Non-Terrestrial Networks: Paving the Way Towards Global Connectivity presents technologies that are important for NTNs - from LEO satellite communication, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)/flying platforms assisted wireless networking, the use of machine learning, edge computing, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, multiple access, wireless backhaul/fronthaul, integrated access and backhaul, integrated sensing and communications, and high frequency channel modeling such as terahertz, sub-terahertz, and millimeter wave. These technologies are essential in providing a paradigm shift from current wireless standards and will usher in the development of exciting new vertical frameworks.
This book gives students and researchers in academia an understanding of the fundamentals, technologies, systems and techniques for the next generation NTNS. In addition, it gives industry engineers insights into interdisciplinary findings on many open issues and trends in NTN standardization.
This book gives students and researchers in academia an understanding of the fundamentals, technologies, systems and techniques for the next generation NTNS. In addition, it gives industry engineers insights into interdisciplinary findings on many open issues and trends in NTN standardization.
Table of Contents
1. NTN technology overview, trends and challenges2. RIS and Holographic MIMO enabled NTNs
3. Beamforming in Satellite NTNs
4. Next generation multiple access (NGMA) for NTNs
5. Machine learning/AI and deep learning for NTNs
6. Edge-cloud Computing for LEO satellite NTNs
7. NTN UAVs coverage hole discovery
8. Sustainable and green NTN IoT
9. Mega Constellation NTNs
10. Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) enabled NTNs
11. Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) enabled NTNs
12. 3D Networking in NTNs
13. Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) based NTNs
14. Radio resource management and allocation in NTNs
15. PHY security in satellite NTNs
16. Tethered UAVs NTN optimization
17. OTFS signaling and Doppler delay minimization in NTNs
18. NTNs for public safety applications
19. Joint sensing and comm, green NTN and Public safety
Authors
Muhammad Zeeshan Shakir University of the West of Scotland, UK.Muhammad Zeeshan Shakir is Full Professor of Wireless Communications and Director of UWS Digital Connectivity for Sustainable Futures research group within Artificial Intelligence, Visual Communications and Network (AVCN) institute, University of the West of Scotland (UWS), UK. With over 15 years of research expertise in design and development of wireless communication systems, he has published over 150 research articles including 50+ peer-reviewed top-tier journal articles; 70+ conference articles, and 10 books.
Aryan Kaushik Associate Professor, the Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Dr. Aryan Kaushik is Associate Professor at the Manchester Met, UK, associated with the Department of Computing and Mathematics, since 2024. Prior to that, he has been an Assistant Professor (on a senior grade) at the University of Sussex, UK, associated with the School of Engineering and Informatics, from 2021-24, where he also served as the Recruitment and Admissions Tutor, and Academic Advisor. He has been Research Fellow at the University College London, UK, with the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, from 2020-21. He completed his PhD degree in Communications Engineering at the School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, UK, in 2019. He received his MSc degree in Telecommunications from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, in 2015. He has held visiting professor/researcher appointments at the Imperial College London, UK, from 2019-20, University of Bologna, Italy, in 2024, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg in 2018, Athena Research and Innovation Center, Greece, in 2021, and Beihang University, China, from 2017-19, 2022. He has been also involved in PhD Thesis Evaluation Committee internationally such as at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Spain, in 2023.
