Non-Terrestrial Networks in 5G &#x0026; Beyond: A Survey

Federica Rinaldi; Helka-Liina Maattanen; Johan Torsner; Sara Pizzi; Sergey Andreev; Antonio Iera; Yevgeni Koucheryavy; Giuseppe Araniti

doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3022981

IEEE Access (Jan 2020)

Non-Terrestrial Networks in 5G & Beyond: A Survey

Federica Rinaldi,
Helka-Liina Maattanen,
Johan Torsner,
Sara Pizzi,
Sergey Andreev,
Antonio Iera,
Yevgeni Koucheryavy,
Giuseppe Araniti

Affiliations

Federica Rinaldi: ORCiD; DIIES Department, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Helka-Liina Maattanen: ORCiD; Radio Network Solutions Research Department, Ericsson Research, Helsinki, Finland
Johan Torsner: Radio Network Solutions Research Department, Ericsson Research, Helsinki, Finland
Sara Pizzi: ORCiD; DIIES Department, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Sergey Andreev: ORCiD; Unit of Electrical Engineering, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
Antonio Iera: ORCiD; DIMES Department, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
Yevgeni Koucheryavy: ORCiD; Unit of Electrical Engineering, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
Giuseppe Araniti: ORCiD; DIIES Department, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3022981
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8
pp. 165178 – 165200

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Fifth-generation (5G) telecommunication systems are expected to meet the world market demands of accessing and delivering services anywhere and anytime. The Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) systems are able to satisfy the requests of anywhere and anytime connections by offering wide-area coverage and ensuring service availability, continuity, and scalability. In this work, we review the 3GPP NTN features and their potential for satisfying the user expectations in 5G & beyond networks. The state of the art, current 3GPP research activities, and open issues are summarized to highlight the importance of NTN over the wireless communication landscape. Future research directions are also identified to assess the role of NTN in 5G and beyond systems.

Published in IEEE Access

ISSN: 2169-3536 (Online)
Publisher: IEEE
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
Website: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6287639

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