A Survey on Inter-Satellite Links for Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Networks 


Vol. 47,  No. 10, pp. 1508-1518, Oct.  2022
10.7840/kics.2022.47.10.1508


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Traditional satellite communication was limited to specific services such as military communication or broadcasting due to the cost and technical complexity issues. However, thanks to the recent development of satellite launch technology, it is envisaged that future satellite communication supports broadband internet services by deploying tens of thousands of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The mega-constellation of the LEO satellite communication system consists of satellite-to-ground communication and satellite-to-satellite communication. In particular, inter-satellite link (ISL) technology for satellite-to-satellite communication is in the early stage, while satellite-to-ground communication technology is relatively mature. Thus, many countries have been getting attention to this ISL technology to accomplish low-latency and high-rate LEO satellite communication. In this paper, we summarize the current status of LEO satellite communication technology, focusing on the ISL technology while providing its future direction.

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[IEEE Style]

H. Cha, J. Kim, B. Lim, J. Lee, Y. Ko, "A Survey on Inter-Satellite Links for Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Networks," The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, vol. 47, no. 10, pp. 1508-1518, 2022. DOI: 10.7840/kics.2022.47.10.1508.

[ACM Style]

Hong-Seol Cha, Jong-Min Kim, Byungju Lim, Ju-Hyung Lee, and Young-Chai Ko. 2022. A Survey on Inter-Satellite Links for Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Networks. The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, 47, 10, (2022), 1508-1518. DOI: 10.7840/kics.2022.47.10.1508.

[KICS Style]

Hong-Seol Cha, Jong-Min Kim, Byungju Lim, Ju-Hyung Lee, Young-Chai Ko, "A Survey on Inter-Satellite Links for Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Networks," The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, vol. 47, no. 10, pp. 1508-1518, 10. 2022. (https://doi.org/10.7840/kics.2022.47.10.1508)

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