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The transition from isolated systems to integrated solutions has driven the development of space-air-ground integrated networks (SAGIN) as well as the integration of communication and radar sensing functionalities. By leveraging the unique…

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With the explosive growth of maritime activities, it is expected to provide seamless communications with quality of service (QoS) guarantee over broad sea area. In the context, this paper proposes a space-air-ground-sea integrated maritime…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-08-14 Zhehan Zhou , Xiaoming Chen , Ming Ying , Zhaohui Yang , Chongwen Huang , Yunlong Cai , Zhaoyang Zhang

The recent development of high-altitude platforms (HAPs) has attracted increasing attention since they can serve as a promising communication method to assist satellite-terrestrial networks. In this paper, we consider an integrated…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-07-07 Wenwei Zhang , Ruoqi Deng , Boya Di , Lingyang Song

The recent development of artificial intelligence (AI) has increased the interest of researchers and practitioners towards applying its techniques into multiple domains like automotive, health care and air space to achieve automation.…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-05-18 Rafia Inam , Alberto Yukinobu Hata , Vlasjov Prifti , Sara Abbaspour Asadollah

This document presents an initial approach to the investigation and development of artificial intelligence (AI) mechanisms in satellite communication (SatCom) systems. We first introduce the nowadays SatCom operations which are strongly…

Space-ground integrated network (SGIN) has been envisioned as a competitive solution for large scale and wide coverage of future wireless networks. By integrating both the non-terrestrial network (NTN) and the terrestrial network (TN), SGIN…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-02-13 Bodong Shang , Xiangyu Li , Zheng Wang , Junchao Ma

In emergency scenarios, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can be deployed to assist localization and communication services for ground terminals. In this paper, we propose a new integrated air-ground networking paradigm that uses…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-13 Zheyuan Yang , Suzhi Bi , Ying-Jun Angela Zhang

Future sixth-generation (6G) networks are expected to support low-altitude wireless networks (LAWNs), where unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and aerial robots operate in highly dynamic three-dimensional environments under stringent latency,…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-26 Lingxiao Sun , Zhaoyang Zhang , Zihan Lin , Zirui Chen , Weijie Zhou , Zhaohui Yang , Tony Q. S. Quek

Due to its agile maneuverability, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have shown great promise for ondemand communications. In practice, UAV-aided aerial base stations are not separate. Instead, they rely on existing satellites/terrestrial…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-03-10 Xiangling Li , Wei Feng , Yunfei Chen , Cheng-Xiang Wang , Ning Ge

This paper investigates a paradigm for offering artificial intelligence as a service (AI-aaS) on software-defined infrastructures (SDIs). The increasing complexity of networking and computing infrastructures is already driving the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-07-15 Saeedeh Parsaeefard , Iman Tabrizian , Alberto Leon-Garcia

For crowded and hotspot area, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are usually deployed to increase the coverage rate. In the considered model, there are three types of services for UAV assisted communication: control message, non-realtime…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-02-11 Weihang Ding , Zhaohui Yang , Mingzhe Chen , Jiancao Hou , Mohammad Shikh-Bahaei

The future sixth-generation (6G) of wireless networks is expected to surpass its predecessors by offering ubiquitous coverage through integrated air-ground facility deployments in both communication and computing domains. In this network,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-08-12 Shuhang Zhang , Qingyu Liu , Ke Chen , Boya Di , Hongliang Zhang , Wenhan Yang , Dusit Niyato , Zhu Han , H. Vincent Poor

In fifth generation (5G) and beyond Internet of Things (IoT), it becomes increasingly important to serve a massive number of IoT devices outside the coverage of terrestrial cellular networks. Due to their own limitations, unmanned aerial…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-18 Chengxiao Liu , Wei Feng , Yunfei Chen , Cheng-Xiang Wang , Ning Ge

Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communication is a crucial component of future 6G communication networks, contributing to the development of an integrated satellite-terrestrial network. In the forthcoming satellite-to-ground network, the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-07-03 Kongyang Chen , Yikai Li , Wenjun Lan , Bing Mi , Shaowei Wang

As telecommunications networks become increasingly complex, the integration of advanced technologies such as network digital twins and generative artificial intelligence (AI) emerges as a pivotal solution to enhance network operations and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-08-05 Kassi Muhammad , Teef David , Giulia Nassisid , Tina Farus

Non terrestrial networks are critical for achieving global 6G coverage, yet efficient resource management in aerial and space environments remains challenging due to limited onboard power and dynamic operational conditions. Network slicing…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-12-10 Thanh-Dao Nguyen , Ngoc-Tan Nguyen , Thai-Duong Nguyen , Nguyen Van Huynh , Dinh-Hieu Tran , Symeon Chatzinotas

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are powerful Internet-of-Things components to provide sensing and communications in the air due to their advantages in mobility and flexibility. As aerial users, UAVs are envisioned to support various sensing…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-04-04 Hongliang Zhang , Lingyang Song , Zhu Han , H. Vincent Poor

Cognitive satellite-terrestrial networks (STNs) have been recognized as the promising architecture for addressing spectrum scarcity in the next generation communication networks. In this letter, we investigate the secure transmission…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-07-06 Bin Li , Zesong Fei , Xiaoming Xu , Zheng Chu

Precipitated by the technological innovations of the near-space platform stations (NSPS), the near space communication (NS-COM) network has emerged as an indispensable part of the next-generation space-air-ground integrated network (SAGIN)…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-07-26 Zhenyu Xiao , Tianqi Mao , Zhu Han , Xiang-Gen Xia

Satellite-based communication systems are integral to delivering high-speed data services in aviation, particularly for business aviation operations requiring global connectivity. These systems, however, are challenged by a multitude of…

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