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This paper leverages Fisher information to examine the interaction between low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites and 5G base stations (BSs) in enabling 9D receiver localization and refining LEO ephemeris. First, we propose a channel model that…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-13 Don-Roberts Emenonye , Wasif J. Hussain , Harpreet S. Dhillon , R. Michael Buehrer

Interest in the use of the low earth orbit (LEO) in space - from $160 \text{ km}$ to $2000 \text{ km}$ - has skyrocketed; this is evident by the fact that National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has partnered with various…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-11 Don-Roberts Emenonye , Harpreet S. Dhillon , R. Michael Buehrer

Low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite communication systems that use millimeter-wave frequencies rely on large antenna arrays with hybrid analog-digital architectures for rapid beam steering. LEO satellites are only visible from the ground for…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-03 Anders Malthe Westerkam , Amélia Struyf , Dimitri Lederer , Troels Pedersen , François Quitin

Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites offer a promising alternative to global navigation satellite systems for precise positioning; however, their relatively low altitudes make them more susceptible to orbital perturbations, which in turn…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-11 Jie Ma , Pinjun Zheng , Xing Liu , Yuchen Zhang , Ali A. Nasir , Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri

This paper develops fundamental bounds for localization in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems aided by reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs). Specifically, we start from the assumption that the position and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-08-22 Don-Roberts Emenonye , Harpreet S. Dhillon , R. Michael Buehrer

In this letter, we investigate the fundamental limits of localization in fluid antenna systems (FAS) utilizing a Fisher-information-theoretic framework. We develop a unified model to quantify the localization information extractable from…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-17 Abdelhamid Salem , Kai-Kit Wong , Hyundong Shin , Yangyang Zhang

As dense low Earth orbit (LEO) constellations are being planned, the need for accurate synchronization schemes in high-speed environments remains a challenging problem to tackle. To further improve synchronization accuracy in channeling…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-10-04 Rıfat Volkan Şenyuva , Güneş Karabulut Kurt

This paper presents a comprehensive study on the 3D positioning capabilities in distributed multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems. Unlike previous studies that mainly rely on idealized isotropic antenna models, we adopt a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-24 Yingjie Xu , Xuesong Cai , Ali Al-Ameri , Sara Willhammar , Fredrik Tufvesson

This paper investigates joint device identification, channel estimation, and signal detection for LEO satellite-enabled grant-free random access, where a multiple-input multipleoutput (MIMO) system with orthogonal time-frequency space…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-08-08 Boxiao Shen , Yongpeng Wu , Wenjun Zhang , Symeon Chatzinotas , Björn Ottersten

This paper focuses on 3D localization of transmitting satellites in low Earth orbits (LEO). 3D localization of transmitters in low orbits is an important emerging problem for many applications such as spectrum management, orbit…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-04-24 Ishani Janveja , Jida Zhang , Emerson Sie , Deepak Vasisht

We investigate a multi-low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite system that simultaneously provides positioning and communication services to terrestrial user terminals. To address the challenges of accurately acquiring channel state information in…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-21 Yuchen Zhang , Pinjun Zheng , Jie Ma , Henk Wymeersch , Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri

This paper investigates joint device identification, channel estimation, and symbol detection for LEO satellite-enabled grant-free random access systems, specifically targeting scenarios where remote Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices operate…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-12-31 Boxiao Shen , Yongpeng Wu , Wenjun Zhang , Symeon Chatzinotas , Björn Ottersten

Positioning using Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) typically requires several seconds of continuous signal reception from satellites in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). This requirement poses challenges for applications where receivers…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-18 Soham Desai , Dave Cade

Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites has brought about significant improvements in wireless communications, characterized by low latency and reduced transmission loss compared to geostationary orbit (GSO) satellites. Ultra-dense LEO satellites…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-12-12 Trinh Van Chien , Nguyen Minh Quan , Tri Nhu Do , Cuong Le , Tan N. Nguyen , Symeon Chatzinotas

The deployment of low earth orbit (LEO) satellites with terrestrial networks can potentially increase the efficiency and reduce the cost of relaying content from a data center to a set of edge caches hosted by 6G and beyond enabled macro…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-03-24 Basem Abdellatif , Mostafa M. Shibl , Tamer Khattab , John Tadrous , Tarek ElFouly , Nizar Zorba

This paper investigates the localization, synchronization, and speed estimation of a mobile user equipment (UE) leveraging integrated terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks (NTNs), in particular low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. We focus…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-24 Yasaman Ettefagh , Sharief Saleh , Musa Furkan Keskin , Hui Chen , Gonzalo Seco-Granados , Henk Wymeersch

Unlike in terrestrial cellular networks, certain frequency bands for low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite systems have thus far been allocated on a non-exclusive basis. In this context, systems that launch their satellites earlier (referred to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-06 Jeong Min Kong , Eunsun Kim , Ian P. Roberts

Low earth orbit (LEO) satellite navigation signal can be used as an opportunity signal in case of a Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) outage, or as an enhancement means of traditional GNSS positioning algorithms. No matter which…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-06-01 Liang Chen , Xiangchen Lu , Nan Shen , Lei Wang , Yuan Zhuang , Ye Su , Deren Li , Ruizhi Chen

Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites are being considered for expanding legacy terrestrial cellular networks. The end users may not be able to optimize satellite orbits and constellations, however, they can optimize locations of ground stations…

Space Physics · Physics 2019-10-25 Iestyn Morgan-Jones , Pavel Loskot

This paper investigates joint device activity detection and channel estimation for grant-free random access in Low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications. We consider uplink communications from multiple single-antenna terrestrial users…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-04-09 Rui Mao , Yongpeng Wu , Boxiao Shen , Symeon Chatzinotas , Björn Ottersten , Wenjun Zhang
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