Safeguarding Satellite Communications: Issues, Challenges, and Solutions

An up-to-date discussion about the mitigation of satellite communications vulnerabilities

In Safeguarding Satellite Communications: Issues, Challenges, and Solutions, a team of distinguished researchers deliver an expert discussion of the most relevant issues in contemporary satellite communications security. Over 13 chapters, the authors discuss key vulnerabilities in satellite communications, including potential security attacks and reliability risks. They also explain proposed solutions based on artificial intelligence technologies, blockchain, terahertz, and spaceborne laser communication.

The book describes several promising research directions – like integrated sensing and computer vision-aided communications – and highlights ISAC-aided secure transmission, CV-aided space communications, mega-constellation security problems, and commercialization issues.

Readers will also find:

• A thorough introduction to satellite communication vulnerabilities and how to mitigate them
• A comprehensive performance evaluation method of satellite communication systems in the presence of randomly distributed terminals
• Practical discussions of the relationship between satellite communication network performance and system factors
• Complete treatments of inter- and intra-system interference in satellite communication systems

Perfect for professionals working in satellite communications and engineers designing and developing satellite communication systems, Safeguarding Satellite Communications will also benefit researchers and students interested in areas like wireless communications, telecommunications engineering, and computer engineering.

Jianping An received the Ph.D. degree from the Beijing Institute of Technology, China, in 1996. He is a Full Professor and currently the Dean of the School of Cyberspace Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology. His research interests include digital signal processing, wireless communications, and satellite networks. He has received two national awards for technological inventions and science and technology progress.

Shuai Wang received his Ph.D. degree in Communications Systems from Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), P.R. China, in 2012. He is currently the Chair Professor of Cyberspace Security Technology at School of Cyberspace Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology. Prof. Wang’s research interests include satellite communications, anti-interference communications and datalink technologies for various aero and space platforms.

Pingyue Yue received his Ph.D. degree in Communications Systems from Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), P.R. China, in 2024, where he is a Researcher with interests in satellite communication, physical-layer security, and interference suppression.

Gaofeng Pan received the Ph.D. degree in Communication and Information Systems from Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China, in 2011. He is currently a Professor with the School of Cyberspace Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, China. His research interests span special topics in communications theory, signal processing, and protocol design. He serves as the Editor for several journals including IEEE TCOM, IEEE TGCN, and more.