Theme
The development of 6G technology is undergoing an important paradigm shift with the introduction of ubiquitous connectivity from space and the integration of terrestrial networks with non-geostationary satellite constellations. There is a growing industry interest in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications systems as these future satellite networks are expected to consist of multiple network layers with varying degrees of heterogeneity. The layers will range from highly-mobile LEO communications satellites to those located at the geostationary orbit.
The high mobility in the space segment of these envisaged space-terrestrial integrated networks results in rapidly varying network topology. This special issue invites contributions on the development of new adaptive and robust communications strategies (from physical to the application layer) to fully realize the potential offered by satellite constellations.
Keywords
Satellite constellations, high-throughput satellites, terrestrial-space integrated networks, orbital edge computing, Internet of Things over satellites
Tracks
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New physical layer for satellite constellation networks
Medium Access Control (MAC) layer and routing
Transport layer and congestion control
Internet of Things (IoT), orbital edge computing and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in space
New analytical and simulation models for performance analysis
Standards and space-terrestrial integrated networks
Prospective authors are cordially invited to submit their original manuscript on the suggested topics listed in the
FULL call for papers.
Leading Guest Editor
Guest Editors
Mark Bowyer, Airbus, UK
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 Iain Collings, Macquarie University, Australia
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Gunes Karabulut Kurt, Polytechnique Montreal, Canada
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Walid Saad, Virginia Tech, USA
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Phil Whiting, Macquarie University, Australia
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