Document Type : Review Paper

Authors

1 Instructor. Satellite Communication Group, Faculty of Communications Technology, ICT Research Institute, Tehran, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Satellite Communication Group, Faculty of Communications Technology, ICT Research Institute, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

According to the technical specifications of the future generations of telecommunication (the fifth generation and later), which should provide new services with very high data rates in the minimum time and a wide coverage, as well as the exponential increase in traffic, the use of combined space-air networks Land is essential. It should be noted that the management of this type of combined networks has major challenges in providing such services. Meanwhile, the intelligent management of resources in satellite-based hybrid networks will lead to increased capacity and improved service quality. For this purpose, in this article, a comprehensive review of the use of artificial intelligence in the field of satellite communications will be discussed. In the field of intelligent increase of capacity, various factors such as how to configure the network, how to allocate resources such as spectrum, energy and power will be investigated with consideration of intelligent interference management. Finally, in the field of service quality improvement, factors such as how to model and intelligently predict traffic, as well as how to deal with harmful environmental conditions, will be presented.

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