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Internet of Things in Emerging 5G Hybrid Terrestrial-Satellite Networks 2021-2022

A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Internet of Things".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 May 2022) | Viewed by 420

Special Issue Editor

Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Environmental Research and Innovation (ERIN) Department, 41 rue du Brill, L-4422 Belvaux, Luxembourg
Interests: Internet of Things; M2M; satellite; 5G hybrid networks; interoperability; SDN; QoS; network performance optimization; standardization
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The advent of 5G communications represents a potentially disruptive element to enable the vision of a truly global Internet of Things (IoT). One of the key features of 5G is the focus on the integration of heterogeneous access technologies, including satellite communication systems. The decrease in their price, their wide coverage, and their native broadcast and multicast capabilities ensure that satellite communications are well positioned to complement terrestrial networks where they are not available, or when not operational anymore. Hence, satellites play a key role in providing ubiquitous coverage and reliability in remote areas and enabling new IoT/M2M services. However, IoT devices are not equipped with satellite connectivity, and IoT protocols were not designed with satellite requirements in mind (long delays, link disruptions, high PER, etc.). In this view, a lot of tweaking and cross-layer optimization is still required to allow the collection of IoT data from (constellations of) satellites, load balance, and offload of terrestrial networks to enable a smooth integration of IoT and satellite networks.

This Special Issue solicits the submission of technical contributions from members of academia and industries that address some of the aforementioned challenges.

Dr. Maria Rita Palattella
Guest Editor

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Published Papers

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