Provided is a mechanism which is capable of improving wireless link quality regarding transmission from a terminal device on the ground to a non-ground station device. A terminal device including a control unit configured to acquire information regarding a type of a base station device and control a transmission timing of a signal to the base station device on the basis of the information regarding the type of the base station device.

The embodiments of the present application relate to a method and device for determining a timing advance, applied to the establishment of a timing advance in a random access process of an NTN system. The method in the embodiments of the present application includes: receiving and acquiring relevant parameters in a configuration message, wherein the relevant parameters include cell common time delay information; and determining, according to the cell common time delay information, an uplink timing advance of an uplink transmission timing position with respect to a configuration message receiving position. With regard to cell common time delay information existing in the NTN system, an uplink transmission timing position is determined, and a PRACH Preamble is sent in advance, so that the problem when applied to the establishment of the timing advance in the random access process of the NTN system is solved, and the calculation accuracy of the timing advance in a data transmission process after the random access process is ensured.

Methods and apparatuses for communicating in a satellite communication framework with spatial diversity are described. In one embodiment, a method for controlling communication in a satellite communication network having multiple constellations and a satellite terminal with a single electronically steered flat-panel antenna capable of generating a plurality of beams for communication links with multiple satellites, comprises: determining, under network control, availability of a plurality of networks by which network traffic may be exchanged with the single electronically steered flat-panel antenna; and managing, under network control, two or more satellite links between the single electronically steered flat-panel antenna and two or more satellites of different networks to route the network traffic, including determining when to use each of the two or more satellite links, the two or more satellite links being generated using two or more beams from the single electronically steered flat-panel antenna.

In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus at a UE in NTN are provided. An example method at a UE may include obtaining an indication of a subset of one or more SSB beams included in a set of SSB beams. The example method may further include outputting for transmission or obtaining a communication independent of using any resources associated with SSB transmission via the subset of one or more SSB beams.

The present specification generally relates to the field of satellite communication and particularly discloses a method and arrangement for providing broadband from a hybrid satellite-terrestrial solution. The system is adapted to have a improved latency in a less complex construction that provides overall cost benefits and comprises a user terminal, a satellite and a satellite gateway.

The present teachings include a method and computing apparatus for triggering synchronization of a satellite modem to a carrier frequency of a beam of a satellite, retrieving ephemeris information for the satellite and beam configuration information for the beam, calculating a velocity of the satellite per the ephemeris information, and adjusting the carrier frequency of the satellite modem when communicating via the beam to compensate for a doppler offset induced in the carrier frequency by the velocity. In the method, the satellite has a satellite type selected from a Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO), Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) or Low Earth Orbit (LEO) type of satellite, and the satellite type is different than a satellite type of an immediately preceding synchronization.

The embodiments of the present application relate to a method and device for determining a timing advance, applied to the establishment of a timing advance in a random access process of an NTN system. The method in the embodiments of the present application includes: receiving and acquiring relevant parameters in a configuration message, and the relevant parameters include cell common time delay information; and determining, according to the cell common time delay information, an uplink timing advance of an uplink transmission timing position with respect to a configuration message receiving position. With regard to cell common time delay information existing in the NTN system, an uplink transmission timing position is determined, and a PRACH Preamble is sent in advance, so that the problem when applied to the establishment of the timing advance in the random access process of the NTN system is solved, and the calculation accuracy of the timing advance in a data transmission process after the random access process is ensured.

A method and an apparatus for network synchronization in a satellite communication system is provided. a satellite station receives a superframe start timing (SST) and an initial counter value from a center station, and receives traffic information sent from a terminal station at a time determined based on the SST. Then, the satellite station generates a compensation value for the SST upon receiving the traffic information, and corrects the SST in accordance with the compensation value.

This application provides a method for processing a round trip delay, a related apparatus, and a readable storage medium, and pertains to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: receiving a delay quantization parameter of a common round trip delay (RTD), where the delay quantization parameter includes a first quantization parameter, and the first quantization parameter is used to indicate a height-related delay; and obtaining the common RTD based on the delay quantization parameter. The height-related delay is indicated by using the first quantization parameter, so that the common RTD is obtained based on the first quantization parameter.

A constellation of many satellites provides communication between devices such as user terminals and ground stations. A collaborative constellation management interface (CCMI) provides collaborative interaction capabilities to operators at different locations, facilitating management and operation of the constellation. A lightweight presentation client, such as a browser, handles receiving input data from an operator and presenting output data to the operator. An operator initiates a session that participates in a common session. Limited to the permissions associated with the operator's session, input data is processed by the systems referred to by the common session. Output data for presentation is sent to the participating operator sessions, limited to their respective permissions. As a result, each common session accepts input and presents consistent output, allowing for collaborative interaction by many operators at different locations. Input and output data may be stored for later use, review, and so forth.