution for new generation satellite mega-constellations in space communications

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A 17.3–20.2-GHz GaN-Si MMIC Balanced HPA for Very High Throughput Satellites

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Performance Analysis of Satellite Communication Systems With Randomly Located Ground Users

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Load Balancing for 5G Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Networks

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A survey on space-aerial-terrestrial integrated 5G networks

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A Novel Access and Handover Authentication Scheme in UAV-Aided Satellite-Terrestrial Integration Networks Enabling 5G

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The path to 5G-Advanced and 6G Non-Terrestrial Network systems

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Task Offloading and Resource Allocation for Satellite-Terrestrial Integrated Networks

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Evolution of High-Throughput Satellite Systems: A Vision of Programmable Regenerative Payload

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Modeling and Analysis of Downlink Communications in a Heterogeneous LEO Satellite Network

Choi, C.-S. (2024) · IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications · doi:10.1109/twc.2024.3351876 · Cited by 48

Future of Connectivity: A Comprehensive Review of Innovations and Challenges in 7G Smart Networks

Chamola, V., Peelam, M. S., Guizani, M., & Niyato, D. T. (2025) · IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society · doi:10.1109/ojcoms.2025.3560035 · Cited by 52

Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Centric Management of Resources in Modern Distributed Computing Systems

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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Technologies for Integration of Terrestrial in Non-Terrestrial Networks

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An Analytic Approach for Modeling Uplink Performance of Mega Constellations

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Fair Resource Allocation for Hierarchical Federated Edge Learning in Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks via Deep Reinforcement Learning With Hybrid Control

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Joint Network Control and Resource Allocation for Space-Terrestrial Integrated Network Through Hierarchal Deep Actor-Critic Reinforcement Learning

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Multiple gateway placement in large‐scale constellation networks with inter‐satellite links

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Joint User Pairing and Power Allocation for NOMA-Based GEO and LEO Satellite Network

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Cooperative Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning for Resource Management in Full Flexible VHTS Systems

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Broadband Non-Geostationary Satellite Communication Systems: Research Challenges and Key Opportunities

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Review and Perspectives of Micro/Nano Technologies as Key-Enablers of 6G

Iannacci, J., & Poor, H. V. (2022) · IEEE Access · doi:10.1109/access.2022.3176348 · Cited by 36

Downlink Cooperative MIMO in LEO Satellites

Richter, R., Bergel, I., Noam, Y., & Zehavi, E. (2020) · IEEE Access · doi:10.1109/access.2020.3039598 · Cited by 33

Satellite-MEC Integration for 6G Internet of Things: Minimal Structures, Advances, and Prospects

Lin, Y., Feng, W., Wang, Y., Chen, Y., Zhu, Y., Zhang, X., Ge, N., & Gao, Y. (2024) · IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society · doi:10.1109/ojcoms.2024.3418860 · Cited by 32

Outage Performance of 3D Mobile UAV Caching for Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial Networks

Sharma, P. K., Gupta, D., & Kim, D. I. (2021) · IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology · doi:10.1109/tvt.2021.3089742 · Cited by 32

Performance Analysis of IoT-Based Overlay Satellite-Terrestrial Networks Under Interference

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Sum Secrecy Rate Maximization in NOMA-Based Cognitive Satellite-Terrestrial Network

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A Dynamic Handover Software-Defined Transmission Control Scheme in Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks

Guo, C., Gong, C., Xu, H., Zhang, L., & Han, Z. (2022) · IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications · doi:10.1109/twc.2022.3146452 · Cited by 31

Guest editorial: 6G mobile networks: Emerging technologies and applications

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A holistic survey of UAV-assisted wireless communications in the transition from 5G to 6G: State-of-the-art intertwined innovations, challenges, and opportunities

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Distributed User Association With Grouping in Satellite–Terrestrial Integrated Networks

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Service Coordination in the Space-Air-Ground Integrated Network

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Smart Edge Computing for 5 g/6 g Satellite IOT for Reducing Inter Transmission Delay

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Scalable Cell-Free Massive MIMO Networks With LEO Satellite Support

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Smart Diversity Through MIMO Satellite $Q/V$-Band Feeder Links

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DBF-Based Fusion Control of Transmit Power and Beam Directivity for Flexible Resource Allocation in HTS Communication System Toward B5G

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Space debris detection over intersatellite communication signals

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Optimal User Pairing and Power Allocation in 5G Satellite Random Access Networks

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Multibeam Satellite Communications With Energy Efficiency Optimization

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