Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial Communication Networks for the Maritime Internet of Things: Key Technologies, Opportunities, and Challenges

• Published in: IEEE internet of things journal Vol. 8; no. 11; pp. 8910 - 8934
• Main Authors: Wei, Te, Feng, Wei, Chen, Yunfei, Wang, Cheng-Xiang, Ge, Ning, Lu, Jianhua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Piscataway IEEE 01.06.2021; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: 5G mobile communication; Atmospheric modeling; Communication networks; Communications networks; Internet of Things; Knowledge library; Marine technology; maritime channel; maritime communication network (MCN); Maritime satellites; maritime service; Ocean temperature; Provisioning; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite communications; satellite-air-ground integration; Satellites; Sea measurements; Sea states; Transmission efficiency

With the rapid development of marine activities, there has been an increasing number of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices on the ocean. This leads to a growing demand for high-speed and ultrareliable maritime communications. It has been reported that a large performance loss is often inevitable if th...