TY - GEN
T1 - Standardization Review on Non-Terrestrial Networks
AU - Kyung, Yeunwoong
AU - Lee, Jaewook
AU - Ko, Haneul
AU - Oh, Seungmin
AU - Lee, Jaehwan
AU - Kim, Youngjun
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 IEEE.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - As the demand for global connectivity increases, non-terrestrial networks (NTNs), particularly satellite-based systems, have gained significant attention in communication network standardization. The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) has been at the forefront of developing standards that incorporate satellite communications into the broader terrestrial network framework. This paper reviews the progression of NTN standardization, focusing on three key stages: (1) the use of satellites as relays or the next generation NodeBs (gNBs), (2) the integration of user plane functions (UPF) within satellites, and (3) the inclusion of control plane network functions (NFs) within satellites. These developments in standardizations reflect a shift from basic relay functions to fully integrated satellite networks.
AB - As the demand for global connectivity increases, non-terrestrial networks (NTNs), particularly satellite-based systems, have gained significant attention in communication network standardization. The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) has been at the forefront of developing standards that incorporate satellite communications into the broader terrestrial network framework. This paper reviews the progression of NTN standardization, focusing on three key stages: (1) the use of satellites as relays or the next generation NodeBs (gNBs), (2) the integration of user plane functions (UPF) within satellites, and (3) the inclusion of control plane network functions (NFs) within satellites. These developments in standardizations reflect a shift from basic relay functions to fully integrated satellite networks.
KW - 3GPP Standards
KW - Control Plane
KW - Network Functions
KW - Non-Terrestrial Networks
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105005721314
U2 - 10.1109/ICOIN63865.2025.10992900
DO - 10.1109/ICOIN63865.2025.10992900
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:105005721314
T3 - International Conference on Information Networking
SP - 349
EP - 351
BT - 39th International Conference on Information Networking, ICOIN 2025
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - 39th International Conference on Information Networking, ICOIN 2025
Y2 - 15 January 2025 through 17 January 2025
ER -