Security of Satellite-Terrestrial Communications: Challenges and Potential Solutions
The integration of satellite and terrestrial networks has become inevitable in the next generations of communications networks due to emerging needs of ubiquitous connectivity of remote locations. New and existing services and critical infrastructures in remote locations in sea, on land and in space...
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| author | Ijaz Ahmad Jani Suomalainen Pawani Porambage Andrei Gurtov Jyrki Huusko Marko Hoyhtya |
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| description | The integration of satellite and terrestrial networks has become inevitable in the next generations of communications networks due to emerging needs of ubiquitous connectivity of remote locations. New and existing services and critical infrastructures in remote locations in sea, on land and in space will be seamlessly connected through a diverse set of terrestrial and non-terrestrial communication technologies. However, the integration of terrestrial and non-terrestrial systems will open up both systems to unique security challenges that can arise due to the migration of security challenges from one to another. Similarly, security challenges can also arise due to the incompatibility of distinct systems or incoherence of security policies. The resulting security implications, thus, can be highly consequential due to the criticality of the infrastructures such as space stations, autonomous ships, and airplanes, for instance. Therefore, in this article we study existing security challenges in satellite-terrestrial communication systems and discuss potential solutions for those challenges. Furthermore, we provide important research directions to encourage future research on existing security gaps. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4d7110b4dbad4e81bd5a576c8e2dcc8c2025-08-20T02:16:49ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362022-01-0110960389605210.1109/ACCESS.2022.32054269882109Security of Satellite-Terrestrial Communications: Challenges and Potential SolutionsIjaz Ahmad0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1101-8698Jani Suomalainen1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7921-8667Pawani Porambage2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6365-9804Andrei Gurtov3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9829-9287Jyrki Huusko4Marko Hoyhtya5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9088-1566VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, FinlandVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, FinlandVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, FinlandDepartment of Computer and Information Science, Linköping University, Linköping, SwedenVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, FinlandVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, FinlandThe integration of satellite and terrestrial networks has become inevitable in the next generations of communications networks due to emerging needs of ubiquitous connectivity of remote locations. New and existing services and critical infrastructures in remote locations in sea, on land and in space will be seamlessly connected through a diverse set of terrestrial and non-terrestrial communication technologies. However, the integration of terrestrial and non-terrestrial systems will open up both systems to unique security challenges that can arise due to the migration of security challenges from one to another. Similarly, security challenges can also arise due to the incompatibility of distinct systems or incoherence of security policies. The resulting security implications, thus, can be highly consequential due to the criticality of the infrastructures such as space stations, autonomous ships, and airplanes, for instance. Therefore, in this article we study existing security challenges in satellite-terrestrial communication systems and discuss potential solutions for those challenges. Furthermore, we provide important research directions to encourage future research on existing security gaps.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9882109/Securitynetwork securitysatellitesatellite securitycommunications securityNTN security |
| spellingShingle | Ijaz Ahmad Jani Suomalainen Pawani Porambage Andrei Gurtov Jyrki Huusko Marko Hoyhtya Security of Satellite-Terrestrial Communications: Challenges and Potential Solutions IEEE Access Security network security satellite satellite security communications security NTN security |
| title | Security of Satellite-Terrestrial Communications: Challenges and Potential Solutions |
| title_full | Security of Satellite-Terrestrial Communications: Challenges and Potential Solutions |
| title_fullStr | Security of Satellite-Terrestrial Communications: Challenges and Potential Solutions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Security of Satellite-Terrestrial Communications: Challenges and Potential Solutions |
| title_short | Security of Satellite-Terrestrial Communications: Challenges and Potential Solutions |
| title_sort | security of satellite terrestrial communications challenges and potential solutions |
| topic | Security network security satellite satellite security communications security NTN security |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9882109/ |
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