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Space-air-ground integrated networks (SAGIN) provide great strengths in extending the capability of ground wireless networks. On the other hand, with rich spectrum and computing resources, the ground networks can also assist space-air…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-02-12 Sheng Zhou , Guangchao Wang , Shan Zhang , Zhisheng Niu , Xuemin , Shen

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with multi-connectivity (MC) capabilities efficiently and reliably transfer data between terrestrial networks (TNs) and non-terrestrial networks (NTNs). However, optimally sharing and allocating spectrum and…

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

Space-air-ground integrated networks (SAGINs) interconnect satellites, uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), and ground devices to enable flexible and ubiquitous wireless services. The integration of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs)…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-03-06 Yuxuan Yang , Bin Lyu , Abbas Jamalipour

Space-air-ground integrated network (SAGIN) is a new type of wireless network mode. The effective management of SAGIN resources is a prerequisite for high-reliability communication. However, the storage capacity of space-air network segment…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-02-07 Chao Wang , Lei Liu , Chunxiao Jiang , Shangguang Wang , Peiying Zhang , Shigen Shen

Recently, generative AI technologies have emerged as a significant advancement in artificial intelligence field, renowned for their language and image generation capabilities. Meantime, space-air-ground integrated network (SAGIN) is an…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-12-11 Ruichen Zhang , Hongyang Du , Dusit Niyato , Jiawen Kang , Zehui Xiong , Abbas Jamalipour , Ping Zhang , Dong In Kim

To provide seamless coverage during all flight phases, aeronautical communications systems (ACS) have to integrate space-based, air-based, as well as ground-based platforms to formulate aviation-oriented space-air-ground integrated networks…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-18 Jingjing Zhao , Yanbo Zhu , Kaiquan Cai , Zhen Gao , Zhu Han , Lajos Hanzo

After the industrialization of 5G cellular communications, 6G has increasingly become a research hotspot in the academia. Space-Air-Ground Integrated Network (SAGIN) is a key supporting technology for 6G because of its advantages such as…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-10-28 Tianming Lan

The space-air-ground integrated network (SAGIN) has become a crucial research direction in future wireless communications due to its ubiquitous coverage, rapid and flexible deployment, and multi-layer cooperation capabilities. However,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-08-06 Chong Huang , Gaojie Chen , Pei Xiao , Jonathon A. Chambers , Wei Huang

Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks (SAGINs) are pivotal for enabling ubiquitous connectivity in 6G systems, yet they face significant challenges due to severe satellite-to-ground link impairments. Although Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-11-25 Yanbo Yin , Dingzhu Wen , Changsheng You , XiaoWen Cao , Tat-Ming Lok , Dusit Niyato

Satisfying the stringent 5G Quality of Service (QoS) requirements necessitates efficient resource utilization by the mobile networks. Consequently, we argue that Multi-Connectivity (MC) is an effective solution to leverage the limited radio…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-10-28 Carlos Pupiales , Daniela Laselva , Quentin De Coninck , Akshay Jain , Ilker Demirkol

In post-disaster space-air-ground integrated networks (SAGINs), terrestrial infrastructure is often impaired, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) must rapidly restore connectivity for mission-critical ground terminals in cluttered…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-18 Liangshun Wu , Wen Chen , Shunqing Zhang , Yajun Wang , Kunlun Wang

Enabling high-definition (HD)-map-assisted cooperative driving among autonomous vehicles (AVs) to improve the navigation safety faces technical challenges due to increased communication traffic volume for data dissemination and increased…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-09-25 Haixia Peng , Qiang Ye , Xuemin Shen

Recent technological advancements in space, air, and ground components have made possible a new network paradigm called space-air-ground integrated network (SAGIN). Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) play a key role in SAGINs. However, due to…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-07-18 Atefeh H. Arani , Peng Hu , Yeying Zhu

5G cellular networks are now a reality and promise to improve key performance indicators (KPIs), such as Gbps data rates and latencies in the order of milliseconds. While some of these KPIs are achievable in urban scenarios, rural areas…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-05 Alejandro Ramírez-Arroyo , Melisa López , Ignacio Rodríguez , Sebastian Bro Damsgaard , Preben Mogensen

Despite the widespread deployment of terrestrial networks, providing reliable communication services to remote areas and maintaining connectivity during emergencies remains challenging. Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations offer…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-09-17 Zifan Lang , Guixia Liu , Geng Sun , Jiahui Li , Jiacheng Wang , Weijie Yuan , Dusit Niyato , Dong In Kim

Multi-connectivity (MC) with packet duplication, where the same data packet is duplicated and transmitted from multiple transmitters, is proposed in 5G New Radio as a reliability enhancement feature. However, it is found to be resource…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-11-25 Nurul Huda Mahmood , Hirley Alves

The space-air-ground-sea integrated networking (SAGSIN) concept promises seamless global multimedia connectivity, yet two obstacles still limit its practical deployment. Firstly, high-velocity satellites, aerial relays and sea-surface…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-03 Halvin Yang , Sangarapillai Lambotharan , Mahsa Derakhshani , Lajos Hanzo

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

Mobile edge computing (MEC)-enabled air-ground networks are a key component of 6G, employing aerial base stations (ABSs) such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and high-altitude platform stations (HAPS) to provide dynamic services to…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-03-06 Muhammet Hevesli , Abegaz Mohammed Seid , Aiman Erbad , Mohamed Abdallah

Multi-access edge computing (MEC)-enabled integrated space-air-ground (SAG) networks have drawn much attention recently, as they can provide communication and computing services to wireless devices in areas that lack terrestrial base…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-01-23 Yan Kyaw Tun , György Dán , Yu Min Park , Choong Seon Hong