Emerging Technologies for 6G Non-Terrestrial-Networks: From Academia to Industrial Applications

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Main Authors: Nguyen, Cong T., Saputra, Yuris Mulya, Van Huynh, Nguyen, Nguyen, Tan N., Hoang, Dinh Thai, Nguyen, Diep N, Pham, Van-Quan, Voznak, Miroslav, Chatzinotas, Symeon, Tran, Dinh-Hieu
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author Nguyen, Cong T.
Saputra, Yuris Mulya
Van Huynh, Nguyen
Nguyen, Tan N.
Hoang, Dinh Thai
Nguyen, Diep N
Pham, Van-Quan
Voznak, Miroslav
Chatzinotas, Symeon
Tran, Dinh-Hieu
author_facet Nguyen, Cong T.
Saputra, Yuris Mulya
Van Huynh, Nguyen
Nguyen, Tan N.
Hoang, Dinh Thai
Nguyen, Diep N
Pham, Van-Quan
Voznak, Miroslav
Chatzinotas, Symeon
Tran, Dinh-Hieu
contents Terrestrial networks form the fundamental infrastructure of modern communication systems, serving more than 4 billion users globally. However, terrestrial networks are facing a wide range of challenges, from coverage and reliability to interference and congestion. As the demands of the 6G era are expected to be much higher, it is crucial to address these challenges to ensure a robust and efficient communication infrastructure for the future. To address these problems, Non-terrestrial Network (NTN) has emerged to be a promising solution. NTNs are communication networks that leverage airborne (e.g., unmanned aerial vehicles) and spaceborne vehicles (e.g., satellites) to facilitate ultra-reliable communications and connectivity with high data rates and low latency over expansive regions. This article aims to provide a comprehensive survey on the utilization of network slicing, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML), and Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) to address diverse challenges of NTNs from the perspectives of both academia and industry. Particularly, we first provide an in-depth tutorial on NTN and the key enabling technologies including network slicing, AI/ML, and ORAN. Then, we provide a comprehensive survey on how network slicing and AI/ML have been leveraged to overcome the challenges that NTNs are facing. Moreover, we present how ORAN can be utilized for NTNs. Finally, we highlight important challenges, open issues, and future research directions of NTN in the 6G era.
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spellingShingle Emerging Technologies for 6G Non-Terrestrial-Networks: From Academia to Industrial Applications
Nguyen, Cong T.
Saputra, Yuris Mulya
Van Huynh, Nguyen
Nguyen, Tan N.
Hoang, Dinh Thai
Nguyen, Diep N
Pham, Van-Quan
Voznak, Miroslav
Chatzinotas, Symeon
Tran, Dinh-Hieu
Networking and Internet Architecture
Emerging Technologies
Terrestrial networks form the fundamental infrastructure of modern communication systems, serving more than 4 billion users globally. However, terrestrial networks are facing a wide range of challenges, from coverage and reliability to interference and congestion. As the demands of the 6G era are expected to be much higher, it is crucial to address these challenges to ensure a robust and efficient communication infrastructure for the future. To address these problems, Non-terrestrial Network (NTN) has emerged to be a promising solution. NTNs are communication networks that leverage airborne (e.g., unmanned aerial vehicles) and spaceborne vehicles (e.g., satellites) to facilitate ultra-reliable communications and connectivity with high data rates and low latency over expansive regions. This article aims to provide a comprehensive survey on the utilization of network slicing, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML), and Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) to address diverse challenges of NTNs from the perspectives of both academia and industry. Particularly, we first provide an in-depth tutorial on NTN and the key enabling technologies including network slicing, AI/ML, and ORAN. Then, we provide a comprehensive survey on how network slicing and AI/ML have been leveraged to overcome the challenges that NTNs are facing. Moreover, we present how ORAN can be utilized for NTNs. Finally, we highlight important challenges, open issues, and future research directions of NTN in the 6G era.
title Emerging Technologies for 6G Non-Terrestrial-Networks: From Academia to Industrial Applications
topic Networking and Internet Architecture
Emerging Technologies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.07763