Integrated Positioning and Communication via LEO Satellites: Opportunities and Challenges

Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, as a prominent technology in the 6G non-terrestrial network, offer both positioning and communication capabilities. While these two applications have each been extensively studied and have achieved substantial progress in recent years, the potential synergistic benefits of integrating them remain an underexplored yet promising avenue. This article comprehensively analyzes the integrated positioning and communication (IPAC) systems on LEO satellites. By leveraging the distinct characteristics of LEO satellites, we examine how communication systems can enhance positioning accuracy and, conversely, how positioning information can be exploited to improve communication efficiency. In particular, we present two case studies to illustrate the potential of such integration. Finally, several key open research challenges in the LEO-based IPAC systems are discussed.

• Publication year

  2024

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  Unknown venue

• Publication date

  2024-11-21

• Fields of study

  Computer Science, Engineering

• Identifiers
  arXiv 2411.14360
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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