Type
ArticleAuthors
Saeed, NasirElzanaty, Ahmed

Almorad, Heba
Dahrouj, Hayssam
Al-Naffouri, Tareq Y.

Alouini, Mohamed-Slim

KAUST Department
Communication Theory LabComputer Electrical and Mathematical Sciences & Engineering (CEMSE) Division, KAUST, Thuwal, Makkah Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 23955-6900.
Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) Division
Electrical Engineering Program
Date
2020Preprint Posting Date
2019-08-26Submitted Date
2019-08-26Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/662648
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Given the increasing number of space-related applications, research in the emerging space industry is becoming more and more attractive. One compelling area of current space research is the design of miniaturized satellites, known as CubeSats, which are enticing because of their numerous applications and low design-and-deployment cost. The new paradigm of connected space through CubeSats makes possible a wide range of applications, such as Earth remote sensing, space exploration, and rural connectivity. CubeSats further provide a complementary connectivity solution to the pervasive Internet of Things (IoT) networks, leading to a globally connected cyber-physical system. This paper presents a holistic overview of various aspects of CubeSat missions and provides a thorough review of the topic from both academic and industrial perspectives. We further present recent advances in the area of CubeSat communications, with an emphasis on constellation-and-coverage issues, channel modeling, modulation and coding, and networking. Finally, we identify several future research directions for CubeSat communications, including Internet of space things, low-power long-range networks, and machine learning for CubeSat resource allocation.Citation
Saeed, N., Elzanaty, A., Almorad, H., Dahrouj, H., Al-Naffouri, T. Y., & Alouini, M.-S. (2020). CubeSat Communications: Recent Advances and Future Challenges. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, 1–1. doi:10.1109/comst.2020.2990499Sponsors
This work is supported by Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Hayssam Dahrouj would like to thank Effat University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for funding the research reported in this paper through the Research and Consultancy Institute.arXiv
1908.09501Additional Links
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9079470/https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=9079470
http://arxiv.org/pdf/1908.09501
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10.1109/COMST.2020.2990499