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arXiv: 2207.10385
Integrating terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks has the potential of connecting the unconnected and enhancing the user experience for the already-connected, with technological and societal implications of the greatest long-term significance. A convergence of ground, air, and space wireless communications also represents a formidable endeavor for the mobile and satellite communications industries alike, as it entails defining and intelligently orchestrating a new 3D wireless network architecture. In this article, we present the key opportunities and challenges arising from this (r)evolution by presenting some of its disruptive use-cases and key building blocks, reviewing the relevant standardization activities, and pointing to open research problems. By considering two multi-operator paradigms, we also showcase how terrestrial networks could be efficiently re-engineered to cater for aerial services, or opportunistically complemented by non-terrestrial infrastructure to augment their current capabilities.
Sciences informatiques, Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI), Signal Processing (eess.SP), FOS: Computer and information sciences, Autonomous aerial vehicles, Computer Science - Information Theory, Information Theory (cs.IT), Computer science, Standardization, Engineering, computing & technology, Ingénierie, informatique & technologie, Low earth orbit satellites, Computer Science - Networking and Internet Architecture, Satellite broadcasting, 5G mobile communication, 3GPP, FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, Three-dimensional displays, Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Signal Processing
Sciences informatiques, Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI), Signal Processing (eess.SP), FOS: Computer and information sciences, Autonomous aerial vehicles, Computer Science - Information Theory, Information Theory (cs.IT), Computer science, Standardization, Engineering, computing & technology, Ingénierie, informatique & technologie, Low earth orbit satellites, Computer Science - Networking and Internet Architecture, Satellite broadcasting, 5G mobile communication, 3GPP, FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, Three-dimensional displays, Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Signal Processing
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