The fifth generation of mobile radio communication systems, dubbed 5G, has the challenge of coping with tremendous increases in data traffic volume and peak data rates, reduced latencies, along with improved energy-efficient transmissions and new use cases. In fact, besides the traditional MBB services, future 5G networks will face the opportunity to embody connections to billions of objects, the so-called IoT or mMTC. The article addresses the question of what is the possible role of satellite systems in mMTC services. Key satellite mMTC system design trade-offs are outlined jointly with some examples of network sizing.

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论卫星在5G海量机器类通信时代的作用


被称为 5G 的第五代移动无线电通信系统面临着应对数据流量和峰值数据速率大幅增长、降低延迟、提高能效传输和新用例的挑战。事实上，除了传统的MBB服务外，未来的5G网络还将面临连接数十亿物体的机会，即所谓的物联网或mMTC。本文讨论了卫星系统在 mMTC 服务中可能发挥什么作用的问题。结合一些网络规模调整示例概述了关键的卫星 mMTC 系统设计权衡。