9 papers
Fundamentals of NOMA in Low-Earth Orbit Coordinated Multi-Satellite Networks
Xiangyu Li, Bodong Shang, Junchao Ma +3
Coordinated multi-satellite (CoMS) transmission and non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) are envisioned to jointly enhance coverage, capacity, and spectrum efficiency for satellit…
Satellite NOMA for Direct-to-Cell Communications: Fundamentals, Protocols, and Opportunities
Xiangyu Li, Bodong Shang, Junchao Ma +3
Direct-to-cell (DTC) satellite communication is regarded as one of the most recent technologies that provides global connectivity. However, with the growing number of wireless user…
Toward Agile and Cooperative LEO Satellite Beam-Hopping Networks: Paradigms, Challenges, and Opportunities
Xinyi Huang, Bodong Shang, Meixia Tao
Low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite beam-hopping (BH) technology is emerging as a promising approach to meet the ever-increasing global connectivity demands, enabling agile, on-demand…
Coverage and Spectral Efficiency of NOMA-Enabled LEO Satellite Networks with Ordering Schemes
Xiangyu Li, Bodong Shang, Qingqing Wu +1
This paper investigates an analytical model for low-earth orbit (LEO) multi-satellite downlink non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) networks. The satellites transmit data to multi…
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Enhanced Satellite Networks: Deployment Strategies, Key Capabilities, Practical Solutions, and Future Directions
Ziyuan Zheng, Xiangyu Li, Shirui Zuo +4
Satellite networks promise wide-area 6G coverage but face two persistent barriers: blockage-induced service discontinuities and increasingly stringent spectrum coexistence across s…
Downlink Performance of Cell-Free Massive MIMO for LEO Satellite Mega-Constellation
Xiangyu Li, Bodong Shang
Low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite communication (SatCom) has emerged as a promising technology to improve wireless connectivity in global areas. Cell-free massive multiple-input mult…