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Marine Internet of Things (IoT) systems have grown substantially with the development of non-terrestrial networks (NTN) via aerial and space vehicles in the upcoming sixth-generation (6G), thereby assisting environment protection, military…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-11 Sooyeob Jung , Seongah Jeong , Jinkyu Kang , Joonhyuk Kang

The use of satellites to provide ubiquitous coverage and connectivity for densely deployed Internet of Things (IoT) networks is expected to be a reality in emerging 6G networks. Yet the low battery capacity of IoT nodes constitutes a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-05-24 Kürşat Tekbıyık , Güneş Karabulut Kurt , Halim Yanikomeroglu

Space-Air-Ground-Integrated Networks (SAGIN) enable seamless data connectivity for applications such as smart transport, healthcare, smart cities, and disaster response through the coordinated use of low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites, base…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2025-09-17 Siri Vennela Geddam , Sruthi Ilapuram , Kamesh Namuduri , K L V Sai Prakash Sakuru

In this paper, we propose a terrestrial-satellite network (TSN) architecture to integrate the ultra-dense low earth orbit (LEO) networks and the terrestrial networks to achieve efficient data offloading. In TSN, each ground user can access…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-11-14 Boya Di , Hongliang Zhang , Lingyang Song , Yonghui Li , Geoffrey Ye Li

In the context of 6G ubiquitous connectivity, the space-air-ground-sea integrated network (SAGSIN) emerges as a new paradigm to provide critical services for resource-limited ocean environments. To realize this paradigm efficiently, we…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-05-05 Yufei Ye , Shijian Gao , Xinhu Zheng , Liuqing Yang

One of the main challenges in IoT is providing communication support to an increasing number of connected devices. In recent years, narrowband radio technology has emerged to address this situation: Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT),…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-12-25 Emmanuel Luján , Juan A. Zuloaga Mellino , Alejandro D. Otero , Leonardo Rey Vega , Cecilia G. Galarza , Esteban E. Mocskos

Space-air-ground-integrated network (SAGIN)-enabled multiconnectivity (MC) is emerging as a key enabler for next-generation networks, enabling users to simultaneously utilize multiple links across multi-layer non-terrestrial networks (NTN)…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-01-27 Abd Ullah Khan , Adnan Shahid , Haejoon Jung , Hyundong Shin

Integrated satellite-terrestrial networks (ISTNs) can significantly expand network coverage while diminishing reliance on terrestrial infrastructure. Despite the enticing potential of ISTNs, there is no comprehensive mathematical…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-19 Jungbin Yim , Jeonghun Park , Namyoon Lee

Connectivity is probably the most basic building block of the Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm. Up to know, the two main approaches to provide data access to the \emph{things} have been based either on multi-hop mesh networks using…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-08-03 Marco Centenaro , Lorenzo Vangelista , Andrea Zanella , Michele Zorzi

In this paper, we introduce a novel framework consisting of hybrid bit-level and generative semantic communications for efficient downlink image transmission within space-air-ground integrated networks (SAGINs). The proposed model comprises…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-05-27 Chong Huang , Xuyang Chen , Gaojie Chen , Pei Xiao , Geoffrey Ye Li , Wei Huang

During the New Space era small countries are becoming important players in the space business. While space activities are rapidly increasing globally, it is important to make operations in a sustainable and safe way in order to preserve…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-15 Marko Höyhtyä , Sandrine Boumard , Anastasia Yastrebova , Pertti Järvensivu , Markku Kiviranta , Antti Anttonen

Space-air-ground integrated network (SAGIN) is considered as a core requirement in emerging 6G networks, which integrates the terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks to reach the full network coverage and ubiquitous services. To envision…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-04-27 Zhisheng Yin , Tom H. Luan , Nan Cheng , Yilong Hui , Wei Wang

Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite networks, characterized by their high data throughput and low latency, have gained significant interest from both industry and academia. Routing data efficiently within these networks is essential for…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-03-24 Yi Ching Chou , Long Chen , Hengzhi Wang , Feng Wang , Hao Fang , Haoyuan Zhao , Miao Zhang , Xiaoyi Fan , Jiangchuan Liu

With the evolution of quantum computing, quantum sensing and secure quantum communication protocols, the demand for global development of Quantum Information Networks (QIN) has become crucial. Satellites play an indispensable role in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-04 Luca Paccard , Agathe Blaise , Fabrice Arnal , Laurent de Forges de Parny

This work studies the joint beamforming design problem of achieving max-min rate fairness in a satellite-terrestrial integrated network (STIN) where the satellite provides wide coverage to multibeam multicast satellite users (SUs), and the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-11-30 Longfei Yin , Bruno Clerckx

In this paper, we investigate the issue of massive access in a beyond fifth-generation (B5G) multi-beam low earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet of things (IoT) network in the presence of channel phase uncertainty due to channel state…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-08-11 Jianhang Chu , Xiaoming Chen , Caijun Zhong , Zhaoyang Zhang

The upcoming sixth Generation (6G) of wireless networks envisions ultra-low latency and energy efficient Edge Inference (EI) for diverse Internet of Things (IoT) applications. However, traditional digital hardware for machine learning is…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2026-02-24 Kyriakos Stylianopoulos , Mario Edoardo Pandolfo , Paolo Di Lorenzo , George C. Alexandropoulos

Scalability is a major challenge in non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite networks due to the massive number of ground users sharing the limited sub-6 GHz spectrum. Using K- and higher bands is a promising alternative to increase the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-12-03 Israel Leyva-Mayorga , Shashi Raj Pandey , Petar Popovski , Fabio Saggese , Beatriz Soret , Cedomir Stefanovic

Space information networks (SIN) are facing an ever-increasing thirst for high-speed and high-capacity seamless data transmission due to the integration of ground, air, and space communications. However, this imposes a new paradigm on the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-06-09 Xuelin Cao , Bo Yang , Chongwen Huang , Chau Yuen , Yan Zhang , Dusit Niyato , Zhu Han

A whole suite of innovative technologies and architectures have emerged in response to the rapid growth of wireless traffic. This paper studies an integrated network design that boosts system capacity through cooperation between wireless…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-12-22 Trinh Van Chien , Eva Lagunas , Tiep M. Hoang , Symeon Chatzinotas , Björn Ottersten , Lajos Hanzo